Shut tight

Latest answer — July 17, 2026

57 Down

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Across

  1. 1Agreeing (with)
  2. 7Unleash (on)
  3. 10Chemically quiet
  4. 15Rocker Dee
  5. 16"Industry" network
  6. 17Levi's Stadium player
  7. 18Vague advice for space travelers worried about black holes?
  8. 20Prickly plants
  9. 21Green prefix
  10. 22Folk icon Joan
  11. 23Washed-out
  12. 24Espresso froth
  13. 26Air travel that's the fifth-best option?
  14. 28Element of many English breakfast blends
  15. 30Sci-fi beings
  16. 31Vehicle with sliding doors
  17. 32Waver
  18. 33Group of badgers
  19. 35Part of RR
  20. 36"My job is ranking people on a scale of 'miffed' to 'downright furious'"?
  21. 39Catchall gp.
  22. 42Bad-mouth
  23. 43"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer
  24. 47Sun Devils sch.
  25. 48Snag
  26. 49Treble-makers?
  27. 51Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
  28. 54Colorful South Asian dresses
  29. 55Running groups?
  30. 56Aphrodite's son
  31. 58Thai neighbor
  32. 59Places for soaks
  33. 60Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
  34. 63Pair of hearts?
  35. 64Enthusiast
  36. 65Tickled
  37. 66Show emotion
  38. 67Estadio cheer
  39. 68Most easygoing

Down

  1. 1Org. with a "Get Ready for Baby" page
  2. 2Multiplication, to division
  3. 3Bishop's domain
  4. 4Hard to translate, in a way
  5. 5Nancy Drew's boyfriend
  6. 6Snag
  7. 7Slip-ons lack
  8. 8Third-largest of the Balearic Islands
  9. 9Fish oil source
  10. 10Like LOL, but not haha
  11. 11Horan of One Direction
  12. 12Lesotho, for one
  13. 13Organ parts with rods and cones
  14. 14Aquaman's staff
  15. 19__ pen
  16. 23Honey or sugar
  17. 24Feline
  18. 25Pt. of USA
  19. 27Far from far
  20. 29Goods people
  21. 34Scope rival
  22. 35Wedding attire, for some
  23. 37"Mambo Birdland" Grammy winner Puente
  24. 38Low digits?
  25. 39Milky Way kin
  26. 40Silo
  27. 41Indonesian island crossed by the equator
  28. 44Bring up again
  29. 45Colorful songbirds
  30. 46Sourdough starter?
  31. 48Charges
  32. 50Product removed by shear force?
  33. 52Value system
  34. 53Heavy __
  35. 57Shut tight
  36. 60Sci-fi craft
  37. 61Thurman of "Gattaca"
  38. 62Philly summer hrs.

The answer to “Shut tight” in the LA Times crossword is SEAL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 17, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 57-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Shut tight” answer

SEAL (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SEAL

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What does SEAL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SEAL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them
  • a piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity
  • a thing regarded as a confirmation or guarantee of something

When else has “Shut tight” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 17, 2026 (most recent) → SEAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shut tight”?

The answer is SEAL, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Shut tight”?

4 letters: SEAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on July 17, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 57-Down.

Can “Shut tight” have a different answer?

Yes — LA Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's LA Times answers?

The full grid for July 17, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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