Soup often garnished with bean sprouts

The answer to “Soup often garnished with bean sprouts” in the LA Times crossword is PHO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 37-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.

“Soup often garnished with bean sprouts” answer

PHO (3 letters)

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Why the answer is PHO

This Vietnamese soup often warms you up with a savory broth and delightful spices! 🍜

What does PHO mean?

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

When else has “Soup often garnished with bean sprouts” 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 12, 2026 (most recent) → PHO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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