Think tank members, often

The answer to “Think tank members, often” in the LA Times crossword is SCHOLARS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Think tank members, often” answer

SCHOLARS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is SCHOLARS

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What does SCHOLARS mean?

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

When else has “Think tank members, often” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → SCHOLARS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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