Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy

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Troy Aikman in his Dallas Cowboys uniform during his NFL career.

Clue explained

Troy Aikman is the quarterback named in the clue, best known for leading the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in the 1990s. Those wins came in Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX. Aikman played his entire 12-season NFL career with Dallas and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

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  3. 11Swing's path
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  7. 17Ruin the Olympic Games?
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  10. 21Merry-go-round music
  11. 22Bas-__
  12. 24Like many dirt roads
  13. 26Home of Hawaii's Merrie Monarch Festival
  14. 27Destroy casual chitchat?
  15. 32Tennis great Andre
  16. 35Georgia airport code
  17. 36"If you ask me ... "
  18. 37Massage
  19. 38Super vision?
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  22. 42French wine classification
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  26. 50Repeat for emphasis
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  29. 58Light touch
  30. 59Sometimes called, for short
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  33. 64"__ mañana"
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  26. 41Las Vegas WNBA team
  27. 42Primary
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  29. 44Shows signs of growth?
  30. 45Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby
  31. 47Top dog
  32. 48Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy
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  34. 52Sample size?
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The answer to “Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy” in the LA Times crossword is AIKMAN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 7, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy” answer

AIKMAN (6 letters)

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October 7, 2026 (most recent) → AIKMAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy”?

The answer is AIKMAN, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy”?

6 letters: AIKMAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on October 7, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 48-Down.

Can “Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy” 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 October 7, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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