Use a needle and thread

The answer to “Use a needle and thread” in the LA Times crossword is SEW — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 22, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 10-Across. 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.

“Use a needle and thread” answer

SEW (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SEW.

What does SEW mean?

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

When else has “Use a needle and thread” 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.

September 22, 2026 (most recent) → SEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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