Volunteer

Latest answer — August 08, 2026

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Clue explained

To SIGN ON is to volunteer or agree to participate in something. The grid removes the space from the two-word phrasal verb.

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom
A person signing a form to volunteer for an activity.

LA Times Crossword

This clue's Saturday, August 08, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Kitchen drawer?
  2. 6Follow
  3. 10NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith
  4. 14Economic justice topic
  5. 16Willie who broke the NHL's color barrier
  6. 17Forest formations with mythological associations
  7. 18Crux
  8. 19Useful element in making connections
  9. 20Group in Mercury's orbit?
  10. 21Causes of spiraling, at times
  11. 22Their feet may have claws
  12. 23Writers commissioned for tributes
  13. 25Tightens, perhaps
  14. 28Down for drama?
  15. 29Stuff
  16. 30Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award
  17. 33Receive
  18. 34Offline
  19. 35Threw a pity party, perhaps
  20. 36Feature of HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
  21. 38Nephric
  22. 39Coin bearing a bear
  23. 40Bear claw, e.g.
  24. 41Volunteer
  25. 42Result of productive talks
  26. 43Some bookmarks
  27. 44"Find out"
  28. 46Mercury, for one
  29. 49Nursing spot
  30. 50"Perfectly reasonable"
  31. 52Some Indigenous Canadians
  32. 53Clue in evolutionary history
  33. 54Cobbler's tool
  34. 55Around
  35. 56Maker of the One SL speaker

Down

  1. 1__ Romeo
  2. 2Filmmaker Johnson
  3. 3Poet frequently referenced in "Don Quixote"
  4. 4Bygone orbiter
  5. 5"All clear?"
  6. 6Boo-boos
  7. 7Curse
  8. 8Spaetzle, e.g.
  9. 9"Uh-huh!"
  10. 10Settles
  11. 11One may be taken on a date
  12. 12Shift workers?
  13. 13Kalshi actions
  14. 15Some bait
  15. 21Party poppers
  16. 22"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
  17. 24Vibed on
  18. 25Fixes
  19. 26Peut-__: French "perhaps"
  20. 27Animated superhero series featuring the voice of Tara Strong
  21. 28Word in Beaufort readings
  22. 30Setting for some on-line orders?
  23. 31Close
  24. 32How much scrolling is done
  25. 37Producer on seven U2 albums
  26. 40Dated
  27. 41Italian home of the world's oldest bank
  28. 42Coat put on in the kitchen?
  29. 43Verb in a polenta recipe
  30. 45Sticks in the water
  31. 46Longtime "PBS News Hour" anchor Ifill
  32. 47"Gah!"
  33. 48Top jobs?
  34. 50Letters expressing personal thoughts
  35. 51Team challenge

The answer to “Volunteer” in the LA Times crossword is SIGNON — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 8, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 41-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.

“Volunteer” answer

SIGNON (6 letters)

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When else has “Volunteer” appeared?

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August 8, 2026 (most recent) → SIGNON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Volunteer”?

The answer is SIGNON, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Volunteer”?

6 letters: SIGNON.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on August 8, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 41-Across.

Can “Volunteer” 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 August 8, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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