Whole lot

The answer to “Whole lot” in the LA Times crossword is SLEW — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 10, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Whole lot” answer

SLEW (4 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 SLEW.

What does SLEW mean?

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

When else has “Whole lot” 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.

October 10, 2026 (most recent) → SLEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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