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Choice when the Tide runs out?

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword May 3, 2026 Answers

The LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle from May 3, 2026 featured the clue "Choice when the Tide runs out?", and we've found 176 potential answers for it. Our analysis points to GAIN as the most likely solution — it's 4 letters long and matches with 99% confidence. All potential answers are ranked below for your convenience.

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176 Other Potential Answers

99%
GAIN
Choice when the Tide runs out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
4%
IPADMINI
*Tablet choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
4%
ECLAIR
Pastry choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
4%
OPT
Make a choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
4%
ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
4%
KING
Mattress choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
4%
PANDA
Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
4%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
4%
AHI
Sashimi choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
4%
BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
COOLCAT
Reply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
DITTOMARK
Reply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
STAT
Walks or runs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
4%
MRS
Title choice on some forms
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
4%
NEAP
Quarter-moon tide
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
4%
UNLEADED
Gas station choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
4%
ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
COLA
Soda choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
4%
TEE
Top choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
4%
DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
4%
CEREALBAR
Individually wrapped breakfast choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
4%
SEABASS
Catch of the day choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
4%
STEROID
Anti-inflammatory choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
4%
GOTO
Standard choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
4%
ETRADE
Online NYSE choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
4%
GEL
Manicure choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
4%
TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
4%
MICKEYMANTLE
Hall of Famer who holds the record for most World Series home runs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
4%
LED
Bulb choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
4%
LENS
Cinematographer's choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
4%
NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
4%
FRENCHOMELET
*Brunch choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
4%
BEEFRIB
Barbecue choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
4%
SHE
Pronoun choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2026
4%
POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
4%
SIDESADDLE
Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
4%
RYE
Whiskey choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
4%
LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
4%
OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
4%
INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
4%
SEDAN
Car rental choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
4%
SHOUT
Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
4%
BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
4%
OUGHT
"Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ___ to have it." (Langston Hughes)
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
4%
OTHER
"None of the above" choice
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
OVER
Simple wager choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
4%
ERIE
Canal that runs 351 miles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
4%
OPTS
Makes a choice
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
4%
CARSTEREOS
What people connect their phones to when they're "on aux"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
4%
ITSAMETHING
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
4%
SKINNY
__ jeans: tight fashion choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
4%
SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
4%
DORITOS
Chip choice for walking tacos
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
4%
SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
4%
MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
4%
PORTRAIT
Printing choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
4%
MEATBALLSUB
*Sandwich choice at an Italian deli
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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COKE
Cola choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
4%
TON
100 runs, for a cricketer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
4%
FLOOR
Elevator choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
4%
COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
4%
OAT
Nondairy milk choice
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
4%
RYDER
Truck rental choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
4%
PEAR
Cider choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
4%
HEARMEOUT
"Just listen to what I have to say," and a hint to a sound you must ignore when reading each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
4%
KNEES
Joints used when cycling
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
4%
ELSE
Word after "who," "when," "where," "what" or "why"
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
4%
PICO
__ de gallo: salsa choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
4%
STOCKMARKET
Setting for trades and runs
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
4%
TWIN
Mattress choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
4%
APR
Mo. when CPAs work overtime
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
4%
TAILS
Coin toss choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
4%
SLEEPERCAR
Where you might move when you retire?
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
4%
CHEESESANDWICH
Basic lunch choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
4%
RED
Wine choice
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
4%
ITSBEST
"We made the right choice"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
4%
ISTHATYOU
Question when trying to recognize someone
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
4%
EMPTYNEST
What's left when kids go to college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
4%
IRON
Club choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
4%
KYLE
Schwarber who led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
4%
BOTH
Greedy choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
4%
CONVERSIONFACTOR
Consideration when switching religions?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
4%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
4%
ETA
Best guess as to when, initially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
4%
WHATABURGER
Texas-based fast-food chain ... or what one may exclaim when the ends of 16-, 24-, 39- and 48-Across are assembled
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
4%
EBB
Retreat, as the tide
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
4%
ANIL
Name that becomes a world capital when bookended by "M" and "A"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
4%
GETAROOM
Comment when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
4%
OVENMITT
Protection when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
4%
SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
4%
VILLAINERA
Phase when one stops being a pushover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
4%
SYRAH
Red choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
4%
IRA
Nest egg choice, briefly
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
4%
BOOP
Silly sound made when touching a dog's nose
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
4%
AHA
Cry when something clicks
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
4%
LINUX
PC OS choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
4%
WRAP
Sandwich choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2025
4%
GENOA
Salami choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
4%
USONE
Rte. that runs from Key West to Fort Kent
Universal Crossword · Sep 15, 2025
4%
WONTON
Chinese dumpling that's best when crispy, in my opinion
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
4%
OMAR
Name that becomes a tomato type when its last letter is moved to the front
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
4%
ENERO
Month when it's not chilly in Chile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
4%
ROSE
Summer wine choice
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
4%
FAVE
No. 1 choice
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
4%
WELCOMESILVERBACK
*Primate habitat banner when the zoo acquires a new gorilla?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
4%
NEEDEDTO
Had no choice
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
4%
AHEADOF
Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
4%
CINNAMON
Gum choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2025
4%
ERRS
Makes a wrong choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
4%
OLD
"I was today years __ when ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
4%
OPTED
Made a choice
Universal Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
4%
ISPEPSIOKAY
Server's question when there's no Coke
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
4%
SUFFIX
Less, when added?
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
4%
MAXI
Dress choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
4%
TABLEFORONE
Request when dining solo
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
4%
TEXT
"___ me when you get home!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
4%
TURKEYBURGER
Lean patty choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
4%
TIMER
One may buzz when it hits 0
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
4%
AGE
19, for Adele, when her album "19" came out
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
4%
SKIM
Milk choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2025
4%
SHOHEIOHTANI
First MLB player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season (... letters 2-4)
Universal Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
4%
FIRSTIMPRESSION
Opinion formed when shaking hands, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
4%
NUDISM
Revealing lifestyle choice?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2025
4%
UVINDEX
You might apply extra sunscreen when it's high
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
4%
LAPS
They disappear when people stand
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
4%
CHARGE
What electric cars do when plugged in
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
4%
WOOD
Golf club choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2025
4%
EBBS
Flows out, as the tide
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2025
4%
IPA
Draft choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2025
4%
EOCENE
Epoch when mammals arose
Universal Crossword · Jul 2, 2025
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ICED
Summer coffee choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2025
4%
BISONSTEAK
Lean red meat choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
4%
ONSTANDBY
Ready when needed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
4%
AMY
Name that becomes a month when its first two letters are swapped
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
4%
NEAT
Drink choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
4%
ELECT
Word that becomes a synonym when "s" is added to the front
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
4%
EGGO
Waffle choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2025
4%
SINKORSWIM
Stark choice between success and failure
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
4%
LBOMB
Word dropped when things are getting serious, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
4%
MAHI
Taco choice, on menus
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
4%
MISPLAYED
Made a wrong move, say ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 27, 2025
4%
IHADTO
"No choice, sorry"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2025
4%
KENS
Salad dressing choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2025
4%
CTRLS
PC shortcut employed when creating a draft
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2025
4%
LADTOSEEYOU
Intercom message when a young boy arrives at the office?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
4%
BLINDSPOT
Driver's concern when merging
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
4%
RAILPASS
*Purchase when planning a train tour
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
4%
THIN
__ Mints: Girl Scout Cookies choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
4%
MATE
Word you don't want to hear when playing chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
4%
STEEP
Like some black diamond runs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
4%
IGUESSTHATWORKS
"Not my first choice, but it'll be okay"
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
GRATER
Gadget that a waiter may use until you say "when"
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
CHOKE
Fail when it matters most
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
GETITOFF
Squeal when a bug lands in one's hair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
RENAME
File menu choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
4%
USGA
Org. that runs the Opens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
4%
TENSESUP
Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
1%
CMT
Channel with music videos and "Reba" reruns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
1%
PLANA
First-choice tactic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
HEHIM
Pronoun choices
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2026
1%
NOEL
Yuletide
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
1%
TBS
Network that airs "TBBT" reruns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
1%
GSN
Channel with "Press Your Luck" reruns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
1%
HAM
Meat in a yuletide meal, maybe
Universal Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
1%
SCENTS
Aromatherapy choices
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
1%
SSRI
Certain antidepressant, in brief
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2025
1%
ESSAYEXAM
Multiple-choice test alternative?
Universal Crossword · Sep 6, 2025
1%
POLOSHIRTS
Top choices for golfers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2025
1%
SATS
HS exams with many multiple-choice questions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2025
1%
DOORS
"Let's Make a Deal" choices
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
1%
ABBOTTELEMENTARY
*Quinta Brunson sitcom set in a school
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2025
1%
AMPM
Digital clock choices
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2025
1%
MENU
List of choices
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 17, 2025

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on May 3, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Choice when the Tide runs out?" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 176 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is GAIN (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Choice when the Tide runs out?"?
The best answer for "Choice when the Tide runs out?" is GAIN with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Choice when the Tide runs out?" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on May 3, 2026.
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