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Hard water issue

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword November 16, 2025 Answers

Stumped by the crossword clue "Hard water issue"? You're not alone — this clue appeared in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on November 16, 2025. We've scoured our database and found 178 possible solutions. The strongest candidate is LIMESCALE (9 letters) at 99% confidence, based on data from published crossword puzzles.

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178 Other Potential Answers

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LIMESCALE
Hard water issue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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SOFT
Hardly hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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PRINTS
Generates a hard copy of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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ROAR
Laugh good and hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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WADED
Sloshed through water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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GUIDINGPRINCIPLE
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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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
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MAIN
Major water pipe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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STEEPING
In hot water?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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MISTAKES
Opportunities to learn the hard way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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POLAR
Big name in seltzer water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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AISLEOFDOGS
Spot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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OARS
Sticks in the water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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MINUTE
Very hard to see
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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SEA
Salty body of water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
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EARN
Work hard for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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NIT
Tiny issue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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PANT
Breathe hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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AGUA
Oaxaca water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
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ATONAL
Like music that's hard to sing along to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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SEAS
Bodies of water
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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NERF
Backyard water fight brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2026
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NOSYMANSLAND
Where it's hard to keep a secret?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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ASEA
Out on the water
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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LAPSE
Coverage issue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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ORYX
Antelope that can go without water for long stretches
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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POTAB
Like clean water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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STYE
Ocular issue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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ROCKGARDEN
Landscaping that requires little water
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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DESERTISLE
Key that's hard to reach?
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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IDBADGE
Workplace accessibility issue?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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TOIL
Work hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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FLUMES
Some water rides
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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SCALD
Burn with hot water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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RAGE
Party hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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LOCK
It can be hard to pick
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
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LAKECOVER
*Ice sheet on a body of water?
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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FIJI
Pacific nation that exports water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
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RAIN
Part of the water cycle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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HABITS
Old __ die hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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WETTER
Holding more water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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TERN
Bird aptly found in "water native"
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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DART
Move like a water strider
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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HOUSEBOAT
Home on the water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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INNER
___ tube (water park float)
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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WADES
Walks in shallow water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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LOCH
Highlands water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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PIER
Walkway over water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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CIDER
Something hard to swallow, perhaps?
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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BATHE
Get into hot water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
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SLEETED
Came down hard?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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AGED
Like most hard cheeses
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
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GAP
Continuity issue
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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EENSY
Really hard to see
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
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SKATE
Walk on water, essentially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
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ROSSSEA
Antarctic body of water with penguin rookeries
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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OCEAN
Large body of water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
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BLESS
Sprinkle with holy water, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
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STEAM
Boiling water output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
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ISLES
Bits of land surrounded by water
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
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MOIL
Work hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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EVIAN
French water brand
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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BAY
Cargo ship feature, or a body of water
Universal Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
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CRAM
Hit the books hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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AFLOAT
On the water
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
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DISK
Floppy or hard medium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
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UGHNO
"Eww, hard pass"
Universal Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
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ATIT
Working hard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
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DASANI
Bottled water brand
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
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PLUNGE
Cold water entry, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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LAG
Streaming issue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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SKIRTS
Avoids, as an issue
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
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SLUICE
Artificial water channel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
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TEAS
Leaves in hot water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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TEMPORARYFILE
Auto-erased item on a hard drive
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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TIDED
Helped through hard times, with "over"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
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LACS
French bodies of water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
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SALTS
Seasons, as pasta water
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
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ALMOND
Alternative milk source with a high water footprint
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
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PURE
Like distilled water
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
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WAGEGAP
*Pay equality issue (... first 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
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COASTLINE
Boundary between land and water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
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INKY
Like water surrounding a startled cuttlefish, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
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SAILBY
Pass on the water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
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BACKBURNER
Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2025
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AEGEANSEA
Body of water said to be named for a king of Athens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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EDDY
Whirling water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
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HAT
Word after "hard" or "top"
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
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GAG
Serving water in a dribble cup, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
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SALT
Seasoning in pasta water
Universal Crossword · Sep 2, 2025
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TUG
Pull hard
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2025
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SCOUR
Scrub hard, as a pot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2025
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SERENA
One sister in "King Richard"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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TBONDS
Govt.-issued investments
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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EPSOM
__ salts: bathwater additive
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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MOES
Springfield watering hole
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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OASIS
Camel's watering hole
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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LLOYD
Fallingwater architect Frank __ Wright
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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DIYER
Certain hardware store patron, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
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SONAR
Underwater detector
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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FINN
"Stranger Things" actor Wolfhard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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CARTILAGE
Joint tissue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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SHACARRI
Olympic sprinter Richardson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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YATES
"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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ACRE
Orchard unit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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SEINE
Rive Gauche waters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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BUSHEL
Orchard basket
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
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BEET
Root vegetable related to Swiss chard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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APPLE
Orchard pick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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PLANTSITTER
Friend who maintains one's watering schedule, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
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SALTPIT
Seawater evaporation site
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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EPA
Org. that issues Energy Star labels
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
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INROAD
Bit of hard-won progress
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
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GERE
Richard of "Chicago"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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RHODA
Friend of TV's Mary Richards
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
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GOBI
Mongolian for "waterless place"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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GRAYMATTER
Some tissue in the central nervous system
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2026
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FRUITTREE
Orchard growth
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
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LOCHS
Scottish waters
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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TEARY
In need of tissues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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CISTERN
Collector of rainwater
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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BONY
Like hard-to-eat fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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RAINEDOUT
Like a watered-down event?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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LACTIC
Kind of acid produced in muscle tissue
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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SSNS
Govt.-issued IDs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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AFRO
Richard Roundtree's hairstyle in "Shaft"
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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SSA
Govt. ID issuer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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PRAT
Twit, to a Brit ... or a waterproof cover backward
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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BIOPSY
Examination of excised tissue
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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APPLEBLOSSOMS
*Flowers in an orchard (computers)
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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MOHS
__ scale: measure of mineral hardness
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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APPLIEDTOPLIES
The tissue manufacturer was __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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BAWLS
Goes through a lot of tissues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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BRAG
What blowhards do
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
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OILS
Alternatives to watercolors
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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DOGPOND
Backyard feature for a water-loving pup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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LESION
Tissue concern
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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ILLS
Societal issues
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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BAYOU
Louisiana waterway
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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DRNO
Bond villain with an underwater lair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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EULER
Swiss mathematician Leonhard
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
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IRS
Org. that issues tax refunds
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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SWANS
White waterbirds
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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SWAN
Graceful waterbird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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ROARS
Laughs extra-hard
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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PLY
Tissue layer
Universal Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
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EGRET
White waterbird
Universal Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
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SUBS
Underwater vessels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 30, 2025
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TREES
Orchard makeup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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WHARF
Fisherman's __: waterfront district in San Francisco
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
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EAVES
Rainwater diverters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
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SSN
ID first issued in 1936
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
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RIA
Small waterway
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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FAKEPLANT
One doesn't need watering
Universal Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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KLEENEX
Facial tissue brand
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
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SOUPY
Like overly watery chili
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
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ACLS
Tissues commonly examined by MRIs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
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USA
Letters on Sha'Carri Richardson's top
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
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DENISE
Richards of "The Bold and the Beautiful"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
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STROH
Detroit beer baron Bernhard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
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BATSUB
Bruce Wayne's underwater vehicle
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
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TPS
Pranks with bath tissue, for short
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
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SKINDIVER
Underwater explorer with no special suit
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
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OTTER
Florida freshwater springs mammal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
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OASES
Desert watering holes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2025
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ALOE
Houseplant that seldom needs watering
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
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ARTGALLERY
Place for oils and watercolors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2025
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EPITHET
What Alexander the Great or Richard the Lionheart had
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2025
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SALINITY
Seawater measurement
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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TAFFY
Saltwater ___
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
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TONSILS
Throat tissues
Universal Crossword · Aug 31, 2025
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STRAIT
Narrow waterway
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2025
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AVID
Like die-hard Cheeseheads
Universal Crossword · Aug 22, 2025
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WADERS
Thigh-high waterproof boots
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2025
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OPERA
Terence Blanchard work
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
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ITBAND
Thigh tissue, informally
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2025
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HOTAIR
Blowhard's output
Universal Crossword · Aug 13, 2025

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on November 16, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Hard water issue" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 178 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is LIMESCALE (9 letters).
What is the best answer for "Hard water issue"?
The best answer for "Hard water issue" is LIMESCALE with 9 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Hard water issue" 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 November 16, 2025.
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