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"When it's __": answer to a classic riddle

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword May 31, 2020 Answers

Spotted in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on May 31, 2020, the clue ""When it's __": answer to a classic riddle" has 200 possible answers in our records. Our top pick is AJAR (4 letters) — it matches with 99% certainty. This score reflects how consistently this answer appears across different crossword puzzles for the same clue.

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200 Other Potential Answers

99%
AJAR
"When it's __": answer to a classic riddle
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2020
8%
INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
8%
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%
HUBRIS
Fatal flaw in classic myths
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
4%
IDO
Rite answer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
4%
GARBO
Greta of classic Hollywood
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 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%
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%
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%
OER
Above, in classic odes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
4%
DOUBLECHECK
Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
4%
DENIAL
No answer?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
4%
CASEY
"Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poem
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
4%
TWINPEAKS
Cult classic of 1990s TV
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 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%
DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
4%
TELLMENOW
"I can't wait for an answer!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
4%
TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
4%
GTS
Some classic muscle cars
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
4%
NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
4%
YESORNO
"I need an answer right now"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
4%
ERE
Before, in classic ballads
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
4%
SECRETMENU
Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
4%
TYRONE
Power of classic films
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
4%
MARYLOU
"Hello __": classic barbershop song
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 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%
ASANDOLDLACE
Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
4%
GAIN
Choice when the Tide runs out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 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%
EGGDROP
Classic science class experiment ... or a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
4%
UNFATHOMABLE
Defying comprehension (In this answer, note letters 4-5 and 7-8)
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
4%
ACROSS
Like this answer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
4%
LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
4%
ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
4%
OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
4%
JAMESBUCHANAN
President during the Panic of 1857 (In this answer, note letters 8-5)
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
4%
SCARFACE
Brian De Palma crime classic starring Al Pacino
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 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%
RICK
With 73-Across, classic internet prank pulled by this puzzle's longest answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
4%
ETON
__ mess: classic English dessert
LA Times Daily 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%
IMINTHEZONE
What to say if you're on fire? (In this answer, note letters 2-5)
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
4%
NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
DOUBLETAKE
Delayed reaction to a surprise ... and what can precede the two words in each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
4%
INSCRUTABLE
Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
4%
BEEP
Microwave sound (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
4%
STARMAP
Astronomer's chart (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter two in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
4%
TURNS
Rotates (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
4%
SITAROUND
*Lounge lazily (In this clue's answer, note letters 1-5)
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 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%
SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
4%
HAILESELASSIE
Ethiopian emperor revered by Rastafarians (In this answer, note letters 8-13)
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
4%
MASON
Perry of classic TV
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 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%
STANDSTOREASON
*Makes sense (In this answer, note letters 6-10)
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
4%
SHOPPINGCENTER
Complex with many retailers ... and what each starred clue's answer has, roughly speaking?
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
4%
ANDYMURRAY
*2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
BACKTOTHEFUTURE
Sci-fi classic that was the highest-grossing film of 1985
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
4%
LAYLA
Derek and the Dominos classic
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
4%
PLAYTHING
Child's toy ... or what the end of each starred clue's answer is?
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
4%
GIVE
With 67-Across, repay a community's generous support, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
4%
HOTSTART
You're off to one if you get this answer quickly
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
4%
NOCOMMENT
"I don't need to answer that"
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
4%
LOSEMYNUMBER
"Don't contact me again!"... or a hint to interpreting each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
4%
PACMAN
Arcade classic with ghosts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
4%
THEJOKER
Batman's archenemy (In this answer, note letters 2-4)
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
4%
DAHL
Arlene of classic cinema
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
4%
RAMA
"Rendezvous With ___" (classic sci-fi novel)
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
4%
TBIRD
Nickname for a classic Ford
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
4%
WELCOMEBACK
"So glad you've returned!," or a feature of the answer to each starred clue?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
4%
COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
4%
SOLOPARENTING
Activity eased by universal child care (In this answer, note letters 1-3, 7-8 and 10-11)
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
4%
KOSHERMEALS
*They're served at bar mitzvahs (In this answer, note letters 4-8 and 11)
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
4%
MAKE
With 36- and 37-Across, get by, or how to find a second answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
4%
RED
Roses' color, in a classic poem
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
4%
MISSEDTHEBOAT
Lost out on an opportunity (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
4%
ICAME
Start of a classic boast
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
4%
KNEES
Joints used when cycling
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
4%
GOBLUE
University of Michigan cheer (In this answer, note the last four letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
4%
SAL
"Blueberries for ___" (kid-lit classic)
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
4%
ELSE
Word after "who," "when," "where," "what" or "why"
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
4%
OPIE
Redhead of classic TV
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
4%
SCARYMOVIE
Film franchise that parodies the horror genre (In this answer, unscramble letters 3-6)
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
4%
KNOWS
Has the answer
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
4%
SLIM
___ Jim (Note letters 2-3 of this answer + letters 3-2 of 14-Across)
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
4%
PETCAT
Scratching post user (Note the last 3 letters of this answer + ...)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
4%
AMARANTH
"Ancient grain" that's actually a seed (... the first 6 letters of this answer)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
4%
DRIVERSED
Where teens learn the rules of the road (In this answer, note letters 4-8)
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
4%
APR
Mo. when CPAs work overtime
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
4%
LON
Chaney of classic horror
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
4%
CASE
Word in classic mystery novel titles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
4%
STONEHENGE
Subject of a classic British mystery
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
4%
LOVESCENE
Steamy part of a script (In this answer, note the 6th letter)
Universal Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
4%
SASSY
"Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
4%
SOLVE
Find the answer to
Universal Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
4%
LOSTINAFOG
Disoriented (In this answer, note letters 4-7)
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
4%
SLEEPERCAR
Where you might move when you retire?
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
4%
AIRBENDER
Manipulator of one of the four elements, in a classic animated series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
4%
YOUREPUSHINGIT
"OK, that's over the line!" (In this clue's answer, note letters 8-4)
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
4%
KEITHURBAN
Singer known for country, despite his surname (In this answer, unscramble letters 4-7 and think "Babe")
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
4%
BEBOP
"__-a-Lula": classic Gene Vincent hit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
4%
ANDERSONCOOPER
CNN host and "60 Minutes" correspondent (In this clue's answer, note the last 4 letters and the first 1)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
4%
VAIN
Like the subject of a Carly Simon classic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
4%
NINEONEONE
Firefighter's number (In this answer, note letters 4-6 and 7-9)
Universal Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
4%
OUTOFRANGE
Unable to pick up a signal (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 5 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
4%
PLASTICBAG
Checkout counter option (In this answer, note letters 1, 5 and 9)
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
4%
IBMS
Some classic PCs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
4%
ISTHATYOU
Question when trying to recognize someone
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
4%
LAS
___ Vegas (Note letters 3-1 of this answer + letters 3-2 of 4-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
4%
SLOP
AI videos, to critics (Note letters 4-2 of this answer + letters 5-4 of 7-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
4%
BARB
Wire thorn (Note letters 4-2 of this answer + letters 5-4 of 11-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
4%
HAVOC
Chaos (Note letters 5-3 of this answer + letters 6-5 of 25-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
4%
EMPTYNEST
What's left when kids go to college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
4%
OVERANDOUT
Contradictory signoff on a walkie-talkie (In this answer, note letters 4-7)
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
4%
FROZENACCOUNT
Inaccessible bank holding (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
4%
ASKMELATER
"I can answer in a bit"
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
4%
ORISIT
Doubt-raising question, and a hint to the transformation applied to each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
4%
GRANDDADDY
Papa's papa, perhaps (In this clue's answer, note letters 5-6 and 8-9)
Universal Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
4%
CALIFORNIAGIRLS
Hit for David Lee Roth or The Beach Boys (Note letters 8-11 in this answer + letters 5-7 in 8-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
4%
YOYOS
Playthings with strings (Note letters 3-5 in this answer + letters 2-6 in 45-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
4%
VICTIM
Wronged person (Note letters 1-4 in this answer + letters 4-7 in 41-Down)
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
4%
FINGERWAVE
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
4%
OSOLE
"__ mio": classic Italian love song
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
4%
IMSTUFFED
"Not ... another ... bite," or what the answer to each starred clue would say?
Universal Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
4%
TEQUILASUNRISE
Colorful Californian cocktail (In this answer, unscramble letters 7-13)
Universal Crossword · Nov 26, 2025
1%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
KOANS
Zen riddles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
AHAMOMENT
Puzzle solver's breakthrough, or what the answers to the starred clues have in common
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
OOO
"Not answering email," briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
SOLARPOWER
Clean energy option, or a hint to what the answers to the starred clues have?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
SIDESTREETS
Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
AROUNDTHECORNER
Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
1%
MADEYOULOOK
"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
IBEFOREE
Start of a spelling rule, or a rule to keep in mind while answering the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
BLUSHBLINDNESS
Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
FAQ
Web page that has all the answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
DOUBLEAGENTS
Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
GOGREEN
Strive to reduce one's carbon footprint, or what the answers to the starred clues do?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
1%
ENDWITHABANG
Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
THEVOICE
NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
1%
NEO
Prefix with classical
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
1%
AREPA
Griddled corn cake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026
1%
GETTHELEADOUT
"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026
1%
HOWDOYOULIKE
With 59-Across, rhetorical taunt, or a question answered by the ends of 17-, 23-, and 37-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
1%
EGOT
"Grand slam" awards acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
1%
GOPLACES
Make it big, or a hint to the pairs found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
1%
DNATESTS
Exams with answers provided by parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
NOPAINNOGAIN
Fitness mantra, and a hint to making the starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
STRIKESACHORD
Stirs emotions, or how a guitarist might interpret the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
1%
INDUSTRYPLANT
Musician who isn't self-made ... or what the starred clues' answers form?
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
SIDEJOB
Secondary gig, or a literal description of 10 answers in this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
1%
DRFRANKENSTEIN
Mary Shelley character who created a monster ... and who might've been inspired by the starred clues' answers, in modern times?
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
TWENTYQUESTIONS
Road trip activity with yes or no answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
1%
LETTHATSINKIN
"Take a moment to reflect," or what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
1%
YESES
Thumbs-up answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
1%
EYEROLL
Silent display of skepticism, or a phonetic hint for making sense of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
WHATSSHAKIN
"How goes it?," or a question that could be answered by 17-, 25-, 36-, and 53-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
1%
STARTOVER
Go back to the beginning, as with this puzzle's theme answers?
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
BUCKETLIST
Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
ODDJOBS
Taskrabbit tasks ... or what letters one, three, five, etc., in the starred clues' answers spell?
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
WORKBACKWARDS
Advice to a problem solver, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
LOOSECHANGE
Collection found under sofa cushions, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
1%
DOCTORWHO
Longtime British sci-fi show, or a question answered by the end of 16-, 25- or 45-Across
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
1%
MOVETHENEEDLE
Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
1%
DOUBLEYOURMONEY
Achieve a 100% return on an investment ... and a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
1%
ASALLGETOUT
To the max ... or, read differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers?
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
1%
ROOMANDBOARD
Part of an au pair's compensation, or what can respectively follow the two parts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
1%
CINDERELLASTORY
Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
1%
INSTITCHES
Laughing hysterically, or what the answers to the starred clues literally are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
1%
CHEXMIX
Savory party snack, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
1%
ASK
Seek answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
1%
FRAMEJOB
Scapegoating scheme, or what the ends of the answers to the starred clues may be part of?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
1%
MAKEMONEY
Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
1%
TIMESHARES
Some vacation condo arrangements ... or a hint to what can follow the starts and precede the ends of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
1%
FILMRIGHTS
Permission to adapt a novel, say, or what the answers to the starred clues all have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
1%
THATSONME
"My bad" ... or a hint to a two-line arrangement within each pair of starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
1%
SOLIDIFIED
Like confirmed plans ... and the ends of the starred clues' answers?
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
1%
AUPAIRS
Certain child-care workers ... and a phonetic hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
1%
THATSRIGHT
"Bingo!" ... or a description of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
1%
MYTWODADS
Paul Reiser sitcom, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
1%
HOMECOOKING
Food made in one's own kitchen ... or what the ingredients in the starred clues' answers could be used for, fittingly?
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
1%
TOMTOMCLUB
"Genius of Love" band, or what the answers to the starred clues are members of?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
1%
HONEYBEE
Certain hive worker ... or a hint to both parts of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
1%
BEERRUN
Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
1%
OUTOFPOCKET
Like some expenses, and how the answers to the starred clues are made?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
1%
ODDSANDENDS
Miscellaneous things ... and what the indicated letters in the starred clues' answers are?
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
1%
ISNTTHATSPECIAL
Snarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
MADEOFSTONE
Cold-hearted, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
1%
TAKEAFEWDAYSOFF
"You need some time away from work," and how to make the starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
1%
TONGUETWISTERS
The theme of this puzzle, as exhibited by the clues and answers for 19-, 25- and 45-Across
Universal Crossword · Nov 26, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does ""When it's __": answer to a classic riddle" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 200 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is AJAR (4 letters).
What is the best answer for ""When it's __": answer to a classic riddle"?
The best answer for ""When it's __": answer to a classic riddle" is AJAR with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has ""When it's __": answer to a classic riddle" 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 31, 2020.
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