If I had to bet … Crossword Clue

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If I had to bet … Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

BET (noun)
1. the money risked on a gamble
2. the act of gambling
BET (verb)
1. have faith or confidence in
2. maintain with or as if with a bet

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DEODARS

More LA Times Crossword (8/6/2026) Answers

Across

1. 'To ___ their own'

5. One with a supporting role?

11. Giggle syllable

14. Potatoes, in Indian dishes

15. Nutty Italian cheese

16. Verbal fillers

17. "I want all the juicy details!"

19. Was introduced to

20. Tightens up

23. "Use your umbrella!"

26. "Aladdin" figure

27. Features of some old socks

29. Figure skating jump that has only been landed in competition by Ilia Malinin

31. Feature of some old socks

32. Replay reviewer

33. First-aid pro

34. With 37-Across, place for a pawdicure

35. Emoji from one who's down

37. See 34 Across

40. Fitting

41. 'Gross!'

42. Inner workings

43. Makes a clutch putt, perhaps

46. Key mistakes?

47. Heart chambers

48. "Want to play again?"

50. Global spirits giant that began as a rum maker in Cuba

52. Oscars, e.g.

55. Pretend

56. Wildly successful, or what three black squares in this puzzle literally are

59. __ lodge

60. Like loose laces

61. Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer

62. Exit full screen key

63. Get cozy

64. Cries noisily

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Down

1. Direction that plays first in mahjong

2. Mont Blanc, par exemple

3. Place that welcomes change?

4. Wild West costume accessory

5. Easy mark

6. Kinda sorta

7. Falsehood

8. "Stay the Night" singer Jackson

9. Like 15-Across

10. Occasion to wear away uniforms

11. Compassionate

12. Celebrity chef with a flagship restaurant in New Orleans

13. Cosmetician Lauder

18. Grassy expanses

22. Message one may wish to open in private

24. Kicked out of a competition, briefly

25. Scoundrel

27. Word with bell or bar

28. Lines of praise

30. Dealer's handful

32. Aw shoot

35. Free diver's weapon

36. Unit of farmland

37. Id counterpart

38. Vacation hrs.

39. Pack animal

40. Nike rival

42. Takes turns

43. Library area

44. Powerfully cold

45. Score units

46. AAA offerings

47. Take down a peg

49. Apatow of "Euphoria"

51. Copenhagen native

53. Lacking pizzazz

54. Form W-2 digits

57. "Scram!"

58. ___ Canto

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