“Please explain” Crossword Clue

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“Please explain” Crossword Answer

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HOWSO

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WHY

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IDONTSEEIT

(10 letters)

PRAYTELL

(8 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

EXPLAIN (verb)
1. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
2. make plain and comprehensible
PLEASE (verb)
1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to
2. be the will of or have the will (to)

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

HOWSO
(5 letters)
WHY
(3 letters)
IDONTSEEIT
(10 letters)
PRAYTELL
(8 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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WHO

More LA Times Crossword (1/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Some pricey insulated mugs

6. Juicer byproduct

10. Keeps posted privately

14. Buzz word?

15. Potatoes in Indian cuisine

16. "No way, no how!"

17. Leeway

19. Title fit for a king

20. Possible title for a B-school grad

21. Cam button

22. Spine-tingling

23. Hair of the dog

24. Hard-to-find opening on street-sweeping days

27. Tickling targets

29. Small part of a machine

30. Grease again

31. Part of WYSIWYG

32. Graceful waterbird

36. Low Earth orbit, for one

40. With sharp resolution

41. Seer's gift

42. Actress Berry

43. ___ Arbor, Michigan

44. Troublemaker's opposite

46. Period of quiet reflection

51. Western treaty gp.

52. Project on stage

53. Alphabet starter

54. Travel stop

55. Drive-___

56. Gathering place that's neither work nor home, or an apt description of 36-Across in the series that includes 17-, 24-, and 46-Across

60. Melon covering

61. __ bene

62. Wickerwork twig

63. Altar alcove

64. Mattress choice

65. Inferior

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Down

1. Swerve off course, as a ship

2. Fond of fine food and drink

3. Insect with striped wings

4. Othello's betrayer

5. Weekend Update show for short

6. Apple gadgets

7. Horseshoe-shaped security device

8. Bathroom in Bath

9. Fluffy pup

10. School fleet

11. Keyless entry sound

12. Knickknack

13. Paper unit

18. Latin 101 verb

22. What applesauce may replace in vegan baking

23. Tehran tongue

24. Tablet

25. Frozen treat served with a stroon

26. Yuletide

28. Like a calico cat

31. Fuel additive brand

32. Whole bunch

33. Feel euphoric

34. Close associations

35. Must-haves

37. TV host Jay

38. "That __ true!"

39. ''Now I understand!''

43. Was full of beans, maybe?

44. "The Prophet" author Kahlil

45. Like many audiobooks, once

46. Colorful aquarium fish

47. "Got it, dude!"

48. Daybreaks, poetically

49. Piano student's assignment

50. Creole-speaking nation

54. ___ facto

56. Demo stuff

58. Female pig

59. Afore

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