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ABS

3 letters · Used for 126 different clues · 273 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 22, 2026

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ABS

Starts with A, ends with S · 3 letters

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ABS is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 273 times in our database across 126 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Middle set” in the LA Times crossword on August 22, 2026.

Every appearance of ABS (273)

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Aug 22, 2026

Middle set · LA Times · Across

Aug 21, 2026

Muscles of the midbody · Crosswords With Friends · 36

Aug 18, 2026

"Chiseled" muscles · New York Times · 32 Across

Aug 15, 2026

Six-pack muscles · USA Today · 61 Down

Aug 12, 2026

They’re hit with a crunch · Wall Street Journal · 4 Across

Aug 10, 2026

Belly dancing muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 49 Down

Aug 8, 2026

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across

Aug 2, 2026

Muscles worked by planks · LA Times · Across

Aug 2, 2026

Twist targets, informally · Daily Themed · 50 Across

Jul 26, 2026

Muscles used in the dead bug exercise · USA Today · 33 Down

Jul 23, 2026

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 15 Down

Jul 22, 2026

Crunch muscles · LA Times · Down

Jul 21, 2026

Stomach muscles, for short (3) · The Guardian · 1 Across

Jul 19, 2026

Stomach muscles that make up a six pack · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 1

Jul 17, 2026

Crunch targets · NYT Midi · 16 Down

Jul 12, 2026

You might need to lose a few to get them · New York Times · 11 Across

Jul 11, 2026

Six-pack makeup · Wall Street Journal · 51 Down

Jul 11, 2026

Midriff muscles (Informal) · The Independent · 21 Across

Jul 7, 2026

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Jul 5, 2026

Six-pack units · USA Today · 54 Across

Jul 3, 2026

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down

Jun 30, 2026

Sit-up targets · Thomas Joseph · 34 Across

Jun 28, 2026

Muscles exercised by crunches · NYT Mini · 1 Down

Jun 26, 2026

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is known for these · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 5

Jun 24, 2026

Muscles that Pilates can strengthen · Crosswords With Friends · 46

Jun 19, 2026

Muscles that come in packs, for short · Daily Themed · 60 Across

Jun 18, 2026

Core muscles · LA Times · Across

Jun 8, 2026

Core muscles, informally · Wall Street Journal · 10 Across

Jun 2, 2026

Sit-up targets · Thomas Joseph · 38 Across

May 31, 2026

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

May 31, 2026

Muscles toned by sit-ups · Crosswords With Friends · 1

May 30, 2026

Midriff muscles · Crosswords With Friends · 34

May 13, 2026

Muscles bared by a crop top · Crosswords With Friends · 11

May 10, 2026

Situps tighten them · New York Times · 68 Across

May 5, 2026

Six-pack you can't drink, for short? · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Apr 18, 2026

"Washboard" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 12 Across

Apr 15, 2026

Muscles strengthened when doing a bicycle crunch · NYT Midi · 15 Across

Apr 10, 2026

Posture supporters · Newsday · Down

Apr 8, 2026

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down

Apr 5, 2026

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Apr 1, 2026

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down

Mar 31, 2026

Sit-up muscles · NYT Midi · 23 Down

Mar 26, 2026

"Washboard" muscles, informally · NYT Midi · 24 Across

Mar 23, 2026

Target of bird-dog exercises · NYT Midi · 21 Down

Mar 23, 2026

Muscles in a six-pack · New York Times · 47 Down

Mar 17, 2026

Six-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 40 Across

Mar 15, 2026

Muscles made of "steel" · NYT Midi · 16 Down

Mar 2, 2026

Muscles that are "crunched" during crunches, briefly · Daily Themed · 27 Down

Feb 23, 2026

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Feb 10, 2026

Belly muscles · Newsday · Across

Feb 8, 2026

Tummy muscles · Newsday · Down

Feb 5, 2026

Washboard ___ (gym goer's goal) · Daily Themed · 49 Down

Jan 28, 2026

"Six-pack" muscles · Newsday · Down

Jan 18, 2026

"Chiseled" features · New York Times · 16 Down

Jan 6, 2026

Tummy muscles · New York Times · 21 Across

Jan 5, 2026

Torso muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 16 Down

Dec 29, 2025

Core muscle group · Newsday · Across

Dec 27, 2025

Six-pack ___ (sign of fitness) · Daily Themed · 45 Across

Dec 15, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 44 Down

Dec 12, 2025

Core muscle group · Newsday · Down

Dec 1, 2025

Mountain-climber targets, for short · Daily Themed · 55 Down

Nov 15, 2025

Targets of crunches · Daily Themed · 18 Down

Nov 15, 2025

Twist targets, informally · New York Times · 43 Across

Nov 12, 2025

Washboard parts · New York Times · 47 Across

Nov 4, 2025

Tummy muscles · Newsday · Across

Nov 3, 2025

"Six-pack" muscles · New York Times · 5 Down

Nov 2, 2025

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Oct 27, 2025

Belly muscles · Newsday · Across

Oct 25, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 19 Down

Oct 18, 2025

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down

Oct 17, 2025

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down

Oct 14, 2025

Plank targets · Daily Themed · 30 Down

Oct 8, 2025

Belly muscles · Newsday · Across

Oct 5, 2025

Sit-up muscles · Newsday · Across

Sep 19, 2025

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 33 Across

Sep 15, 2025

Tummy muscles · Newsday · Down

Sep 9, 2025

Muscles that benefit from crunches, for short · Daily Themed · 18 Down

Sep 6, 2025

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down

Sep 1, 2025

"Six-pack" muscles, informally · New York Times · 22 Across

Aug 21, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 12 Across

Aug 15, 2025

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across

Aug 5, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jul 30, 2025

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down

Jul 23, 2025

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down

Jul 22, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 28 Across

Jul 13, 2025

Workout targets · Newsday · Down

Jul 2, 2025

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 24 Down

Jun 27, 2025

6-pack units, for short · Daily Themed · 56 Across

Jun 18, 2025

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 24 Down

Jun 9, 2025

Stomach muscles, for short · Newsday · Down

Jun 2, 2025

Belly muscles · Newsday · Down

Jun 1, 2025

"Washboard" stomach parts, briefly · Daily Themed · 40 Across

May 22, 2025

Olympic diver's pride, maybe · New York Times · 1 Down

May 12, 2025

Washboard muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Apr 21, 2025

Crunch target muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Apr 16, 2025

Crunch targets?, for short · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Apr 13, 2025

Belly muscles · Newsday · Down

Apr 10, 2025

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across

Apr 9, 2025

They might be made of steel, hyperbolically · New York Times · 10 Down

Apr 6, 2025

Tummy muscles · Newsday · Across

Apr 6, 2025

Hard core features, informally · New York Times · 117 Down

Apr 1, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 29 Across

Mar 31, 2025

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across

Mar 23, 2025

Planks can build them · New York Times · 79 Across

Mar 22, 2025

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Mar 18, 2025

Core workout targets, for short · Daily Themed · 51 Down

Mar 12, 2025

Muscles under pecs · Newsday · Down

Feb 28, 2025

Core workout targets, for short · Daily Themed · 16 Across

Feb 24, 2025

Muscles seen in packs of four, six, or even eight, for short · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Feb 18, 2025

Sit-up targets · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Feb 12, 2025

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across

Feb 3, 2025

Bodybuilder's six-pack, for short · Daily Themed · 27 Down

Jan 31, 2025

Word on a workout calendar · Newsday · Across

Jan 30, 2025

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 30 Down

Jan 29, 2025

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down

Jan 25, 2025

Six or eight-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jan 19, 2025

Core muscles targeted by crunches, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jan 18, 2025

Required safety feature on cars, in brief · New York Times · 10 Down

Jan 15, 2025

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Jan 8, 2025

Belly muscles · Newsday · Across

Jan 7, 2025

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Jan 3, 2025

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Dec 31, 2024

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across

Dec 23, 2024

Part of a six-pack, for short · Daily Themed · 61 Across

Dec 11, 2024

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Dec 10, 2024

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down

Dec 4, 2024

Plank targets, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Nov 24, 2024

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Nov 22, 2024

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down

Nov 15, 2024

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Oct 14, 2024

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 24 Down

Sep 16, 2024

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Sep 9, 2024

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 40 Across

Aug 19, 2024

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across

Aug 18, 2024

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 44 Across

Aug 12, 2024

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Aug 5, 2024

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jul 25, 2024

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Jul 13, 2024

Gym muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Jul 8, 2024

"Washboard" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jul 5, 2024

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Jun 30, 2024

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 40 Across

Jun 23, 2024

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Jun 17, 2024

Six-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jun 6, 2024

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 26 Down

May 18, 2024

Six or eight-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

May 17, 2024

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

May 7, 2024

Gym goer's toned goal, for short · Daily Themed · 51 Down

Apr 25, 2024

"Crunched" body parts, for short · Daily Themed · 29 Down

Apr 8, 2024

Crunches targets, briefly · Daily Themed · 21 Down

Mar 19, 2024

Well-defined midriff muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 50 Down

Mar 14, 2024

"Six-pack" muscles that are targeted with twists, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Mar 8, 2024

Core muscles targeted by crunches, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Mar 2, 2024

Six-pack muscles often flaunted, for short · Daily Themed · 59 Across

Feb 22, 2024

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across

Feb 15, 2024

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Feb 13, 2024

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down

Feb 5, 2024

Muscles you can "crunch" into a six-pack, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jan 30, 2024

"Washboard" tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Jan 29, 2024

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across

Jan 7, 2024

Sit-up muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Jan 2, 2024

Showy tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 39 Down

Dec 27, 2023

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 13 Across

Dec 11, 2023

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 48 Down

Nov 29, 2023

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 51 Across

Nov 27, 2023

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across

Oct 31, 2023

Six-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Oct 20, 2023

Toned stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Oct 10, 2023

"Ripped" stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Oct 1, 2023

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Sep 29, 2023

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across

Sep 25, 2023

"Crunch" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 20 Down

Sep 19, 2023

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across

Sep 2, 2023

Tummy muscles in "packs," for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Aug 26, 2023

"Crunchy" stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Aug 7, 2023

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across

Aug 7, 2023

Six-pack contents? · Daily Themed · 40 Across

Jul 29, 2023

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Across

Jul 27, 2023

"Washboard" muscles below the pecs, for short · Daily Themed · 41 Across

Jul 14, 2023

"Ripped" core muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Jun 30, 2023

Muscles that are counted in packs, for short · Daily Themed · 25 Down

Jun 21, 2023

Midsection muscles used in Russian twists, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Jun 11, 2023

Core muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 23 Across

Jun 2, 2023

Muscles you can crunch, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Down

May 24, 2023

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

May 8, 2023

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 18 Down

May 1, 2023

Muscles worked out by crunches, for short · Daily Themed · 39 Across

Apr 26, 2023

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down

Apr 9, 2023

Stomach muscles that may be chiseled, for short · Daily Themed · 33 Across

Mar 28, 2023

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across

Mar 26, 2023

Muscles targeted by crunches, for short · Daily Themed · 18 Across

Mar 20, 2023

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Mar 14, 2023

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across

Feb 25, 2023

Sit-up muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Feb 18, 2023

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across

Feb 10, 2023

"Six-pack" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jan 30, 2023

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jan 27, 2023

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Jan 18, 2023

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down

Jan 16, 2023

"Washboard" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Jan 13, 2023

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across

Jan 4, 2023

Sit-ups or crunches target, briefly · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Dec 16, 2022

Six-pack ___ (bodybuilder's attribute, maybe) · Daily Themed · 6 Across

Dec 9, 2022

Muscles that come in packs · Daily Themed · 22 Down

Dec 4, 2022

Muscles in your middle, for short · Daily Themed · 12 Across

Nov 29, 2022

Core muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 20 Down

Nov 18, 2022

Pilates target, for short · Daily Themed · 30 Down

Nov 16, 2022

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down

Nov 6, 2022

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 8 Across

Nov 4, 2022

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down

Nov 2, 2022

Core muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 5 Across

Oct 25, 2022

Crunches targets · Daily Themed · 19 Down

Oct 18, 2022

Pilates targets, briefly · Daily Themed · 59 Across

Sep 25, 2022

"Crunched" body parts, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Sep 8, 2022

"Crunched" muscles, briefly · Daily Themed · 38 Across

Aug 27, 2022

Muscles in a pack, for short · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Aug 25, 2022

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Down

Aug 22, 2022

They're targeted during "crunch" time at the gym · Daily Themed · 21 Down

Aug 15, 2022

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 18 Across

Jul 31, 2022

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 4 Across

Jul 9, 2022

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across

Jun 24, 2022

Crunches' target · Daily Themed · 26 Down

Jun 21, 2022

Workout expectations, for short · Daily Themed · 9 Across

Jun 8, 2022

Body parts that may be "made of steel," informally · Daily Themed · 39 Across

May 23, 2022

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across

May 10, 2022

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down

May 5, 2022

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 18 Across

Apr 23, 2022

Six-pack muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Apr 19, 2022

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down

Apr 16, 2022

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Across

Apr 10, 2022

Part of a He-Man costume, for short · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Mar 24, 2022

Midriff muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Mar 23, 2022

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Mar 14, 2022

Tummy muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Feb 25, 2022

Crunch targets · Daily Themed · 43 Across

Feb 11, 2022

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across

Feb 8, 2022

"Washboard" follower · Daily Themed · 51 Across

Feb 4, 2022

Washboard ___ · Daily Themed · 51 Down

Jan 22, 2022

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across

Jan 12, 2022

You can crunch these into a six-pack · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jan 4, 2022

Stomach muscles, briefly · Daily Themed · 9 Down

Dec 22, 2021

Washboard ___ · Daily Themed · 58 Across

Dec 16, 2021

Russian twists targets, for short · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Dec 9, 2021

Sit-up targets, for short · Daily Themed · 5 Across

Nov 25, 2021

Crunch targets, briefly · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Nov 17, 2021

"Washboard" or "six-pack" follower · Daily Themed · 5 Down

Oct 26, 2021

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down

Oct 25, 2021

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down

Oct 24, 2021

They're strengthened by sit-ups, briefly · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Sep 22, 2021

"Washboard" or "six-pack" follower · Daily Themed · 7 Down

Sep 19, 2021

"Washboard" body parts, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Down

Sep 13, 2021

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across

Sep 1, 2021

"Ripped" muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Aug 25, 2021

Muscles in the core section, for short · Daily Themed · 52 Across

Aug 18, 2021

Midriff muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Jul 29, 2021

Crunch targets, for short · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Jul 26, 2021

Six-pack muscles · Daily Themed · 7 Across

Jul 9, 2021

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down

Jun 11, 2021

Stomach muscles, for short · Daily Themed · 24 Down

Jun 7, 2021

Crunch targets · Daily Themed · 52 Down

May 11, 2021

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across

Feb 20, 2021

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across

Feb 18, 2021

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across

Jan 26, 2021

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across

Dec 18, 2020

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Across

Nov 10, 2020

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across

Nov 6, 2020

Six-pack muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across

Oct 28, 2020

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across

Sep 1, 2020

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down

Aug 1, 2020

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across

Jun 13, 2020

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Across

May 6, 2020

Tummy muscles · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across

Feb 3, 2020

Sit-up targets · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down

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