Crossword answer
ARAL
4 letters · Used for 38 different clues · 77 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
ARAL
Clues that lead to ARAL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
North __ Sea: Kazakh lake4LA TimesAug 23, 2026
Asian sea currently undergoing replenishment efforts4New York TimesAug 20, 2026
Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea4New York TimesJul 12, 2026
Shrinking sea4Eugene ShefferJun 24, 2026
___ Sea, body of water that lost 90% of its volume to irrigation4New York TimesJun 11, 2026
Sea that’s largely parted4Wall Street JournalMay 30, 2026
"Water" now mostly desert4NewsdayMay 23, 2026
Central Asian sea4Everyday Puzzles MiniMay 23, 2026
North __ Sea: Central Asian lake4LA TimesMay 17, 2026
Eurasia's disappearing __ Sea4NewsdayMay 17, 2026
Asia's shrinking ___ Sea4New York TimesMay 5, 2026
Asia’s -- Sea4Eugene ShefferDec 5, 2025
___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water4New York TimesNov 30, 2025
Shrinking Asian sea (anagram of "Lara")4Daily ThemedOct 24, 2025
___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster4New York TimesOct 18, 2025
Shrunken Asian sea4NewsdaySep 21, 2025
___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake4New York TimesAug 27, 2025
___ Sea, body of water nowadays divided into "North" and "South"4New York TimesAug 22, 2025
Depleted Eurasian sea4NewsdayJun 12, 2025
Disappearing Asian sea4NewsdayJun 8, 2025
Asia’s — Sea4Eugene ShefferMar 6, 2025
Shrinking Asian sea4Daily ThemedJul 28, 2024
Shrinking Kazakhstan sea4Daily ThemedJun 21, 2024
Shrunken Central Asian sea4Daily ThemedDec 24, 2023
Asia's disappearing ___ Sea4Daily ThemedAug 10, 2023
This Sea is also a lake (like the Caspian)4Evening StandardJul 3, 2023
Asia's dried ___ Sea4Daily ThemedJul 1, 2023
___ Sea, Asia's dried-up sea4Daily ThemedApr 30, 2023
Severely shrunken Asian sea (anagram of "lara")4Daily ThemedFeb 20, 2023
Asia's vanishing ___ Sea4Daily ThemedFeb 12, 2023
___ Sea, Asia's almost-vanished sea4Daily ThemedFeb 2, 2023
Kazakhstan's ___ Sea4Daily ThemedJan 22, 2023
Former Asian sea (anagram of "alar")4Daily ThemedDec 28, 2022
Severely shrunk Asian sea4Daily ThemedNov 14, 2022
Asia's dried-up sea4Daily ThemedSep 22, 2022
Dried up Asian "sea"4Daily ThemedSep 19, 2022
Destroyed Asian "sea"4Daily ThemedJul 15, 2022
Dried-up Asian waterbody4Daily ThemedMar 7, 2022
About ARAL in crosswords
ARAL is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 77 times in our database across 38 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “North __ Sea: Kazakh lake” in the LA Times crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
DEMISinger Lovato
NOUSTo take us on, perhaps, requires intelligence
BFFSClosest buddies: Abbr.
UCLASch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate)
FLEABug on a pug
PSST"Hey, you!"
BOOPPlayful tap on the nose
SKIDSlip across the road
BROSDudes
IRASInvestments for the future: Abbr.
BARBSharp point on a ranch fence
ARMSLimbs on cacti
GONEDeparted
OMENProphetic sign
Every appearance of ARAL (77)
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Aug 23, 2026
North __ Sea: Kazakh lake · LA Times · Across
Aug 20, 2026
Asian sea currently undergoing replenishment efforts · New York Times · 2 Down
Jul 12, 2026
Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea · New York Times · 22 Across
Jun 24, 2026
Shrinking sea · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Jun 11, 2026
___ Sea, body of water that lost 90% of its volume to irrigation · New York Times · 14 Across
May 30, 2026
Sea that’s largely parted · Wall Street Journal · 59 Down
May 23, 2026
Central Asian sea · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 2
May 23, 2026
"Water" now mostly desert · Newsday · Down
May 17, 2026
North __ Sea: Central Asian lake · LA Times · Across
May 17, 2026
Eurasia's disappearing __ Sea · Newsday · Across
May 5, 2026
Asia's shrinking ___ Sea · New York Times · 15 Across
Feb 20, 2026
Shrinking sea · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
Dec 5, 2025
Asia’s -- Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Down
Nov 30, 2025
___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water · New York Times · 32 Across
Nov 8, 2025
Shrinking sea · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Oct 24, 2025
Shrinking Asian sea (anagram of "Lara") · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Oct 18, 2025
___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster · New York Times · 6 Down
Sep 24, 2025
Shrinking sea · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Sep 21, 2025
Shrunken Asian sea · Newsday · Across
Sep 5, 2025
Asia’s -- Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Aug 27, 2025
___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake · New York Times · 13 Across
Aug 22, 2025
___ Sea, body of water nowadays divided into "North" and "South" · New York Times · 46 Down
Aug 14, 2025
Asia’s -- Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Aug 9, 2025
Asia’s -- Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Jun 12, 2025
Depleted Eurasian sea · Newsday · Down
Jun 10, 2025
Central Asian sea · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Jun 8, 2025
Disappearing Asian sea · Newsday · Across
Apr 28, 2025
Asia’s -- Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Mar 6, 2025
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Mar 4, 2025
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Feb 10, 2025
Asia's shrinking ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Dec 31, 2024
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Nov 9, 2024
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Across
Oct 23, 2024
Asia's ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Aug 26, 2024
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Jul 28, 2024
Shrinking Asian sea · Daily Themed · 18 Down
Jul 23, 2024
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down
Jul 12, 2024
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jun 21, 2024
Shrinking Kazakhstan sea · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Feb 9, 2024
Shrinking Asian sea · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Dec 24, 2023
Shrunken Central Asian sea · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Nov 19, 2023
Asia's shrinking ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Nov 14, 2023
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Nov 6, 2023
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Aug 10, 2023
Asia's disappearing ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Jul 3, 2023
This Sea is also a lake (like the Caspian) · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 1, 2023
Asia's dried ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 29 Down
May 3, 2023
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Apr 30, 2023
___ Sea, Asia's dried-up sea · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Apr 17, 2023
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Feb 20, 2023
Severely shrunken Asian sea (anagram of "lara") · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Feb 12, 2023
Asia's vanishing ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Feb 2, 2023
___ Sea, Asia's almost-vanished sea · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Jan 22, 2023
Kazakhstan's ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Dec 28, 2022
Former Asian sea (anagram of "alar") · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Dec 26, 2022
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Nov 14, 2022
Severely shrunk Asian sea · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Sep 22, 2022
Asia's dried-up sea · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Sep 19, 2022
Dried up Asian "sea" · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Jul 15, 2022
Destroyed Asian "sea" · Daily Themed · 6 Down
May 16, 2022
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Apr 27, 2022
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Mar 24, 2022
Severely shrunk Asian sea · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Mar 7, 2022
Dried-up Asian waterbody · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Feb 11, 2022
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Jan 29, 2022
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Nov 1, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Sep 10, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Aug 27, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Aug 26, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Aug 14, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Jun 6, 2021
Asia's ___ Sea · Daily Themed · 18 Down
May 18, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
May 1, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Apr 14, 2021
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Jun 4, 2020
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Apr 16, 2020
Asia’s — Sea · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down