Crossword answer
ELS
3 letters · Used for 68 different clues · 181 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
ELS
Clues that lead to ELS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
"Y"-sounding pair of letters, in Spanish3New York TimesAug 25, 2026
Chicago trains3Thomas JosephAug 14, 2026
Some city trains3LA TimesAug 9, 2026
Raised trains3LA TimesAug 2, 2026
Letters capitaLized in this cLue3NYT MiniJul 31, 2026
Golfer Ernie from South Africa3Crosswords With FriendsJul 24, 2026
World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie3Crosswords With FriendsJul 16, 2026
Golfer Ernie3Wall Street JournalJul 11, 2026
Overhead trains3NewsdayJul 8, 2026
High trains3Thomas JosephJul 1, 2026
Pro golfer Ernie3Crosswords With FriendsJun 30, 2026
Overhead trains in Chicago, slangily3Daily ThemedJun 18, 2026
Ernie ___, "The Big Easy" golfer3Daily ThemedJun 14, 2026
British Open champ in 2002 and 20123Wall Street JournalJun 3, 2026
Unlikely pair?3LA TimesMay 28, 2026
Legal boundaries?3New York TimesMay 21, 2026
Ernie of the PGA3Daily ThemedMay 3, 2026
Golf’s Ernie3Eugene ShefferApr 22, 2026
"Lines" of travel that are Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, etc.3NewsdayApr 10, 2026
Fulfillment center?3New York TimesApr 4, 2026
Ernie who has won the British Open twice3New York TimesApr 2, 2026
Sports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy"3New York TimesMar 12, 2026
Overhead lines3NewsdayFeb 19, 2026
Enrollment center?3New York TimesFeb 11, 2026
Kay followers3NewsdayDec 28, 2025
Outskirts of Liverpool3NewsdayDec 11, 2025
Llama's head?3New York TimesOct 15, 2025
Right-angle shapes3NewsdayOct 12, 2025
Hollow center3NewsdaySep 26, 2025
Liverpool's borders?3New York TimesSep 14, 2025
Golfing legend Ernie ___3Daily ThemedSep 11, 2025
Trains above street level3New York TimesSep 7, 2025
Call conclusion3NewsdaySep 5, 2025
Letters after kays3NewsdaySep 1, 2025
Ernie ___, South African golfer3Daily ThemedAug 16, 2025
Trains for the Chicago White Sox?3New York TimesAug 7, 2025
High ways3New York TimesJun 21, 2025
Letters before ems3NewsdayJun 16, 2025
Overhead trains in Chicago, for short3Daily ThemedMay 8, 2025
Overhead Chicago trains, for short3Daily ThemedApr 23, 2025
Cab alternatives in Chicago, slangily3Daily ThemedApr 10, 2025
Bracket shapes3NewsdayApr 3, 2025
"The Big Easy" golfer, Ernie ___3Daily ThemedMar 23, 2025
Half-rectangle shapes3NewsdayMar 2, 2025
South African golf pro3NewsdayFeb 20, 2025
Chicago high rails3New York TimesFeb 10, 2025
Golf legend Ernie ___3Daily ThemedDec 25, 2024
Chicago trains, informally3Daily ThemedOct 22, 2024
Former World No. 1 Ernie ___3Daily ThemedJun 7, 2024
Ernie who was nicknamed "The Big Easy"3Daily ThemedApr 22, 2024
Belgian tennis player ___ Callens3Daily ThemedJan 29, 2024
South African golfer Ernie ___3Daily ThemedDec 7, 2023
Windy City trains, for short3Daily ThemedNov 13, 2023
Ernie ___, South African golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy"3Daily ThemedOct 7, 2023
Ernie ___, golfer whose name is hidden in "Helsinki"3Daily ThemedJun 23, 2023
Letters with a right angle shape, phonetically3Daily ThemedMay 24, 2023
Ernie ___, 19-time PGA Tour winner3Daily ThemedMay 17, 2023
Letters repeated in "Philly," phonetically3Daily ThemedMay 12, 2023
Ernie ___, "Big Easy" golfer3Daily ThemedApr 15, 2023
Chicago trains, for short3Daily ThemedSep 3, 2022
"Big Easy" golfer Ernie3Daily ThemedDec 30, 2021
Trains which run overhead: Abbr.3Daily ThemedOct 8, 2021
"The Big Easy" golf legend3Daily ThemedSep 14, 2021
Golf pro Ernie3Daily ThemedSep 6, 2021
Overhead trains, like in Chicago: Abbr.3Daily ThemedSep 3, 2021
___ Callens, Belgian former tennis player3Daily ThemedAug 22, 2021
"Big Easy" Ernie of golf3Daily ThemedAug 16, 2021
Two-time U.S. Open champ Ernie ___3Daily ThemedJul 24, 2021
About ELS in crosswords
ELS is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 181 times in our database across 68 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “"Y"-sounding pair of letters, in Spanish” in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2026.
Every appearance of ELS (181)
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Aug 25, 2026
"Y"-sounding pair of letters, in Spanish · New York Times · 67 Across
Aug 14, 2026
Chicago trains · Thomas Joseph · 39 Down
Aug 9, 2026
Some city trains · LA Times · Down
Aug 2, 2026
Raised trains · LA Times · Across
Jul 31, 2026
Letters capitaLized in this cLue · NYT Mini · 4 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Chicago trains · Wall Street Journal · 67 Across
Jul 24, 2026
Golfer Ernie from South Africa · Crosswords With Friends · 39
Jul 16, 2026
World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie · Crosswords With Friends · 1
Jul 11, 2026
Golfer Ernie · Wall Street Journal · 24 Across
Jul 8, 2026
Overhead trains · Newsday · Down
Jul 4, 2026
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Jul 1, 2026
High trains · Thomas Joseph · 10 Down
Jun 30, 2026
Pro golfer Ernie · Crosswords With Friends · 33
Jun 26, 2026
Overhead trains · Thomas Joseph · 20 Across
Jun 18, 2026
Overhead trains in Chicago, slangily · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Ernie ___, "The Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Jun 3, 2026
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Jun 3, 2026
British Open champ in 2002 and 2012 · Wall Street Journal · 64 Across
May 28, 2026
Unlikely pair? · LA Times · Across
May 21, 2026
Legal boundaries? · New York Times · 46 Across
May 3, 2026
Ernie of the PGA · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Apr 22, 2026
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 61 Across
Apr 10, 2026
"Lines" of travel that are Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, etc. · Newsday · Down
Apr 4, 2026
Fulfillment center? · New York Times · 29 Across
Apr 2, 2026
Ernie who has won the British Open twice · New York Times · 67 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Sports great Ernie known as "The Big Easy" · New York Times · 49 Across
Mar 6, 2026
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Feb 19, 2026
Overhead lines · Newsday · Across
Feb 11, 2026
Enrollment center? · New York Times · 61 Down
Jan 14, 2026
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Across
Jan 12, 2026
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Dec 29, 2025
Chicago trains · New York Times · 38 Across
Dec 28, 2025
Kay followers · Newsday · Across
Dec 11, 2025
Outskirts of Liverpool · Newsday · Down
Nov 22, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Oct 15, 2025
Llama's head? · New York Times · 33 Down
Oct 14, 2025
Chicago trains · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Oct 12, 2025
Right-angle shapes · Newsday · Down
Sep 29, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Sep 26, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Sep 26, 2025
Hollow center · Newsday · Across
Sep 14, 2025
Liverpool's borders? · New York Times · 57 Across
Sep 11, 2025
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Sep 7, 2025
Trains above street level · New York Times · 48 Down
Sep 5, 2025
Call conclusion · Newsday · Across
Sep 3, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Sep 1, 2025
Letters after kays · Newsday · Across
Aug 16, 2025
Ernie ___, South African golfer · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Aug 7, 2025
Trains for the Chicago White Sox? · New York Times · 33 Down
Jul 16, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Jul 3, 2025
Ernie ___, South African golfer · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Jun 25, 2025
Overhead trains · Newsday · Down
Jun 21, 2025
High ways · New York Times · 26 Down
Jun 16, 2025
Letters before ems · Newsday · Across
Jun 4, 2025
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 19 Down
May 8, 2025
Overhead trains in Chicago, for short · Daily Themed · 23 Down
May 3, 2025
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Apr 23, 2025
Overhead Chicago trains, for short · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Cab alternatives in Chicago, slangily · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Apr 3, 2025
Bracket shapes · Newsday · Across
Mar 27, 2025
Bracket shapes · Newsday · Across
Mar 23, 2025
"The Big Easy" golfer, Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Mar 17, 2025
Chicago trains · New York Times · 47 Down
Mar 13, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Mar 4, 2025
Letters after kays · Newsday · Across
Mar 3, 2025
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Mar 2, 2025
Half-rectangle shapes · Newsday · Down
Feb 20, 2025
South African golf pro · Newsday · Across
Feb 17, 2025
Letters after kays · Newsday · Across
Feb 10, 2025
Chicago high rails · New York Times · 47 Across
Feb 9, 2025
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Jan 29, 2025
Ernie ___, "The Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 51 Across
Jan 23, 2025
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Jan 13, 2025
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Jan 8, 2025
Right-angle shapes · Newsday · Down
Jan 4, 2025
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Dec 25, 2024
Golf legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Dec 12, 2024
Ernie ___, "The Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Oct 28, 2024
Ernie of the PGA · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Oct 22, 2024
Chicago trains, informally · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Oct 14, 2024
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Oct 12, 2024
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Oct 2, 2024
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 51 Across
Sep 8, 2024
Ernie of the PGA · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Aug 1, 2024
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Jul 31, 2024
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Jul 27, 2024
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Down
Jul 26, 2024
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Jul 23, 2024
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Jul 19, 2024
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Jul 8, 2024
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jul 7, 2024
Overhead trains in Chicago, slangily · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jun 29, 2024
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Jun 7, 2024
Former World No. 1 Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 49 Across
May 10, 2024
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Apr 22, 2024
Ernie who was nicknamed "The Big Easy" · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Mar 12, 2024
Ernie ___, South African golfer · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Jan 29, 2024
Belgian tennis player ___ Callens · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Jan 5, 2024
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Dec 30, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Dec 19, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Dec 15, 2023
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Dec 7, 2023
South African golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Nov 13, 2023
Windy City trains, for short · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Nov 10, 2023
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Nov 1, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Oct 17, 2023
Overhead Chicago trains, for short · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Oct 7, 2023
Ernie ___, South African golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy" · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Sep 27, 2023
Cab alternatives in Chicago, slangily · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Sep 20, 2023
South African golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Sep 6, 2023
Ernie of the PGA · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Aug 17, 2023
Overhead trains in Chicago, for short · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Jul 18, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jul 13, 2023
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Jul 3, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
Jun 23, 2023
Ernie ___, golfer whose name is hidden in "Helsinki" · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Jun 1, 2023
Ernie ___, South African golfer · Daily Themed · 9 Down
May 24, 2023
Letters with a right angle shape, phonetically · Daily Themed · 43 Down
May 17, 2023
Ernie ___, 19-time PGA Tour winner · Daily Themed · 54 Across
May 12, 2023
Letters repeated in "Philly," phonetically · Daily Themed · 7 Across
May 8, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 60 Across
May 7, 2023
South African golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Apr 15, 2023
Ernie ___, "Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Mar 29, 2023
Overhead trains in Chicago, slangily · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Mar 27, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Feb 26, 2023
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Feb 9, 2023
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Jan 2, 2023
Golf legend Ernie · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Dec 7, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Dec 5, 2022
Golf legend Ernie · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Nov 17, 2022
Ernie ___, "Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Nov 8, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Oct 14, 2022
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Sep 29, 2022
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Sep 21, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Sep 3, 2022
Chicago trains, for short · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Aug 19, 2022
Ernie ___, "Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Jul 2, 2022
"The Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Jun 26, 2022
Golfing legend Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Jun 18, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jun 14, 2022
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Jun 7, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Jun 3, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Apr 23, 2022
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Apr 19, 2022
Chicago trains · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Apr 12, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Apr 2, 2022
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Apr 1, 2022
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Mar 30, 2022
South African golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Feb 17, 2022
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Dec 30, 2021
"Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Dec 4, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Dec 1, 2021
Ernie ___, "Big Easy" golfer · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Nov 23, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Nov 10, 2021
Golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Oct 17, 2021
"Big Easy" golfer Ernie · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Oct 8, 2021
Trains which run overhead: Abbr. · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Sep 28, 2021
Golfer Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Sep 14, 2021
"The Big Easy" golf legend · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Sep 6, 2021
Golf pro Ernie · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Sep 3, 2021
Overhead trains, like in Chicago: Abbr. · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Aug 31, 2021
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Aug 22, 2021
___ Callens, Belgian former tennis player · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Aug 16, 2021
"Big Easy" Ernie of golf · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Aug 2, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Jul 24, 2021
Two-time U.S. Open champ Ernie ___ · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Jul 23, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Jun 19, 2021
Chicago trains, informally · Daily Themed · 51 Down
May 1, 2021
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Apr 13, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Apr 9, 2021
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Jan 28, 2021
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Jan 22, 2021
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Nov 24, 2020
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Sep 21, 2020
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Sep 18, 2020
Golf’s Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across
Jul 2, 2020
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
May 14, 2020
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
May 8, 2020
Golfer Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Mar 23, 2020
Overhead trains · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Feb 19, 2020
Golf's Ernie · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across