LA Times Crossword · 17-Across · 9 letters
*Broad-brimmed topper made of straw LA Times Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 25, 2026
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Name the nine-letter hat style famously associated with a Central American country, although it is traditionally made in Ecuador.
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PANAMAHAT fits the description of a broad-brimmed straw topper; the two-word name is entered without a space in the nine-letter grid answer.
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“Topper” means a hat, while “broad-brimmed” and “made of straw” narrow the style to a familiar two-word name.
Answer meaning
A Panama hat is a lightweight, broad-brimmed hat traditionally woven from toquilla straw in Ecuador.
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17-Across in LA Times Crossword puzzle for August 25, 2026.
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