LA Times Crossword · 114-Across · 10 letters
Charon? LA Times Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 24, 2026
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Describe the ferryman as a ten-letter figure of a famous underworld river, then listen for the familiar phrase it resembles.
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Answer
How the trick resolves
Charon is literally a figure connected with the Styx, giving STYX FIGURE. Spoken aloud, it also puns on “stick figure,” which explains the question mark and the theme-style spelling.
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The question mark flags a pun: the river name Styx sounds like “sticks” in the familiar phrase “stick figure.”
The answer in plain English
Charon is the mythological ferryman associated with the river Styx in the Greek underworld.
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114-Across in LA Times Crossword puzzle for August 23, 2026.
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