LA Times Crossword · 14-Across · 4 letters
“Love ya!” LA Times Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 5, 2026
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Write the four-letter sound of blowing a kiss.
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Answer
How the trick resolves
MWAH answers the affectionate quotation with the written sound of a kiss. It is an expressive sound word rather than a synonym for love, and the unusual initial MW spelling reflects closed lips opening into the vowel.
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Quotation marks and the exclamation point invite a conversational sound effect.
The answer in plain English
Mwah is an interjection representing the sound of a kiss.
Where this clue appeared
14-Across in LA Times Crossword puzzle for September 4, 2026.
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