Lead-in to pass Crossword Clue

• On, in French

  New York Times · Thursday, September 3, 2026 · 3 letters

• California's Big ___

  New York Times · Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 3 letters

• Big ___, West Coast tourist destination

  New York Times · Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 3 letters

• Big ___

  New York Times · Friday, June 27, 2025 · 3 letters

• Start to charge?

  New York Times · Saturday, April 12, 2025 · 3 letters

• ___ La Table (high-end cookware shop)

  New York Times · Monday, March 10, 2025 · 3 letters

• South of Spain?

  New York Times · Sunday, August 4, 2024 · 3 letters

• Big part of California?

  New York Times · Friday, July 21, 2023 · 3 letters

• South, in much of South America

  New York Times · Sunday, January 1, 2023 · 3 letters

• South, south of the border

  New York Times · Wednesday, July 27, 2022 · 3 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 1-Across Abbr. in a scholarly paper
• 1-Down Rhea's relative
• 2-Down Sharpness
• 3-Down Performance that might elicit a "Brava!"
• 4-Down Allowed
• 5-Across Places with scrubs and masks
• 6-Down Certain film shot, or film reaction
• 7-Down Had carte blanche
• 8-Down French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy
• 9-Across Acquire, informally
• 9-Down Spanish 101 verb
• 10-Down Garfield, for one