LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026/80 clues solved
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Across
- 1Biblical queen's land
- 6"Hurry!" letters
- 10Mojito garnish
- 14Cultured sort?
- 15Interpretation
- 16Chimps and gorillas
- 17Like 11-Down and 27-Across, often
- 18Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
- 20Lode load
- 21Bam Adebayo's team
- 23Merchant stalls
- 24Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
- 26Beloved
- 27Beer with a Grillo's Pickles flavor, briefly
- 28Short clip?
- 29Warbled
- 33Bicycle spokes, essentially
- 36Grand-scale tales
- 38Battle (for)
- 39Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
- 42Yahoo! alternative
- 43Midsize car
- 44Great Grandma?
- 45Lat neighbor
- 47"Mean Girls" screenwriter Tina
- 48Center prefix
- 49Big bustles
- 51Reply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?
- 55One with an eye for dotting i's
- 58Downsides
- 59Director DuVernay
- 60Reply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?
- 62Along for the ride, say
- 64Nerve
- 65Lake at the Detroit River's end
- 66Track star Bolt
- 67Fashion monthly
- 68Informal claim
- 69Moore of "This Is Us"
Down
- 1"Weird Al" specialty
- 2Postimpressionist painter Rousseau
- 3All finished, say
- 4Wacoal garment
- 5Cereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine ads
- 6Currently hitting
- 7Curing agent
- 8Otherwise called
- 9Like a bird feeder
- 10College paths
- 11Some craft pours, for short
- 12Make out
- 13Tuts
- 19Korean automaker
- 22Go amiss
- 25Grand-scale tale
- 26"Bon appetit!"
- 28Short trip?
- 30Rental car giant
- 31River near the Great Pyramid
- 32Meshes well
- 33Interpretation
- 34Spiky succulent
- 35"Hi-ho, the derry-o" locale
- 36Heads and tails
- 37Academic gathering
- 40Back on the straight and narrow
- 41Fume
- 46Be a rat
- 48One billion years
- 50"Yabba-dabba-__!"
- 51Classic colas
- 52Board game with settlers
- 53Dance around
- 54Like some port
- 55Perimeter
- 56Body wash brand
- 57"C'mon, __ be fun"
- 58Spot for a tot
- 61Cal. neighbor
- 63Codebreaker Challenge org.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 80 entries.
- There are 39 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Constructed by Desirée Penner %26 Jeff Sinnock.
All 80 answers
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- 1ABiblical queen's landSHEBA
- 6A"Hurry!" lettersASAP
- 10AMojito garnishMINT
- 14ACultured sort?PEARL
- 15AInterpretationTAKE
- 16AChimps and gorillasAPES
- 17ALike 11-Down and 27-Across, oftenONTAP
- 18AReply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"BLACKJACK
- 20ALode loadORE
- 21ABam Adebayo's teamHEAT
- 23AMerchant stallsKIOSKS
- 24AReply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?FINEART
- 26ABelovedDEAR
- 27ABeer with a Grillo's Pickles flavor, brieflyPBR
- 28AShort clip?VID
- 29AWarbledSANG
- 33ABicycle spokes, essentiallyRADII
- 36AGrand-scale talesSAGAS
- 38ABattle (for)VIE
- 39AReply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?ELECTRICITYBILL
- 42AYahoo! alternativeAOL
- 43AMidsize carSEDAN
- 44AGreat Grandma?MOSES
- 45ALat neighborDELT
- 47A"Mean Girls" screenwriter TinaFEY
- 48ACenter prefixEPI
- 49ABig bustlesADOS
- 51AReply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?COOLCAT
- 55AOne with an eye for dotting i'sEDITOR
- 58ADownsidesCONS
- 59ADirector DuVernayAVA
- 60AReply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?DITTOMARK
- 62AAlong for the ride, sayINTOW
- 64ANerveGALL
- 65ALake at the Detroit River's endERIE
- 66ATrack star BoltUSAIN
- 67AFashion monthlyELLE
- 68AInformal claimDIBS
- 69AMoore of "This Is Us"MANDY
- 1D"Weird Al" specialtySPOOF
- 2DPostimpressionist painter RousseauHENRI
- 3DAll finished, sayEATEN
- 4DWacoal garmentBRA
- 5DCereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine adsALPHABITS
- 6DCurrently hittingATBAT
- 7DCuring agentSALT
- 8DOtherwise calledAKA
- 9DLike a bird feederPECKEDAT
- 10DCollege pathsMAJORS
- 11DSome craft pours, for shortIPAS
- 12DMake outNECK
- 13DTutsTSKS
- 19DKorean automakerKIA
- 22DGo amissERR
- 25DGrand-scale taleEPIC
- 26D"Bon appetit!"DIGIN
- 28DShort trip?VACAY
- 30DRental car giantAVIS
- 31DRiver near the Great PyramidNILE
- 32DMeshes wellGELS
- 33DInterpretationREAD
- 34DSpiky succulentALOE
- 35D"Hi-ho, the derry-o" localeDELL
- 36DHeads and tailsSIDES
- 37DAcademic gatheringSYMPOSIUM
- 40DBack on the straight and narrowREFORMED
- 41DFumeBOIL
- 46DBe a ratTATTLE
- 48DOne billion yearsEON
- 50D"Yabba-dabba-__!"DOO
- 51DClassic colasCOKES
- 52DBoard game with settlersCATAN
- 53DDance aroundAVOID
- 54DLike some portTAWNY
- 55DPerimeterEDGE
- 56DBody wash brandDIAL
- 57D"C'mon, __ be fun"ITLL
- 58DSpot for a totCRIB
- 61DCal. neighborARI
- 63DCodebreaker Challenge org.NSA
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