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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 15, 2026

Saturday, August 15, 2026/68 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, August 15, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Teddy bear
  • 6Carousel rider?
  • 9Basaltic plain on the moon
  • 13Roadside snack
  • 16Driver on a movie set
  • 17Sign that means it's time to turn around
  • 18Spam musubi wrapper
  • 19White-hot
  • 20Lights up
  • 22Quick kiss
  • 23Useful spot
  • 24Some sci-fi villains
  • 25Multipurpose tool
  • 27Verb coined in "Stranger in a Strange Land"
  • 28Hindi honorific
  • 29Berry grown in Ohio?
  • 30Jordan who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
  • 31Org chart leader
  • 32"Sure, that tracks"
  • 35"J to __ L-O!": 2002 remix album
  • 36Replacements after leaving marks?
  • 37Huffs and puffs
  • 38__ de deux
  • 39Mass agreement
  • 40Huffs and puffs
  • 41"Yes, captain"
  • 42Clear (of)
  • 43Clear of contaminants
  • 44Varied
  • 46Opportunities to learn the hard way
  • 50Mil. no-show
  • 51"Mine! Mine! Mine!"
  • 53"The Goonies" role for Ke Huy Quan
  • 54Brings the temperature down, maybe
  • 55Googly-__
  • 56Fashion letters
  • 57Trapped, in a way

Down

  • 1Fed. IDs
  • 2Della Warrior's heritage
  • 3Priceless?
  • 4One-night stand, perhaps?
  • 5Frustrated expression
  • 6[All of a sudden!]
  • 7Stanford's gp.
  • 8Disbands?
  • 9Digital art, informally?
  • 10Juvenile
  • 11Special indulgences
  • 12Targets of smog checks
  • 14Bridge unit
  • 15Choke
  • 21One who tries not to overshadow the star?
  • 23Feeds (on)
  • 25"Shantay, you stay" opposite
  • 26"This is important"
  • 27Mount
  • 29Top tunes
  • 30Trimmed (down)
  • 33Hair curler?
  • 341982 Hall & Oates song
  • 40Shows signs of age
  • 43Chappell Roan's "__ Pony Club"
  • 45Chuffed
  • 46Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
  • 47Lucci role
  • 48Conditional word in Python
  • 49Blair Braverman vehicle
  • 52Portrayed

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 31 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 32-across.
  4. Constructed by Barbara Lin %26 Jess Rucks.

All 68 answers

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  • 1ATeddy bearSOFTY
  • 6ACarousel rider?BAG
  • 9ABasaltic plain on the moonMARE
  • 13ARoadside snackSTREETTACO
  • 16ADriver on a movie setADAM
  • 17ASign that means it's time to turn aroundNOENTRANCE
  • 18ASpam musubi wrapperNORI
  • 19AWhite-hotSEETHING
  • 20ALights upSMILES
  • 22AQuick kissPECK
  • 23AUseful spotPSA
  • 24ASome sci-fi villainsETS
  • 25AMultipurpose toolSPORK
  • 27AVerb coined in "Stranger in a Strange Land"GROK
  • 28AHindi honorificSRI
  • 29ABerry grown in Ohio?HALLE
  • 30AJordan who won an Oscar for Best Original ScreenplayPEELE
  • 31AOrg chart leaderCEO
  • 32A"Sure, that tracks"ISEEWHATYOUMEAN
  • 35A"J to __ L-O!": 2002 remix albumTHA
  • 36AReplacements after leaving marks?EUROS
  • 37AHuffs and puffsPANTS
  • 38A__ de deuxPAS
  • 39AMass agreementAMEN
  • 40AHuffs and puffsRANTS
  • 41A"Yes, captain"AYE
  • 42AClear (of)RID
  • 43AClear of contaminantsPURE
  • 44AVariedRANGED
  • 46AOpportunities to learn the hard wayMISTAKES
  • 50AMil. no-showAWOL
  • 51A"Mine! Mine! Mine!"IWANTITALL
  • 53A"The Goonies" role for Ke Huy QuanDATA
  • 54ABrings the temperature down, maybeTALKSSENSE
  • 55AGoogly-__EYED
  • 56AFashion lettersYSL
  • 57ATrapped, in a wayTREED
  • 1DFed. IDsSSNS
  • 2DDella Warrior's heritageOTOE
  • 3DPriceless?FREE
  • 4DOne-night stand, perhaps?TENTPOLE
  • 5DFrustrated expressionYETHEREWEARE
  • 6D[All of a sudden!]BANG
  • 7DStanford's gp.ACC
  • 8DDisbands?GOESSOLO
  • 9DDigital art, informally?MANI
  • 10DJuvenileADOLESCENT
  • 11DSpecial indulgencesRARETREATS
  • 12DTargets of smog checksEMISSIONS
  • 14DBridge unitTRICK
  • 15DChokeTANK
  • 21DOne who tries not to overshadow the star?MAKEUPARTIST
  • 23DFeeds (on)PREYS
  • 25D"Shantay, you stay" oppositeSASHAYAWAY
  • 26D"This is important"PLEASENOTE
  • 27DMountGETON
  • 29DTop tunesHITPARADE
  • 30DTrimmed (down)PARED
  • 33DHair curler?HUMIDITY
  • 34D1982 Hall & Oates songMANEATER
  • 40DShows signs of ageRUSTS
  • 43DChappell Roan's "__ Pony Club"PINK
  • 45DChuffedGLAD
  • 46DEdina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor oneMALL
  • 47DLucci roleKANE
  • 48DConditional word in PythonELSE
  • 49DBlair Braverman vehicleSLED
  • 52DPortrayedWAS

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