LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Error
- 8Radio static sound
- 15Do the same as
- 16Peaceful getaway spot
- 17Hard stuff in rings
- 19"You said it!"
- 20Ignited
- 21Small floral bundle
- 22Robin Hood foe
- 26Hard stuff in school
- 32Gets even with
- 33Relativity, for one
- 35Bucks and does
- 36Org. that oversees food recalls
- 39Half a sextet
- 40Hard stuff in a bar
- 45Utterly exhausted
- 46"How amusing"
- 49__ culpa
- 50Marina __ Rey, California
- 51Proper
- 54Fuming
- 56Nocturnal flapper
- 58Word with circle and tube
- 60Hard stuff for a sweet tooth
- 63Doesn't just assume
- 64Licoricelike herb
- 65Ore-rich vein
- 66Appliance alert
- 67Numbers for letters
- 68Tollbooth pricing unit
Down
- 1Sports analyst Kimes
- 2Mosque leader
- 3Place
- 4Leave speechless
- 5Fossil-preserving gunk
- 6Unreliable stat from the fashionably late
- 7Bit of hamster food
- 8One who always gives star treatment?
- 9Belfast-born actor Stephen
- 10Bread machine
- 11Trim, as a photo
- 12Casino game
- 13Boyos
- 14Marketplace with personalized gifts
- 18NNE, SSW, etc.
- 22Contrail location
- 23Bucks, but not does
- 24In shape
- 25Dismissive syllable
- 26Bit of fishing gear
- 27Well-financed gp.?
- 28Chocolate substitute
- 29Online access username within universities, briefly
- 30Grain ground to make masa
- 31"The Devil in the White City" writer Larson
- 32Nutritional amt.
- 34Casual hellos
- 36Flowering plant once believed to repel pests
- 37E, in Morse code
- 38Rigorous evaluation
- 41Big hit at the ballpark
- 42Unspecified person
- 43Hip-hop pioneer Dr. __
- 44Thing of the past
- 46Muslim headscarf
- 47Create a clean slate?
- 48Ethan of the "Before" trilogy
- 51Secondary structure
- 52"Bike faster!"
- 53Defiant response to a threat
- 55Ingredient meas.
- 57Similar (to)
- 59Mars rover org.
- 61"My conscience whispers in your __": "King John"
- 62High or low follower, in graphics
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 31 across and 45 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Jeffrey Wechsler.
All 76 answers
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- 1AErrorMISSTEP
- 8ARadio static soundCRACKLE
- 15ADo the same asIMITATE
- 16APeaceful getaway spotRETREAT
- 17AHard stuff in ringsNATURALDIAMONDS
- 19A"You said it!"AMEN
- 20AIgnitedLIT
- 21ASmall floral bundlePOSY
- 22ARobin Hood foeSHERIFF
- 26AHard stuff in schoolROCKETSCIENCE
- 32AGets even withREPAYS
- 33ARelativity, for oneTHEORY
- 35ABucks and doesDEER
- 36AOrg. that oversees food recallsFDA
- 39AHalf a sextetTRIO
- 40AHard stuff in a barALCOHOLICDRINKS
- 45AUtterly exhaustedBONETIRED
- 46A"How amusing"HEH
- 49A__ culpaMEA
- 50AMarina __ Rey, CaliforniaDEL
- 51AProperAPT
- 54AFumingIRATE
- 56ANocturnal flapperBAT
- 58AWord with circle and tubeINNER
- 60AHard stuff for a sweet toothJAWBREAKERCANDY
- 63ADoesn't just assumeASKS
- 64ALicoricelike herbANISE
- 65AOre-rich veinSEAM
- 66AAppliance alertBEEP
- 67ANumbers for lettersRENTS
- 68ATollbooth pricing unitAXLE
- 1DSports analyst KimesMINA
- 2DMosque leaderIMAM
- 3DPlaceSITE
- 4DLeave speechlessSTUN
- 5DFossil-preserving gunkTAR
- 6DUnreliable stat from the fashionably lateETA
- 7DBit of hamster foodPELLET
- 8DOne who always gives star treatment?CRITIC
- 9DBelfast-born actor StephenREA
- 10DBread machineATM
- 11DTrim, as a photoCROP
- 12DCasino gameKENO
- 13DBoyosLADS
- 14DMarketplace with personalized giftsETSY
- 18DNNE, SSW, etc.DIRS
- 22DContrail locationSKY
- 23DBucks, but not doesHES
- 24DIn shapeFIT
- 25DDismissive syllableFEH
- 26DBit of fishing gearREEL
- 27DWell-financed gp.?OPEC
- 28DChocolate substituteCAROB
- 29DOnline access username within universities, brieflyNETID
- 30DGrain ground to make masaCORN
- 31D"The Devil in the White City" writer LarsonERIK
- 32DNutritional amt.RDA
- 34DCasual hellosYOS
- 36DFlowering plant once believed to repel pestsFLEABANE
- 37DE, in Morse codeDIT
- 38DRigorous evaluationACIDTEST
- 41DBig hit at the ballparkHOMER
- 42DUnspecified personONE
- 43DHip-hop pioneer Dr. __DRE
- 44DThing of the pastRELIC
- 46DMuslim headscarfHIJAB
- 47DCreate a clean slate?ERASE
- 48DEthan of the "Before" trilogyHAWKE
- 51DSecondary structureANNEX
- 52D"Bike faster!"PEDAL
- 53DDefiant response to a threatTRYME
- 55DIngredient meas.TBSP
- 57DSimilar (to)AKIN
- 59DMars rover org.NASA
- 61D"My conscience whispers in your __": "King John"EAR
- 62DHigh or low follower, in graphicsRES
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