LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, August 21, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Graduate from a balance bike
- 6"Zounds!"
- 10"Not only that ... "
- 14Sauce for chipotles
- 15German automaker
- 16Nana's daughter
- 17Collar clip-on
- 18Hard punch
- 19Big name in morning TV
- 20Get the gray out, say
- 21"A bottle where the rapid decrease in pressure upon opening creates foam, please" request?
- 24Caitlin Clark's home state
- 25Topical antiseptic
- 26"A light coffee, and do not drop it, please" request?
- 31Small flower?
- 32Raw minerals
- 33"Nature" airer
- 36Biblical name of ancient Syria
- 37Wolverines and Badgers
- 39Canada Goose garment
- 40Inquire
- 41Head of a museum?
- 42Full of passion
- 43"I'll take my potato as a pancake (but you'll probably bring fries)" request?
- 46Future resident
- 49Cringeworthy, in Gen Alpha slang
- 50Strict enforcement of the rules for a civil society, or how to process the requests in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across?
- 53Greek T
- 56Tofu nutrient
- 57Drama honor
- 58Feature of some accents
- 60Smoothie berry
- 61Merino, e.g.
- 62"Pale Blue Dot" subject
- 63Top of many an indoor stadium
- 64Trawling equipment
- 65Clothe
Down
- 1Took care of, say
- 2Circular current
- 3Shower with love, with "on"
- 4Old hoops gp.
- 5Daily record
- 6Causes of some grade inflation
- 7Beach party?
- 8For two voices, in music
- 9Archaeologists' workplaces
- 10Mardi Gras event
- 11Video game brother
- 12Let out, as pigs
- 13Try to decipher a stereogram, perhaps
- 22Have
- 23Auction units
- 24Bullet point
- 26Bracket org.
- 27Messes up
- 28Ineffective
- 29Unwilling (to)
- 30Branch
- 33Ballad writer
- 34Oak exterior
- 35Ocular woe
- 37__ service
- 38Medium ability
- 39"Ta-ta!"
- 41Cutting comeback
- 42Toyed (with)
- 43"Stop being such a jerk!"
- 44Singing in some Ricola ads
- 45Shakira's "__ Wolf"
- 46"Odyssey" prelude
- 47Many a "Breaking Bad" figure
- 48Clock-changing hr.
- 51Cor anglais kin
- 52Real hoot
- 53Scale button
- 54Tunneling pests
- 55Cries of disgust
- 59Tug-of-__
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 26-across.
- Constructed by Megan Heneke.
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- 1AGraduate from a balance bikePEDAL
- 6A"Zounds!"EGAD
- 10A"Not only that ... "PLUS
- 14ASauce for chipotlesADOBO
- 15AGerman automakerAUDI
- 16ANana's daughterAUNT
- 17ACollar clip-onIDTAG
- 18AHard punchSLUG
- 19ABig name in morning TVRIPA
- 20AGet the gray out, sayDYE
- 21A"A bottle where the rapid decrease in pressure upon opening creates foam, please" request?BOYLESLAGER
- 24ACaitlin Clark's home stateIOWA
- 25ATopical antisepticIODINE
- 26A"A light coffee, and do not drop it, please" request?NEWTONSLATTE
- 31ASmall flower?CREEK
- 32ARaw mineralsORES
- 33A"Nature" airerPBS
- 36ABiblical name of ancient SyriaARAM
- 37AWolverines and BadgersTEAMS
- 39ACanada Goose garmentCOAT
- 40AInquireASK
- 41AHead of a museum?BUST
- 42AFull of passionFIERY
- 43A"I'll take my potato as a pancake (but you'll probably bring fries)" request?MURPHYSLATKE
- 46AFuture residentINTERN
- 49ACringeworthy, in Gen Alpha slangOHIO
- 50AStrict enforcement of the rules for a civil society, or how to process the requests in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across?LAWANDORDER
- 53AGreek TTAU
- 56ATofu nutrientIRON
- 57ADrama honorOBIE
- 58AFeature of some accentsTWANG
- 60ASmoothie berryACAI
- 61AMerino, e.g.WOOL
- 62A"Pale Blue Dot" subjectEARTH
- 63ATop of many an indoor stadiumDOME
- 64ATrawling equipmentNETS
- 65AClotheDRESS
- 1DTook care of, sayPAID
- 2DCircular currentEDDY
- 3DShower with love, with "on"DOTE
- 4DOld hoops gp.ABA
- 5DDaily recordLOGBOOK
- 6DCauses of some grade inflationEASYAS
- 7DBeach party?GULL
- 8DFor two voices, in musicADUE
- 9DArchaeologists' workplacesDIGSITES
- 10DMardi Gras eventPARADE
- 11DVideo game brotherLUIGI
- 12DLet out, as pigsUNPEN
- 13DTry to decipher a stereogram, perhapsSTARE
- 22DHaveOWN
- 23DAuction unitsLOTS
- 24DBullet pointITEM
- 26DBracket org.NCAA
- 27DMesses upERRS
- 28DIneffectiveWEAK
- 29DUnwilling (to)LOATH
- 30DBranchARM
- 33DBallad writerPOET
- 34DOak exteriorBARK
- 35DOcular woeSTYE
- 37D__ serviceTURNDOWN
- 38DMedium abilityESP
- 39D"Ta-ta!"CIAO
- 41DCutting comebackBURN
- 42DToyed (with)FLIRTED
- 43D"Stop being such a jerk!"MEANIE
- 44DSinging in some Ricola adsYODELS
- 45DShakira's "__ Wolf"SHE
- 46D"Odyssey" preludeILIAD
- 47DMany a "Breaking Bad" figureNARCO
- 48DClock-changing hr.TWOAM
- 51DCor anglais kinOBOE
- 52DReal hootRIOT
- 53DScale buttonTARE
- 54DTunneling pestsANTS
- 55DCries of disgustUGHS
- 59DTug-of-__WAR
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