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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, August 22, 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

  • 1Camera setting with a moon icon
  • 10Makes a run for it
  • 15Like rocks and minerals
  • 16"Farewell, mon amie"
  • 17Literary figure who rings a bell
  • 18Remote spots?
  • 19Finesse
  • 20Beach Soccer World Cup org.
  • 21Overly caffeinated
  • 22Nancy Drew chum
  • 24Lab infestation
  • 26"Foxy Brown" do
  • 28Middle set
  • 31Cousin with floor-length hair
  • 32Heads out
  • 33"Ugh, I'm so sorry!"
  • 36Some transformations
  • 37"I know, right?!"
  • 38Mackey of "Ella McCay"
  • 39"Ceci n'est pas __ pipe"
  • 40Confidentiality doc
  • 41One bro to another?
  • 42Takes to heart
  • 44Some "Call the Midwife" figures
  • 48Exclaims
  • 50Crushed
  • 53Pause to catch up?
  • 54Essential fatty __
  • 55Avoid having to hoof it
  • 57Things to avoid
  • 58Like some high-flying performers
  • 59Point of view
  • 60Jargon in a video game chat, maybe

Down

  • 1Muslim face covering
  • 2Harden
  • 3Nannies and kids
  • 4Work wk. units
  • 5Work wk. conclusion
  • 6Term of affection para una chica
  • 7Switch positions
  • 8Celebrated, perhaps
  • 9Italian scholar Umberto
  • 10"On the __ of Sex": 2018 biopic
  • 11Baking soda target
  • 12Chi
  • 13Cocktail party attire
  • 14Kinda sketch
  • 21Hydrate right after planting, as seedlings
  • 23Source of siroccos
  • 25Journalist Payne known as the "First Lady of the Black Press"
  • 27German "east"
  • 29Uncovered
  • 30Hall of Fame figures
  • 32First poet to perform at the Super Bowl
  • 33Comparatively large band
  • 34Theater section
  • 35Mascara applicator
  • 36Gathering that celebrates DC icons
  • 37"Love that!"
  • 42"Siddhartha" novelist
  • 43"We __ because we care": Monsters, Inc. motto
  • 45Bring together
  • 46"Russian Doll" protagonist
  • 47Mote
  • 49Object of reverence
  • 51Spielberg quartet
  • 52Tends to a stain, maybe
  • 54De Armas of "Ballerina"
  • 55Actor Mineo
  • 56Knock

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 8-down.
  4. Constructed by August Miller.

All 70 answers

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  • 1ACamera setting with a moon iconNIGHTMODE
  • 10AMakes a run for itBOLTS
  • 15ALike rocks and mineralsINORGANIC
  • 16A"Farewell, mon amie"ADIEU
  • 17ALiterary figure who rings a bellQUASIMODO
  • 18ARemote spots?SOFAS
  • 19AFinesseART
  • 20ABeach Soccer World Cup org.FIFA
  • 21AOverly caffeinatedWIRED
  • 22ANancy Drew chumBESS
  • 24ALab infestationFLEAS
  • 26A"Foxy Brown" doFRO
  • 28AMiddle setABS
  • 31ACousin with floor-length hairITT
  • 32AHeads outGOES
  • 33A"Ugh, I'm so sorry!"THATSTHEWORST
  • 36ASome transformationsCHARACTERARCS
  • 37A"I know, right?!"YOURETELLINME
  • 38AMackey of "Ella McCay"EMMA
  • 39A"Ceci n'est pas __ pipe"UNE
  • 40AConfidentiality docNDA
  • 41AOne bro to another?SIB
  • 42ATakes to heartHEEDS
  • 44ASome "Call the Midwife" figuresNUNS
  • 48AExclaimsCRIES
  • 50ACrushedACED
  • 53APause to catch up?NAP
  • 54AEssential fatty __ACIDS
  • 55AAvoid having to hoof itSNAGARIDE
  • 57AThings to avoidNONOS
  • 58ALike some high-flying performersACROBATIC
  • 59APoint of viewANGLE
  • 60AJargon in a video game chat, maybeLEETSPEAK
  • 1DMuslim face coveringNIQAB
  • 2DHardenINURE
  • 3DNannies and kidsGOATS
  • 4DWork wk. unitsHRS
  • 5DWork wk. conclusionTGIF
  • 6DTerm of affection para una chicaMAMI
  • 7DSwitch positionsONOFF
  • 8DCelebrated, perhapsDIDALITTLEDANCE
  • 9DItalian scholar UmbertoECO
  • 10D"On the __ of Sex": 2018 biopicBASIS
  • 11DBaking soda targetODOR
  • 12DChiLIFEFORCE
  • 13DCocktail party attireTEADRESS
  • 14DKinda sketchSUS
  • 21DHydrate right after planting, as seedlingsWATERIN
  • 23DSource of siroccosSAHARA
  • 25DJournalist Payne known as the "First Lady of the Black Press"ETHEL
  • 27DGerman "east"OST
  • 29DUncoveredBARE
  • 30DHall of Fame figuresSTATUES
  • 32DFirst poet to perform at the Super BowlGORMAN
  • 33DComparatively large bandTHUMBRING
  • 34DTheater sectionSCENE
  • 35DMascara applicatorWAND
  • 36DGathering that celebrates DC iconsCOMICCON
  • 37D"Love that!"YES
  • 42D"Siddhartha" novelistHESSE
  • 43D"We __ because we care": Monsters, Inc. mottoSCARE
  • 45DBring togetherUNITE
  • 46D"Russian Doll" protagonistNADIA
  • 47DMoteSPECK
  • 49DObject of reverenceIDOL
  • 51DSpielberg quartetEGOT
  • 52DTends to a stain, maybeDABS
  • 54DDe Armas of "Ballerina"ANA
  • 55DActor MineoSAL
  • 56DKnockRAP

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