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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 29, 2026

Saturday, August 29, 2026/68 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, August 29, 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

  • 1Chance to refuel after a run
  • 9Cruelty-free target of poaching
  • 13Contributes to
  • 14Ncuti who plays the Fifteenth Doctor
  • 15Mobile vendor?
  • 16Extravagant
  • 17Chiang Mai residents
  • 18Bath bomb component
  • 20Place that's all abuzz
  • 21The Refined Feline purchase, perhaps
  • 22Did brunch, say
  • 23Like crosswords, hopefully
  • 24Vicuña kin
  • 28Folks who are so last yr.
  • 29Spanish for "the gilded one"
  • 30Pilots on the air
  • 34Conflict involving customs
  • 35Y as in Yucatan?
  • 36Japanese leader
  • 37On point
  • 38Deg. from Goizueta
  • 41Causes a scene?
  • 43Snippy
  • 44Physical procedure?
  • 47Husk-steamed fare
  • 48Freshens, in a way
  • 49New York university
  • 51Swears
  • 52Cutesy name for the squishy parts of a paw
  • 53Trash
  • 54High-minded one

Down

  • 1Name on a literary award
  • 2Chart-topper
  • 3Fix a lot, say
  • 4Polish brand
  • 5Takes a load off
  • 6__-Cat
  • 7Like gochujang and jjimjilbang
  • 8Bumbling
  • 9With a crispy crust, say
  • 10Piedmont blues guitarist Baker
  • 11Unaccounted for, for short
  • 12Tirade
  • 14Important part of a set
  • 16Country homes?
  • 19Played out
  • 21Swears
  • 23Full scholarships, informally
  • 25Mercury or Saturn
  • 26Gator tail?
  • 27Short cry for help
  • 28Means of indirect access
  • 29Stray
  • 30Femme canonisée: Abbr.
  • 31Hesitant sound
  • 32Art form that originated in the Bronx
  • 33Knife block insert
  • 37"Oryx and Crake" novelist
  • 38Capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra
  • 39Processing centers?
  • 40"About dang time!"
  • 42Sustainable landscaping options
  • 43__ Up: board game with a desert motif
  • 44Slender fastener
  • 45Stubbs of the Four Tops
  • 46Some Olds works
  • 47Polka horn
  • 50Suni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
  2. There are 31 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 30-across.
  4. Constructed by Geoffrey Schorkopf %26 Rafael Musa.

All 68 answers

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  • 1AChance to refuel after a runAPRESSKI
  • 9ACruelty-free target of poachingPEAR
  • 13AContributes toGOESINON
  • 14ANcuti who plays the Fifteenth DoctorGATWA
  • 15AMobile vendor?APPSTORE
  • 16AExtravagantWANTON
  • 17AChiang Mai residentsTHAIS
  • 18ABath bomb componentEPSOMSALT
  • 20APlace that's all abuzzHIVE
  • 21AThe Refined Feline purchase, perhapsCATTREE
  • 22ADid brunch, sayATE
  • 23ALike crosswords, hopefullyFUN
  • 24AVicuña kinALPACAS
  • 28AFolks who are so last yr.SRS
  • 29ASpanish for "the gilded one"ELDORADO
  • 30APilots on the airSERIESPREMIERES
  • 34AConflict involving customsTRADEWAR
  • 35AY as in Yucatan?AND
  • 36AJapanese leaderEMPEROR
  • 37AOn pointAPT
  • 38ADeg. from GoizuetaMBA
  • 41ACauses a scene?DIRECTS
  • 43ASnippyCURT
  • 44APhysical procedure?BLOODDRAW
  • 47AHusk-steamed fareTAMAL
  • 48AFreshens, in a wayREDOES
  • 49ANew York universityCOLUMBIA
  • 51ASwearsAVERS
  • 52ACutesy name for the squishy parts of a pawTOEBEANS
  • 53ATrashDISS
  • 54AHigh-minded oneIDEALIST
  • 1DName on a literary awardAGATHA
  • 2DChart-topperPOPHIT
  • 3DFix a lot, sayREPAVE
  • 4DPolish brandESSIE
  • 5DTakes a load offSITS
  • 6D__-CatSNO
  • 7DLike gochujang and jjimjilbangKOREAN
  • 8DBumblingINEPT
  • 9DWith a crispy crust, sayPANSEARED
  • 10DPiedmont blues guitarist BakerETTA
  • 11DUnaccounted for, for shortAWOL
  • 12DTiradeRANT
  • 14DImportant part of a setGAMEPOINT
  • 16DCountry homes?WORLDMAPS
  • 19DPlayed outSTALE
  • 21DSwearsCUSSWORDS
  • 23DFull scholarships, informallyFREERIDES
  • 25DMercury or SaturnCAR
  • 26DGator tail?ADE
  • 27DShort cry for helpSOS
  • 28DMeans of indirect accessSIDEDOORS
  • 29DStrayERR
  • 30DFemme canonisée: Abbr.STE
  • 31DHesitant soundERM
  • 32DArt form that originated in the BronxRAP
  • 33DKnife block insertPARER
  • 37D"Oryx and Crake" novelistATWOOD
  • 38DCapital of the Indian state of MaharashtraMUMBAI
  • 39DProcessing centers?BRAINS
  • 40D"About dang time!"ATLAST
  • 42DSustainable landscaping optionsCACTI
  • 43D__ Up: board game with a desert motifCAMEL
  • 44DSlender fastenerBRAD
  • 45DStubbs of the Four TopsLEVI
  • 46DSome Olds worksODES
  • 47DPolka hornTUBA
  • 50DSuni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025LEE

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