LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026/77 clues solved
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Across
- 1Mess up
- 6Beer foam
- 10Golden Arches sandwich
- 15Sneeze sound
- 16Upfront stake
- 17Family, in Hawaiian
- 18First lesson in "How To DJ"?
- 21Summer shirts
- 22"Let me say it again ... "
- 23Antlered grazer
- 24Trauma ctrs.
- 25Vocalized
- 26First lesson in "Plumbing: A Beginner's Guide"?
- 32Rights org.
- 35Uttered
- 36Mexican state on the Gulf of California
- 37Leap happily
- 39Some jeans
- 41Lute in Hindi cinema
- 42Hosts
- 442022 Super Bowl winners
- 46Forecast no.
- 47First lesson in "Sport Climbing and You"?
- 50Like Death Valley
- 51Coconut __
- 52Poke bowl protein
- 55Home exercise bike brand
- 59Natural disaster, legally
- 61First lesson in "A Handbook of Competitive Eating"?
- 63More frigid
- 64Ingredient in a cooling lotion
- 65Locations for Christmas lights
- 66Welcome relief on a hot day
- 67Scottish lids
- 68High-protein grain
Down
- 1Slather with butter, perhaps
- 2In base eight
- 3"You'll __ me someday"
- 4Winery keepsake
- 5Throat-soothing brew
- 6Ice dweller off the coast of Greenland
- 7Actress Mireille
- 8Self-serve bank device
- 9"You are my fire / The one __": "I Want It That Way" opening lyrics
- 10Cherries atop Black Forest cake
- 11Crack, as lips
- 12Assign stars to
- 13Cuzco civilization
- 14Thai currency whose symbol was once used to represent Bitcoin
- 19Tined flatware
- 20Dice game
- 25"Heavens!"
- 26Guitar peg, e.g.
- 27Like the rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- 28Bushels and pecks
- 29Scribbled reminder
- 30Family nickname
- 31Wyatt of Tombstone
- 32Biblical brother
- 33"Follow me"
- 34Pixar film about a young sea monster
- 38Unfold, as a protein
- 40Makes out
- 43Sharpen on a leather belt
- 45Ill will
- 48Suggest
- 49Gets married by Elvis, perhaps
- 52Tequila plant
- 53Guest spot?
- 54Namely
- 55Trident-shaped letters
- 56__ A Sketch
- 57Skywalker raised on Alderaan
- 58Pointed column
- 59Chemistry class model
- 60Try to fly
- 62Lisbon greeting
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 77 entries.
- There are 35 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 18-across.
- Constructed by Avery Katz %26 Aaron Gee.
All 77 answers
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- 1AMess upBOTCH
- 6ABeer foamHEAD
- 10AGolden Arches sandwichMCRIB
- 15ASneeze soundACHOO
- 16AUpfront stakeANTE
- 17AFamily, in HawaiianOHANA
- 18AFirst lesson in "How To DJ"?STARTFROMSCRATCH
- 21ASummer shirtsTANKTOPS
- 22A"Let me say it again ... "IREPEAT
- 23AAntlered grazerELK
- 24ATrauma ctrs.ERS
- 25AVocalizedORAL
- 26AFirst lesson in "Plumbing: A Beginner's Guide"?TAKETHEPLUNGE
- 32ARights org.ACLU
- 35AUtteredSAID
- 36AMexican state on the Gulf of CaliforniaSONORA
- 37ALeap happilyBOUND
- 39ASome jeansLEES
- 41ALute in Hindi cinemaSITAR
- 42AHostsEMCEES
- 44A2022 Super Bowl winnersRAMS
- 46AForecast no.TEMP
- 47AFirst lesson in "Sport Climbing and You"?LEARNTHEROPES
- 50ALike Death ValleyARID
- 51ACoconut __OIL
- 52APoke bowl proteinAHI
- 55AHome exercise bike brandPELOTON
- 59ANatural disaster, legallyACTOFGOD
- 61AFirst lesson in "A Handbook of Competitive Eating"?STEPUPTOTHEPLATE
- 63AMore frigidICIER
- 64AIngredient in a cooling lotionALOE
- 65ALocations for Christmas lightsEAVES
- 66AWelcome relief on a hot daySHADE
- 67AScottish lidsTAMS
- 68AHigh-protein grainSPELT
- 1DSlather with butter, perhapsBASTE
- 2DIn base eightOCTAL
- 3D"You'll __ me someday"THANK
- 4DWinery keepsakeCORK
- 5DThroat-soothing brewHOTTEA
- 6DIce dweller off the coast of GreenlandHARPSEAL
- 7DActress MireilleENOS
- 8DSelf-serve bank deviceATM
- 9D"You are my fire / The one __": "I Want It That Way" opening lyricsDESIRE
- 10DCherries atop Black Forest cakeMORELLOS
- 11DCrack, as lipsCHAP
- 12DAssign stars toRATE
- 13DCuzco civilizationINCA
- 14DThai currency whose symbol was once used to represent BitcoinBAHT
- 19DTined flatwareFORKS
- 20DDice gameCRAPS
- 25D"Heavens!"OHDEAR
- 26DGuitar peg, e.g.TUNER
- 27DLike the rice terraces of the Philippine CordillerasTIERED
- 28DBushels and pecksUNITS
- 29DScribbled reminderNOTE
- 30DFamily nicknameGRAM
- 31DWyatt of TombstoneEARP
- 32DBiblical brotherABEL
- 33D"Follow me"COME
- 34DPixar film about a young sea monsterLUCA
- 38DUnfold, as a proteinDENATURE
- 40DMakes outSMOOCHES
- 43DSharpen on a leather beltSTROP
- 45DIll willSPITE
- 48DSuggestHINTAT
- 49DGets married by Elvis, perhapsELOPES
- 52DTequila plantAGAVE
- 53DGuest spot?HOTEL
- 54DNamelyIDEST
- 55DTrident-shaped lettersPSIS
- 56D__ A SketchETCH
- 57DSkywalker raised on AlderaanLEIA
- 58DPointed columnOPED
- 59DChemistry class modelATOM
- 60DTry to flyFLAP
- 62DLisbon greetingOLA
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