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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 8, 2026

Saturday, August 8, 2026/70 clues solved

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Across

  • 1Kitchen drawer?
  • 6Follow
  • 10NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith
  • 14Economic justice topic
  • 16Willie who broke the NHL's color barrier
  • 17Forest formations with mythological associations
  • 18Crux
  • 19Useful element in making connections
  • 20Group in Mercury's orbit?
  • 21Causes of spiraling, at times
  • 22Their feet may have claws
  • 23Writers commissioned for tributes
  • 25Tightens, perhaps
  • 28Down for drama?
  • 29Stuff
  • 30Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award
  • 33Receive
  • 34Offline
  • 35Threw a pity party, perhaps
  • 36Feature of HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
  • 38Nephric
  • 39Coin bearing a bear
  • 40Bear claw, e.g.
  • 41Volunteer
  • 42Result of productive talks
  • 43Some bookmarks
  • 44"Find out"
  • 46Mercury, for one
  • 49Nursing spot
  • 50"Perfectly reasonable"
  • 52Some Indigenous Canadians
  • 53Clue in evolutionary history
  • 54Cobbler's tool
  • 55Around
  • 56Maker of the One SL speaker

Down

  • 1__ Romeo
  • 2Filmmaker Johnson
  • 3Poet frequently referenced in "Don Quixote"
  • 4Bygone orbiter
  • 5"All clear?"
  • 6Boo-boos
  • 7Curse
  • 8Spaetzle, e.g.
  • 9"Uh-huh!"
  • 10Settles
  • 11One may be taken on a date
  • 12Shift workers?
  • 13Kalshi actions
  • 15Some bait
  • 21Party poppers
  • 22"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
  • 24Vibed on
  • 25Fixes
  • 26Peut-__: French "perhaps"
  • 27Animated superhero series featuring the voice of Tara Strong
  • 28Word in Beaufort readings
  • 30Setting for some on-line orders?
  • 31Close
  • 32How much scrolling is done
  • 37Producer on seven U2 albums
  • 40Dated
  • 41Italian home of the world's oldest bank
  • 42Coat put on in the kitchen?
  • 43Verb in a polenta recipe
  • 45Sticks in the water
  • 46Longtime "PBS News Hour" anchor Ifill
  • 47"Gah!"
  • 48Top jobs?
  • 50Letters expressing personal thoughts
  • 51Team challenge

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 5-down.
  4. Constructed by Kyle Dolan.

All 70 answers

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  • 1AKitchen drawer?AROMA
  • 6AFollowOBEY
  • 10ANYC venue whose final show featured Patti SmithCBGB
  • 14AEconomic justice topicLIVINGWAGE
  • 16AWillie who broke the NHL's color barrierOREE
  • 17AForest formations with mythological associationsFAIRYRINGS
  • 18ACruxMEAT
  • 19AUseful element in making connectionsAND
  • 20AGroup in Mercury's orbit?QUEEN
  • 21ACauses of spiraling, at timesFEARS
  • 22ATheir feet may have clawsTUBS
  • 23AWriters commissioned for tributesODISTS
  • 25ATightens, perhapsRETIES
  • 28ADown for drama?FOURTH
  • 29AStuffITEMS
  • 30AChrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year AwardDODGEOMNI
  • 33AReceiveGREET
  • 34AOfflineIRL
  • 35AThrew a pity party, perhapsCRIED
  • 36AFeature of HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey"SENTIENCE
  • 38ANephricRENAL
  • 39ACoin bearing a bearTOONIE
  • 40ABear claw, e.g.PASTRY
  • 41AVolunteerSIGNON
  • 42AResult of productive talksPACT
  • 43ASome bookmarksSITES
  • 44A"Find out"GOASK
  • 46AMercury, for oneGOD
  • 49ANursing spotTEAT
  • 50A"Perfectly reasonable"ICANSEEWHY
  • 52ASome Indigenous CanadiansINNU
  • 53AClue in evolutionary historyMARKERGENE
  • 54ACobbler's toolRASP
  • 55AAroundORSO
  • 56AMaker of the One SL speakerSONOS
  • 1D__ RomeoALFA
  • 2DFilmmaker JohnsonRIAN
  • 3DPoet frequently referenced in "Don Quixote"OVID
  • 4DBygone orbiterMIR
  • 5D"All clear?"ANYQUESTIONS
  • 6DBoo-boosOWIES
  • 7DCurseBANE
  • 8DSpaetzle, e.g.EGGNOODLE
  • 9D"Uh-huh!"YES
  • 10DSettlesCOMESTOREST
  • 11DOne may be taken on a dateBREATHMINT
  • 12DShift workers?GEARS
  • 13DKalshi actionsBETS
  • 15DSome baitGRUBS
  • 21DParty poppersFIRECRACKERS
  • 22D"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"TIMETOGETUP
  • 24DVibed onDUG
  • 25DFixesRIGS
  • 26DPeut-__: French "perhaps"ETRE
  • 27DAnimated superhero series featuring the voice of Tara StrongTEENTITANS
  • 28DWord in Beaufort readingsFORCE
  • 30DSetting for some on-line orders?DININGCAR
  • 31DCloseNEAR
  • 32DHow much scrolling is doneIDLY
  • 37DProducer on seven U2 albumsENO
  • 40DDatedPASSE
  • 41DItalian home of the world's oldest bankSIENA
  • 42DCoat put on in the kitchen?PANKO
  • 43DVerb in a polenta recipeSTIR
  • 45DSticks in the waterOARS
  • 46DLongtime "PBS News Hour" anchor IfillGWEN
  • 47D"Gah!"OHNO
  • 48DTop jobs?DYES
  • 50DLetters expressing personal thoughtsIMO
  • 51DTeam challengeEGO

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