LA Times Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 9, 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026/122 clues solved
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Across
- 1Some latte orders
- 7Enemy of ancient Athens
- 13Alpaca kin
- 18"Play slowly," in music
- 19Peanut butter and jelly
- 21Keeps occupied
- 22Public square that gets really sticky in the heat?
- 24Would rather not
- 25Biblical suffix
- 26Sp. address
- 27Quite the commotion
- 28Ski lift
- 30Actor Kilmer
- 31Chuckle syllable
- 33Founded, as a co.
- 36"Don't play," in music
- 38Phi __ Kappa
- 39One who can only rasp quietly?
- 44Title for Judi Dench
- 46Fox or ox
- 47__ monster
- 48Spot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes?
- 51Castle-breaching explosive
- 53Sandbox visitor
- 54Rapper Dr. __
- 55Matar paneer vegetables
- 57Cause friction
- 60Cookie whose website has recipes for cheesecake and empanadas
- 62Derby-sporting Addams
- 64Ancient hulled wheat
- 66Old Jutland resident
- 67"Fiddlesticks"
- 68Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
- 71Lysol target
- 72Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table
- 74Castle trenches
- 75Hit the slopes
- 76Blackthorn berry
- 77Beyoncé's "I Am... __ Fierce"
- 78In the mail
- 79Blunder
- 81Liberty Mutual's bus.
- 82Hybrid synth instrument
- 84R-rated NASA event?
- 89Pedal pushers
- 90__ roll
- 92"What fun!"
- 93Oak trees?
- 99Golfer McIlroy
Down
- 1Broad valley
- 1Broad valley
- 1Broad valley
- 2"Ethan Frome" novelist Wharton
- 3Browser storage
- 4In the past
- 5Many Christmas trees
- 6Fancy affair
- 7NNW reversal
- 8"Play very, very softly," in music
- 9Met highlight
- 10Assessment
- 10Assessment
- 10Assessment
- 11Lipton division
- 11Lipton division
- 11Lipton division
- 11Lipton division
- 12Curved cutting tool
- 13"Nothing you say is true!"
- 14Tennis do-over
- 15Affectionate sign-off
- 16Change genetically
- 17Like molecules that cannot form permanent bonds
- 20Nickname for Louis Armstrong
- 21"There isn't anything else!?"
- 21"There isn't anything else!?"
- 23Lettuce or cabbage
- 29Neutral shades
- 32Web design code
- 34Warty amphibian
- 35Paul of "The Batman"
- 37Piercing tool
- 38Tight squeezes
- 40Listen to
- 41Fix badly?
- 42Texting tech
- 43Put a name to
- 44Natural history museum display
- 45"M*A*S*H" star?
- 48Not on the same page
- 49Savanna antelope
- 50Glam gala
- 51Trails
- 52Intro to many a newsreel
- 55Calligraphy tools
- 56Some city trains
- 58As a departure from the norm
- 59Snare
- 61Without any planning
- 63More family-friendly
- 64Walks or runs
- 65Where some get tired quickly?
- 66Movement while asking "How do I look?"
- 69Junior
- 70Rubber-stamped
- 73Like a daisy
- 78Shiny fabric
- 80Sultry growl
- 83Boston University athlete
- 84Trivial objection
- 85Product of incomplete combustion
- 86Ship stabilizer
- 87Noted times
- 88"Um, think again"
- 90Showy carp
- 91From Cairo or Cape Town
- 93Makes with skill
- 94Medium for deep-frying
- 95California city near Santa Ana
- 96Grams
- 97Young hippopotamus
- 98Capital west of Montreal
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 122 entries.
- There are 49 across and 73 down.
- The longest answer has 18 letters and is 39-across.
- Constructed by Joe Deeney.
All 122 answers
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- 1ASome latte ordersDECAFS
- 7AEnemy of ancient AthensSPARTA
- 13AAlpaca kinLLAMA
- 18A"Play slowly," in musicADAGIO
- 19APeanut butter and jellySPREADS
- 21AKeeps occupiedTIESUP
- 22APublic square that gets really sticky in the heat?LICORICEPIAZZA
- 24AWould rather notHATETO
- 25ABiblical suffixETH
- 26ASp. addressSRA
- 27AQuite the commotionADO
- 28ASki liftTBAR
- 30AActor KilmerVAL
- 31AChuckle syllableHEH
- 33AFounded, as a co.ESTD
- 36A"Don't play," in musicTACET
- 38APhi __ KappaBETA
- 39AOne who can only rasp quietly?THEHOARSEWHISPERER
- 44ATitle for Judi DenchDAME
- 46AFox or oxANIMAL
- 47A__ monsterGILA
- 48ASpot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes?AISLEOFDOGS
- 51ACastle-breaching explosivePETARD
- 53ASandbox visitorTOT
- 54ARapper Dr. __DRE
- 55AMatar paneer vegetablesPEAS
- 57ACause frictionCHAFE
- 60ACookie whose website has recipes for cheesecake and empanadasOREO
- 62ADerby-sporting AddamsITT
- 64AAncient hulled wheatSPELT
- 66AOld Jutland residentTEUTON
- 67A"Fiddlesticks"DARN
- 68AWarning before a particularly scary monster flick?BEASTINSHOW
- 71ALysol targetGERM
- 72AChemist Mendeleev who created the periodic tableDMITRI
- 74ACastle trenchesMOATS
- 75AHit the slopesSKI
- 76ABlackthorn berrySLOE
- 77ABeyoncé's "I Am... __ Fierce"SASHA
- 78AIn the mailSENT
- 79ABlunderERR
- 81ALiberty Mutual's bus.INS
- 82AHybrid synth instrumentKEYTAR
- 84AR-rated NASA event?NAKEDLAUNCH
- 89APedal pushersFEET
- 90A__ rollKAISER
- 92A"What fun!"WHEE
- 93AOak trees?CHILDRENOFTHEACORN
- 99AGolfer McIlroyRORY
- 1DBroad valleyDALE
- 1DBroad valleyINNS
- 1DBroad valleyBEE
- 2D"Ethan Frome" novelist WhartonEDITH
- 3DBrowser storageCACHE
- 4DIn the pastAGO
- 5DMany Christmas treesFIRS
- 6DFancy affairSOIREE
- 7DNNW reversalSSE
- 8D"Play very, very softly," in musicPPP
- 9DMet highlightARIA
- 10DAssessmentREAD
- 10DAssessmentCAMEO
- 10DAssessmentPEST
- 11DLipton divisionTAZOTEA
- 11DLipton divisionFLAP
- 11DLipton divisionEWES
- 11DLipton divisionSEE
- 12DCurved cutting toolADZ
- 13D"Nothing you say is true!"LIAR
- 14DTennis do-overLET
- 15DAffectionate sign-offASEVER
- 16DChange geneticallyMUTATE
- 17DLike molecules that cannot form permanent bondsAPOLAR
- 20DNickname for Louis ArmstrongSATCH
- 21D"There isn't anything else!?"THATSIT
- 21D"There isn't anything else!?"TRAIT
- 23DLettuce or cabbageCASH
- 29DNeutral shadesBEIGES
- 32DWeb design codeHTML
- 34DWarty amphibianTOAD
- 35DPaul of "The Batman"DANO
- 37DPiercing toolAWL
- 38DTight squeezesBEARHUGS
- 40DListen toHEED
- 41DFix badly?RIG
- 42DTexting techSMS
- 43DPut a name toPLACE
- 44DNatural history museum displayDIORAMA
- 45D"M*A*S*H" star?ASTERISK
- 48DNot on the same pageATODDS
- 49DSavanna antelopeORIBI
- 50DGlam galaFETE
- 51DTrailsPATHS
- 52DIntro to many a newsreelDATELINE
- 55DCalligraphy toolsPENS
- 56DSome city trainsELS
- 58DAs a departure from the normFORONCE
- 59DSnareENMESH
- 61DWithout any planningONTHEFLY
- 63DMore family-friendlyTAMER
- 64DWalks or runsSTAT
- 65DWhere some get tired quickly?PIT
- 66DMovement while asking "How do I look?"TWIRL
- 69DJuniorSON
- 70DRubber-stampedOKED
- 73DLike a daisyRAYED
- 78DShiny fabricSATEEN
- 80DSultry growlRAWR
- 83DBoston University athleteTERRIER
- 84DTrivial objectionNIT
- 85DProduct of incomplete combustionASH
- 86DShip stabilizerKEEL
- 87DNoted timesERAS
- 88D"Um, think again"UHNO
- 90DShowy carpKOI
- 91DFrom Cairo or Cape TownAFRICAN
- 93DMakes with skillCRAFTS
- 94DMedium for deep-fryingHOTOIL
- 95DCalifornia city near Santa AnaIRVINE
- 96DGramsNANAS
- 97DYoung hippopotamusCALF
- 98DCapital west of MontrealOTTAWA
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