LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1Voting faction
- 5Botanical transplant
- 10Post that's bigger than a gig
- 13Like chocolate lava cake
- 14"Folklore" music artist Swift
- 15"__ seen worse"
- 16Disc-tossing team sport
- 19"Aw, so sweet!"
- 20Like elevator music
- 21Chicken __ king
- 22Actor Cariou
- 23Contest played on a star-shaped board
- 32Ascends
- 33South African language with click consonants
- 34Tuna roll topper
- 35Some hazy brews, for short
- 36Piano pieces for four hands
- 37"You're not wrong"
- 3828-Down amenity, maybe
- 39Ballet class rail
- 40Plump pet, slangily
- 41Pool hall activity
- 44__ de la Cité: Notre-Dame home
- 45Coffee container
- 46Not much
- 50Spine-tingling artwork?
- 54Nintendo player's side quest, or what the circled letters of 16-, 23-, and 41-Across create
- 56Cenozoic __
- 57Like alpacas
- 58A bird flying into the house, say
- 59Cold War operative
- 60Agreements
- 61Bit of headway
Down
- 1Like dry champagne
- 2Disney girl who teaches Stitch the meaning of ohana
- 3Prefix meaning "eight"
- 4Sequences of tight turns on racecourses
- 5Frontier departure point?
- 6Marbled bread
- 7Italian sports car, briefly
- 8Unshaped
- 9NYC nabe south of SoHo
- 10Align (with)
- 11Roasting appliance
- 12Red root vegetable used in some dyes
- 14Breezy goodbyes
- 17Cocktails made with lime, vodka, and ginger beer
- 18Dishwasher's station
- 23Like tempura
- 24River-dwelling mammal that can't swim
- 25Sci-fi writer Asimov
- 26Area far from downtown
- 27French darling
- 28Tourist's base
- 29__ in judgment
- 30Tournament division
- 31Tries to find
- 36NBC news show since 1992
- 37"What a relief!"
- 39I-495 in Washington, D.C., e.g.
- 40About, in dates
- 42Toy that may get stuck in a tree
- 43Greg Evans comic strip
- 46Grows older
- 47In-person fantasy event, casually
- 48"Thinking about it"
- 49LAX projections
- 50Lack of objectivity
- 51Unlikely to get out of hand
- 52"Darn straight"
- 53Sleeping bag spot
- 55"__ Haw"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Adam Shapiro.
All 72 answers
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- 1AVoting factionBLOC
- 5ABotanical transplantGRAFT
- 10APost that's bigger than a gigJOB
- 13ALike chocolate lava cakeRICH
- 14A"Folklore" music artist SwiftTAYLOR
- 15A"__ seen worse"IVE
- 16ADisc-tossing team sportULTIMATEFRISBEE
- 19A"Aw, so sweet!"TOOCUTE
- 20ALike elevator musicAMBIENT
- 21AChicken __ kingALA
- 22AActor CariouLEN
- 23AContest played on a star-shaped boardCHINESECHECKERS
- 32AAscendsRISES
- 33ASouth African language with click consonantsXHOSA
- 34ATuna roll topperROE
- 35ASome hazy brews, for shortIPAS
- 36APiano pieces for four handsDUETS
- 37A"You're not wrong"TRUE
- 38A28-Down amenity, maybeSPA
- 39ABallet class railBARRE
- 40APlump pet, slangilyCHONK
- 41APool hall activityPOCKETBILLIARDS
- 44A__ de la Cité: Notre-Dame homeILE
- 45ACoffee containerURN
- 46ANot muchALITTLE
- 50ASpine-tingling artwork?BACKTAT
- 54ANintendo player's side quest, or what the circled letters of 16-, 23-, and 41-Across createGAMEWITHINAGAME
- 56ACenozoic __ERA
- 57ALike alpacasANDEAN
- 58AA bird flying into the house, sayOMEN
- 59ACold War operativeSPY
- 60AAgreementsYESES
- 61ABit of headwayDENT
- 1DLike dry champagneBRUT
- 2DDisney girl who teaches Stitch the meaning of ohanaLILO
- 3DPrefix meaning "eight"OCTO
- 4DSequences of tight turns on racecoursesCHICANES
- 5DFrontier departure point?GATE
- 6DMarbled breadRYE
- 7DItalian sports car, brieflyALFA
- 8DUnshapedFORMLESS
- 9DNYC nabe south of SoHoTRIBECA
- 10DAlign (with)JIBE
- 11DRoasting applianceOVEN
- 12DRed root vegetable used in some dyesBEET
- 14DBreezy goodbyesTATAS
- 17DCocktails made with lime, vodka, and ginger beerMULES
- 18DDishwasher's stationSINK
- 23DLike tempuraCRISP
- 24DRiver-dwelling mammal that can't swimHIPPO
- 25DSci-fi writer AsimovISAAC
- 26DArea far from downtownEXURB
- 27DFrench darlingCHERI
- 28DTourist's baseHOTEL
- 29D__ in judgmentERROR
- 30DTournament divisionROUND
- 31DTries to findSEEKS
- 36DNBC news show since 1992DATELINE
- 37D"What a relief!"THANKGOD
- 39DI-495 in Washington, D.C., e.g.BELTWAY
- 40DAbout, in datesCIRCA
- 42DToy that may get stuck in a treeKITE
- 43DGreg Evans comic stripLUANN
- 46DGrows olderAGES
- 47DIn-person fantasy event, casuallyLARP
- 48D"Thinking about it"IMAY
- 49DLAX projectionsETDS
- 50DLack of objectivityBIAS
- 51DUnlikely to get out of handTAME
- 52D"Darn straight"AMEN
- 53DSleeping bag spotTENT
- 55D"__ Haw"HEE
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