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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, March 21, 2026

Saturday, March 21, 2026/68 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, March 21, 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

  • 1Shell station?
  • 9Yet
  • 15The 24 Hours of Le Mans, e.g.
  • 16Networking aid
  • 17Exams with answers provided by parents
  • 18World capital named for a river
  • 19Headgear that sparked a riot in 1922 New York City
  • 20Christmas delivery?
  • 21Floral gifts for some graduates
  • 22American painter James __ Whistler
  • 25Chef's coat?
  • 28Is revealing
  • 29Harlem Renaissance writer Locke
  • 30Waiter's annoyance
  • 31Bucket brigade?
  • 32Flooring option
  • 33Unbroken?
  • 34"Estoy __": Spanish "I'm doing all right"
  • 35Joint-stabilizing band, for short
  • 36Gold __
  • 37Tree cultivated for its seeds more than 5,000 years ago
  • 38Magic City residents
  • 40Grows darker
  • 41Offer to treat
  • 42"The Leavers" novelist Ko
  • 43Marvel hero Cage
  • 44Lines from the heart
  • 48Exhausts
  • 50Basis of some ratings
  • 51"Nearly there"
  • 52Reef denizen
  • 53"Knock on wood"
  • 54"I won't ask again!"

Down

  • 1Exaggerates, in a way
  • 2Family member
  • 3Outstanding
  • 4Blatant fabrication
  • 5Confirmation question
  • 6Open, as a piñata
  • 7Represent
  • 8Musical pause
  • 9Battleship precursor
  • 10More than
  • 11Contracted pupils, perhaps
  • 12Granita kin
  • 13Bit of Persian language?
  • 14Young fig.
  • 22Rumble
  • 23Outfitter with signature boots
  • 24Grassy plains
  • 25Flooring option
  • 26Bring out
  • 27Go out
  • 28Scholarship materials
  • 30Designer von Furstenberg
  • 33Spanish steps?
  • 34React
  • 36Small digits
  • 37Guide for future rulings
  • 39Do stuff?
  • 40Natural detox centers
  • 42Access, in a way
  • 44Eastern priest
  • 45Simple wager choice
  • 46Swarm (with)
  • 47Catherine the Great portrayer Fanning
  • 48Exasperated cry
  • 49Chef Jiro of the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 12-down.
  4. Constructed by Kyle Dolan.

All 68 answers

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  • 1AShell station?PASTABAR
  • 9AYetINTIME
  • 15AThe 24 Hours of Le Mans, e.g.AUTORACE
  • 16ANetworking aidROUTER
  • 17AExams with answers provided by parentsDNATESTS
  • 18AWorld capital named for a riverOTTAWA
  • 19AHeadgear that sparked a riot in 1922 New York CitySTRAWHAT
  • 20AChristmas delivery?NOEL
  • 21AFloral gifts for some graduatesLEIS
  • 22AAmerican painter James __ WhistlerMCNEILL
  • 25AChef's coat?TEFLON
  • 28AIs revealingTELLSALL
  • 29AHarlem Renaissance writer LockeALAIN
  • 30AWaiter's annoyanceDELAY
  • 31ABucket brigade?NBA
  • 32AFlooring optionTILE
  • 33AUnbroken?FIXED
  • 34A"Estoy __": Spanish "I'm doing all right"BIEN
  • 35AJoint-stabilizing band, for shortACL
  • 36AGold __PLATE
  • 37ATree cultivated for its seeds more than 5,000 years agoCACAO
  • 38AMagic City residentsMIAMIANS
  • 40AGrows darkerLATENS
  • 41AOffer to treatITSONME
  • 42A"The Leavers" novelist KoLISA
  • 43AMarvel hero CageLUKE
  • 44ALines from the heartLOVENOTE
  • 48AExhaustsDOESIN
  • 50ABasis of some ratingsAGELEVEL
  • 51A"Nearly there"ONESEC
  • 52AReef denizenMORAYEEL
  • 53A"Knock on wood"HOPESO
  • 54A"I won't ask again!"ANSWERME
  • 1DExaggerates, in a wayPADS
  • 2DFamily memberAUNT
  • 3DOutstandingSTAR
  • 4DBlatant fabricationTOTALLIE
  • 5DConfirmation questionAREWEON
  • 6DOpen, as a piñataBASHIN
  • 7DRepresentACTAS
  • 8DMusical pauseREST
  • 9DBattleship precursorIRONCLAD
  • 10DMore thanNOTONLY
  • 11DContracted pupils, perhapsTUTEES
  • 12DGranita kinITALIANICE
  • 13DBit of Persian language?MEW
  • 14DYoung fig.ERA
  • 22DRumbleMELEE
  • 23DOutfitter with signature bootsLLBEAN
  • 24DGrassy plainsLLANOS
  • 25DFlooring optionTATAMI
  • 26DBring outELICIT
  • 27DGo outFALLASLEEP
  • 28DScholarship materialsTEXTS
  • 30DDesigner von FurstenbergDIANE
  • 33DSpanish steps?FLAMENCO
  • 34DReactBATANEYE
  • 36DSmall digitsPINKIES
  • 37DGuide for future rulingsCASELAW
  • 39DDo stuff?MOUSSE
  • 40DNatural detox centersLIVERS
  • 42DAccess, in a wayLOGON
  • 44DEastern priestLAMA
  • 45DSimple wager choiceOVER
  • 46DSwarm (with)TEEM
  • 47DCatherine the Great portrayer FanningELLE
  • 48DExasperated cryDOH
  • 49DChef Jiro of the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"ONO

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