LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 15, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1__ bass
- 5Support before a run, perhaps
- 9One way to take the bull by the horns?
- 14Gilded element in some religious art
- 15"The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur
- 16In base eight
- 17Gas vs. electric?
- 19Play lightly
- 20Course selection for a student with senioritis, maybe
- 21Mind
- 23Hose shade
- 24Kenwood vs. Sony?
- 27Benders
- 31Ruling to restart court proceedings
- 32Arctic Monkeys lead singer Turner
- 33Denny's rival
- 37Subtle vibes
- 41Old World vs. New World?
- 44Katana, e.g.
- 45Average
- 46Home of the Taj Mahal
- 47The whole lot
- 49Country legend Willie
- 51Montagues vs. Capulets?
- 57Sufi mystic who wrote the six-volume poem the Masnavi
- 58See 48-Down
- 59"You got that right"
- 64Green shade
- 66Carnivore vs. vegetarian?
- 68Stanley's "The Devil Wears Prada" role
- 69Not on board with
- 70Whipped up
- 71Twitch
- 72Overflow (with)
- 73Quaint cry
Down
- 1Card dispenser
- 2Heavy-duty soap made by WD-40
- 3Some drafts
- 4Petting zoo ride
- 5Paving gunk
- 6Clutch
- 7"I was home watching TV all night," e.g.
- 8Birling contest
- 9Spanish article
- 10"Quick, look like you're not up to something!"
- 11Confident gait
- 12__ Arabia
- 13Early Mesoamerican civilization
- 18Expose
- 22Runway letters
- 25"That is to say ... "
- 26Aqua kin
- 27Egg pouches
- 28Snowbank creator
- 29Silver State city
- 30Boosts in some games
- 34Cutting edge of fashion?
- 35Common Scrabble tile value
- 36School org.
- 38Semis
- 39Curly coif
- 40Superfan
- 42Asian rice cake
- 43Green Gables girl
- 48With 58-Across, exercise venue
- 50Really bad grades
- 51Does a laundry chore
- 52Spring bloom
- 53Latina friend
- 54Like some lean products
- 55Yankees manager Aaron
- 56Street corn often topped with cotija
- 60Cartoon supplier of instant roads
- 61Steep rock
- 62"I did it!"
- 63Went fast
- 65Shade tree
- 67Darken
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 41-across.
- Constructed by Wyatt Johnston.
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- 1A__ bassSLAP
- 5ASupport before a run, perhapsTBAR
- 9AOne way to take the bull by the horns?LASSO
- 14AGilded element in some religious artHALO
- 15A"The Good Dinosaur" dinosaurARLO
- 16AIn base eightOCTAL
- 17AGas vs. electric?OVENBROIL
- 19APlay lightlySTRUM
- 20ACourse selection for a student with senioritis, maybeEASYA
- 21AMindOBEY
- 23AHose shadeNUDE
- 24AKenwood vs. Sony?RADIOSTATIC
- 27ABendersSPREES
- 31ARuling to restart court proceedingsLET
- 32AArctic Monkeys lead singer TurnerALEX
- 33ADenny's rivalIHOP
- 37ASubtle vibesAURAS
- 41AOld World vs. New World?CONTINENTALRIFT
- 44AKatana, e.g.SWORD
- 45AAverageMEAN
- 46AHome of the Taj MahalAGRA
- 47AThe whole lotALL
- 49ACountry legend WillieNELSON
- 51AMontagues vs. Capulets?ITALIANBEEF
- 57ASufi mystic who wrote the six-volume poem the MasnaviRUMI
- 58ASee 48-DownPOOL
- 59A"You got that right"FACTS
- 64AGreen shadeOLIVE
- 66ACarnivore vs. vegetarian?FOODSCRAP
- 68AStanley's "The Devil Wears Prada" roleNIGEL
- 69ANot on board withANTI
- 70AWhipped upMADE
- 71ATwitchSPASM
- 72AOverflow (with)TEEM
- 73AQuaint cryEGAD
- 1DCard dispenserSHOE
- 2DHeavy-duty soap made by WD-40LAVA
- 3DSome draftsALES
- 4DPetting zoo ridePONY
- 5DPaving gunkTAR
- 6DClutchBROOD
- 7D"I was home watching TV all night," e.g.ALIBI
- 8DBirling contestROLEO
- 9DSpanish articleLOS
- 10D"Quick, look like you're not up to something!"ACTNATURAL
- 11DConfident gaitSTRUT
- 12D__ ArabiaSAUDI
- 13DEarly Mesoamerican civilizationOLMEC
- 18DExposeBARE
- 22DRunway lettersYSL
- 25D"That is to say ... "ASIN
- 26DAqua kinTEAL
- 27DEgg pouchesSACS
- 28DSnowbank creatorPLOW
- 29DSilver State cityRENO
- 30DBoosts in some gamesEXTRALIVES
- 34DCutting edge of fashion?HEM
- 35DCommon Scrabble tile valueONE
- 36DSchool org.PTA
- 38DSemisRIGS
- 39DCurly coifAFRO
- 40DSuperfanSTAN
- 42DAsian rice cakeIDLI
- 43DGreen Gables girlANNE
- 48DWith 58-Across, exercise venueLAP
- 50DReally bad gradesEFFS
- 51DDoes a laundry choreIRONS
- 52DSpring bloomTULIP
- 53DLatina friendAMIGA
- 54DLike some lean productsNOFAT
- 55DYankees manager AaronBOONE
- 56DStreet corn often topped with cotijaELOTE
- 60DCartoon supplier of instant roadsACME
- 61DSteep rockCRAG
- 62D"I did it!"TADA
- 63DWent fastSPED
- 65DShade treeELM
- 67DDarkenDIM
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