LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, October 16, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026/81 clues solved
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Across
- 1Barnyard call
- 4A pop
- 7Compels
- 13Like some pickup-only deals
- 15Prehistoric hand tool
- 17Female sib
- 18Cozy eatery
- 19"Ferrari" actor Driver
- 20Second singer to be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 22Some laptops
- 23Man of La Mancha
- 25Ernie's "Sing After Me" duet partner
- 27See 74-Across
- 28Monument Valley formation
- 30Winter layer
- 33__ Nation: Jay-Z's conglomerate
- 36Novelist Quindlen
- 38The complete set
- 40Approximately
- 42Many a K-pop singer
- 44Starting lineup
- 45Big flowerpot
- 47Gaelic speaker
- 49Cornerback Bly in the College Football Hall of Fame
- 50Was gripping?
- 51Breathe fire, say
- 53Inhale, maybe
- 55Couple
- 57Extemporizes
- 62"Thrilla in Manila" boxer
- 64Approached bedtime
- 66Wife of Zeus
- 67Low-level laborer
- 69"Perfect!," or how to make seven answers in this puzzle match their clues?
- 71Peppers in some mole sauces
- 72Writer/illustrator who often wrote in anapestic tetrameter
- 73Villainous looks
- 74With 27-Across, big name in watercraft
- 75Therapist's maj.
Down
- 1King with a touching story?
- 2Battery part
- 3Breakfast tea variety
- 4Pea sheller's discard
- 5Canyon former
- 6Amber, once
- 7"Seriously?"
- 8"Gorilla Warfare" artist Shaquille
- 9NWSL official
- 10Didn't ride solo
- 11Corp. bigwig
- 12Goes out with
- 14Retiring
- 15Shake
- 16Ink spot, for short
- 21Digital __: remote tech worker
- 24Deep defenses
- 26MD-to-be's exam
- 29Clearance event
- 31Not nearby
- 32No longer feral
- 33Impetuous
- 34Clarinet kin
- 35"Do my eyes deceive me?"
- 37Totenberg of NPR
- 39Like some flaws
- 41Linguistic cousin of Hindi
- 43One of a geographic quintet
- 46Formally decrees
- 48Galena, e.g.
- 52Bonny landscapes
- 54Sierra Nevada lake
- 56Match point?
- 58Sells
- 59Came together
- 60Olive oil maker
- 61Flip
- 62Intro courses?
- 63Swimmer Marchand who won four gold medals at Paris 2024
- 65"__ true!"
- 68__-de-France: Paris's region
- 70Govt. cybersecurity monitor
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 81 entries.
- There are 39 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 23-across.
- Constructed by Yijing Chen.
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- 1ABarnyard callMAA
- 4AA popPER
- 7ACompelsFORCES
- 13ALike some pickup-only dealsINSTORE
- 15APrehistoric hand toolSTONEAXE
- 17AFemale sibDOSIDOS
- 18ACozy eateryCAREFREE
- 19A"Ferrari" actor DriverADAM
- 20ASecond singer to be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardSINATRA
- 22ASome laptopsPCS
- 23AMan of La ManchaSEMIMINOR
- 25AErnie's "Sing After Me" duet partnerELMO
- 27ASee 74-AcrossDOO
- 28AMonument Valley formationMESA
- 30AWinter layerCOAT
- 33A__ Nation: Jay-Z's conglomerateROC
- 36ANovelist QuindlenANNA
- 38AThe complete setALFALFA
- 40AApproximatelyABOUT
- 42AMany a K-pop singerIDOL
- 44AStarting lineupATEAM
- 45ABig flowerpotSOURSON
- 47AGaelic speakerCELT
- 49ACornerback Bly in the College Football Hall of FameDRE
- 50AWas gripping?HELD
- 51ABreathe fire, sayRAGE
- 53AInhale, maybeEAT
- 55ACoupleDUAD
- 57AExtemporizesLAVALAMPS
- 62A"Thrilla in Manila" boxerALI
- 64AApproached bedtimeLATENED
- 66AWife of ZeusHERA
- 67ALow-level laborerPETITION
- 69A"Perfect!," or how to make seven answers in this puzzle match their clues?NONOTES
- 71APeppers in some mole saucesPOBLANOS
- 72AWriter/illustrator who often wrote in anapestic tetrameterDRSEUSS
- 73AVillainous looksSNEERS
- 74AWith 27-Across, big name in watercraftSEA
- 75ATherapist's maj.PSY
- 1DKing with a touching story?MIDAS
- 2DBattery partANODE
- 3DBreakfast tea varietyASSAM
- 4DPea sheller's discardPOD
- 5DCanyon formerEROSION
- 6DAmber, onceRESIN
- 7D"Seriously?"FORREAL
- 8D"Gorilla Warfare" artist ShaquilleONEAL
- 9DNWSL officialREF
- 10DDidn't ride soloCARPOOLED
- 11DCorp. bigwigEXEC
- 12DGoes out withSEES
- 14DRetiringTIMID
- 15DShakeSCARE
- 16DInk spot, for shortTAT
- 21DDigital __: remote tech workerNOMAD
- 24DDeep defensesMOATS
- 26DMD-to-be's examMCAT
- 29DClearance eventSALE
- 31DNot nearbyAFAR
- 32DNo longer feralTAME
- 33DImpetuousRASH
- 34DClarinet kinOBOE
- 35D"Do my eyes deceive me?"COULDITBE
- 37DTotenberg of NPRNINA
- 39DLike some flawsFATAL
- 41DLinguistic cousin of HindiURDU
- 43DOne of a geographic quintetOCEAN
- 46DFormally decreesORDAINS
- 48DGalena, e.g.LEADORE
- 52DBonny landscapesGLENS
- 54DSierra Nevada lakeTAHOE
- 56DMatch point?ALTAR
- 58DSellsVENDS
- 59DCame togetherMETUP
- 60DOlive oil makerPRESS
- 61DFlipSASSY
- 62DIntro courses?APPS
- 63DSwimmer Marchand who won four gold medals at Paris 2024LEON
- 65D"__ true!"TOO
- 68D__-de-France: Paris's regionILE
- 70DGovt. cybersecurity monitorNSA
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