LA Times Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 18, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026/133 clues solved
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Across
- 1Come & Get It! pet food brand
- 5"Scrubs" role for Judy Reyes
- 10Some language exams
- 10Some language exams
- 15Escalator part
- 19Large Hadron Collider org.
- 20Orca habitat
- 21Upgrade, as machinery
- 22Simplicity
- 23Fizzled out
- 24Versace parent company
- 25"12-Point Type: A History"?
- 27Prankster?
- 30Fortune
- 31Corporate VIPs
- 32Dance club version, say
- 34Like fabric in a quilting kit
- 38Silver-white metal
- 41Audition hopeful
- 43Like a car made between 1919 and 1930
- 44"You for Me" singer Rita
- 45Cut-rate vacation rentals?
- 49Issa of "Insecure"
- 50Chutney fruit
- 52D-backs st.
- 53Chimp kin
- 54Helsinki native
- 55Perform terribly
- 56Barbie's boo
- 57IRS convenience
- 58Pickles
- 59Rowlands with an Honorary Academy Award
- 60Poor grade
- 61Played a pipe in a parade
- 62Figure in the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
- 63Decorative jugs
- 65Teams
- 66Home network need
- 67"MasterChef" host Gordon
- 69Bank investment?
- 70Word with brow or blow
- 71__ bean
- 74Noisy, as a crowd
- 75Driveway brick
- 76With 16-Down, official cocktail of the city of Oakland
- 77Shot in the arm, say
- 78Eyelash treatment
- 79Basic framework
- 80Frames
- 81Leftover
- 82Playpen denizen
- 83Motto of a therapist who uses origami to teach anger management?
- 86Cake mix need
- 87Traditional source of wood for baseball bats
- 89On the periphery
- 90"No __!"
- 92Had a snack
- 93Fillable flatbreads
- 95H-Town ALer
- 96Gain back
- 98Morning-after-the-wedding stories?
Down
- 1Adapter letters
- 1Adapter letters
- 1Adapter letters
- 2"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" speaker
- 3Slice and dice, perhaps
- 4Coming right up
- 5"Priscilla" writer/director Sofia
- 5"Priscilla" writer/director Sofia
- 6Ranch units
- 7Raise
- 8Some pub pals
- 9"Devious Maids" star
- 10Magic, on sports tickers
- 10Magic, on sports tickers
- 10Magic, on sports tickers
- 10Magic, on sports tickers
- 11Form of energy healing
- 12Tack on
- 13"Not one word of this is true!"
- 14Walking noisily
- 15The continents, e.g.
- 16See 76-Across
- 17PC "oops" key
- 18Split __ soup
- 26Forest plants
- 28Hoka rival
- 29Highlighter hue
- 33Automatic drip-brew pioneer
- 35One with next-level skills in being thoughtful and compassionate?
- 36Tanzania neighbor
- 37Wee
- 38Claim on some menus
- 39Mighty mad
- 40The dog days of summer?
- 41Correspond
- 41Correspond
- 42Adam's eldest
- 43Ivy, for one
- 46Tools with teeth
- 47Zodiac ram
- 48Un-locked?
- 51Really bothers
- 54Mozilla web browser
- 57Down source
- 58Figure, casually
- 60Towel off
- 61Fin
- 62"I don't have all day!"
- 64Tuner's asset
- 65Cut
- 66Damp
- 67Lanai furniture material
- 68Melodic passage
- 69Strike zone?
- 70Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick
- 72Brink
- 73Wise words
- 75Leader of the Holy See
- 76Attic pests
- 77Strong urge
- 79Big name in classic travel guides
- 80Disorderly place
- 83Primp
- 84Island feast
- 85Springsteen's __ Band
- 88Clobber
- 91"Guardians of the Galaxy" voice role for Bradley Cooper
- 93Overly inquisitive sort
- 94Prefix with structure
- 95Slyly cutting
- 97Hathaway of "The Odyssey"
- 99Just chilling
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 133 entries.
- There are 61 across and 72 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 45-across.
- Constructed by Patti Varol.
All 133 answers
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- 1ACome & Get It! pet food brandALPO
- 5A"Scrubs" role for Judy ReyesCARLA
- 10ASome language examsORALS
- 10ASome language examsPECANKNIFE
- 15AEscalator partSTEP
- 19ALarge Hadron Collider org.CERN
- 20AOrca habitatOCEAN
- 21AUpgrade, as machineryREFIT
- 22ASimplicityEASE
- 23AFizzled outDIED
- 24AVersace parent companyPRADA
- 25A"12-Point Type: A History"?LIFEOFPICA
- 27APrankster?CAPERPERSON
- 30AFortuneKISMET
- 31ACorporate VIPsCEOS
- 32ADance club version, sayREMIX
- 34ALike fabric in a quilting kitPRECUT
- 38ASilver-white metalNICKEL
- 41AAudition hopefulACTOR
- 43ALike a car made between 1919 and 1930VINTAGE
- 44A"You for Me" singer RitaORA
- 45ACut-rate vacation rentals?BARGAINCABINS
- 49AIssa of "Insecure"RAE
- 50AChutney fruitMANGO
- 52AD-backs st.ARIZ
- 53AChimp kinORANG
- 54AHelsinki nativeFINN
- 55APerform terriblySTINK
- 56ABarbie's booKEN
- 57AIRS convenienceEFILE
- 58APicklesBINDS
- 59ARowlands with an Honorary Academy AwardGENA
- 60APoor gradeDEE
- 61APlayed a pipe in a paradeFIFED
- 62AFigure in the 1953 British Mount Everest expeditionNORGAY
- 63ADecorative jugsEWERS
- 65ATeamsSIDES
- 66AHome network needMODEM
- 67A"MasterChef" host GordonRAMSAY
- 69ABank investment?LEVEE
- 70AWord with brow or blowLOW
- 71A__ beanFAVA
- 74ANoisy, as a crowdAROAR
- 75ADriveway brickPAVER
- 76AWith 16-Down, official cocktail of the city of OaklandMAI
- 77AShot in the arm, sayDOSED
- 78AEyelash treatmentTINT
- 79ABasic frameworkBONES
- 80AFramesRIMS
- 81ALeftoverEXTRA
- 82APlaypen denizenTOT
- 83AMotto of a therapist who uses origami to teach anger management?PAPERPLACATES
- 86ACake mix needEGG
- 87ATraditional source of wood for baseball batsASHTREE
- 89AOn the peripheryOUTER
- 90A"No __!"SIRREE
- 92AHad a snackNOSHED
- 93AFillable flatbreadsPITAS
- 95AH-Town ALerSTRO
- 96AGain backREEARN
- 98AMorning-after-the-wedding stories?UNIONRECAPS
- 1DAdapter lettersACDC
- 1DAdapter lettersANDY
- 1DAdapter lettersPIGS
- 2D"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" speakerLEIA
- 3DSlice and dice, perhapsPREP
- 4DComing right upONDECK
- 5D"Priscilla" writer/director SofiaCOPPOLA
- 5D"Priscilla" writer/director SofiaCOT
- 6DRanch unitsACRES
- 7DRaiseREAR
- 8DSome pub palsLADS
- 9D"Devious Maids" starANAORTIZ
- 10DMagic, on sports tickersORL
- 10DMagic, on sports tickersODIN
- 10DMagic, on sports tickersSTEM
- 10DMagic, on sports tickersPEP
- 11DForm of energy healingREIKI
- 12DTack onAFFIX
- 13D"Not one word of this is true!"LIES
- 14DWalking noisilySTOMPING
- 15DThe continents, e.g.SEPTET
- 16DSee 76-AcrossTAI
- 17DPC "oops" keyESC
- 18DSplit __ soupPEA
- 26DForest plantsFERNS
- 28DHoka rivalREEBOK
- 29DHighlighter hueNEON
- 33DAutomatic drip-brew pioneerMRCOFFEE
- 35DOne with next-level skills in being thoughtful and compassionate?CARINGMASTER
- 36DTanzania neighborUGANDA
- 37DWeeTEENSY
- 38DClaim on some menusNOMSG
- 39DMighty madIRATE
- 40DThe dog days of summer?CANINEMONTHS
- 41DCorrespondAGREE
- 41DCorrespondERA
- 42DAdam's eldestCAIN
- 43DIvy, for oneVINE
- 46DTools with teethRAKES
- 47DZodiac ramARIES
- 48DUn-locked?BALD
- 51DReally bothersGNAWSAT
- 54DMozilla web browserFIREFOX
- 57DDown sourceEIDER
- 58DFigure, casuallyBOD
- 60DTowel offDRY
- 61DFinFIVESPOT
- 62D"I don't have all day!"NOW
- 64DTuner's assetEAR
- 65DCutSEVER
- 66DDampMOIST
- 67DLanai furniture materialRATTAN
- 68DMelodic passageARIOSO
- 69DStrike zone?LANE
- 70DPulitzer-winning rapper KendrickLAMAR
- 72DBrinkVERGE
- 73DWise wordsADAGE
- 75DLeader of the Holy SeePOPE
- 76DAttic pestsMICE
- 77DStrong urgeDESIRE
- 79DBig name in classic travel guidesBAEDEKER
- 80DDisorderly placeRATSNEST
- 83DPrimpPREEN
- 84DIsland feastLUAU
- 85DSpringsteen's __ BandESTREET
- 88DClobberTHRASH
- 91D"Guardians of the Galaxy" voice role for Bradley CooperROCKET
- 93DOverly inquisitive sortPRIER
- 94DPrefix with structureINFRA
- 95DSlyly cuttingSNIDE
- 97DHathaway of "The Odyssey"ANNE
- 99DJust chillingIDLE
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