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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, October 2, 2026

Friday, October 2, 2026/81 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, October 2, 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

  • 1Big horn
  • 5"Scoot!"
  • 12Winery tub
  • 15Human rights lawyer Clooney
  • 16Bacon strips
  • 17Kerfuffle
  • 18Story told with a twist
  • 20Replayed tennis serve
  • 21Gnats, termites, and the like
  • 22River deposit
  • 23Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet
  • 24Like some elephants
  • 27"Golly!"
  • 29Party gift created with a twist
  • 34Tolkien monster
  • 37Shuts with force
  • 38Food package phrase
  • 39Speak highly of
  • 41Gaps
  • 44Like many supermodels
  • 45Dizzy
  • 47Simply must
  • 49Filmmaker Spike
  • 50Cocktail served with a twist
  • 54"Pagliacci" clown
  • 55Carriers of raw metals
  • 59Fail to mention
  • 61Hopper on a pet
  • 64Orange __ tea
  • 65Ballpoint brand
  • 66Feat performed with a twist
  • 69Large deer in the Rockies
  • 70Barbecue spot
  • 71Tabloid duo
  • 72Golf hole meas.
  • 73States as fact
  • 74Reseals, as a road

Down

  • 1Third-largest city in the Sunshine State
  • 2"Uh, I think so"
  • 3Low choir voices
  • 4Window-switching shortcut
  • 5Flight board abbr.
  • 6Star Wars Day month
  • 7Figs. targeted by phishers
  • 8Kenneth of "9-1-1"
  • 9L'Oréal rival
  • 10"Think" singer Franklin
  • 11French fashion letters
  • 12Fast-food combo
  • 13Yemeni port
  • 14Handy bag
  • 19"¿Cómo __?"
  • 23Believer in a noninterfering god
  • 25Woes
  • 26Thunder sound
  • 28Wild beast also called a wildebeest
  • 30Largest city in the Cornhusker State
  • 31Sesame Street's resident Grouch
  • 32Fit
  • 33Country singer Lovett
  • 34Patron saint of Norway
  • 35Uncommon
  • 36Pool equipment
  • 40Railroad station
  • 42This, in Spanish
  • 43Mix
  • 46"Blue Bloods" actor Cariou
  • 48Early afternoon hr.
  • 51Rummages (through)
  • 52Big grinders
  • 53Sealed the victory
  • 56Japanese dog breed
  • 57Mars exploration vehicle
  • 58Comes across as
  • 59Toe the line
  • 60Tame
  • 62To be, in French
  • 63Way out there
  • 66Sch. supporter
  • 67Halloween mo.
  • 68Hi-__ graphics

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 16x15 with 81 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 44 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 29-across.
  4. Constructed by Norman M. Aaronson.

All 81 answers

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  • 1ABig hornTUBA
  • 5A"Scoot!"AMSCRAY
  • 12AWinery tubVAT
  • 15AHuman rights lawyer ClooneyAMAL
  • 16ABacon stripsRASHERS
  • 17AKerfuffleADO
  • 18AStory told with a twistMYSTERYNOVEL
  • 20AReplayed tennis serveLET
  • 21AGnats, termites, and the likePESTS
  • 22ARiver depositSILT
  • 23ATimothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planetDUNE
  • 24ALike some elephantsASIATIC
  • 27A"Golly!"OHGEE
  • 29AParty gift created with a twistBALLOONANIMAL
  • 34ATolkien monsterORC
  • 37AShuts with forceSLAMS
  • 38AFood package phraseUSEBY
  • 39ASpeak highly ofLAUD
  • 41AGapsSPACES
  • 44ALike many supermodelsTALL
  • 45ADizzyAREEL
  • 47ASimply mustHASTO
  • 49AFilmmaker SpikeLEE
  • 50ACocktail served with a twistVESPERMARTINI
  • 54A"Pagliacci" clownTONIO
  • 55ACarriers of raw metalsORECARS
  • 59AFail to mentionOMIT
  • 61AHopper on a petFLEA
  • 64AOrange __ teaPEKOE
  • 65ABallpoint brandBIC
  • 66AFeat performed with a twistPLATFORMDIVE
  • 69ALarge deer in the RockiesELK
  • 70ABarbecue spotTERRACE
  • 71ATabloid duoITEM
  • 72AGolf hole meas.YDS
  • 73AStates as factASSERTS
  • 74AReseals, as a roadTARS
  • 1DThird-largest city in the Sunshine StateTAMPA
  • 2D"Uh, I think so"UMYES
  • 3DLow choir voicesBASSI
  • 4DWindow-switching shortcutALTTAB
  • 5DFlight board abbr.ARR
  • 6DStar Wars Day monthMAY
  • 7DFigs. targeted by phishersSSNS
  • 8DKenneth of "9-1-1"CHOI
  • 9DL'Oréal rivalREVLON
  • 10D"Think" singer FranklinARETHA
  • 11DFrench fashion lettersYSL
  • 12DFast-food comboVALUEMEAL
  • 13DYemeni portADEN
  • 14DHandy bagTOTE
  • 19D"¿Cómo __?"ESTAS
  • 23DBeliever in a noninterfering godDEIST
  • 25DWoesILLS
  • 26DThunder soundCLAP
  • 28DWild beast also called a wildebeestGNU
  • 30DLargest city in the Cornhusker StateOMAHA
  • 31DSesame Street's resident GrouchOSCAR
  • 32DFitABLE
  • 33DCountry singer LovettLYLE
  • 34DPatron saint of NorwayOLAV
  • 35DUncommonRARE
  • 36DPool equipmentCUESTICKS
  • 40DRailroad stationDEPOT
  • 42DThis, in SpanishESTO
  • 43DMixSTIR
  • 46D"Blue Bloods" actor CariouLEN
  • 48DEarly afternoon hr.ONEPM
  • 51DRummages (through)RIFLES
  • 52DBig grindersMOLARS
  • 53DSealed the victoryICEDIT
  • 56DJapanese dog breedAKITA
  • 57DMars exploration vehicleROVER
  • 58DComes across asSEEMS
  • 59DToe the lineOBEY
  • 60DTameMILD
  • 62DTo be, in FrenchETRE
  • 63DWay out thereAFAR
  • 66DSch. supporterPTA
  • 67DHalloween mo.OCT
  • 68DHi-__ graphicsRES

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