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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 22, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026/76 clues solved

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Across

  • 1Cartoon girl whose best friend is Boots the Monkey
  • 5Brand of body wash
  • 9Meant but not said
  • 14Sigh of woe
  • 15Slip (past)
  • 16Residence
  • 17Sharp taste
  • 18Russian blues, e.g.
  • 19Foldable bed
  • 20Port
  • 23Kept on teasing
  • 24Isl. with four provinces
  • 25Basic nutrient
  • 28Port
  • 32Wetland ecosystem
  • 33__ poker
  • 34Holy people
  • 35Adapter letters
  • 37"Okey-dokey"
  • 39Breathing organ
  • 40Moved with haste
  • 43Formerly, quaintly
  • 46Leaves in hot water?
  • 47Port
  • 50Telepathic ability
  • 51Part of a pod cast?
  • 52Whodunit game
  • 53Port
  • 58"Until we meet again, mon ami"
  • 61Unstable subatomic particle
  • 62"__ might say ... "
  • 63Cough drop brand
  • 64Group driven to stay together?
  • 65Neck and neck
  • 66Talus locale
  • 67Mount of Greek myth
  • 68Give temporarily

Down

  • 1Facts and figures
  • 2Royal figure in Norwegian history
  • 3Royal figure in Indian history
  • 4Home of Odin and Thor
  • 5Reader of secret messages
  • 6"Seems to me ... "
  • 7Business reps
  • 8Nielsen of "Airplane!"
  • 9Stiff fabric
  • 10Be against
  • 11Foldable bed
  • 12Promising words
  • 13Oscar count for 1961's "West Side Story"
  • 21"Hello It's Me" singer-songwriter Rundgren
  • 22Flubs
  • 25Having measurable limits
  • 26Buck topper
  • 27Electrical pioneer Nikola
  • 28Comes up again
  • 29Turns out to be
  • 30"Awesome!"
  • 31Barrister's head covering
  • 32Absurd situation
  • 36Letter between phi and psi
  • 38"Time's up" callers
  • 41Embrace, as a cause
  • 42Judge to be
  • 44Sugar substitute with sucralose
  • 45Series of gigs
  • 48Lyric poet of Lesbos
  • 49Frigate, for one
  • 53Spreadsheet unit
  • 54Informal reversals
  • 55Emotion expressed with heart hands, perhaps
  • 56Gathering clouds, say
  • 57Lean (toward)
  • 58Triumphant cry
  • 59Auerbach of the Black Keys
  • 60Sort

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 14 letters and is 28-across.
  4. Constructed by MaryEllen Uthlaut.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ACartoon girl whose best friend is Boots the MonkeyDORA
  • 5ABrand of body washDIAL
  • 9AMeant but not saidTACIT
  • 14ASigh of woeALAS
  • 15ASlip (past)EDGE
  • 16AResidenceABODE
  • 17ASharp tasteTANG
  • 18ARussian blues, e.g.CATS
  • 19AFoldable bedFUTON
  • 20APortAVIATORSLEFT
  • 23AKept on teasingRODE
  • 24AIsl. with four provincesIRE
  • 25ABasic nutrientFAT
  • 28APortREDDESSERTWINE
  • 32AWetland ecosystemFEN
  • 33A__ pokerDRAW
  • 34AHoly peopleSAINTS
  • 35AAdapter lettersACDC
  • 37A"Okey-dokey"YEP
  • 39ABreathing organGILL
  • 40AMoved with hasteRUSHED
  • 43AFormerly, quaintlyERST
  • 46ALeaves in hot water?TEA
  • 47APortCRUISESTOPOVER
  • 50ATelepathic abilityESP
  • 51APart of a pod cast?PEA
  • 52AWhodunit gameCLUE
  • 53APortCOMPUTERSLOT
  • 58A"Until we meet again, mon ami"ADIEU
  • 61AUnstable subatomic particlePION
  • 62A"__ might say ... "SOME
  • 63ACough drop brandHALLS
  • 64AGroup driven to stay together?HERD
  • 65ANeck and neckEVEN
  • 66ATalus localeANKLE
  • 67AMount of Greek mythOSSA
  • 68AGive temporarilyLEND
  • 1DFacts and figuresDATA
  • 2DRoyal figure in Norwegian historyOLAV
  • 3DRoyal figure in Indian historyRANI
  • 4DHome of Odin and ThorASGARD
  • 5DReader of secret messagesDECODER
  • 6D"Seems to me ... "IDARESAY
  • 7DBusiness repsAGTS
  • 8DNielsen of "Airplane!"LESLIE
  • 9DStiff fabricTAFFETA
  • 10DBe againstABUT
  • 11DFoldable bedCOT
  • 12DPromising wordsIDO
  • 13DOscar count for 1961's "West Side Story"TEN
  • 21D"Hello It's Me" singer-songwriter RundgrenTODD
  • 22DFlubsERRS
  • 25DHaving measurable limitsFINITE
  • 26DBuck topperANTLER
  • 27DElectrical pioneer NikolaTESLA
  • 28DComes up againRECURS
  • 29DTurns out to beENDSUP
  • 30D"Awesome!"SWEET
  • 31DBarrister's head coveringWIG
  • 32DAbsurd situationFARCE
  • 36DLetter between phi and psiCHI
  • 38D"Time's up" callersPROCTORS
  • 41DEmbrace, as a causeESPOUSE
  • 42DJudge to beDEEM
  • 44DSugar substitute with sucraloseSPLENDA
  • 45DSeries of gigsTOUR
  • 48DLyric poet of LesbosSAPPHO
  • 49DFrigate, for oneVESSEL
  • 53DSpreadsheet unitCELL
  • 54DInformal reversalsUIES
  • 55DEmotion expressed with heart hands, perhapsLOVE
  • 56DGathering clouds, sayOMEN
  • 57DLean (toward)TEND
  • 58DTriumphant cryAHA
  • 59DAuerbach of the Black KeysDAN
  • 60DSortILK

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