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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 29, 2026

Thursday, October 29, 2026

  • 79 clues
  • 39 across
  • 40 down
0/79 solved

1 Across"__ luego"

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Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, October 29, 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 can be found by opening that day in the archive.

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  1. Hint 1Gentlest

    Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.

  2. Hint 2A little stronger

    There are 39 across and 40 down.

  3. Hint 3A little stronger

    The longest answer has 14 letters and is 39-across.

  4. Hint 4Strongest hint

    Constructed by Mat Holmes.

All 79 answers

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Across

  1. 1"__ luego"HASTA
  2. 6Cold plunge preceder, sometimesSAUNA
  3. 11Starboard's oppositePORT
  4. 15"Stolen Car" singer BethORTON
  5. 16Fast-food item celebrated with multiple farewell toursMCRIB
  6. 17Basic geometry calculationAREA
  7. 18*"The Shining"HERESJOHNNY
  8. 20CircleRING
  9. 21Burma's first prime ministerUNU
  10. 22Roused from sleepWOKE
  11. 23Wolfgang Puck restaurantSPAGO
  12. 25Large agricultural knifeMACHETE
  13. 27*"Frankenstein"ITSALIVE
  14. 30Toffee candy barSKOR
  15. 31Formula One eventRACE
  16. 33Chatty starlingsMYNAS
  17. 34UFC sportMMA
  18. 36Ever soVERY
  19. 38"The Simpsons" creator GroeningMATT
  20. 39*"The Sixth Sense"ISEEDEADPEOPLE
  21. 43Laryngitis docsENTS
  22. 44Tubular pastaZITI
  23. 45Tire gauge meas.PSI
  24. 46Inbox party noticeEVITE
  25. 48South African currencyRAND
  26. 50Back talkSASS
  27. 53*"Saw"GAMEOVER
  28. 55Formal agreement?ICONCUR
  29. 58One of music's Allman BrothersDUANE
  30. 59Stipulation for some parties, brieflyBYOB
  31. 60Metallic lodeORE
  32. 61CombineMELD
  33. 62Punctuation that expresses skepticism, or what the answers to the starred clues may be called?SCAREQUOTES
  34. 66Rock's Mötley __CRUE
  35. 67Pisa landmarkTOWER
  36. 68Pizza partCRUST
  37. 69Cold War initialsUSSR
  38. 70Crock-Pot concoctionsSTEWS
  39. 71Hops-drying ovensOASTS

Down

  1. 1StaleHOHUM
  2. 2Big concert venuesARENAS
  3. 3Word with love or thunderSTRUCK
  4. 4Tot's piggyTOE
  5. 5"Say something!"ANSWERME
  6. 6Barbecue apparatusSMOKER
  7. 7Ibuprofen targetACHE
  8. 8Catering containerURN
  9. 9Diarist AnaïsNIN
  10. 10Bottomless pitABYSS
  11. 11Elite wheelchair rugby player, maybePARALYMPIAN
  12. 12FreshORIGINAL
  13. 13Get ready to flip, perhapsRENOVATE
  14. 14Size indicatorTAG
  15. 19Put (down)JOT
  16. 24Nonstick spray brandPAM
  17. 26One with a self-sufficient lifestyleHOMESTEADER
  18. 27Stranded until a thawICEDIN
  19. 28U. of Maryland athleteTERP
  20. 29Approximate fig.EST
  21. 32Online representativeAVATAR
  22. 35Woodworking tool that resembles an axeADZ
  23. 37"Reckon so"YEP
  24. 39Space trailer of the 1970s and '80s?INVADERS
  25. 40Agent that produces a reactionSTIMULUS
  26. 41Word on Irish stampsEIRE
  27. 42Dish whose name means "bone with a hole" in ItalianOSSOBUCO
  28. 43Brain test lettersEEG
  29. 47Long, long timeEON
  30. 49Handy typesDIYERS
  31. 51Fed. bench nineSCOTUS
  32. 52Most certainSUREST
  33. 54Confers, as authorityVESTS
  34. 56__ au vinCOQ
  35. 57Takes a breatherRESTS
  36. 59Cauldron concoctionBREW
  37. 61CGI-heavy superhero franchiseMCU
  38. 63Hotel bonus bedCOT
  39. 64Fill with wonderAWE
  40. 65__ pro nobisORA

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