LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 3, 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, October 3, 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
- 1Item dropped in the drink
- 6Chiromancer's target
- 10Overwhelm
- 14Hair extension
- 15Cookies and cream treat
- 17Baseball's all-time RBI leader
- 18Rescuers on the run?
- 19Bases for busts
- 21Not accidental
- 22Oft-redacted fig.
- 23Many an adoptee
- 27Ones correcting they're gaffes, perhaps?
- 32French "deadly"
- 34Christmas song
- 35"Pass"
- 36Tough to form a bond with
- 37Media that led to record losses
- 38"What she said"
- 40WoW, for one
- 41Visit a souk
- 43Steer clear of
- 44Product of green energy?
- 47Relatively helpful business practice?
- 48Hip-hop figures
- 51Groundwork
- 54Neighborhood blot
- 56Open
- 60"Enough's enough"
- 61"Truth!"
- 62"Gigi" composer
- 63Chocolate brand owned by Berkshire Hathaway
- 64Ginormous
- 65Samsung appliance
Down
- 1Pulls a switch
- 2Birds for whom a color is named
- 3More than ready
- 4Bath water
- 5Split evenly, informally
- 6Play __
- 7Ararat lander
- 8Island ring
- 9Messy locks
- 10"Yentl" setting
- 11Spencer of "Good Morning America"
- 12"Don't Matter" singer
- 13Move to another state?
- 16"Nothing new under the sun"
- 20Heart's location?
- 24Long jumper's destination
- 25Olympic archer?
- 26Safety gear for ER workers
- 28"The White Tiger" actor Rajkummar
- 29On easy street
- 30Sandra's "Ocean's 8" co-star
- 31DIY help site
- 32"Fire Country" actress Diane
- 33Chewy brand
- 37Lombardy birthplace of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger
- 39"Ugh!"
- 42Not square
- 43Spot for unique gifts
- 45Mike Brown's NBA team
- 46Afternoon outing?
- 49"Almost Famous" director
- 50Underground government operation?
- 51Reddish-brown horses
- 52Toner additive
- 53Turn on an axis
- 55Toffee bar
- 57Certain parent
- 5857-Down in a meadow
- 59Semi
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 5-down.
- Constructed by Tom Pepper.
All 72 answers
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- 1AItem dropped in the drinkSTRAW
- 6AChiromancer's targetPALM
- 10AOverwhelmSLAM
- 14AHair extensionWEAVE
- 15ACookies and cream treatOREOSHAKE
- 17ABaseball's all-time RBI leaderAARON
- 18ARescuers on the run?SKIPATROL
- 19ABases for bustsPLINTHS
- 21ANot accidentalMEANT
- 22AOft-redacted fig.SSN
- 23AMany an adopteeHOUSEPET
- 27AOnes correcting they're gaffes, perhaps?GRAMMARPOLICE
- 32AFrench "deadly"FATALE
- 34AChristmas songNOEL
- 35A"Pass"NAH
- 36ATough to form a bond withALOOF
- 37AMedia that led to record lossesCDS
- 38A"What she said"DITTO
- 40AWoW, for oneRPG
- 41AVisit a soukSHOP
- 43ASteer clear ofESCHEW
- 44AProduct of green energy?ROOKIEMISTAKE
- 47ARelatively helpful business practice?NEPOTISM
- 48AHip-hop figuresMCS
- 51AGroundworkBASIS
- 54ANeighborhood blotEYESORE
- 56AOpenALLCOMERS
- 60A"Enough's enough"OKNOW
- 61A"Truth!"YOUKNOWIT
- 62A"Gigi" composerLOEWE
- 63AChocolate brand owned by Berkshire HathawaySEES
- 64AGinormousMEGA
- 65ASamsung applianceDRYER
- 1DPulls a switchSWAPS
- 2DBirds for whom a color is namedTEALS
- 3DMore than readyRARINGTOGO
- 4DBath waterAVON
- 5DSplit evenly, informallyWENTHALFSIESON
- 6DPlay __POSSUM
- 7DArarat landerARK
- 8DIsland ringLEI
- 9DMessy locksMOP
- 10D"Yentl" settingSHTETL
- 11DSpencer of "Good Morning America"LARA
- 12D"Don't Matter" singerAKON
- 13DMove to another state?MELT
- 16D"Nothing new under the sun"SAMEOLDSAMEOLD
- 20DHeart's location?HOME
- 24DLong jumper's destinationSANDPIT
- 25DOlympic archer?EROS
- 26DSafety gear for ER workersPPE
- 28D"The White Tiger" actor RajkummarRAO
- 29DOn easy streetINTHEMONEY
- 30DSandra's "Ocean's 8" co-starCATE
- 31DDIY help siteEHOW
- 32D"Fire Country" actress DianeFARR
- 33DChewy brandALPO
- 37DLombardy birthplace of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the YoungerCOMO
- 39D"Ugh!"ICK
- 42DNot squareHEP
- 43DSpot for unique giftsETSY
- 45DMike Brown's NBA teamKNICKS
- 46DAfternoon outing?SIESTA
- 49D"Almost Famous" directorCROWE
- 50DUnderground government operation?SEWER
- 51DReddish-brown horsesBAYS
- 52DToner additiveALOE
- 53DTurn on an axisSLUE
- 55DToffee barSKOR
- 57DCertain parentMOM
- 58D57-Down in a meadowEWE
- 59DSemiRIG
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