LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Tuesday, October 6, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Signs of healing on scrapes and cuts
- 6Dedicated poems
- 10"Omg same"
- 14Ancient Aegean region
- 15Start of a Spanish cheer
- 16Phobia
- 17Like grapefruit juice
- 18Sinister
- 19Greek salad cheese
- 20Plan for ending a relationship
- 23Boathouse blade
- 24World's second-tallest bird
- 25Hooting bird of prey
- 28Have a meeting of the minds?
- 33Major fad
- 35Mil. mail drop
- 36Deg. for a CFO or a CEO
- 37Feathery cleaner
- 38"Can it!"
- 42Protected place for boats
- 43Pirate's cry
- 44Fib
- 45Swedish home furnishing stores
- 46One who's not a fast-food fan?
- 49Actor Beatty
- 50"Last Week Tonight" network
- 52Company abbr.
- 53Nonverbal communication, or what can be found at the starts of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across
- 59Pesky insect
- 62From the top
- 63Push
- 64Numerous
- 65__ Millions lottery
- 66Republic in the Himalayas
- 67Deep black
- 68Crafty website
- 69Diary passage
Down
- 1Location
- 2Gently persuade
- 3Years in old Rome
- 4Circus tent
- 5Opens up at a checkup
- 6Eggs __ easy
- 7Aria singer, maybe
- 8Paperless party announcements
- 9Capital of Oregon
- 10Questionable
- 11Golf peg
- 12Gym cushion
- 13Noteworthy period
- 21Vibration
- 22Clog, informally
- 25Betting unwisely, in poker slang
- 26Frankfurter
- 27More roomy
- 28Knock down violently, as a door
- 29Quick on the __
- 30Secured in a 42-Across
- 31__ Dhabi
- 32Hannah of "Splash"
- 34European viper
- 37Naturalist Charles with a theory of evolution
- 39Org. for tenpins players
- 40Mario Kart and Mario Party dinosaur
- 41Basketball Hall of Famer Ming
- 4614-line poem
- 47"Purring" car part
- 48Shrewdness
- 51So-so effort
- 53Mythical river of the underworld
- 54Bench supports
- 55Not home
- 56Date with a doc
- 57Clockwork part
- 58Shortstop De La Cruz who led the majors in stolen bases in 2024
- 59Bioengineering letters
- 60Brit's grandma
- 61"__ volunteers?"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 38-across.
- Constructed by Tennessee Grimes.
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- 1ASigns of healing on scrapes and cutsSCABS
- 6ADedicated poemsODES
- 10A"Omg same"ITME
- 14AAncient Aegean regionIONIA
- 15AStart of a Spanish cheerVIVA
- 16APhobiaFEAR
- 17ALike grapefruit juiceTANGY
- 18ASinisterEVIL
- 19AGreek salad cheeseFETA
- 20APlan for ending a relationshipEXITSTRATEGY
- 23ABoathouse bladeOAR
- 24AWorld's second-tallest birdEMU
- 25AHooting bird of preyOWL
- 28AHave a meeting of the minds?BUMPHEADS
- 33AMajor fadMANIA
- 35AMil. mail dropAPO
- 36ADeg. for a CFO or a CEOMBA
- 37AFeathery cleanerDUSTER
- 38A"Can it!"STOPYOURYAPPING
- 42AProtected place for boatsHARBOR
- 43APirate's cryYAR
- 44AFibLIE
- 45ASwedish home furnishing storesIKEAS
- 46AOne who's not a fast-food fan?SLOWEATER
- 49AActor BeattyNED
- 50A"Last Week Tonight" networkHBO
- 52ACompany abbr.INC
- 53ANonverbal communication, or what can be found at the starts of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 46-AcrossSIGNLANGUAGE
- 59APesky insectGNAT
- 62AFrom the topANEW
- 63APushIMPEL
- 64ANumerousMANY
- 65A__ Millions lotteryMEGA
- 66ARepublic in the HimalayasNEPAL
- 67ADeep blackONYX
- 68ACrafty websiteETSY
- 69ADiary passageENTRY
- 1DLocationSITE
- 2DGently persuadeCOAX
- 3DYears in old RomeANNI
- 4DCircus tentBIGTOP
- 5DOpens up at a checkupSAYSAH
- 6DEggs __ easyOVER
- 7DAria singer, maybeDIVA
- 8DPaperless party announcementsEVITES
- 9DCapital of OregonSALEM
- 10DQuestionableIFFY
- 11DGolf pegTEE
- 12DGym cushionMAT
- 13DNoteworthy periodERA
- 21DVibrationTREMOR
- 22DClog, informallyGUMUP
- 25DBetting unwisely, in poker slangONTILT
- 26DFrankfurterWIENIE
- 27DMore roomyLARGER
- 28DKnock down violently, as a doorBASHIN
- 29DQuick on the __UPTAKE
- 30DSecured in a 42-AcrossMOORED
- 31D__ DhabiABU
- 32DHannah of "Splash"DARYL
- 34DEuropean viperASP
- 37DNaturalist Charles with a theory of evolutionDARWIN
- 39DOrg. for tenpins playersPBA
- 40DMario Kart and Mario Party dinosaurYOSHI
- 41DBasketball Hall of Famer MingYAO
- 46D14-line poemSONNET
- 47D"Purring" car partENGINE
- 48DShrewdnessACUMEN
- 51DSo-so effortBGAME
- 53DMythical river of the underworldSTYX
- 54DBench supportsLEGS
- 55DNot homeAWAY
- 56DDate with a docAPPT
- 57DClockwork partGEAR
- 58DShortstop De La Cruz who led the majors in stolen bases in 2024ELLY
- 59DBioengineering lettersGMO
- 60DBrit's grandmaNAN
- 61D"__ volunteers?"ANY
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