LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Wednesday, October 7, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, October 7, 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
- 1Built (on)
- 6Many an A-lister
- 11Swing's path
- 14Cartoon canine who speaks with an "R" consonant mutation
- 15Level
- 16"Argo" org.
- 17Ruin the Olympic Games?
- 19Every last bit
- 20Tammy Duckworth's title, briefly
- 21Merry-go-round music
- 22Bas-__
- 24Like many dirt roads
- 26Home of Hawaii's Merrie Monarch Festival
- 27Destroy casual chitchat?
- 32Tennis great Andre
- 35Georgia airport code
- 36"If you ask me ... "
- 37Massage
- 38Super vision?
- 39Polite title
- 40A in geometry
- 42French wine classification
- 43Annette of "Virgin River"
- 46Wreak havoc on origami supplies?
- 49Forever and ever
- 50Repeat for emphasis
- 54"Who __!"
- 57Burlesque bit
- 58Light touch
- 59Sometimes called, for short
- 60Lay waste to a dairy product?
- 63Virginia Woolf's "__ Dalloway"
- 64"__ mañana"
- 65A-list
- 66Light touch
- 67Elizabeth who plays the Scarlet Witch
- 68Trig ratios
Down
- 1Common voice for an opera villain
- 2Colorado town near Snowmass
- 3Curling piece
- 4"__ tu": Verdi aria
- 5Brunei money
- 6Orchard fruit
- 7Congeal
- 8Viscous goo
- 9Having one's day in court?
- 10Deal in, as vintage clothing
- 11Breakfast bowl berry
- 12Annoy but good
- 13Baby camel
- 18Africa-to-Asia land bridge
- 23Trickster in Norse mythology
- 25Jr. officers
- 26URL starter
- 28Invites to one's apartment, say
- 29Childish comeback
- 30Get just right
- 31Giant oceanic surface current
- 32Part of UAE
- 33Hindu mentor
- 34Lie for, say
- 38Goes astray
- 41Las Vegas WNBA team
- 42Primary
- 43__ nerve
- 44Shows signs of growth?
- 45Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby
- 47Top dog
- 48Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy
- 51Saved on supper, perhaps
- 52Sample size?
- 53Stage combat props
- 54Not quite dry
- 55Sticky pod
- 56From Perth to Sydney
- 57Make full
- 61Curvy letter
- 62Yale grad
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 27-across.
- Constructed by Robin Stears.
All 78 answers
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- 1ABuilt (on)BASED
- 6AMany an A-listerACTOR
- 11ASwing's pathARC
- 14ACartoon canine who speaks with an "R" consonant mutationASTRO
- 15ALevelPLANE
- 16A"Argo" org.CIA
- 17ARuin the Olympic Games?SPOILSPORTS
- 19AEvery last bitALL
- 20ATammy Duckworth's title, brieflySEN
- 21AMerry-go-round musicLILT
- 22ABas-__RELIEF
- 24ALike many dirt roadsONELANE
- 26AHome of Hawaii's Merrie Monarch FestivalHILO
- 27ADestroy casual chitchat?TRASHTALKING
- 32ATennis great AndreAGASSI
- 35AGeorgia airport codeATL
- 36A"If you ask me ... "ISAY
- 37AMassageRUB
- 38ASuper vision?ESP
- 39APolite titleSIR
- 40AA in geometryAREA
- 42AFrench wine classificationCRU
- 43AAnnette of "Virgin River"OTOOLE
- 46AWreak havoc on origami supplies?BUTCHERPAPER
- 49AForever and everEONS
- 50ARepeat for emphasisITERATE
- 54A"Who __!"DOESNT
- 57ABurlesque bitSKIT
- 58ALight touchTAP
- 59ASometimes called, for shortAKA
- 60ALay waste to a dairy product?CREAMCHEESE
- 63AVirginia Woolf's "__ Dalloway"MRS
- 64A"__ mañana"HASTA
- 65AA-listELITE
- 66ALight touchPAT
- 67AElizabeth who plays the Scarlet WitchOLSEN
- 68ATrig ratiosSINES
- 1DCommon voice for an opera villainBASSO
- 2DColorado town near SnowmassASPEN
- 3DCurling pieceSTONE
- 4D"__ tu": Verdi ariaERI
- 5DBrunei moneyDOLLARS
- 6DOrchard fruitAPPLES
- 7DCongealCLOT
- 8DViscous gooTAR
- 9DHaving one's day in court?ONTRIAL
- 10DDeal in, as vintage clothingRESELL
- 11DBreakfast bowl berryACAI
- 12DAnnoy but goodRILE
- 13DBaby camelCALF
- 18DAfrica-to-Asia land bridgeSINAI
- 23DTrickster in Norse mythologyLOKI
- 25DJr. officersLTS
- 26DURL starterHTTP
- 28DInvites to one's apartment, sayHASUP
- 29DChildish comebackISSO
- 30DGet just rightNAIL
- 31DGiant oceanic surface currentGYRE
- 32DPart of UAEARAB
- 33DHindu mentorGURU
- 34DLie for, sayABET
- 38DGoes astrayERRS
- 41DLas Vegas WNBA teamACES
- 42DPrimaryCENTRAL
- 43D__ nerveOPTIC
- 44DShows signs of growth?TEETHES
- 45DHockey Hall of Famer BobbyORR
- 47DTop dogHONCHO
- 48DThree-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback TroyAIKMAN
- 51DSaved on supper, perhapsATEIN
- 52DSample size?TASTE
- 53DStage combat propsEPEES
- 54DNot quite dryDAMP
- 55DSticky podOKRA
- 56DFrom Perth to SydneyEAST
- 57DMake fullSATE
- 61DCurvy letterESS
- 62DYale gradELI
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