LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 8, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026/73 clues solved
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Across
- 1Hydrocortisone target
- 5Glissade garb
- 9"Wanna hear a secret?"
- 13Animated blue tang of film
- 14Heavy burden
- 15Behind schedule
- 16Christ the Redeemer veneer material
- 18Gets lawyers involved
- 19Sound heard around a crib
- 20Places that are all fun and games
- 22Verbal finger wag
- 24Hoppy brew with a low ABV
- 27Cut with an axe
- 28Tree in the name of a Bay Area city
- 29Palindromic family member
- 30Line of symmetry
- 32Palindromic family member
- 34Part of a routine
- 37"Why must you overcomplicate everything?," or what can be said about 16-, 24-, 49-, and 58-Across
- 41Perceived
- 42Instrument in a "Baker Street" riff
- 43Body image?
- 44Brain scan letters
- 46Spider's spinning
- 485G predecessor
- 49Contents of a cheese pull, often
- 53"You know it!"
- 54Surf shop?
- 55"Well, whaddaya know!"
- 57__ Whip: frozen pineapple treat
- 58Genre originally known as the West Coast sound
- 63College town in Iowa
- 64Figs. that may be delayed by weather
- 65Territory "where America's day begins"
- 66Lean to one side
- 67Glum
- 68Blows it
Down
- 1Cards at a casino?
- 2Also
- 3Act the class clown
- 4Prefix with -dermic or -thermic
- 5Little one
- 6Spanish one
- 7Bluefin, yellowfin, and blackfin
- 8Password preceder
- 9Texting etiquette?
- 10Riyadh resident
- 11Pricey
- 12Thompson of "Hedda"
- 17Not great, not terrible
- 21Take the path of least resistance, say
- 22Pad see ew cuisine
- 23Suggestive messages
- 25Only cardinal direction not in a state name
- 26Funny sketches
- 31Most susceptible to collecting dust?
- 33Prayer __
- 35Four or five, maybe
- 36Ramble on
- 38Lakers legend Shaquille
- 39Rink leap
- 40Lends color
- 45Lost colour
- 4722-Down currency
- 49Wearable prize
- 50Some indigenous Mexicans
- 51Diamond chain
- 52Muse of poetry
- 56Spur to action
- 59Murder-ous cry
- 60Sales channel
- 61Vehicle that may be self-driving
- 62Tour de France distances, informally
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 14x15 with 73 entries.
- There are 37 across and 36 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein.
All 73 answers
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- 1AHydrocortisone targetITCH
- 5AGlissade garbTUTU
- 9A"Wanna hear a secret?"PSST
- 13AAnimated blue tang of filmDORY
- 14AHeavy burdenONUS
- 15ABehind scheduleLATE
- 16AChrist the Redeemer veneer materialSOAPSTONE
- 18AGets lawyers involvedSUES
- 19ASound heard around a cribCOO
- 20APlaces that are all fun and gamesARCADES
- 22AVerbal finger wagTSK
- 24AHoppy brew with a low ABVSESSIONIPA
- 27ACut with an axeHEW
- 28ATree in the name of a Bay Area cityOAK
- 29APalindromic family memberDAD
- 30ALine of symmetryAXIS
- 32APalindromic family memberSIS
- 34APart of a routineSTEP
- 37A"Why must you overcomplicate everything?," or what can be said about 16-, 24-, 49-, and 58-AcrossITSNOTTHATHARD
- 41APerceivedSEEN
- 42AInstrument in a "Baker Street" riffSAX
- 43ABody image?XRAY
- 44ABrain scan lettersEEG
- 46ASpider's spinningWEB
- 48A5G predecessorLTE
- 49AContents of a cheese pull, oftenMOZZARELLA
- 53A"You know it!"YES
- 54ASurf shop?ETAILER
- 55A"Well, whaddaya know!"HUH
- 57A__ Whip: frozen pineapple treatDOLE
- 58AGenre originally known as the West Coast soundYACHTROCK
- 63ACollege town in IowaAMES
- 64AFigs. that may be delayed by weatherETAS
- 65ATerritory "where America's day begins"GUAM
- 66ALean to one sideLIST
- 67AGlumDOWN
- 68ABlows itERRS
- 1DCards at a casino?IDS
- 2DAlsoTOO
- 3DAct the class clownCRACKWISE
- 4DPrefix with -dermic or -thermicHYPO
- 5DLittle oneTOT
- 6DSpanish oneUNO
- 7DBluefin, yellowfin, and blackfinTUNAS
- 8DPassword precederUSERID
- 9DTexting etiquette?PLSANDTHX
- 10DRiyadh residentSAUDI
- 11DPriceySTEEP
- 12DThompson of "Hedda"TESSA
- 17DNot great, not terribleSOSO
- 21DTake the path of least resistance, sayCOAST
- 22DPad see ew cuisineTHAI
- 23DSuggestive messagesSEXTS
- 25DOnly cardinal direction not in a state nameEAST
- 26DFunny sketchesSKITS
- 31DMost susceptible to collecting dust?SNEEZIEST
- 33DPrayer __SHAWL
- 35DFour or five, maybeEARLYHOUR
- 36DRamble onPRATE
- 38DLakers legend ShaquilleONEAL
- 39DRink leapAXEL
- 40DLends colorDYES
- 45DLost colourGREYED
- 47D22-Down currencyBAHT
- 49DWearable prizeMEDAL
- 50DSome indigenous MexicansOTOMI
- 51DDiamond chainZALES
- 52DMuse of poetryERATO
- 56DSpur to actionURGE
- 59DMurder-ous cryCAW
- 60DSales channelHSN
- 61DVehicle that may be self-drivingCAR
- 62DTour de France distances, informallyKMS
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