LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Prepare, as avocados for guacamole
- 5When nothing seems to go right
- 11Org. now known as Scouting America
- 14Director Preminger
- 15Bubble tea balls
- 16Duolingo bird
- 17Including every flaw
- 19Short swim
- 20Muse of poetry
- 21Trial version
- 22Old-school cool
- 23Ceremonial act
- 25Like serrated knives
- 28Country singer Paisley
- 30Like the African dish bariis iskukaris
- 31Yaps
- 34Catch a ride to the beach?
- 37More pleasant
- 38Green prefix
- 39Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle?
- 41Toward a boat's rudder
- 42University of __ Dame
- 44Meh
- 45Teeny-tiny
- 46Consume more than
- 48Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame
- 50In the past few days
- 53Laundry container
- 57"Pls stop sharing!"
- 58Second to none
- 60Ish
- 61Opposite of trans
- 62Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers
- 64Post-OR area
- 65Sentence ender
- 66Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- 67Egyptian viper
- 68Evaluate
- 69Starring role
Down
- 1Grass-cutting machine
- 2Video game pioneer
- 3Fender guitar, familiarly
- 4Jacuzzis
- 5Happy Greek cry
- 6__ for oneself
- 7Tapered haircuts
- 8Serious genre
- 9Green-lights
- 10Fashion monogram
- 11Feline that helps control pests in a store
- 12Express disinterest on a dating app
- 13Mont Blanc, e.g.
- 18Fly like a dragon
- 22TV cable letters
- 24Eyelid hair
- 26Years and years
- 27Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably
- 29Couples
- 31Italian city known for salami
- 32Science of sound
- 33"Here's mud in your eye!"
- 35Hopping pal of Piglet
- 36Herring, but not a red herring
- 39Make airtight
- 40"Stranger Things" actor Schnapp
- 43Loan adjustment, for short
- 45Sinful
- 47Pool hall fixtures
- 49Like some lesbians, slangily
- 51Signs of sorrow or joy
- 52Nail salon brand
- 54Ordinary writing
- 55__ Sketch: drawing toy
- 56Made a leaf pile, perhaps
- 59General __ chicken
- 61Spy-fi org.
- 62Tax prep pro
- 63Cards with pics
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Faren Roth.
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- 1APrepare, as avocados for guacamoleMASH
- 5AWhen nothing seems to go rightOFFDAY
- 11AOrg. now known as Scouting AmericaBSA
- 14ADirector PremingerOTTO
- 15ABubble tea ballsPEARLS
- 16ADuolingo birdOWL
- 17AIncluding every flawWARTSANDALL
- 19AShort swimDIP
- 20AMuse of poetryERATO
- 21ATrial versionDEMO
- 22AOld-school coolHEP
- 23ACeremonial actRITUAL
- 25ALike serrated knivesSAWEDGED
- 28ACountry singer PaisleyBRAD
- 30ALike the African dish bariis iskukarisSOMALI
- 31AYapsGABS
- 34ACatch a ride to the beach?SURF
- 37AMore pleasantNICER
- 38AGreen prefixECO
- 39ASafe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle?SHOOINS
- 41AToward a boat's rudderAFT
- 42AUniversity of __ DameNOTRE
- 44AMehSOSO
- 45ATeeny-tinyITTY
- 46AConsume more thanOUTEAT
- 48AMia in the Soccer Hall of FameHAMM
- 50AIn the past few daysASOFLATE
- 53ALaundry containerHAMPER
- 57A"Pls stop sharing!"TMI
- 58ASecond to noneBEST
- 60AIshSORTA
- 61AOpposite of transCIS
- 62ARadio format likely to appeal to baby boomersCLASSICROCK
- 64APost-OR areaICU
- 65ASentence enderPERIOD
- 66AArthur in the International Tennis Hall of FameASHE
- 67AEgyptian viperASP
- 68AEvaluateASSESS
- 69AStarring roleLEAD
- 1DGrass-cutting machineMOWER
- 2DVideo game pioneerATARI
- 3DFender guitar, familiarlySTRAT
- 4DJacuzzisHOTTUBS
- 5DHappy Greek cryOPA
- 6D__ for oneselfFEND
- 7DTapered haircutsFADES
- 8DSerious genreDRAMA
- 9DGreen-lightsALLOWS
- 10DFashion monogramYSL
- 11DFeline that helps control pests in a storeBODEGACAT
- 12DExpress disinterest on a dating appSWIPELEFT
- 13DMont Blanc, e.g.ALP
- 18DFly like a dragonSOAR
- 22DTV cable lettersHDMI
- 24DEyelid hairLASH
- 26DYears and yearsEONS
- 27DLike clothes in a 53-Across, probablyDIRTY
- 29DCouplesDUOS
- 31DItalian city known for salamiGENOA
- 32DScience of soundACOUSTICS
- 33D"Here's mud in your eye!"BOTTOMSUP
- 35DHopping pal of PigletROO
- 36DHerring, but not a red herringFISH
- 39DMake airtightSEAL
- 40D"Stranger Things" actor SchnappNOAH
- 43DLoan adjustment, for shortREFI
- 45DSinfulIMMORAL
- 47DPool hall fixturesTABLES
- 49DLike some lesbians, slangilyMASC
- 51DSigns of sorrow or joyTEARS
- 52DNail salon brandESSIE
- 54DOrdinary writingPROSE
- 55D__ Sketch: drawing toyETCHA
- 56DMade a leaf pile, perhapsRAKED
- 59DGeneral __ chickenTSOS
- 61DSpy-fi org.CIA
- 62DTax prep proCPA
- 63DCards with picsIDS
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