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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, September 18, 2026

Friday, September 18, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, September 18, 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

  • 1Band
  • 6Primer lesson
  • 10Printer refills
  • 14Provençal sauce
  • 15Bread from a tandoor
  • 16Many a techie or Trekkie
  • 17Fruit with a thick rind
  • 18Thing that has away with words?
  • 20Box that's unexpectedly popular?
  • 22Raft
  • 23Fish that's a symbol of Children's Day in Japan
  • 24Lazy way to soothe hurt feelings?
  • 33"Wow, nice!"
  • 34Approach
  • 35Rite answer
  • 36Constant critic
  • 37Like fresh nail polish
  • 38Bridget's daughter in the "Bridget Jones" series
  • 40"Big" and "Bang Bang" singer Rita
  • 41"Happy now?"
  • 42Old Spanish coin
  • 43Take tiny crustaceans out for a stroll?
  • 47Scand. land
  • 48Routine
  • 49Getting heavier, or an apt title for this puzzle
  • 56One who's in it for the money
  • 57Nebraska rail hub
  • 59Fun run distance, for short
  • 60Foil kin
  • 61Piercing site
  • 62Aloo mutter ingredients
  • 63Playful growl
  • 64__ City: Pittsburgh

Down

  • 1Waterston in the American Theater Hall of Fame
  • 2Binds
  • 3Craps turn
  • 4Succulent with lace and tiger tooth varieties
  • 5Misses terribly
  • 6Like llamas
  • 7Boxer Max
  • 8Course after trig
  • 9Slip past
  • 10"No need to explain"
  • 11"Middle Cyclone" Grammy nominee Case
  • 12Acute
  • 13Hit high in the air
  • 19Pants, slangily
  • 21Spa treatment
  • 24Emphatic refusal
  • 25Catherine of "The Studio"
  • 26Eight-related
  • 27Rival
  • 28Clear the cobwebs, say
  • 29Down
  • 30Bhutan neighbor
  • 31Poetic opening
  • 32"The Odyssey" director
  • 37Tiny
  • 38Points out
  • 39"Fire away"
  • 41Masonic order member in a fez
  • 42Fitness app stat
  • 442026 NBA champions
  • 45Mood
  • 46One who's often going through the motions
  • 49__ therapy
  • 50Sod layer's calculation
  • 51County east of Sonoma
  • 52Got taller
  • 53B-school entry req.
  • 54Give birth to
  • 55"Hot Girl Summer" rapper Megan __ Stallion
  • 56Unruly head of hair
  • 58100%

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 24-across.
  4. Constructed by Patti Varol.

All 74 answers

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  • 1ABandSTRAP
  • 6APrimer lessonABCS
  • 10APrinter refillsINKS
  • 14AProvençal sauceAIOLI
  • 15ABread from a tandoorNAAN
  • 16AMany a techie or TrekkieGEEK
  • 17AFruit with a thick rindMELON
  • 18AThing that has away with words?DELETEKEY
  • 20ABox that's unexpectedly popular?SLEEPERCARTON
  • 22ARaftSEA
  • 23AFish that's a symbol of Children's Day in JapanKOI
  • 24ALazy way to soothe hurt feelings?NOOFFENSEBUTTON
  • 33A"Wow, nice!"OHCOOL
  • 34AApproachWAY
  • 35ARite answerIDO
  • 36AConstant criticHATER
  • 37ALike fresh nail polishWET
  • 38ABridget's daughter in the "Bridget Jones" seriesMABEL
  • 40A"Big" and "Bang Bang" singer RitaORA
  • 41A"Happy now?"SEE
  • 42AOld Spanish coinPESETA
  • 43ATake tiny crustaceans out for a stroll?WALKTHEPLANKTON
  • 47AScand. landNOR
  • 48ARoutineACT
  • 49AGetting heavier, or an apt title for this puzzleGAININGWEIGHT
  • 56AOne who's in it for the moneyMERCENARY
  • 57ANebraska rail hubOMAHA
  • 59AFun run distance, for shortONEK
  • 60AFoil kinEPEE
  • 61APiercing siteNAVEL
  • 62AAloo mutter ingredientsPEAS
  • 63APlayful growlRAWR
  • 64A__ City: PittsburghSTEEL
  • 1DWaterston in the American Theater Hall of FameSAM
  • 2DBindsTIES
  • 3DCraps turnROLL
  • 4DSucculent with lace and tiger tooth varietiesALOE
  • 5DMisses terriblyPINESFOR
  • 6DLike llamasANDEAN
  • 7DBoxer MaxBAER
  • 8DCourse after trigCALC
  • 9DSlip pastSNEAKBY
  • 10D"No need to explain"IGETIT
  • 11D"Middle Cyclone" Grammy nominee CaseNEKO
  • 12DAcuteKEEN
  • 13DHit high in the airSKY
  • 19DPants, slangilyTROU
  • 21DSpa treatmentPEEL
  • 24DEmphatic refusalNOHOW
  • 25DCatherine of "The Studio"OHARA
  • 26DEight-relatedOCTAL
  • 27DRivalFOE
  • 28DClear the cobwebs, saySWEEP
  • 29DDownEAT
  • 30DBhutan neighborTIBET
  • 31DPoetic openingODETO
  • 32D"The Odyssey" directorNOLAN
  • 37DTinyWEE
  • 38DPoints outMENTIONS
  • 39D"Fire away"ASK
  • 41DMasonic order member in a fezSHRINER
  • 42DFitness app statPACE
  • 44D2026 NBA championsKNICKS
  • 45DMoodTONE
  • 46DOne who's often going through the motionsLAWYER
  • 49D__ therapyGENE
  • 50DSod layer's calculationAREA
  • 51DCounty east of SonomaNAPA
  • 52DGot tallerGREW
  • 53DB-school entry req.GMAT
  • 54DGive birth toHAVE
  • 55D"Hot Girl Summer" rapper Megan __ StallionTHEE
  • 56DUnruly head of hairMOP
  • 58D100%ALL

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