LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, September 2, 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
- 1Rascal
- 6With 30-Across, FIFA women's powerhouse
- 10Rip-off
- 14Green growth in a pond
- 15Rotating shaft
- 16Salt-N-Pepa, e.g.
- 171990s grunge icon
- 19Learning tools
- 20Manatee habitat
- 21Ray of McDonald's history
- 22General locations
- 23Some street food vendors
- 26VEX creations
- 29Make a choice
- 30See 6-Across
- 33Azerbaijan neighbor
- 34Right-hand page
- 36Only word spoken in "Silent Movie"
- 37Going the faster way, hopefully
- 41Former quarterback Manning
- 421/16 of a pound
- 432026 "Legally Blonde" prequel
- 44Taxpayer ID
- 45"Sweet!"
- 46Make a value judgment
- 48Easy A's
- 52Result of haste, in an adage
- 54Colossal
- 55Prefix with -tainment
- 58So much
- 59Judge's directive, or a feature of each set of circled letters?
- 62Junction point
- 63Hayride seat, say
- 64"All sales are __"
- 65Beloved
- 66Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
- 67Young horses
Down
- 1Fifth Avenue retailer
- 2Game with secret passages
- 3Taj Mahal city
- 4Yoga surface
- 5Eat like a bird?
- 6Frowned upon
- 7Spot-on
- 8Legend in the ring
- 9Big boys
- 10Severely plain
- 11Throws in the towel
- 12Verdi opera
- 13Green growth in a terrarium
- 18Middle-earth monsters
- 22Many a Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree
- 23"Un-Break My Heart" singer Braxton
- 24Swiss pharmaceutical giant
- 25As many as
- 26Ceremonial events
- 27Spoken exams
- 28Science fair volcano ingredient
- 31Spiritual essences
- 32Pays to play
- 34Total stranger
- 35Key near F1
- 38América del __: México's continent
- 39Green dip, briefly
- 40Model/activist Holliday
- 46Helper: Abbr.
- 47Trigger, as an alarm
- 49Total
- 50Throat dangler
- 51More uncommon
- 52Steam __: latte-making gadget
- 53Sunburn treatment
- 55"Giant" novelist Ferber
- 56"Works for me!"
- 57Web addresses
- 59"48 Hours" airer
- 60Breakfast bit that might soak overnight
- 61Home of Sugarloaf Mountain
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 37-across.
- Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
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- 1ARascalSCAMP
- 6AWith 30-Across, FIFA women's powerhouseTEAM
- 10ARip-offSCAM
- 14AGreen growth in a pondALGAE
- 15ARotating shaftAXLE
- 16ASalt-N-Pepa, e.g.TRIO
- 17A1990s grunge iconKURTCOBAIN
- 19ALearning toolsAIDS
- 20AManatee habitatSEA
- 21ARay of McDonald's historyKROC
- 22AGeneral locationsAREAS
- 23ASome street food vendorsTACOTRUCKS
- 26AVEX creationsROBOTS
- 29AMake a choiceOPT
- 30ASee 6-AcrossUSA
- 33AAzerbaijan neighborIRAN
- 34ARight-hand pageRECTO
- 36AOnly word spoken in "Silent Movie"NON
- 37AGoing the faster way, hopefullyTAKINGASHORTCUT
- 41AFormer quarterback ManningELI
- 42A1/16 of a poundOUNCE
- 43A2026 "Legally Blonde" prequelELLE
- 44ATaxpayer IDSSN
- 45A"Sweet!"RAD
- 46AMake a value judgmentASSESS
- 48AEasy A'sGUTCOURSES
- 52AResult of haste, in an adageWASTE
- 54AColossalVAST
- 55APrefix with -tainmentEDU
- 58ASo muchALOT
- 59AJudge's directive, or a feature of each set of circled letters?COURTORDER
- 62AJunction pointNODE
- 63AHayride seat, sayBALE
- 64A"All sales are __"FINAL
- 65ABelovedDEAR
- 66AScrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the gameSTAR
- 67AYoung horsesFOALS
- 1DFifth Avenue retailerSAKS
- 2DGame with secret passagesCLUE
- 3DTaj Mahal cityAGRA
- 4DYoga surfaceMAT
- 5DEat like a bird?PECKAT
- 6DFrowned uponTABOO
- 7DSpot-onEXACT
- 8DLegend in the ringALI
- 9DBig boysMEN
- 10DSeverely plainSTARK
- 11DThrows in the towelCRIESUNCLE
- 12DVerdi operaAIDA
- 13DGreen growth in a terrariumMOSS
- 18DMiddle-earth monstersORCS
- 22DMany a Hollywood Walk of Fame honoreeACTOR
- 23D"Un-Break My Heart" singer BraxtonTONI
- 24DSwiss pharmaceutical giantROCHE
- 25DAs many asUPTO
- 26DCeremonial eventsRITES
- 27DSpoken examsORALS
- 28DScience fair volcano ingredientBAKINGSODA
- 31DSpiritual essencesSOULS
- 32DPays to playANTES
- 34DTotal strangerRANDO
- 35DKey near F1ESC
- 38DAmérica del __: México's continentNORTE
- 39DGreen dip, brieflyGUAC
- 40DModel/activist HollidayTESS
- 46DHelper: Abbr.ASST
- 47DTrigger, as an alarmSETOFF
- 49DTotalUTTER
- 50DThroat danglerUVULA
- 51DMore uncommonRARER
- 52DSteam __: latte-making gadgetWAND
- 53DSunburn treatmentALOE
- 55D"Giant" novelist FerberEDNA
- 56D"Works for me!"DEAL
- 57DWeb addressesURLS
- 59D"48 Hours" airerCBS
- 60DBreakfast bit that might soak overnightOAT
- 61DHome of Sugarloaf MountainRIO
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