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LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, September 21, 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, September 21, 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

  • 1Dot-__: online businesses
  • 5Capital of South Korea
  • 10Clever remark
  • 14Shape of many a car logo
  • 15Inner circle
  • 16Caterer's coffee servers
  • 17"Just act naturally!"
  • 19AirPods holders
  • 20Chocolaty treats that may have walnuts
  • 21Portable device with a touchscreen
  • 23Baby bear
  • 24__ farewell: said goodbye
  • 25Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick
  • 33Between ports
  • 34Second-string players
  • 35Lamb's mother
  • 36Sow's opposite
  • 37Renewable energy option
  • 38Safari park roarer
  • 39Gloomy __: pessimistic sort
  • 40Comedian Wyatt
  • 41Annoys
  • 42Quickly resolved legal matter
  • 46Finishes up
  • 47Part of FTW and BTW
  • 48Talks back to
  • 51Morton who plays Circe in "The Odyssey"
  • 56Help in wrongdoing
  • 57Do the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can do
  • 59Genuine
  • 60Face-to-face exams
  • 61Prefix with skeleton
  • 62Like a couch potato
  • 63Move, as a root-bound houseplant
  • 64Consider to be

Down

  • 1Salad with bacon and eggs
  • 2"Back to you," in radio lingo
  • 3BLT spread
  • 4Insincere round of applause
  • 5Book copier of old
  • 6Loosen (up)
  • 7Poems of praise
  • 8Address that often starts with "www"
  • 9Not quite closed
  • 10Montreal's province
  • 11Eurasian border river
  • 12Memo heading
  • 13Soft "Hey, you!"
  • 18E pluribus __
  • 22Singer Lambert
  • 24Laundry whitener
  • 25North Dakota city
  • 26Spend all of
  • 27Rental contract
  • 28Govt.-issued investments
  • 29Book of maps
  • 30Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"
  • 31Furry "Star Wars" creatures
  • 32Uptight
  • 37Summons
  • 38Officially permitted to drive, say
  • 40Walking stick
  • 43Big name in milk chocolate
  • 44Ultimate
  • 45Melt
  • 48South Asian silk dress
  • 49Tucked in for the night
  • 50Barking marine mammal
  • 51Smack
  • 52French greeting
  • 53Song
  • 54Keep out of sight
  • 55Tiny particle
  • 58Mine yield

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 25-across.
  4. Constructed by Janice Luttrell.

All 74 answers

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  • 1ADot-__: online businessesCOMS
  • 5ACapital of South KoreaSEOUL
  • 10AClever remarkQUIP
  • 14AShape of many a car logoOVAL
  • 15AInner circleCADRE
  • 16ACaterer's coffee serversURNS
  • 17A"Just act naturally!"BEYOURSELF
  • 19AAirPods holdersEARS
  • 20AChocolaty treats that may have walnutsBROWNIES
  • 21APortable device with a touchscreenTABLET
  • 23ABaby bearCUB
  • 24A__ farewell: said goodbyeBADE
  • 25AVietnam War film directed by Stanley KubrickFULLMETALJACKET
  • 33ABetween portsASEA
  • 34ASecond-string playersBTEAM
  • 35ALamb's motherEWE
  • 36ASow's oppositeREAP
  • 37ARenewable energy optionSOLAR
  • 38ASafari park roarerLION
  • 39AGloomy __: pessimistic sortGUS
  • 40AComedian WyattCENAC
  • 41AAnnoysIRKS
  • 42AQuickly resolved legal matterOPENANDSHUTCASE
  • 46AFinishes upENDS
  • 47APart of FTW and BTWTHE
  • 48ATalks back toSASSES
  • 51AMorton who plays Circe in "The Odyssey"SAMANTHA
  • 56AHelp in wrongdoingABET
  • 57ADo the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can doFOLLOWSUIT
  • 59AGenuineREAL
  • 60AFace-to-face examsORALS
  • 61APrefix with skeletonENDO
  • 62ALike a couch potatoIDLE
  • 63AMove, as a root-bound houseplantREPOT
  • 64AConsider to beDEEM
  • 1DSalad with bacon and eggsCOBB
  • 2D"Back to you," in radio lingoOVER
  • 3DBLT spreadMAYO
  • 4DInsincere round of applauseSLOWCLAP
  • 5DBook copier of oldSCRIBE
  • 6DLoosen (up)EASE
  • 7DPoems of praiseODES
  • 8DAddress that often starts with "www"URL
  • 9DNot quite closedLEFTAJAR
  • 10DMontreal's provinceQUEBEC
  • 11DEurasian border riverURAL
  • 12DMemo headingINRE
  • 13DSoft "Hey, you!"PSST
  • 18DE pluribus __UNUM
  • 22DSinger LambertADAM
  • 24DLaundry whitenerBLEACH
  • 25DNorth Dakota cityFARGO
  • 26DSpend all ofUSEUP
  • 27DRental contractLEASE
  • 28DGovt.-issued investmentsTBONDS
  • 29DBook of mapsATLAS
  • 30DKnightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"KEIRA
  • 31DFurry "Star Wars" creaturesEWOKS
  • 32DUptightTENSE
  • 37DSummonsSENDSFOR
  • 38DOfficially permitted to drive, sayLICENSED
  • 40DWalking stickCANE
  • 43DBig name in milk chocolateNESTLE
  • 44DUltimateUTMOST
  • 45DMeltTHAW
  • 48DSouth Asian silk dressSARI
  • 49DTucked in for the nightABED
  • 50DBarking marine mammalSEAL
  • 51DSmackSLAP
  • 52DFrench greetingALLO
  • 53DSongTUNE
  • 54DKeep out of sightHIDE
  • 55DTiny particleATOM
  • 58DMine yieldORE

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