LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Tuesday, September 22, 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
- 1Percussion instruments with taut tops
- 6Highest mountain in Japan
- 10Use a needle and thread
- 13Superficial layer
- 15Guy known for his first-person perspective?
- 16Abu Dhabi's fed.
- 17Composer Shostakovich
- 18Harlem Renaissance writer __ Neale Hurston
- 19Bikini top
- 20Exhibit A: That awful handwriting
- 23"Little Bunny __"
- 24Lit __: English major's course
- 25Arduous
- 26Exhibit B: That loud guffaw
- 31Belarus capital
- 33Cars
- 34"__ Doubtfire"
- 35Exhibit C: That unruly hair
- 38Position
- 41Student
- 42"With any luck"
- 44Exhibit D: That goofy stare
- 49Gave approval to
- 50Out-of-pocket amount
- 51Area of influence
- 53Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?
- 58Omelet ingredient
- 59Dental exam image
- 60Mystery
- 63Come out on top
- 64Snub-nosed dogs
- 65Catch, as a fish
- 66Triumphant cry
- 67High-pitched wind instrument
- 68"Give it a go"
Down
- 1Netflix format, originally
- 2Sleep cycle letters
- 3Horned equines of mythology
- 4Procedures
- 5Typeface line
- 6Unnerve
- 7Japanese noodle
- 8Jam holders
- 9Apple all-in-one computer
- 10Forester carmaker
- 11Pincered insect
- 12Riches
- 14Canon competitor
- 21"Kitchy-kitchy-__"
- 22Some old radios
- 23County event with lots of fried food
- 25"I wonder ... "
- 27Tennis sequence after a serve
- 28__ generis: unique
- 29And so on: Abbr.
- 30Norse god of mischief
- 32Disposable coffee pod
- 36Word after photo or special
- 37Golfer Michelle __ West
- 38In a playful manner
- 39Like an unlocked door
- 40Place to sleep
- 41Furry companions
- 43Whiter with age
- 44Off-the-wall
- 45Sandwich also known as a grinder
- 46Endorses digitally
- 47Childcare expert LeShan
- 48Clearheaded
- 52Impressionist painter Édouard
- 54Trade show
- 55Defeat soundly
- 56"Othello" villain
- 57Nasdaq rival
- 61Cambridge sch.
- 62"It's __-win situation"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Zachary David Levy.
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- 1APercussion instruments with taut topsDRUMS
- 6AHighest mountain in JapanFUJI
- 10AUse a needle and threadSEW
- 13ASuperficial layerVENEER
- 15AGuy known for his first-person perspective?ADAM
- 16AAbu Dhabi's fed.UAE
- 17AComposer ShostakovichDMITRI
- 18AHarlem Renaissance writer __ Neale HurstonZORA
- 19ABikini topBRA
- 20AExhibit A: That awful handwritingCHICKENSCRAWL
- 23A"Little Bunny __"FOOFOO
- 24ALit __: English major's courseCRIT
- 25AArduousHARD
- 26AExhibit B: That loud guffawHORSELAUGH
- 31ABelarus capitalMINSK
- 33ACarsAUTOS
- 34A"__ Doubtfire"MRS
- 35AExhibit C: That unruly hairCOWLICK
- 38APositionJOB
- 41AStudentPUPIL
- 42A"With any luck"IHOPE
- 44AExhibit D: That goofy stareSHEEPSEYES
- 49AGave approval toOKED
- 50AOut-of-pocket amountCOST
- 51AArea of influenceDOMAIN
- 53ALacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?RAISEDINABARN
- 58AOmelet ingredientEGG
- 59ADental exam imageXRAY
- 60AMysteryENIGMA
- 63ACome out on topWIN
- 64ASnub-nosed dogsPUGS
- 65ACatch, as a fishREELIN
- 66ATriumphant cryYES
- 67AHigh-pitched wind instrumentOBOE
- 68A"Give it a go"TRYTO
- 1DNetflix format, originallyDVD
- 2DSleep cycle lettersREM
- 3DHorned equines of mythologyUNICORNS
- 4DProceduresMETHODS
- 5DTypeface lineSERIF
- 6DUnnerveFAZE
- 7DJapanese noodleUDON
- 8DJam holdersJARS
- 9DApple all-in-one computerIMAC
- 10DForester carmakerSUBARU
- 11DPincered insectEARWIG
- 12DRichesWEALTH
- 14DCanon competitorRICOH
- 21D"Kitchy-kitchy-__"KOO
- 22DSome old radiosRCAS
- 23DCounty event with lots of fried foodFAIR
- 25D"I wonder ... "HMM
- 27DTennis sequence after a serveRALLY
- 28D__ generis: uniqueSUI
- 29DAnd so on: Abbr.ETC
- 30DNorse god of mischiefLOKI
- 32DDisposable coffee podKCUP
- 36DWord after photo or specialOPS
- 37DGolfer Michelle __ WestWIE
- 38DIn a playful mannerJOKINGLY
- 39DLike an unlocked doorOPEN
- 40DPlace to sleepBED
- 41DFurry companionsPETS
- 43DWhiter with ageHOARIER
- 44DOff-the-wallSCREWY
- 45DSandwich also known as a grinderHOAGIE
- 46DEndorses digitallyESIGNS
- 47DChildcare expert LeShanEDA
- 48DClearheadedSOBER
- 52DImpressionist painter ÉdouardMANET
- 54DTrade showEXPO
- 55DDefeat soundlyDRUB
- 56D"Othello" villainIAGO
- 57DNasdaq rivalNYSE
- 61DCambridge sch.MIT
- 62D"It's __-win situation"ANO
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