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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 24, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, September 24, 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

  • 1Bit of baby talk
  • 5Soothe operator?
  • 9Hutches
  • 13Rink leap
  • 14Geography buff's compendium
  • 16Milquetoast
  • 17*Urn that self-returns?
  • 19"Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix
  • 20__ Strauss & Co.
  • 21Discord figs.
  • 23Flat cap
  • 24*Spreading the gospel of continental breakfast, turndown service, and free Wi-Fi?
  • 28Took in
  • 29The Roaring Twenties, e.g.
  • 30Target of some recycling drives
  • 31Some 35mm cameras
  • 33Woes
  • 36Submitter's button
  • 37*Corny, sappy, or cheesy?
  • 40Discord fig.
  • 43Seafaring wood
  • 44Isolate, in corporate jargon
  • 48Small diadems
  • 50Member of the fam
  • 52Drops in the morning
  • 53*Treating guests to some honey, perhaps?
  • 57Quitter's button
  • 58__-poly
  • 59Tex-Mex extra, for short
  • 60Screen type at many a science museum
  • 62Oregon Trail cry, or an apt title for this puzzle?
  • 66CarPlay companion
  • 67"Bo-ring!"
  • 68On in years
  • 69Rapa Nui monoliths
  • 70Tried to get home, say
  • 71Journo's hook

Down

  • 1Morse code unit
  • 2Mexican salamander found in mountain lakes
  • 3Greek goddess of the harvest
  • 4Still in it to win it
  • 5Purse
  • 6Off-rd. rig
  • 7Vicuña kin
  • 8George __ University
  • 9Vegan sando
  • 10Gatekeeping type
  • 11Word often said over prayer hands
  • 12Sequins effect
  • 15Grasslike plant
  • 18Murchison Falls river
  • 22Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away"
  • 24Consumes
  • 25"Black Panther" villain Killmonger
  • 26Worker who gets around a lot
  • 27Touches down
  • 32Henley, for one
  • 34Curing agent for century eggs
  • 35Ashram leader, perhaps
  • 38Broadcasting
  • 39"I get the point already!"
  • 40Pascal's wager subject
  • 41Spanish expression of shock
  • 42Lash thickener
  • 45Lanyard attachment
  • 46Freeloaded
  • 47Have debts
  • 49Makes a winter blanket?
  • 51Grand opening?
  • 54Secluded valleys
  • 55Wipes brand
  • 56Hearing-related
  • 61Number on an old clock
  • 63Numeric prefix
  • 64Married
  • 65Lines from an admirer

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 24-across.
  4. Constructed by Yijing Chen.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ABit of baby talkDADA
  • 5ASoothe operator?BALM
  • 9AHutchesPENS
  • 13ARink leapAXEL
  • 14AGeography buff's compendiumATLAS
  • 16AMilquetoastBLAH
  • 17A*Urn that self-returns?HOMINGVASE
  • 19A"Purple Haze" rocker HendrixJIMI
  • 20A__ Strauss & Co.LEVI
  • 21ADiscord figs.MODS
  • 23AFlat capTAM
  • 24A*Spreading the gospel of continental breakfast, turndown service, and free Wi-Fi?HOTELEVANGELISM
  • 28ATook inATE
  • 29AThe Roaring Twenties, e.g.ERA
  • 30ATarget of some recycling drivesEWASTE
  • 31ASome 35mm camerasSLRS
  • 33AWoesILLS
  • 36ASubmitter's buttonENTER
  • 37A*Corny, sappy, or cheesy?HOKEYWORD
  • 40ADiscord fig.ADMIN
  • 43ASeafaring woodTEAK
  • 44AIsolate, in corporate jargonSILO
  • 48ASmall diademsTIARAS
  • 50AMember of the famMOM
  • 52ADrops in the morningDEW
  • 53A*Treating guests to some honey, perhaps?HOSTINGLIKEABEE
  • 57AQuitter's buttonESC
  • 58A__-polyROLY
  • 59ATex-Mex extra, for shortGUAC
  • 60AScreen type at many a science museumIMAX
  • 62AOregon Trail cry, or an apt title for this puzzle?WESTWARDHO
  • 66ACarPlay companionSIRI
  • 67A"Bo-ring!"SNORE
  • 68AOn in yearsAGED
  • 69ARapa Nui monolithsMOAI
  • 70ATried to get home, saySLID
  • 71AJourno's hookLEDE
  • 1DMorse code unitDAH
  • 2DMexican salamander found in mountain lakesAXOLOTL
  • 3DGreek goddess of the harvestDEMETER
  • 4DStill in it to win itALIVE
  • 5DPurseBAG
  • 6DOff-rd. rigATV
  • 7DVicuña kinLLAMA
  • 8DGeorge __ UniversityMASON
  • 9DVegan sandoPBJ
  • 10DGatekeeping typeELITIST
  • 11DWord often said over prayer handsNAMASTE
  • 12DSequins effectSHIMMER
  • 15DGrasslike plantSEDGE
  • 18DMurchison Falls riverNILE
  • 22DSetting of the animated film "Flushed Away"SEWER
  • 24DConsumesHAS
  • 25D"Black Panther" villain KillmongerERIK
  • 26DWorker who gets around a lotVALET
  • 27DTouches downLANDS
  • 32DHenley, for oneSHIRT
  • 34DCuring agent for century eggsLYE
  • 35DAshram leader, perhapsSWAMI
  • 38DBroadcastingONAIR
  • 39D"I get the point already!"OKOK
  • 40DPascal's wager subjectATHEISM
  • 41DSpanish expression of shockDIOSMIO
  • 42DLash thickenerMASCARA
  • 45DLanyard attachmentIDBADGE
  • 46DFreeloadedLEECHED
  • 47DHave debtsOWE
  • 49DMakes a winter blanket?SNOWS
  • 51DGrand opening?MEGA
  • 54DSecluded valleysGLENS
  • 55DWipes brandLYSOL
  • 56DHearing-relatedAURAL
  • 61DNumber on an old clockXII
  • 63DNumeric prefixTRI
  • 64DMarriedWED
  • 65DLines from an admirerODE

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