LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 3, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Word with order or reel
- 4__ farming: asking for upvotes on Reddit
- 9Catches forty winks
- 13Hazy brew, briefly
- 14Raise in relief
- 16On-the-job protection org.
- 17"Step one: make sure everything is in tune"?
- 19Drill or clamp
- 20Party game with forbidden words
- 21Origin of a plot hole?
- 22Green Gables girl
- 23One with elitist tastes
- 24"Learn to recognize the pattern of sharps and flats"?
- 27Big heads
- 29Regretted
- 30Perpignan pal
- 33Put a new price on
- 36Wedding party member, perhaps
- 39"Don't wait for anyone else, go ahead and write a song"?
- 42Beer with the largest single-site brewery in the world
- 43Olympic judo medalist Rousey
- 44Place for a tug
- 45Opportunity org.
- 47Mirror pic letters on social media
- 49"Now play C major and C minor descending"?
- 53Aware of
- 57Onigiri wrapper
- 58Tonewood used to make ukuleles
- 59Parting mot
- 60Shortly, quaintly
- 61Score symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across
- 64Run while sitting
- 65Draw out
- 66Groove
- 67Yuks, online
- 68Short digression
- 69Photo __
Down
- 1Talents
- 2Hive-minded?
- 3Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"
- 4Diet with fat bombs
- 5Feedback provider, maybe
- 6Triple Crown stat
- 7Fliers who are often light-headed?
- 8Tie at a racetrack?
- 9Zero interest
- 10"Sure, that's a very normal response ... "
- 11Baloney descriptor
- 12Retail statistic
- 15Like tulle
- 18Drink brand with lizards in its logo
- 24Springfield watering hole
- 25Sunflower kin
- 26Tommy Pickles, for one
- 28"__ Pointe Blank"
- 30Syracuse's gp.
- 31Sound from a pen
- 32"My streak continues!"
- 34Edebiri of "The Bear"
- 35"Why are you still here?"
- 37World Cup cheer
- 38Theater director's deg.
- 40Nutty confections
- 41Sukiyaki noodle, maybe
- 46Words on a docent's badge
- 48Bird that was once endemic to Mauritius
- 49__ mail
- 50Airbnb option
- 51Birth day party?
- 52Caravan's rest spot
- 54Cold brew style
- 55Pave the way for, as a topic of conversation
- 56Removes
- 59Prerequisite to a deal
- 62Here, in Le Havre
- 63Spain's El __
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Constructed by Kim Alswager %26 Zhou Zhang.
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- 1AWord with order or reelGAG
- 4A__ farming: asking for upvotes on RedditKARMA
- 9ACatches forty winksNAPS
- 13AHazy brew, brieflyIPA
- 14ARaise in reliefEMBOSS
- 16AOn-the-job protection org.OSHA
- 17A"Step one: make sure everything is in tune"?FIRSTPITCH
- 19ADrill or clampTOOL
- 20AParty game with forbidden wordsTABOO
- 21AOrigin of a plot hole?HOE
- 22AGreen Gables girlANNE
- 23AOne with elitist tastesSNOB
- 24A"Learn to recognize the pattern of sharps and flats"?MASTERKEYS
- 27ABig headsEGOS
- 29ARegrettedRUED
- 30APerpignan palAMI
- 33APut a new price onRETAG
- 36AWedding party member, perhapsGROOM
- 39A"Don't wait for anyone else, go ahead and write a song"?COMPOSEYOURSELF
- 42ABeer with the largest single-site brewery in the worldCOORS
- 43AOlympic judo medalist RouseyRONDA
- 44APlace for a tugSEA
- 45AOpportunity org.NASA
- 47AMirror pic letters on social mediaOOTD
- 49A"Now play C major and C minor descending"?SCALESDOWN
- 53AAware ofONTO
- 57AOnigiri wrapperNORI
- 58ATonewood used to make ukulelesKOA
- 59AParting motADIEU
- 60AShortly, quaintlyANON
- 61AScore symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-AcrossMUSICNOTES
- 64ARun while sittingIDLE
- 65ADraw outELICIT
- 66AGrooveRUT
- 67AYuks, onlineLOLS
- 68AShort digressionASIDE
- 69APhoto __OPS
- 1DTalentsGIFTS
- 2DHive-minded?APIAN
- 3DGreta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"GARBO
- 4DDiet with fat bombsKETO
- 5DFeedback provider, maybeAMP
- 6DTriple Crown statRBI
- 7DFliers who are often light-headed?MOTHS
- 8DTie at a racetrack?ASCOT
- 9DZero interestNOTAKERS
- 10D"Sure, that's a very normal response ... "ASONEDOES
- 11DBaloney descriptorPHONY
- 12DRetail statisticSALES
- 15DLike tulleSHEER
- 18DDrink brand with lizards in its logoSOBE
- 24DSpringfield watering holeMOES
- 25DSunflower kinASTER
- 26DTommy Pickles, for oneRUGRAT
- 28D"__ Pointe Blank"GROSSE
- 30DSyracuse's gp.ACC
- 31DSound from a penMOO
- 32D"My streak continues!"IMONAROLL
- 34DEdebiri of "The Bear"AYO
- 35D"Why are you still here?"GONOW
- 37DWorld Cup cheerOLE
- 38DTheater director's deg.MFA
- 40DNutty confectionsPRALINES
- 41DSukiyaki noodle, maybeUDON
- 46DWords on a docent's badgeASKME
- 48DBird that was once endemic to MauritiusDODO
- 49D__ mailSNAIL
- 50DAirbnb optionCONDO
- 51DBirth day party?DOULA
- 52DCaravan's rest spotOASIS
- 54DCold brew styleNITRO
- 55DPave the way for, as a topic of conversationTEEUP
- 56DRemovesOUSTS
- 59DPrerequisite to a dealANTE
- 62DHere, in Le HavreICI
- 63DSpain's El __CID
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