LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, September 7, 2026
Monday, September 7, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Owl sound
- 5Blue-green hue used in color printing
- 9Pet that can be laser-focused?
- 12__ committee
- 14Volcano's output
- 15Task list heading
- 16Citrus garnish for many a cocktail
- 18Toiling away
- 19Manipulate, as bread dough
- 20Playground fixture with a ladder
- 21"SportsCenter" network
- 24Driver's rush-hour headache
- 27Ice cream servings
- 29Cut (off)
- 30Donkey
- 31Little bite
- 32Least hospitable
- 35Tom Wolfe book about Project Mercury, or an apt description of the ends of 16-, 24-, 47-, and 56-Across
- 39Moves like a crab
- 40Mistake
- 42Canyon edge
- 45Scooby-__
- 46Fast-casual bakery franchise
- 47Budget chain owned by Choice Hotels
- 51Genesis garden
- 52West Point student
- 53Sloshed through water
- 55Field of study
- 56Average guy
- 61Sound like a 9-Across
- 62Fencing sword
- 63Familiar theme
- 64Oft-redacted ID
- 65Pen points
- 66Moisturizer brand
Down
- 1Actor Holbrook
- 2Tribute poem
- 3Unit of resistance
- 4Didn't count on one's memory in class
- 5See-through
- 6When repeated, "and so on"
- 7The "A" of GPA: Abbr.
- 8Scottish "no"
- 9Crumbly Mexican cheese
- 10Nike rival
- 11Sacred tribal carvings
- 13"Erin Burnett OutFront" channel
- 15Very soft mineral
- 17Moistens
- 20Enjoys gossip without adding to it, in slang
- 21"C'__ la vie!"
- 22"Buzz off!"
- 23Swanky
- 25Darts around
- 26Rivals
- 28August birthstone
- 32Shelter made of compressed snow
- 33"Weekend Update" comic Michael
- 34Gave up one's amateur status, perhaps
- 36Pop sensation
- 37Mister Rogers
- 38Golfer's warning shout
- 41Hightailed it
- 42"Previously on ... " segments
- 43Son of Daedalus
- 44Contemporary
- 46Spa treatment for feet, briefly
- 48At hand
- 49Dorky one
- 50Elements that make up most of the atmosphere
- 54Telephone no. addition
- 56MS NOW's "The Briefing With __ Psaki"
- 57Nail polish brand
- 58Pioneering ISP
- 59Fig. figuring figures
- 60__ lime pie
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 35-across.
- Constructed by Michael Hobin.
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- 1AOwl soundHOOT
- 5ABlue-green hue used in color printingCYAN
- 9APet that can be laser-focused?CAT
- 12A__ committeeADHOC
- 14AVolcano's outputLAVA
- 15ATask list headingTODO
- 16ACitrus garnish for many a cocktailLEMONWEDGE
- 18AToiling awayATIT
- 19AManipulate, as bread doughKNEAD
- 20APlayground fixture with a ladderSLIDE
- 21A"SportsCenter" networkESPN
- 24ADriver's rush-hour headacheTRAFFICJAM
- 27AIce cream servingsSCOOPS
- 29ACut (off)LOP
- 30ADonkeyASS
- 31ALittle biteTASTE
- 32ALeast hospitableICIEST
- 35ATom Wolfe book about Project Mercury, or an apt description of the ends of 16-, 24-, 47-, and 56-AcrossTHERIGHTSTUFF
- 39AMoves like a crabSIDLES
- 40AMistakeERROR
- 42ACanyon edgeRIM
- 45AScooby-__DOO
- 46AFast-casual bakery franchisePANERA
- 47ABudget chain owned by Choice HotelsECONOLODGE
- 51AGenesis gardenEDEN
- 52AWest Point studentCADET
- 53ASloshed through waterWADED
- 55AField of studyAREA
- 56AAverage guyJOESIXPACK
- 61ASound like a 9-AcrossPURR
- 62AFencing swordEPEE
- 63AFamiliar themeTROPE
- 64AOft-redacted IDSSN
- 65APen pointsNIBS
- 66AMoisturizer brandOLAY
- 1DActor HolbrookHAL
- 2DTribute poemODE
- 3DUnit of resistanceOHM
- 4DDidn't count on one's memory in classTOOKNOTES
- 5DSee-throughCLEAR
- 6DWhen repeated, "and so on"YADDA
- 7DThe "A" of GPA: Abbr.AVG
- 8DScottish "no"NAE
- 9DCrumbly Mexican cheeseCOTIJA
- 10DNike rivalADIDAS
- 11DSacred tribal carvingsTOTEMS
- 13D"Erin Burnett OutFront" channelCNN
- 15DVery soft mineralTALC
- 17DMoistensWETS
- 20DEnjoys gossip without adding to it, in slangSIPSTEA
- 21D"C'__ la vie!"EST
- 22D"Buzz off!"SCAT
- 23DSwankyPOSH
- 25DDarts aroundFLITS
- 26DRivalsFOES
- 28DAugust birthstonePERIDOT
- 32DShelter made of compressed snowIGLOO
- 33D"Weekend Update" comic MichaelCHE
- 34DGave up one's amateur status, perhapsTURNEDPRO
- 36DPop sensationIDOL
- 37DMister RogersFRED
- 38DGolfer's warning shoutFORE
- 41DHightailed itRAN
- 42D"Previously on ... " segmentsRECAPS
- 43DSon of DaedalusICARUS
- 44DContemporaryMODERN
- 46DSpa treatment for feet, brieflyPEDI
- 48DAt handNEAR
- 49DDorky oneDWEEB
- 50DElements that make up most of the atmosphereGASES
- 54DTelephone no. additionEXT
- 56DMS NOW's "The Briefing With __ Psaki"JEN
- 57DNail polish brandOPI
- 58DPioneering ISPAOL
- 59DFig. figuring figuresCPA
- 60D__ lime pieKEY
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