LA Times Crossword hints and answers for August 2, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues144
Across69
Down75
DaySunday
Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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"Priscilla" writer/director Coppola (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFIA→
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Trade fair (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
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Cell service initials (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELTE→
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Baltic capital (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIGA→
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Toy with a Botanicals line (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
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UV-filtering measurement (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
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Praise for a rock climber's diary? (13)
Starts with G, ends with YGRIPPINGSTORY→
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By and large (7)
Starts with A, ends with EASARULE→
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Underground explorer (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCAVER→
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Branch of Islam (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASHIA→
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Can openers (4)
Starts with T, ends with STABS→
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Showbiz grand slam (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
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Water or elec. (4)
Starts with U, ends with LUTIL→
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Wild adventure (8)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPADE→
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Praise for a mechanic's handbook? (19)
Starts with F, ends with SFIRESONALLCYLINDERS→
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Cross-examination follower (8)
Starts with R, ends with TREDIRECT→
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"Voyage to India" singer (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARIE→
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Extra option (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADDON→
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Pricey German cars (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBMWS→
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Muscles worked by planks (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
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Elaborately showy (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORNATE→
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Ungainly (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGAWKY→
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Honolulu Museum of Art's location (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
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AAA job (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
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Praise for a Cy Young biography? (12)
Starts with P, ends with TPITCHPERFECT→
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__ & Chandon Champagne (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOET→
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"The Mole" host Shapiro (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
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"How've you __?" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
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After the bell (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
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"Over here" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Mineral in hemoglobin (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
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Slaw, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDE→
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Praise for a meditation guide? (12)
Starts with B, ends with GBREATHTAKING→
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Lifesaving pro (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEMT→
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Snoring cause (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAPNEA→
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"Muy __" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBIEN→
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Belfry sound (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPEAL→
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Burkina Faso neighbor (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMALI→
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"Houdini" singer Lipa (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADUA→
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Six-time Emmy winner Tyne (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDALY→
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Praise for a scuba diver's memoir? (12)
Starts with D, ends with GDEEPLYMOVING→
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Hectic hosp. areas (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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Designer Gucci (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALDO→
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Grayish (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
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30-Across deficiency (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANEMIA→
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Place to get much-kneaded therapy? (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Fromage hue (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBLEU→
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Party spreads (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPATES→
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Zeroes out (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRESETS→
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Like part of a corkscrew (7)
Starts with H, ends with LHELICAL→
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French denials (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNONS→
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Funds for one's golden yrs. (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
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Small recipe amts. (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSPS→
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Like rams (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMALE→
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Drastic policy change (5)
Starts with U, ends with NUTURN→
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__ 500 (7)
Starts with D, ends with ADAYTONA→
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Praise for a Hope Diamond history? (13)
Starts with A, ends with MANABSOLUTEGEM→
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Raised trains (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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Fish-cleaning gadget (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSCALER→
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Luxury shoe brand (4)
Starts with T, ends with STODS→
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Copenhagen resident (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDANE→
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Galahad's title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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"You can leave now" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOKGO→
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Treadmill setting (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSPEED→
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Tyrannosaurus __ (3)
Starts with R, ends with XREX→
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Praise for a bartender's manual? (12)
Starts with F, ends with SFULLOFTWISTS→
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Nutrition figs. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRDAS→
Down
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Beekeeper (8)
Starts with A, ends with TAPIARIST→
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Move, informally (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORELO→
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Bring to bear (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXERT→
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Flour for some flatbread (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
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Crew team's workout machines (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERGS→
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Big name in surrealism (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMIRO→
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Chili's rival (10)
Starts with T, ends with STGIFRIDAYS→
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Springtime lawn parties (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEGGHUNTS→
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Bilingual "Sesame Street" Muppet (6)
Starts with R, ends with AROSITA→
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Big name in surrealism (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDALI→
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Cold yogurt drink (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILASSI→
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No. 1 hit from the album "Everything's Archie" (10)
Starts with S, ends with RSUGARSUGAR→
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Walks heavily (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLODS→
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Swanky shindig (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFETE→
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"Your table's ready" device (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPAGER→
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Kite extension (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTAIL→
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Felt contrite (8)
Starts with R, ends with DREPENTED→
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Waistband feature (8)
Starts with B, ends with PBELTLOOP→
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Heron habitat (5)
Starts with M, ends with HMARSH→
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Sharing a common culture (6)
Starts with E, ends with CETHNIC→
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Gym unit (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
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Uttar Pradesh tourist city (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
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__ Punk: "Get Lucky" duo (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDAFT→
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Nerdy type (5)
Starts with D, ends with BDWEEB→
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The NBA's Thunder, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with O, ends with COKC→
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"The Daily" podcast producer, briefly (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNYT→
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Brag about (7)
Starts with B, ends with FBOASTOF→
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Language suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Shaves (down) (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWHITTLES→
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Go after, in a way (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
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Centipede maker (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
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Fifth element on the periodic table (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBORON→
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Batting practice concern (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSWING→
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Natural rolls, in craps (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELEVENS→
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Tropical fruit (6)
Starts with P, ends with APAPAYA→
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1950s prez (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIKE→
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Fencing blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Big band singer Vic (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDAMONE→
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Loses color (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFADES→
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Seize illegally (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUSURP→
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Sacred city of Tibet (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALHASA→
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Spanish diacritic (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETILDE→
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Went on a shopping spree (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
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Goalie's stat (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAVES→
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"Next one's on me" (7)
Starts with I, ends with UIOWEYOU→
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"Sad to say ... " (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Soil acidity reducer (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIME→
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"My heart's just not __" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINIT→
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Bit of makeup (3)
Starts with D, ends with BDAB→
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Fist bump (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDAP→
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Clean air org. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
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Scuff up (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
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Highway sign (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
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A.I. tool that generates text (3)
Starts with L, ends with MLLM→
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MS NOW rival (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCNN→
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Score after deuce (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADOUT→
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Not domesticated (5)
Starts with F, ends with LFERAL→
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In base eight (5)
Starts with O, ends with LOCTAL→
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Tool with teeth (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOMB→
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Ingredients for brewers and bakers (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEASTS→
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Go by train (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
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Shoestrings (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLACES→
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Hitches (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNAGS→
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Advanced in years (7)
Starts with E, ends with YELDERLY→
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Actress Russo (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
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Ariz. neighbor (4)
Starts with N, ends with XNMEX→
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Indiana neighbor (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
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Toy for indoor games (8)
Starts with N, ends with LNERFBALL→
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Oodles (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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No longer mint (4)
Starts with U, ends with DUSED→
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Drench (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSOP→
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Baby bed (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRIB→
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Cost of hand delivery? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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