LA Times Crossword hints and answers for August 4, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
DayTuesday
Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
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Quick snooze (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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Span of epoch proportions? (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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*Internal setting controlled by thermoregulation (15)
Starts with B, ends with EBODYTEMPERATURE→
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Vietnamese soup (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPHO→
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Barely gets (by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEKES→
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Charged particle (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
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"You're __ human" (4)
Starts with O, ends with YONLY→
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Cry for attention? (3)
Starts with H, ends with YHEY→
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Unleashed (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFREED→
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*Waterproof garment (8)
Starts with R, ends with TRAINCOAT→
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Frozen dessert brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEDYS→
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Wall surface (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPLASTER→
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"Absolutely out of the question!" (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSIREE→
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__ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
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*Video game boost that may repair damage (11)
Starts with H, ends with LHEALTHSPELL→
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"__ la la!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
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Replacements for flat tires (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPARES→
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Opera solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Sandwich letters (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBLT→
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Pet rehoming org. (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASPCA→
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Sci-fi visitors (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
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Annual May auto race, informally (4)
Starts with I, ends with YINDY→
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Cook in a basket (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEAM→
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Take a crack at (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTRY→
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Lo __: noodle dish (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMEIN→
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Add to a kitty (6)
Starts with A, ends with PANTEUP→
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Alumna bio word (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
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Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue (11)
Starts with D, ends with KDOUBLECHECK→
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Corn cores (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOBS→
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Promo in a magazine (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPRINTAD→
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Beeper on the road (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCARHORN→
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Kissing in the open, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
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*High-intensity workout program (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCROSSFIT→
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Steel girder (5)
Starts with I, ends with MIBEAM→
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Superhero franchise initials (3)
Starts with M, ends with UMCU→
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Dull pain (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
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NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
Down
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TV soccer analyst Messing (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHEP→
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Be nosy (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPRY→
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"Jeopardy!" host Jennings (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKEN→
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Stitched border (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
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Infinity sign's lack (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Milne youngling (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
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Bit of baloney (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFIB→
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High regard (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRESPECT→
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"Amscray!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOOT→
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Swap with (7)
Starts with T, ends with OTRADETO→
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Like some Orthodox Jews (7)
Starts with H, ends with CHASIDIC→
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Two points, in tennis (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTHIRTY→
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Cosmetics giant (6)
Starts with L, ends with LLOREAL→
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Paul Revere House city (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBOSTON→
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Lion of Narnia (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASLAN→
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String section instruments (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICELLI→
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Purchase in advance (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPREPAY→
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Sticky tree juice (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
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Cathedral recess (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
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__ solution: contacts wearer's need (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESALINE→
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Very hard to see (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMINUTE→
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Arthur of "The Golden Girls" (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABEA→
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Big Apple fashion letters (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDKNY→
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Adolescent (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
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Deep purple (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPLUM→
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Work overseen by a sous-chef (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPREP→
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Moving line on a weather map (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFRONT→
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Combo meal drinks (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSODAS→
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Vietnamese sandwich (6)
Starts with B, ends with IBANHMI→
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Skewed view (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBIAS→
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Rocking toy, in baby talk (6)
Starts with H, ends with YHORSEY→
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Meteorite's mark (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCRATER→
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Regional speech pattern (6)
Starts with A, ends with TACCENT→
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Shade tree with serrated leaves (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
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Molecule in some vaccines (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
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Draw upon (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
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School URL suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
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"For crying out loud!" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEESH→
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"Milk's Favorite Cookie" brand (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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"High Hopes" lyricist Sammy (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAHN→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for August 4, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
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For example: Quick snooze (NAP); Span of epoch proportions? (EON); *Internal setting controlled by thermoregulation (BODYTEMPERATURE).
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