LA Times Crossword hints and answers for August 6, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
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Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
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"If I had to bet ... " (7)
Starts with O, ends with EODDSARE→
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Emoji from one who's down (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESADFACE→
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With 37-Across, place for a pawdicure (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPET→
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First aid pro (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEMT→
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Replay reviewer (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
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Feature of some old socks (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
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Figure skating jump that has only been landed in competition by Ilia Malinin (8)
Starts with Q, ends with LQUADAXEL→
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Features of some old socks (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOLES→
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"Aladdin" figure (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGENIE→
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"Use your umbrella!" (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAYDRY→
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See 34-Across (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Tightens (up) (6)
Starts with T, ends with STENSES→
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Was introduced to (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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"I want all the juicy details!" (11)
Starts with S, ends with ASPILLTHETEA→
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Verbal fillers (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUMS→
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Nutty Italian cheese (6)
Starts with A, ends with OASIAGO→
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Potatoes, in Indian dishes (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALOO→
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Giggle syllable (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHEE→
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One with a supporting role? (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPILLAR→
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Oscars, e.g. (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAWARDS→
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Cries noisily (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSOBS→
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Get cozy (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENESTLE→
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"Exit full screen" key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
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Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEGAN→
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Like loose laces (6)
Starts with U, ends with DUNTIED→
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__ lodge (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
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Wildly successful, or what three black squares in this puzzle literally are (11)
Starts with G, ends with SGANGBUSTERS→
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Pretend (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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"To __ their own" (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
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Global spirits giant that began as a rum maker in Cuba (7)
Starts with B, ends with IBACARDI→
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"Want to play again?" (7)
Starts with O, ends with EONEMORE→
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Heart chambers (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
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Key mistakes? (5)
Starts with T, ends with STYPOS→
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Makes a clutch putt, perhaps (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSAVESPAR→
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Inner workings (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGUTS→
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"Gross!" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
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Fitting (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
Down
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Compassionate (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHUMANE→
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Dealer's handful (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDECK→
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Lines of praise (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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Word with bell or bar (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHOP→
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Scoundrel (7)
Starts with R, ends with NRUFFIAN→
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Kicked out of a competition, briefly (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDQED→
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Message one may wish to open in private (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEXT→
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Grassy expanses (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAS→
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Cosmetician Lauder (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESTEE→
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Celebrity chef with a flagship restaurant in New Orleans (6)
Starts with E, ends with LEMERIL→
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"Aw, shoot!" (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRATS→
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Occasion to wear away uniforms (8)
Starts with R, ends with EROADGAME→
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Like 15-Across (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
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"Stay the Night" singer Jackson (6)
Starts with L, ends with ALATOYA→
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Falsehood (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
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Kinda sorta (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
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Easy mark (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPATSY→
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Wild West costume accessory (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHOLSTER→
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Place that welcomes change? (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCOINSLOT→
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Powerfully cold (6)
Starts with A, ends with CARCTIC→
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__ canto (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBEL→
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"Scram!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGIT→
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Form W-2 digits (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
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Lacking pizzazz (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDRAB→
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Copenhagen native (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDANE→
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Apatow of "Euphoria" (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMAUDE→
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Take down a peg (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABASE→
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AAA offerings (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOWS→
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Score units (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPOINTS→
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Mont Blanc, par exemple (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALPE→
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Library area (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTACKS→
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Takes turns? (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGYRATES→
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Nike rival (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAVIA→
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Pack animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
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Vacation hrs. (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPTO→
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Id counterpart (8)
Starts with S, ends with OSUPEREGO→
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Unit of farmland (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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Free diver's weapon (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSPEARGUN→
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Direction that plays first in mahjong (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for August 6, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: "If I had to bet ... " (ODDSARE); Emoji from one who's down (SADFACE); With 37-Across, place for a pawdicure (PET).
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