LA Times Crossword hints and answers for June 16, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
DayTuesday
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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Conclude (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Wrinkly little dog (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPUG→
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Intel mission (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRECON→
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Qatar's capital (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADOHA→
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Boiling (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
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What a deeply regretful person may wish to do (14)
Starts with R, ends with KREWINDTHECLOCK→
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Put in the overhead bin (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTOW→
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Married name follower (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
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Startled cry (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
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Ran out of patience (5)
Starts with H, ends with THADIT→
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Build a snow fort or catch frogs (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPLAYOUTSIDE→
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At no cost (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFREE→
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Flatscreen, maybe (5)
Starts with L, ends with VLEDTV→
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Overnight __: breakfast dish (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOATS→
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Tilt-A-Whirl, e.g. (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
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Penalized for littering, say (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFINED→
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Nevada gambling town (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORENO→
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24 hours (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDAY→
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Mr. Potato Head attachments (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
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Mets' div. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENLE→
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__ of the times (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSIGN→
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Ancient city in modern Turkey (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTROY→
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__ Valley, California (5)
Starts with D, ends with HDEATH→
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Important phases in history (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
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Creole vegetable (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
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Bright celestial events (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOVAS→
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Drops behind (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAGS→
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Pizza crust option (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHIN→
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Volcanic eruption residue (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
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"For __ a jolly good fellow ... " (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
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__ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
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Food Network figure (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCHEF→
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Stop mid-story to add suspense, say (14)
Starts with P, ends with TPAUSEFOREFFECT→
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Insurance giant bailed out in 2008 (3)
Starts with A, ends with GAIG→
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Mined-over matter? (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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"Am __ late?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with OITOO→
Down
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Invasive plant (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWEED→
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The Blackhawks, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICHI→
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One who isn't good at sharing (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
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More realistic (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTRUER→
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Blow (by) (6)
Starts with W, ends with HWHOOSH→
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Golden years (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDAGE→
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"And more of the same" abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
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Bagel flavor (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONION→
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Movie franchise package, perhaps (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDVDSET→
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Able to speak a language with ease (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFLUENT→
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Actress Dennings (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKAT→
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Perfect place (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Fuel that can be stacked (8)
Starts with F, ends with DFIREWOOD→
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Dog kennel greeting (3)
Starts with A, ends with FARF→
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Bigfoot cousin (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
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"No ifs, __, or buts" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANDS→
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Tried to reduce one's 3-Down (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDIETED→
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Likely to snoop (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSY→
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Amount of food consumed (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINTAKE→
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Medic in role-playing games (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHEALER→
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Sprawling property (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESTATE→
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Target of ID thieves (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
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Reusable bag (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTE→
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Racket head shape (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
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Faucet brand (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMOEN→
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Hindi cinema dress (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
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Hoppy pintfuls (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
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Doesn't leave (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTAYS→
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Abject fear (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTERROR→
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Yoga energy point (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACHAKRA→
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Familiar plot device (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETROPE→
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Eternally, in poetry (3)
Starts with E, ends with REER→
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From the top (6)
Starts with A, ends with HAFRESH→
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Cause resentment (6)
Starts with O, ends with DOFFEND→
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Old audio systems (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHIFIS→
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Seasoned vet (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons" (8)
Starts with C, ends with GCOUCHGAG→
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Landing hr. guess (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Unfortunate sound to hear while bending (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRIP→
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78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
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