LA Times Crossword hints and answers for June 20, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues72
Across33
Down39
DaySaturday
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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Take third, say (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEAL→
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Queens player (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNYMET→
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Actor Arkin (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
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__ pudding (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEASE→
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For sure (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDEFINITE→
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Comment after using a new expression (12)
Starts with A, ends with YASTHEKIDSSAY→
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MDW alternative (3)
Starts with O, ends with DORD→
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Bulb choice (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
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"Roots" actress Sinclair (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMADGE→
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Bowler's edge (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBRIM→
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Quite a stretch (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
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Coevals (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERS→
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Splurges, in a way (10)
Starts with R, ends with BRUNSUPATAB→
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Genesis preposition (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
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Birthstone for many Pisces (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAQUAMARINE→
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"Toodles" (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCIAO→
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Kenny Chesney hit about living in the moment (10)
Starts with H, ends with WHEREANDNOW→
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Start again (10)
Starts with R, ends with EREACTIVATE→
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Throw, 28-Across (4)
Starts with Y, ends with TYEET→
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Photography collection subtitled "Mathematicians and Their Chalkboards" (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDONOTERASE→
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Three, in Kindergarten (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDREI→
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"... any time, really" (10)
Starts with O, ends with RORWHENEVER→
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British noble (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEARL→
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Iodine source (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKELP→
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Critters that can regenerate limbs (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWTS→
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Storage structure (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSILO→
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French 101 verb (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETRE→
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Uncool in a cool way (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNERDY→
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Fa follower (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSOL→
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Nerve center (3)
Starts with H, ends with BHUB→
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Top-notch (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESECONDTONONE→
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Splurging (8)
Starts with O, ends with EONABINGE→
Down
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Live in a studio? (5)
Starts with O, ends with RONAIR→
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"For sure, for sure!" (10)
Starts with Y, ends with YYESINDEEDY→
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Inner being? (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDEMON→
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"Homesick: A Memoir" writer Ward (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASELA→
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Driver in Hollywood (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
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Big name in caulk (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDAP→
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Related (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
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"I feel __" (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
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Site with health advice (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWEBMD→
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Application with persistent pop-ups (9)
Starts with A, ends with EANNOYWARE→
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Coffee option (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONITRO→
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Uninspired (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDRAB→
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Quick recharge (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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Tickles (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAMUSES→
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Stands in a studio (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEASELS→
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Step up or down (4)
Starts with R, ends with GRUNG→
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Goal of many civil rights organizations (8)
Starts with E, ends with YEQUALITY→
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Chuckle syllable (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHAR→
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Judean king known for ambitious building projects (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHEROD→
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"I'll see thee damned __ I call thee coward": "Henry IV, Part 1" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Holiday celebrated with banh chung (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
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Paper cut (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLIT→
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Fig or olive (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Mountain flower (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
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Bounce back (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
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Oscar-winning film based on an Alasdair Gray novel (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPOORTHINGS→
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"Where Is Love?" musical (6)
Starts with O, ends with ROLIVER→
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Secant reciprocal (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOSINE→
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"I was __ ready!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBORN→
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Some RPI grads (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEES→
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London home of many works by Louise Bourgeois (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETATE→
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Thesis section (8)
Starts with E, ends with SENDNOTES→
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Olympic event since 1900 (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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This week's TikTok trend, e.g. (9)
Starts with L, ends with DLATESTFAD→
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A on a German test? (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEINE→
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Coffee option (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKCUP→
How to solve the LA Times Crossword
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LA Times Crossword tips for tomorrow
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- Look for question marks. A clue ending in “?” almost always signals a pun or non-literal definition.
- Mind the tense and number. If the clue is plural, the answer is plural; if past tense, the answer ends in -ED or follows the verb's irregular form.
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for June 20, 2026?+
72 clues: 33 Across and 39 Down.
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