LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 14, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
DayMonday
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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"New" prefix (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
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Digital collectible: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNFT→
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Thawing of diplomatic tensions (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDETENTE→
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Braying pack animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
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One-named singer whose studio albums have numerical titles (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
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Actor's prompt (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECUE→
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Supergirl accessory (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAPE→
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"For Whom the Bell Tolls," for one (14)
Starts with H, ends with LHEMINGWAYNOVEL→
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Informal lingo (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSLANG→
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"I'm __ roll!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with AONA→
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Chemical in oven cleaners (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
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Former (7)
Starts with O, ends with EONETIME→
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Believe without questioning (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUST→
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Star of "Ghost" and "The Substance" (9)
Starts with D, ends with EDEMIMOORE→
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"Hello," in Mandarin (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONIHAO→
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Perlman of "Cheers" (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARHEA→
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Spring (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLEAP→
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Valuable item (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASSET→
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Mop (up), as gravy (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSOP→
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Perp's excuse (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
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__ stick (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOGO→
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Pig heavier than 120 pounds (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
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Maroon vegetables (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEETS→
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Dr. Frankenstein's assistant (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
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"Up, up, and __!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
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Ancient artifact (5)
Starts with R, ends with CRELIC→
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Game division, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across (9)
Starts with F, ends with FFIRSTHALF→
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Highly skilled (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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French island near Sardinia (7)
Starts with C, ends with ACORSICA→
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Cow sound (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMOO→
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No. 1 pal (3)
Starts with B, ends with FBFF→
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Wheels (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
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Stately home in the country (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMANOR→
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Indigenous people of Oklahoma who originated in Florida (14)
Starts with S, ends with NSEMINOLENATION→
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French friends (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMIS→
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Fruit-filled pastry (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
Down
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Nora Roberts genre (7)
Starts with R, ends with EROMANCE→
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Small and pointy-eared, perhaps (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELFIN→
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Mobile payment app (5)
Starts with V, ends with OVENMO→
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__ salts: bathwater additive (5)
Starts with E, ends with MEPSOM→
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Immortal being (3)
Starts with G, ends with DGOD→
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Center defender in soccer (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSWEEPER→
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"Yippee!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with YYAY→
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Short skirt (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
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Tennis do-overs (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLETS→
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Dog who visits Oz (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOTO→
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Smooth sailing (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Exclude (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHUN→
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Knight's title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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Insect feelers (8)
Starts with A, ends with EANTENNAE→
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Spanish rice dish seasoned with saffron (6)
Starts with P, ends with APAELLA→
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Above, poetically (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
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Jimmy Choo creation (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
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Perfect example (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEPITOME→
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Fruit-filled pastry (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTART→
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__ Jima (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIWO→
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Drill insert (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBIT→
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Natural hairstyle (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
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Plumbing problem (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCLOG→
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"Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villain (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIAGO→
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Jagged rock (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCRAG→
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Nail salon tool (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFILE→
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Make a run for it (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFLEE→
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Spike on a dragon's tail (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBARB→
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Gold fabric (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELAME→
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Exfoliating scrubber (6)
Starts with L, ends with HLOOFAH→
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Peace activist Yoko (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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Blimp, for one (7)
Starts with A, ends with PAIRSHIP→
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Part of a basketball hoop (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRIM→
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Pot insulator, in England (7)
Starts with T, ends with YTEACOSY→
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Diarist Anaïs (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNIN→
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Branch of mechanics (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDYNAMICS→
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Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCASS→
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"We've all __ there" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
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Gucci of fashion (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALDO→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for September 14, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
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For example: "New" prefix (NEO); Digital collectible: Abbr. (NFT); Thawing of diplomatic tensions (DETENTE).
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