LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 15, 2026
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Across39
Down39
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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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Old-school cool (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHEP→
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Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle? (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOOINS→
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Green prefix (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
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More pleasant (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNICER→
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Catch a ride to the beach? (4)
Starts with S, ends with FSURF→
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Like the African dish bariis iskukaris (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISOMALI→
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Country singer Paisley (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBRAD→
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Like serrated knives (8)
Starts with S, ends with DSAWEDGED→
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Ceremonial act (6)
Starts with R, ends with LRITUAL→
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Toward a boat's rudder (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
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Trial version (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
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Muse of poetry (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
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Short swim (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDIP→
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Including every flaw (11)
Starts with W, ends with LWARTSANDALL→
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Duolingo bird (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
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Bubble tea balls (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPEARLS→
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Director Preminger (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
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Org. now known as Scouting America (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABSA→
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When nothing seems to go right (6)
Starts with O, ends with YOFFDAY→
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Second to none (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEST→
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Starring role (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
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Evaluate (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSESS→
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Egyptian viper (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
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Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Sentence ender (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPERIOD→
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Post-OR area (3)
Starts with I, ends with UICU→
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Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers (11)
Starts with C, ends with KCLASSICROCK→
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Opposite of trans (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCIS→
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Prepare, as avocados for guacamole (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMASH→
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"Pls stop sharing!" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
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Laundry container (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHAMPER→
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In the past few days (8)
Starts with A, ends with EASOFLATE→
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Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHAMM→
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Consume more than (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOUTEAT→
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Teeny-tiny (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITTY→
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University of __ Dame (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTRE→
Down
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Feline that helps control pests in a store (9)
Starts with B, ends with TBODEGACAT→
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Italian city known for salami (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGENOA→
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Couples (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDUOS→
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Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDIRTY→
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Years and years (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
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Eyelid hair (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
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TV cable letters (4)
Starts with H, ends with IHDMI→
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Fly like a dragon (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSOAR→
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Mont Blanc, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with PALP→
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Express disinterest on a dating app (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSWIPELEFT→
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Science of sound (9)
Starts with A, ends with SACOUSTICS→
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Fashion monogram (3)
Starts with Y, ends with LYSL→
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Green-lights (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLOWS→
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Serious genre (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADRAMA→
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Tapered haircuts (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFADES→
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__ for oneself (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEND→
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Happy Greek cry (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOPA→
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Jacuzzis (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTTUBS→
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Fender guitar, familiarly (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRAT→
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Video game pioneer (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
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Like some lesbians, slangily (4)
Starts with M, ends with CMASC→
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Cards with pics (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
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Tax prep pro (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACPA→
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Spy-fi org. (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
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General __ chicken (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSOS→
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Made a leaf pile, perhaps (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRAKED→
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__ Sketch: drawing toy (5)
Starts with E, ends with AETCHA→
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Ordinary writing (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPROSE→
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Nail salon brand (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESSIE→
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Signs of sorrow or joy (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEARS→
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Grass-cutting machine (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOWER→
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Pool hall fixtures (6)
Starts with T, ends with STABLES→
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Sinful (7)
Starts with I, ends with LIMMORAL→
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Loan adjustment, for short (4)
Starts with R, ends with IREFI→
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"Stranger Things" actor Schnapp (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
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Make airtight (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
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Herring, but not a red herring (4)
Starts with F, ends with HFISH→
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Hopping pal of Piglet (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
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"Here's mud in your eye!" (9)
Starts with B, ends with PBOTTOMSUP→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for September 15, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
What are some answers in today’s LA Times Crossword?+
For example: Old-school cool (HEP); Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle? (SHOOINS); Green prefix (ECO).
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