LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 17, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues78
Across37
Down41
DayThursday
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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Lariat (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROPE→
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Small jazz combo (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
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Reporter's approach to a story about a male duck? (9)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAKETAKE→
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Phoenix team (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSUNS→
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Soy block (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
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Spanish "Listen!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOYE→
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Gets a rise out of, in a way (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAVENS→
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Greet someone from a distance (6)
Starts with W, ends with IWAVEHI→
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Workers featured in the opening scenes of "Frozen" (6)
Starts with I, ends with NICEMEN→
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Reporter's approach to a story about a doppelgänger? (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTWINSPIN→
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Provide a fake alibi for, say (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Lowe's purchase (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOOL→
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"Cheap Thrills" singer (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASIA→
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Game cube (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
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Reporter's approach to a story about a bracelet? (11)
Starts with B, ends with EBANGLEANGLE→
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Credit card fig. (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAPR→
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Tandoor, for one (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Implore (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBEG→
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Rather peculiar (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSCREWY→
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Tennessee athlete, for short (3)
Starts with V, ends with LVOL→
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River through Flanders (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYSER→
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__-sense (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSPIDEY→
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Acid letters (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLSD→
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Subway Series squad (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMETS→
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Compilation (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDIGEST→
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Before, in old poetry (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Reporter's approach to a story about a spring bloom? (11)
Starts with C, ends with SCROCUSFOCUS→
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Necklace clasp spot (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAPE→
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Charged particle (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
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Lamb wrap with tzatziki (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGYRO→
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Prayer ender (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Reporter's approach to a story about a picnic pest? (8)
Starts with A, ends with TANTSLANT→
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Make changes to (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREVISE→
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"You're right!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIAGREE→
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Tap dancer Hines (7)
Starts with G, ends with YGREGORY→
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Swelter (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFRY→
Down
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Salad leaves (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGREENS→
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Shortest mo. (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFEB→
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"... Fine." (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOKAY→
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Mandolin kin (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUTE→
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Champagne barrel (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCASK→
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53-Across bread (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
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Modus operandi (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWAY→
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Wee hour (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
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Variety show (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREVUE→
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Mascara target (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
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"Dinner is served!" (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDIGIN→
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Camp nurse's supply (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEPIPENS→
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Sign of trouble (7)
Starts with B, ends with NBADOMEN→
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"__-haw!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with EYEE→
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Country great Nelson (6)
Starts with W, ends with EWILLIE→
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Breakfast brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEGGO→
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Built one's campaign around (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRANON→
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Tropical ring-tailed mammal (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICOATI→
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"__ sells seashells ... " (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Tuneup target (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENGINE→
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Fix, as a tennis racket or golf club (6)
Starts with R, ends with PREGRIP→
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Georgia, once: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSSR→
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Great Basin native (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
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Farm pen (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
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LP successors (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
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Asana expert (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYOGI→
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Pointless (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOUSE→
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Like an eyebrow (5)
Starts with A, ends with DARCED→
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Down in the dumps (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGLOOMY→
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"Yeah, right!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
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Deep in thought (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPENSIVE→
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Rough road surface (6)
Starts with G, ends with LGRAVEL→
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Up to today (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
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Driver's "Star Wars" role (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
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Three-time Best Actress Oscar winner McDormand (7)
Starts with F, ends with SFRANCES→
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Took deep pleasure (in) (7)
Starts with R, ends with DREVELED→
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Small quakes (7)
Starts with T, ends with STREMORS→
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Fighting (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
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Some big hoppers (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROOS→
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Janelle's "Abbott Elementary" role (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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San Francisco's __ Hill (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNOB→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for September 17, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
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For example: Lariat (ROPE); Small jazz combo (TRIO); Reporter's approach to a story about a male duck? (DRAKETAKE).
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