LA Times Crossword

September 20, 2026 Answers

Every Across and Down clue from the LA Times Crossword on September 20, 2026. Tap any tile to reveal a letter, or click the clue text for the full breakdown.

142
Total Clues
71
Across
71
Down
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Across 71

Lies for, maybe
Incantation syllables
Top card in a Broadway straight
Italian football powerhouse
Estate units
[Clears throat]
Not just most
IM pioneer
"__ we good?"
Strong point
Anesthetic for a noted Italian chemist?
Wows
Supports
Coastal inlets
U.K. network
Take advantage of a bear market, perhaps
Chinese brew
Business run by a bunch of hens?
Shoe designer Jimmy
Herbal infusion from Peru
Rationalist's belief
Course most look forward to
Pamper
Bird that makes its home in trash receptacles?
Imposing construction
Remove adverbs and add punctuation, maybe
Moose kin
One of Paul's letters to the Ephesians?
Unmasks
"In the name of that rice wine we drank ages ago"?
Rival one loves to hate
Stomach
New employee
Prefix with net or com, but not org
"What You Need" band
Vexation
Young fellow
Many August babies
Wright of "Black Panther"
Tempts
One who is always pointing at shooting stars?
Brunch cocktails
Badger
Sgt., e.g.
Frying need
Forget about
Church perches
Insta post
Simplified language
Julia of "The Addams Family"
Kanga's kid
Places to perch
Figure in Norse mythology?
Inventor Handler played by Rhea Perlman in "Barbie"
Competed in the Figawi, say
PlayStation maker
NNW opposite
"Goosebumps" series writer
Fuel additive brand
Worth a second bite
Pts. that often result in dances
Actress Swinton
Male turkey
Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil?
Fish with a big net
Supermodel Banks
Not cool
Mattel game
__ Reader
Sneaks
"OK, got it"

Down 71

Kathryn's "WandaVision" role
Fuzzy 1980s sitcom character
Dried poblano
Not in favor of
Italy's shape
Challah feature
__ bath
Hits 22, perhaps
Treat on a stick
Ore. neighbor
"Queen of Funk" Khan
Musical instrument made off the coast of South America?
"Hallelujah" songwriter Leonard
Denounce
Rips caused by large reptiles?
Yields (to)
"KPop __ Hunters"
Run out of power
Low-lit
Morse clicks
Soil
Class
Posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman
Jargon suffix
Subj. for a non-native speaker
Canadian fuel giant
Chargeable cars, briefly
Book that tells the story of Moses
Jodie with two Best Actress Oscars
In the doldrums
Fatal flaw in classic myths
Most disgusting
"Positive"
Not up to the task
"Love __ Open Door": "Frozen" song
Archipelago unit
Online "I can relate"
"We're done"
With gentleness
Circuit
Soap ingredient
Bit of dust
Micronesia's region
In base eight
"It's strange ... "
Beginning
Bel __ cheese
Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human
"Groundhog Day" director Harold
Manicotti topping
Turn
"On the Basis of __": Ginsburg biopic
Seashore souvenir
1975 TV debut, familiarly
"We have that in common"
Quaint truth
Holds forth
Soft drink with a seasonal Winter Spiced Cranberry flavor
Part of a pricing plan
Absolutely adorable
Printer part
Bygone ruler
Abbr. on a weather map
Overly precious
Strong string
Actress Thurman
Hard to believe
FedEx competitor
Polish capital
Goofballs
Aches (for)

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