LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 21, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues74
Across35
Down39
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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Portable device with a touchscreen (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTABLET→
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Safari park roarer (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
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Renewable energy option (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSOLAR→
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Sow's opposite (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREAP→
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Lamb's mother (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Second-string players (5)
Starts with B, ends with MBTEAM→
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Between ports (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
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Vietnam War film directed by Stanley Kubrick (15)
Starts with F, ends with TFULLMETALJACKET→
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__ farewell: said goodbye (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBADE→
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Baby bear (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCUB→
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Gloomy __: pessimistic sort (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGUS→
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Chocolaty treats that may have walnuts (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBROWNIES→
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AirPods holders (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
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"Just act naturally!" (10)
Starts with B, ends with FBEYOURSELF→
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Caterer's coffee servers (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURNS→
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Inner circle (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECADRE→
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Shape of many a car logo (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
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Clever remark (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQUIP→
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Capital of South Korea (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSEOUL→
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Do the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can do (10)
Starts with F, ends with TFOLLOWSUIT→
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Consider to be (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDEEM→
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Move, as a root-bound houseplant (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREPOT→
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Like a couch potato (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
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Prefix with skeleton (4)
Starts with E, ends with OENDO→
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Face-to-face exams (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORALS→
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Genuine (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREAL→
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Dot-__: online businesses (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOMS→
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Help in wrongdoing (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Morton who plays Circe in "The Odyssey" (8)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMANTHA→
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Talks back to (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSASSES→
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Part of FTW and BTW (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
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Finishes up (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Quickly resolved legal matter (15)
Starts with O, ends with EOPENANDSHUTCASE→
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Annoys (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRKS→
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Comedian Wyatt (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCENAC→
Down
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Memo heading (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINRE→
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Book of maps (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATLAS→
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Govt.-issued investments (6)
Starts with T, ends with STBONDS→
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Rental contract (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEASE→
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Spend all of (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUSEUP→
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North Dakota city (5)
Starts with F, ends with OFARGO→
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Laundry whitener (6)
Starts with B, ends with HBLEACH→
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Singer Lambert (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
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E pluribus __ (4)
Starts with U, ends with MUNUM→
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Soft "Hey, you!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham" (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKEIRA→
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Eurasian border river (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
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Montreal's province (6)
Starts with Q, ends with CQUEBEC→
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Not quite closed (8)
Starts with L, ends with RLEFTAJAR→
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Address that often starts with "www" (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
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Poems of praise (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
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Loosen (up) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Book copier of old (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESCRIBE→
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Insincere round of applause (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOWCLAP→
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South Asian silk dress (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
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Mine yield (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Tiny particle (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Keep out of sight (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDE→
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French greeting (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALLO→
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Barking marine mammal (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
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Tucked in for the night (4)
Starts with A, ends with DABED→
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BLT spread (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMAYO→
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Ultimate (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUTMOST→
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Big name in milk chocolate (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENESTLE→
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Walking stick (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECANE→
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Officially permitted to drive, say (8)
Starts with L, ends with DLICENSED→
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Summons (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSENDSFOR→
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Uptight (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
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Furry "Star Wars" creatures (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEWOKS→
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"Back to you," in radio lingo (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
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Salad with bacon and eggs (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOBB→
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 September 21, 2026?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: Portable device with a touchscreen (TABLET); Safari park roarer (LION); Renewable energy option (SOLAR).
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