LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 20, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues142
Across71
Down71
DaySunday
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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Sgt., e.g. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONCO→
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Coastal inlets (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBAYS→
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Insta post (3)
Starts with P, ends with CPIC→
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Male turkey (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTOM→
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One of Paul's letters to the Ephesians? (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEPSILON→
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Herbal infusion from Peru (7)
Starts with C, ends with ACOCATEA→
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Rationalist's belief (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDEISM→
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Places to perch (6)
Starts with R, ends with SROOSTS→
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Estate units (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACRES→
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Bird that makes its home in trash receptacles? (12)
Starts with D, ends with EDUMPSTERDOVE→
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Shoe designer Jimmy (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCHOO→
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Pamper (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDOTEON→
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Many August babies (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEOS→
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Business run by a bunch of hens? (11)
Starts with C, ends with PCHICKENCOOP→
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IM pioneer (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
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Top card in a Broadway straight (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
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Chinese brew (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACHA→
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Frying need (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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PlayStation maker (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSONY→
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Imposing construction (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEDIFICE→
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Supports (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBACKS→
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Unmasks (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEXPOSES→
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Brunch cocktails (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMIMOSAS→
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Not cool (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNHIP→
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"In the name of that rice wine we drank ages ago"? (15)
Starts with F, ends with EFOROLDTIMESSAKE→
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"Goosebumps" series writer (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTINE→
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Remove adverbs and add punctuation, maybe (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Pts. that often result in dances (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
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__ Reader (4)
Starts with U, ends with EUTNE→
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Actress Swinton (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATILDA→
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Inventor Handler played by Rhea Perlman in "Barbie" (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRUTH→
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"__ we good?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Vexation (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
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Church perches (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEWS→
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Moose kin (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
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NNW opposite (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESSE→
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Incantation syllables (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABRA→
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Stomach (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGUT→
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"What You Need" band (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINXS→
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Kanga's kid (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
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Badger (3)
Starts with N, ends with GNAG→
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Figure in Norse mythology? (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNE→
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Lies for, maybe (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABETS→
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Forget about (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
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Supermodel Banks (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATYRA→
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Take advantage of a bear market, perhaps (3)
Starts with B, ends with YBUY→
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Fish with a big net (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRAWL→
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Anesthetic for a noted Italian chemist? (15)
Starts with A, ends with RAVOGADROSNUMBER→
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New employee (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHIREE→
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Wright of "Black Panther" (7)
Starts with L, ends with ALETITIA→
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Italian football powerhouse (7)
Starts with A, ends with NACMILAN→
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Strong point (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASSET→
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Rival one loves to hate (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFRENEMY→
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Sneaks (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWEASELS→
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Competed in the Figawi, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSAILED→
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U.K. network (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBBC→
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Mattel game (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil? (11)
Starts with T, ends with DTOOKTHELEAD→
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Julia of "The Addams Family" (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRAUL→
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Simplified language (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPIDGIN→
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Not just most (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
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Worth a second bite (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTASTY→
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Course most look forward to (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDESSERT→
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Prefix with net or com, but not org (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINTER→
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"OK, got it" (7)
Starts with Y, ends with EYESISEE→
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Tempts (7)
Starts with L, ends with NLURESIN→
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Fuel additive brand (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
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Young fellow (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLAD→
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[Clears throat] (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
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One who is always pointing at shooting stars? (12)
Starts with M, ends with RMETEORSHOWER→
Down
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Bel __ cheese (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPAESE→
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Not up to the task (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINEPT→
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Online "I can relate" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EITME→
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Chargeable cars, briefly (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEVS→
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Goofballs (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWEIRDOS→
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Morse clicks (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDITS→
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"We have that in common" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISODOI→
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"KPop __ Hunters" (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDEMON→
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Italy's shape (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOT→
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Holds forth (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPEAKS→
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Circuit (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLOOP→
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Ore. neighbor (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCAL→
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Micronesia's region (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOCEANIA→
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Rips caused by large reptiles? (14)
Starts with C, ends with SCROCODILETEARS→
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Dried poblano (5)
Starts with A, ends with OANCHO→
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Most disgusting (7)
Starts with I, ends with TICKIEST→
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Seashore souvenir (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHELL→
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Absolutely adorable (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETOOCUTE→
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"Positive" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMSURE→
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Book that tells the story of Moses (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEXODUS→
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Soft drink with a seasonal Winter Spiced Cranberry flavor (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESPRITE→
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Quaint truth (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSOOTH→
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Subj. for a non-native speaker (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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Manicotti topping (8)
Starts with R, ends with EREDSAUCE→
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Abbr. on a weather map (6)
Starts with T, ends with MTSTORM→
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Posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEMMY→
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Run out of power (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
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1975 TV debut, familiarly (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
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Jodie with two Best Actress Oscars (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFOSTER→
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"Love __ Open Door": "Frozen" song (4)
Starts with I, ends with NISAN→
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Treat on a stick (7)
Starts with C, ends with PCAKEPOP→
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Jargon suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Hits 22, perhaps (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBUSTS→
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Not in favor of (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Musical instrument made off the coast of South America? (14)
Starts with C, ends with SCHILEANSEABASS→
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With gentleness (6)
Starts with K, ends with YKINDLY→
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Aches (for) (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEARNS→
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Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPONYO→
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Kathryn's "WandaVision" role (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAGATHA→
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Fatal flaw in classic myths (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHUBRIS→
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Beginning (6)
Starts with O, ends with NORIGIN→
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Polish capital (6)
Starts with W, ends with WWARSAW→
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__ bath (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBUBBLE→
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Hard to believe (6)
Starts with U, ends with LUNREAL→
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"We're done" (7)
Starts with I, ends with RITSOVER→
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Archipelago unit (5)
Starts with I, ends with TISLET→
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"Groundhog Day" director Harold (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMIS→
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Overly precious (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETWEE→
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Bit of dust (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOTE→
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Printer part (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTRAY→
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Fuzzy 1980s sitcom character (3)
Starts with A, ends with FALF→
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Low-lit (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDIM→
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Actress Thurman (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUMA→
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Strong string (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETWINE→
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"Queen of Funk" Khan (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACHAKA→
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In base eight (5)
Starts with O, ends with LOCTAL→
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"Hallelujah" songwriter Leonard (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCOHEN→
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"It's strange ... " (5)
Starts with O, ends with YODDLY→
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Denounce (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCONDEMN→
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Challah feature (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBRAID→
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FedEx competitor (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
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Part of a pricing plan (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTIER→
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Yields (to) (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDEFERS→
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Soap ingredient (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
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In the doldrums (4)
Starts with G, ends with MGLUM→
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Bygone ruler (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTSAR→
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Canadian fuel giant (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
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"On the Basis of __": Ginsburg biopic (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSEX→
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For example: Sgt., e.g. (NCO); Coastal inlets (BAYS); Insta post (PIC).
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