LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 23, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues78
Across37
Down41
DayWednesday
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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*Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera (10)
Starts with I, ends with IIPAGLIACCI→
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DraftKings user, e.g. (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBETTOR→
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*Destination for a day trip from Naples (11)
Starts with I, ends with IISLEOFCAPRI→
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Oklahoma athlete (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSOONER→
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Filmed (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSHOT→
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Sweet potato kin (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYAM→
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Summoning contraction (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECMERE→
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Panang curry cuisine (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITHAI→
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Formally turn over (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
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Overseas greeting? (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
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Gutter locale (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEAVE→
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Poker-faced (5)
Starts with S, ends with CSTOIC→
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Friend (4)
Starts with A, ends with YALLY→
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*Tablet choice (8)
Starts with I, ends with IIPADMINI→
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Inner selves, in Jungian psychology (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANIMAS→
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Magic spell (3)
Starts with H, ends with XHEX→
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"Celebration" band __ & the Gang (4)
Starts with K, ends with LKOOL→
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Piccata ingredient (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLEMON→
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Exec concerned with network security (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCTO→
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Pet adoption org. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASPCA→
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*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? (8)
Starts with E, ends with EEYETOEYE→
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Drum kit drum (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNARE→
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Garden with forbidden fruit (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Just right (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
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None too trusting (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEERY→
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Nautilus captain (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
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Passing through (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
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Vin in the "Fast & Furious" franchise (6)
Starts with D, ends with LDIESEL→
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Japanese beer brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAHI→
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Notary imprint (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
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"The Trial" novelist Kafka (5)
Starts with F, ends with ZFRANZ→
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*Lionel Messi's MLS team (10)
Starts with I, ends with IINTERMIAMI→
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Pet pest (4)
Starts with F, ends with AFLEA→
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Old Testament scribe (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEZRA→
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Architect Saarinen (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEERO→
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Done (with) (5)
Starts with F, ends with PFEDUP→
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Skin pic (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
Down
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Move like a snake (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSLITHER→
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Deal (with) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOPE→
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"__ outta here!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with RYER→
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Minecraft mineral (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Where toe beans are found (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCATFEET→
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Wave the white flag (11)
Starts with A, ends with TADMITDEFEAT→
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Green shade (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
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Distant (3)
Starts with I, ends with YICY→
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Early search engine (5)
Starts with Y, ends with OYAHOO→
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Spanish term of endearment (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMIAMOR→
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Low-quality A.I.-generated content (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
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Commercial lead-in to Clean (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOXI→
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Decimal base (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
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Home of the Mayan temple El Castillo (11)
Starts with C, ends with ACHICHENITZA→
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Canadian shoe brand (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALDO→
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Raccoon relative (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICOATI→
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Genre for many an Attenborough documentary, in brief (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPOPSCI→
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Slalom, say (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
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Entirely (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINALL→
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Show of respect (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHOMAGE→
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Fashion designer Fisher (6)
Starts with E, ends with NEILEEN→
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Caustic compound (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
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Goof up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
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__ salt (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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Countless lifetimes (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Puppy noise (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYIP→
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Actress Longoria (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEVA→
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First-rate (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
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"__ a nap!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with DINEED→
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French friend (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
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Biological catalyst (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENZYME→
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__ chi: martial art (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
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Radius locale (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
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Unagi roll fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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One to share a matching bracelet with, informally (3)
Starts with B, ends with FBFF→
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Gives a darn (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCARES→
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E.B. White's "__ Little" (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSTUART→
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Reveled in (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSAVORED→
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Capitol Hill VIP (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSEN→
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Banned Books Week org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for September 23, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
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For example: *Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera (IPAGLIACCI); DraftKings user, e.g. (BETTOR); *Destination for a day trip from Naples (ISLEOFCAPRI).
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