LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 27, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues144
Across63
Down81
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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Chicken cordon __ (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBLEU→
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Mac spec (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
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Melee memento (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
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Tribute penner (5)
Starts with O, ends with TODIST→
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Tel __, Israel (4)
Starts with A, ends with VAVIV→
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__ on a true story (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBASED→
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Draw Four card game (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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Caption of a selfie next to one fine fen? (15)
Starts with M, ends with HMYFAVORITEMARSH→
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"We feel the same way" (5)
Starts with U, ends with OUSTOO→
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Defines, as a boundary (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDELIMITS→
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Microwave maker (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
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Portuguese greeting (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOLA→
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Rely (on) (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEPEND→
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Stacking figurines of a Canadian prog rock band? (15)
Starts with R, ends with LRUSHNESTINGDOLL→
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Over again (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODENOVO→
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Artist Yoko (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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Your and my (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
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Alpo rival (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIAMS→
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Crazes (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFADS→
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Gym bottoms (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHORTS→
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"Sad to say ... " (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Through (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
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Up on the latest news (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWARE→
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Forty winks (6)
Starts with C, ends with PCATNAP→
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Accessory kits for new hires (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDESKSETS→
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Metric weight, for short (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKILO→
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In unison (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
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Saxophone need (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
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Continuing to count sheep (7)
Starts with S, ends with PSTILLUP→
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Tag line? (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIMIT→
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Tatami, e.g. (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
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One tasked with keeping produce from spoiling? (14)
Starts with V, ends with DVEGETABLEGUARD→
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Up to, briefly (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTIL→
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Is able to say, "This parrot is all the evidence I need!"? (21)
Starts with C, ends with FCARRIESTHEBIRDOFPROOF→
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Tough to comprehend (8)
Starts with E, ends with CESOTERIC→
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Urges into action (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPELS→
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Japanese boxed lunch (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBENTO→
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Bashful (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSHY→
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Poison ivy symptom (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRASH→
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Tubes in antique radios (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDIODES→
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Olympic track great Owens (5)
Starts with J, ends with EJESSE→
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Prefix with watt (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGIGA→
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Genre that includes techno (3)
Starts with E, ends with MEDM→
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Individual with exceptional integrity? (15)
Starts with H, ends with HHONORABLEMENSCH→
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U.K. lawmakers (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMPS→
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Spots for electron clouds (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATOMS→
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Took off (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLEFT→
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Completely lost (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
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Textbook chapter (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
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Colorful carp (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
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Pickets (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPROTESTS→
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Hard work (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLABOR→
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Annual award coveted by handbag designers? (14)
Starts with P, ends with RPURSEOFTHEYEAR→
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Next in line (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEIR→
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Maddens (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRES→
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Widened, as pupils (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDILATED→
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On the move (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTIR→
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Guitar tuners (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEGS→
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Campsite warmer (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFIRE→
Down
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Dietary fiber (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBRAN→
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Mascara target (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLASH→
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Very serious (5)
Starts with A, ends with EACUTE→
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Rambled (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRANON→
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Dickens title character Edwin (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDROOD→
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The Taj Mahal, for one (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTOMB→
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Pastoral poem (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDYL→
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Turpentine tree (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLARCH→
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Dark lord of "The Lord of the Rings" (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSAURON→
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Thirdlove garments (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAS→
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One-on-one contest (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDUEL→
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"Thereabouts" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
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Engine (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOTOR→
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Undefeated boxer Laila (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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On-campus residence (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDORM→
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Eye layer (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUVEA→
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Uncountable ages (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
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Current condition (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATUS→
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Woodworking tool (4)
Starts with A, ends with EADZE→
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Head up (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
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Request (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
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Carryall for a day on the slopes (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSKIBAG→
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Sweater __ (4)
Starts with V, ends with TVEST→
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Restless desire (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
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Tennis icon honored on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Cold open? (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
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Helpful (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOFUSE→
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Epsilon follower (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZETA→
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Samsung product, perhaps (5)
Starts with L, ends with VLEDTV→
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"Uncle!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIGIVE→
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Converged (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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Viral post (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
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Civil rights leader C.T. __ (6)
Starts with V, ends with NVIVIAN→
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Put out (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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City tricked by a wooden horse (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTROY→
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More uncanny (6)
Starts with E, ends with REERIER→
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"Amen to that!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIAGREE→
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Award quartets, for short (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOTS→
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Oscar nominee Willem (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDAFOE→
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Robe securer (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSASH→
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One who takes inventory? (5)
Starts with T, ends with FTHIEF→
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Trident-shaped Greek letters (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPSIS→
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Inscribe with acid (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
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Ascot-wearing driver of the Mystery Machine (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFRED→
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Lollygagging (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
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Pitching stat (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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Songwriters' rights org. (3)
Starts with B, ends with IBMI→
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Wall St. launch (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIPO→
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Easy sammie (3)
Starts with P, ends with JPBJ→
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Horseshoe spot (4)
Starts with H, ends with FHOOF→
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Green party? (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGOLFER→
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Songs for two (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUETS→
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College sports channel (5)
Starts with E, ends with UESPNU→
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Polite denial (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNOSIR→
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Avowals (10)
Starts with A, ends with SASSERTIONS→
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Hosted, for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMCED→
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Decorative pillow cover (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSHAM→
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Spigot (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
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Leave out (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
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Medicinal plants (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
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__ carotene (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABETA→
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Stand in a studio (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
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Bout enders, briefly (4)
Starts with T, ends with STKOS→
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Gym top (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTSHIRT→
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Meteor in the summer sky (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPERSEID→
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Loaf with seeds (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
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Hasn't (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLACKS→
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Keep an eye out for (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAWAIT→
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Cager's motto (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBALLISLIFE→
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Camden Yards player (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORIOLE→
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Slo-mo reviewer (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
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Word with farm or foam (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHAND→
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Big name in small cars (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
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Genetic messenger molecule (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
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144 clues: 63 Across and 81 Down.
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For example: Chicken cordon __ (BLEU); Mac spec (RAM); Melee memento (SCAR).
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