LA Times Crossword August 12 2026 Answers (8/12/26)

Our LA Times Crossword August 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Succeed in a class
5A	With 47-Down, tropical shade providers
9A	Content warning letters
13A	Two-tone apex predator
14A	Inventor's jumping-off point
15A	Underwater detector
16A	"I like it!"
18A	Location
19A	Out like a light
20A	Vintner's harvest
21A	Top stripe of a pride flag
22A	Lousy grade
24A	"Gosh!"
25A	Channel with music videos and "Reba" reruns
26A	Bucket list item, perhaps
29A	Statistical average
31A	Jokes
32A	Cunning plan
33A	"A Change Is __ Come"
34A	Victor Wembanyama's org.
35A	Features of 4c hair
36A	A single time
37A	Plant anchor
38A	CPR pros
39A	Not rigid
42A	Seasonal vaccine target
43A	Some undergrad degs.
44A	Fleeting snooze
45A	Pvt. trainer
48A	Chicken __ bleu
50A	Throw trash away, but not in a trash can
52A	An additional time
53A	Distance shot in basketball, or what 16-, 26-, and 39-Across are altogether?
56A	Sport with scrums
57A	Component of steel
58A	Lack of difficulty
59A	Simple tops
60A	Domestic four-leggers
61A	"Their __ Were Watching God"
1D	Big name in seltzer water
2D	Came up
3D	Give a talking-to
4D	"For goodness' __!"
5D	Animal enclosure with a namesake cipher
6D	"And now, without further __ ... "
7D	Sign before Virgo
8D	Ticked off
9D	Mardi Gras city, familiarly
10D	Signals called by a quarterback before each play
11D	Protections against respiratory illnesses
12D	Competes on a mat
15D	Shopping jag
17D	Arizona city near the Seven Sacred Pools
20D	Precious stones
23D	Creamy Christmas concoctions
24D	Huge unit of mass
26D	Pool divisions
27D	Like a dirty word
28D	Dirty
29D	Actor's audition selection
30D	Spur on
33D	Transport on the way to sink a putt
35D	"You hang on to that"
37D	"Sinners" director Coogler
40D	Dark wood
41D	Makeover sites
45D	Wander off
46D	V-formation flyers
47D	See 5-Across
49D	"I call it!"
51D	Old-school "you"
53D	Guff
54D	Metallic resource
55D	Duped

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