LA Times Crossword August 16 2026 Answers (8/16/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for August 16 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword August 16, 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 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 8/16/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Best of the best
5A Syrup source
10A That partner
14A Fistfuls of dollars
18A Authorize
19A Cookies with a "You asked for it" collaboration with 29-Across
20A Surrounding glow
21A La Scala solo
22A Ron + (Kristen + Alexander Graham)
24A Clint + (Francis Scott + Keegan-Michael)
26A NYC drama award
27A Slangy contraction
28A Land between Can. and Mex.
29A Peanut butter cup brand
30A Sally + (Julia + Philip)
34A Like stress balls and fidget spinners
35A End of term?
36A "Knock yourself out!"
39A Suzuki who won nine batting titles in two countries
43A Knocked out
44A Some reservoir residents
48A Barry + (Elliot + Jimmy)
51A Nia + (Elton + Tommy)
54A Othello's betrayer
55A Bulgarian, e.g.
56A Endow with, as authority
58A Autonomous vacuum
59A Utmost degree
60A Aligned
62A Labors mightily to accomplish
63A Grover + (Alton + Helen Gurley)
68A Term of endearment?
71A Leveraged __: corporate acquisition
72A "Print to" option
75A Really sad
76A Sound from a kettle or a snake
78A Actor Epps
80A Island home of the Hana Highway
81A (Adam + Minnie) + Helms
83A Fiona + (Lemmon + London)
85A Speaker brand
86A Theater reviewers
89A Plug's place
90A Channel that rarely fails to make one cry
92A Matinee hrs.
94A "The Return of the King" king
98A Cleary + (Faith + Jonah)
104A Small donkeys
105A Ballerina's turning point
107A Ancient France
108A "So Sick" R&B singer
109A Keith + (Garfunkel + Carney)
111A (Underwood + Fisher) + Johnny
114A New Mexico art hub
115A Santa's specialty
116A Leading
117A Nikon rival
118A Nikon products
119A Novelist Émile
120A Baking gloves
121A Pt. of IMF
1D Defense witness, often
2D Basic skateboard trick
3D Many a Seanan McGuire work
4D Sheepish sort?
5D Crib accessory
6D Venues that often have corporate names
7D Nails, as with snowballs
8D "U r 2 funny!"
9D Start at the beginning?
10D Guitar player's aid
11D Hawaiian dance
12D Nest egg letters
13D Holy
14D Boat trailers?
15D Schoolyard retort
16D Certain hardware store patron, casually
17D Smart-alecky
18D Lead-up to a date?
23D Convertibles
25D Lotto game
28D Thrifted, perhaps
31D Bleak
32D Spots for scrubs
33D "ManningCast" brother
34D In stitches
37D "__ well that ends well"
38D Smokestack dust
39D "Game, set, match"
40D Puss, in Paris
41D Top temperature
42D Skater Midori
43D 101, for one
44D Tricks
45D Measures of resistance
46D Liberty org.
47D Hurdle for a DA-to-be
49D Pain relief brand
50D Donated
52D "Oh, __ up!"
53D Connect
56D Williams with five Wimbledon singles titles
57D Whirlpool
61D Captures
62D Completely wreck
63D Eggnog spice
64D Concede a golden goal, say
65D Of all time
66D Nose-tapping sounds
67D Kind of roast
68D Site for film fans
69D Lawnmower brand
70D Sanskrit honorifics
72D Rat or Brat follower
73D Team led by Mike Krzyzewski for 42 seasons
74D Clenched hand
76D Munich mister
77D Terse affirmative
79D Provide a new look
80D Prefix in many a Scottish surname
82D Printer function
83D Closer at the Globe
84D Kid
87D __ sock
88D Winter puddle topper
90D Many a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" character
91D Fake
92D Landing spot of Noah's Ark
93D Liquids
94D Borders
95D Like most farmland
96D Shady spot
97D Wimbledon surface
99D Everglades wader
100D Like Machu Picchu
101D Listed, to a Brit
102D Antibacterial brand
103D Kind of Kind, in Köln
105D Texter's "Bye for now"
106D Peak near Olympus
110D Aussie hopper
111D Vid taker
112D Sashimi choice
113D Ecol. or geol.

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