LA Times Crossword August 9 2026 Answers (8/9/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for August 9 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword August 9, 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 9, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 8/9/26, 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 Some latte orders
7A Enemy of ancient Athens
13A Alpaca kin
18A "Play slowly," in music
19A Peanut butter and jelly
21A Keeps occupied
22A Public square that gets really sticky in the heat?
24A Would rather not
25A Biblical suffix
26A Sp. address
27A Quite the commotion
28A Ski lift
30A Actor Kilmer
31A Chuckle syllable
33A Founded, as a co.
36A "Don't play," in music
38A Phi __ Kappa
39A One who can only rasp quietly?
44A Title for Judi Dench
46A Fox or ox
47A __ monster
48A Spot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes?
51A Castle-breaching explosive
53A Sandbox visitor
54A Rapper Dr. __
55A Matar paneer vegetables
57A Cause friction
60A Cookie whose website has recipes for cheesecake and empanadas
62A Derby-sporting Addams
64A Ancient hulled wheat
66A Old Jutland resident
67A "Fiddlesticks"
68A Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
71A Lysol target
72A Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table
74A Castle trenches
75A Hit the slopes
76A Blackthorn berry
77A Beyoncé's "I Am... __ Fierce"
78A In the mail
79A Blunder
81A Liberty Mutual's bus.
82A Hybrid synth instrument
84A R-rated NASA event?
89A Pedal pushers
90A __ roll
92A "What fun!"
93A Oak trees?
99A Golfer McIlroy
100A Broadcast again
101A Hurdle for an aspiring JD
102A Halloween mo.
105A Off-rd. wheels
106A "Stranger Things" actor Wolfhard
107A Hoppy fave
110A Wireless std.
112A "Midsommar" director Aster
114A Minor flaw
116A Glass ceiling-breaking event?
121A Musical weakness
122A Invertebrate found in every ocean
123A Hackers' shout of success
124A Go out for a while?
125A Beguile
126A Jaunty neckwear
1D Broad valley
2D "Ethan Frome" novelist Wharton
3D Browser storage
4D In the past
5D Many Christmas trees
6D Fancy affair
7D NNW reversal
8D "Play very, very softly," in music
9D Met highlight
10D Assessment
11D Lipton division
12D Curved cutting tool
13D "Nothing you say is true!"
14D Tennis do-over
15D Affectionate sign-off
16D Change genetically
17D Like molecules that cannot form permanent bonds
20D Nickname for Louis Armstrong
21D "There isn't anything else!?"
23D Lettuce or cabbage
29D Neutral shades
32D Web design code
34D Warty amphibian
35D Paul of "The Batman"
37D Piercing tool
38D Tight squeezes
40D Listen to
41D Fix badly?
42D Texting tech
43D Put a name to
44D Natural history museum display
45D "M*A*S*H" star?
48D Not on the same page
49D Savanna antelope
50D Glam gala
51D Trails
52D Intro to many a newsreel
55D Calligraphy tools
56D Some city trains
58D As a departure from the norm
59D Snare
61D Without any planning
63D More family-friendly
64D Walks or runs
65D Where some get tired quickly?
66D Movement while asking "How do I look?"
69D Junior
70D Rubber-stamped
73D Like a daisy
78D Shiny fabric
80D Sultry growl
83D Boston University athlete
84D Trivial objection
85D Product of incomplete combustion
86D Ship stabilizer
87D Noted times
88D "Um, think again"
90D Showy carp
91D From Cairo or Cape Town
93D Makes with skill
94D Medium for deep-frying
95D California city near Santa Ana
96D Grams
97D Young hippopotamus
98D Capital west of Montreal
103D Brief appearance
104D Hair texture, e.g.
106D Dust jacket part
108D Ramona, per Beezus
109D Voting against
111D Short-horned bighorns
113D Some Tripadvisor recommendations
115D Buzzer?
117D "Told you!"
118D Washington's Sea-__ Airport
119D Minecraft material
120D Battle of Helm's Deep combatant

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