LA Times Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

Across

Best of the best4 Syrup source5 That partner4 Fistfuls of dollars4 Authorize5 Cookies with a "You asked for it" collaboration with 29-Across5 Surrounding glow4 La Scala solo4 Ron + (Kristen + Alexander Graham)11 Clint + (Francis Scott + Keegan-Michael)9 NYC drama award4 Slangy contraction4 Land between Can. and Mex.3 Peanut butter cup brand6 Sally + (Julia + Philip)12 Like stress balls and fidget spinners7 End of term?4 "Knock yourself out!"8 Suzuki who won nine batting titles in two countries6 Knocked out7 Some reservoir residents4 Barry + (Elliot + Jimmy)10 Nia + (Elton + Tommy)9 Othello's betrayer4 Bulgarian, e.g.4 Endow with, as authority4 Autonomous vacuum6 Utmost degree3 Aligned6 Labors mightily to accomplish7 Grover + (Alton + Helen Gurley)15 Term of endearment?7 Leveraged __: corporate acquisition6 "Print to" option3 Really sad6 Sound from a kettle or a snake4 Actor Epps4 Island home of the Hana Highway4 (Adam + Minnie) + Helms9 Fiona + (Lemmon + London)10 Speaker brand4 Theater reviewers7 Plug's place6 Channel that rarely fails to make one cry8 Matinee hrs.4 "The Return of the King" king7 Cleary + (Faith + Jonah)12 Small donkeys6 Ballerina's turning point3 Ancient France4 "So Sick" R&B singer4 Keith + (Garfunkel + Carney)9 (Underwood + Fisher) + Johnny11 New Mexico art hub4 Santa's specialty4 Leading5 Nikon rival5 Nikon products4 Novelist Émile4 Baking gloves5 Pt. of IMF4

Down

Defense witness, often5 Basic skateboard trick5 Many a Seanan McGuire work5 Sheepish sort?3 Crib accessory6 Venues that often have corporate names6 Nails, as with snowballs5 "U r 2 funny!"3 Start at the beginning?3 Guitar player's aid4 Hawaiian dance4 Nest egg letters3 Holy6 Boat trailers?5 Schoolyard retort5 Certain hardware store patron, casually5 Smart-alecky5 Lead-up to a date?4 Convertibles7 Lotto game4 Thrifted, perhaps4 Bleak4 Spots for scrubs4 "ManningCast" brother3 In stitches4 "__ well that ends well"4 Smokestack dust4 "Game, set, match"4 Puss, in Paris4 Top temperature4 Skater Midori3 101, for one5 Tricks5 Measures of resistance4 Liberty org.4 Hurdle for a DA-to-be4 Pain relief brand5 Donated4 "Oh, __ up!"4 Connect4 Williams with five Wimbledon singles titles5 Whirlpool4 Captures4 Completely wreck5 Eggnog spice5 Concede a golden goal, say4 Of all time4 Nose-tapping sounds5 Kind of roast4 Site for film fans4 Lawnmower brand4 Sanskrit honorifics4 Rat or Brat follower4 Team led by Mike Krzyzewski for 42 seasons4 Clenched hand4 Munich mister4 Terse affirmative4 Provide a new look7 Prefix in many a Scottish surname3 Printer function4 Closer at the Globe4 Kid4 __ sock4 Winter puddle topper3 Many a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" character4 Fake6 Landing spot of Noah's Ark6 Liquids6 Borders5 Like most farmland5 Shady spot5 Wimbledon surface5 Everglades wader5 Like Machu Picchu5 Listed, to a Brit5 Antibacterial brand5 Kind of Kind, in Köln4 Texter's "Bye for now"4 Peak near Olympus4 Aussie hopper3 Vid taker3 Sashimi choice3 Ecol. or geol.3