LA Times Crossword August 9, 2026 Answers

Across

Some latte orders6 Enemy of ancient Athens6 Alpaca kin5 "Play slowly," in music6 Peanut butter and jelly7 Keeps occupied6 Public square that gets really sticky in the heat?14 Would rather not6 Biblical suffix3 Sp. address3 Quite the commotion3 Ski lift4 Actor Kilmer3 Chuckle syllable3 Founded, as a co.4 "Don't play," in music5 Phi __ Kappa4 One who can only rasp quietly?18 Title for Judi Dench4 Fox or ox6 __ monster4 Spot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes?11 Castle-breaching explosive6 Sandbox visitor3 Rapper Dr. __3 Matar paneer vegetables4 Cause friction5 Cookie whose website has recipes for cheesecake and empanadas4 Derby-sporting Addams3 Ancient hulled wheat5 Old Jutland resident6 "Fiddlesticks"4 Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?11 Lysol target4 Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table6 Castle trenches5 Hit the slopes3 Blackthorn berry4 Beyoncé's "I Am... __ Fierce"5 In the mail4 Blunder3 Liberty Mutual's bus.3 Hybrid synth instrument6 R-rated NASA event?11 Pedal pushers4 __ roll6 "What fun!"4 Oak trees?18 Golfer McIlroy4 Broadcast again5 Hurdle for an aspiring JD4 Halloween mo.3 Off-rd. wheels3 "Stranger Things" actor Wolfhard4 Hoppy fave3 Wireless std.3 "Midsommar" director Aster3 Minor flaw6 Glass ceiling-breaking event?14 Musical weakness6 Invertebrate found in every ocean7 Hackers' shout of success6 Go out for a while?5 Beguile6 Jaunty neckwear6

Down

Broad valley4 "Ethan Frome" novelist Wharton5 Browser storage5 In the past3 Many Christmas trees4 Fancy affair6 NNW reversal3 "Play very, very softly," in music3 Met highlight4 Assessment4 Lipton division7 Curved cutting tool3 "Nothing you say is true!"4 Tennis do-over3 Affectionate sign-off6 Change genetically6 Like molecules that cannot form permanent bonds6 Nickname for Louis Armstrong5 "There isn't anything else!?"7 Lettuce or cabbage4 Neutral shades6 Web design code4 Warty amphibian4 Paul of "The Batman"4 Piercing tool3 Tight squeezes8 Listen to4 Fix badly?3 Texting tech3 Put a name to5 Natural history museum display7 "M*A*S*H" star?8 Not on the same page6 Savanna antelope5 Glam gala4 Trails5 Intro to many a newsreel8 Calligraphy tools4 Some city trains3 As a departure from the norm7 Snare6 Without any planning8 More family-friendly5 Walks or runs4 Where some get tired quickly?3 Movement while asking "How do I look?"5 Junior3 Rubber-stamped4 Like a daisy5 Shiny fabric6 Sultry growl4 Boston University athlete7 Trivial objection3 Product of incomplete combustion3 Ship stabilizer4 Noted times4 "Um, think again"4 Showy carp3 From Cairo or Cape Town7 Makes with skill6 Medium for deep-frying6 California city near Santa Ana6 Grams5 Young hippopotamus4 Capital west of Montreal6 Brief appearance5 Hair texture, e.g.5 Dust jacket part4 Ramona, per Beezus4 Voting against4 Short-horned bighorns4 Some Tripadvisor recommendations4 Buzzer?3 "Told you!"3 Washington's Sea-__ Airport3 Minecraft material3 Battle of Helm's Deep combatant3