LA Times Crossword June 8, 2026 Answers

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Table where Holy Communion is consecrated5 Play, as a guitar5 Lifesaving skill, for short3 Yankees manager Aaron5 Make fun of5 Scoffing laugh3 Get-up-and-go that never goes15 Crumb-carrying insect3 Toffee bar brand5 Great Plains Natives5 Quick look4 Family nickname for some matriarchs4 Therapy technique that encourages a thoughtful flow of ideas15 Sped5 Sound of relief4 Forensic sci. specialty3 Megastar4 Tusked hogs5 "Sounds like a __!": "Works for me!"4 "Hamilton" creator __-Manuel Miranda3 Corporal or private4 Feudal lord5 School organizer with three rings15 Extra helping4 Tenant's monthly payment4 App replaced by Microsoft Teams5 __ the pot: causes trouble5 Word before a maiden name3 Righteous Brothers hit in the film "Ghost"15 Feathery garland3 Comedy counterpart5 Otherworldly5 Cello's sect.3 Cloyingly sentimental5 Coins that can be screwdrivers in a pinch5

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"Dancing Queen" pop quartet4 Canadian lake bird with a unique call4 Promote loudly4 __ Arbor, Michigan3 One with hair like Little Orphan Annie7 T-bones, e.g.6 Sample4 Foolishly impulsive4 "__ it or lose it!"3 Hanukkah centerpiece7 Told the story of10 Beep on a beeper4 Actor Matthew of Netflix's "The Beast in Me"4 Wine sediment4 Coup d'__4 Rind4 Jobs for a band4 Perk5 "All Things Considered" medium5 Option for travelers on a budget, perhaps10 Japanese port city5 Geometric fig. with a radius3 Missouri River tributary5 Bay Area NFLer5 Hay bundle4 __ and only3 Ice cream purchase4 Goes over again, as a contract7 Type of oil extracted from flax7 Former frosh4 Start of many long weekends6 Natural sandbank4 Long sandwiches4 Nautical speed unit4 Simple fastener4 Fill-in worker4 Convention4 Emmy winner Falco4 Potato buds4 401(k) rollover target3 Tropical garland3