LA Times Crossword October 23, 2026 Answers

Across

"Ring out the thousand __ of old": Tennyson4 Hat holders4 Figure in a Faustian bargain5 Name on a former lake in Central Asia4 Sandwich title4 __ keyboard5 Hayworth of "The Strawberry Blonde"4 Gospel music?10 Slogans6 Ring topper5 Screening org.3 Chart-topper3 High cloud6 Really, really sticky situation?11 Fiver3 Uncomfortably honest7 Pulitzer winner James4 African language family5 __ Atleos: big name in ATMs3 Oscar, but not Big Bird5 Vicinity4 Tenor Pavarotti7 Molecule in some vaccines3 Brag obnoxiously after winning a swabbing contest?11 Gymnast Olga with four Olympic gold medals6 128 oz.3 Colorado Plateau Native3 Model/actress Kate5 Mortar's partner6 Generous Volkswagen promotion?10 Panache4 Mexican meat5 Period after Shrove Tuesday4 Toy (with)4 Break the rules5 Eight, in combinations4 Minuscule4

Down

Affection6 Oratorio solo6 Material for some patio furniture6 Board on some patio furniture4 Gatorade owner7 Orecchiette shape3 Foie __4 Buttonhole, e.g.4 Veto on movie night6 Cautionary color5 Spot for a metti3 Two-time WNBA Finals MVP Wilson3 Picky criticism3 Golden St. region5 "Silly goose!"5 Distraught6 Sitar piece4 Very, informally4 Pomegranate bit4 "__ Is Betta Than Evvah!": 1976 album4 Home of the Kaaba5 Revealing to all6 Missing GI4 Flavorful part of a cinnamon tree4 View from the Uffizi4 Proximate4 Measurement given in degrees5 Led Zeppelin's "Whole __ Love"5 Fit in with7 Sesame Street denizen6 Current source6 "Finally!," or what can be found in 18-, 30-, 46-, and 59-Across6 Minuscule6 Lake __ Vista, Florida5 Capital west of Stockholm4 Fraction of a min.4 Big rig4 TV monitor3 Cheer syllable3 Poetic preposition3 Pantry pest3