LA Times Crossword October 4, 2026 Answers

Across

Beauty entrepreneur Elizabeth5 Resort near Snowbird4 28-Across flow4 Captain with an ivory leg4 Frisbee maker5 Like samosas and wontons5 Vein contents4 Spanish "nothing"4 *Motto of a calligraphy enthusiast?16 Turning point?4 Mono- kin3 Brand of kitchen gadgets3 Sicilian peak4 Locale for clam diggers8 Weapon in Clue8 *Transgressions included in textbooks?12 Second chance for a student6 Canonized Mlle.3 In the style of3 Like much music of the 1990s4 Jaguar's roar5 Inexact no.3 Birds similar to crows5 *Devoted followers of painter O'Keeffe?12 Dessert that may have a lattice crust8 Alfa __: sports cars6 Cause of a quick blessing6 College official6 Chemical suffix3 Scratchy sound4 Most twisted6 Indoor rowers4 Part of LGBTQ+3 *Timepiece worn by a "Star Wars" pilot?9 Actress Arthur3 Video file format4 Country that borders 14 other countries6 Jekyll's counterpart4 __-pitch softball3 Off the mark6 Sudden bursts6 46-Down deliverer6 Trial version of a puzzle app, e.g.8 *Dropping hints about the release of a director's cut, perhaps?12 Take the wheel5 Hill worker?3 User without an account5 Small ensemble4 Assn.3 Hard water?3 Backspace over6 *Blueprints for a new wardrobe?12 Nonconformist8 Invisible ink?8 "This instant!"4 Accessory for a fish tank3 Versailles monarch3 Rotary phone part4 *Like a sawmill without disposal facilities?16 Walking pace4 Piece in Azul or mahjong4 Patronage5 Spanish boys5 Concludes4 Sunrise locale4 "Hey, c'mere!"4 Like a haunted house5

Down

Just terrible5 River past Arles5 Classmate of Beavis5 AED-trained pro3 Zero chance6 __/ace: LGBTQ+ orientation3 In real time4 Saw things?5 Lover of Aphrodite6 Chop (off)3 Playground retort5 Put on a pedestal8 Criticize harshly6 Symbols in Egyptian iconography5 Capital city that's home to Turtle Tower5 Embellish5 Naive ones5 Series of setbacks, in slang7 Travel permit8 Like sprinters4 In short supply6 Hip-hop pioneer from Compton5 Those, in Tijuana4 Support for a driver3 Little ones4 Fantasy monster4 Very bright4 "I need a ride home"9 "I'll be!"3 Public address6 "I'll be!"5 Marian Anderson, for one9 "It's Too Late" singer Carole4 Scenographer's designs4 Like many horror films4 Genre for Talking Heads7 Repeated word in a Doris Day classic4 Works in a gallery3 Concealer target3 Moo __ shrimp3 Relay6 Hesitant around strangers3 Reach consensus5 Govt. intel org.3 Bank deposit?4 North Atlantic hazard4 GQ and Cosmo4 Exam for HS jrs.4 Reuben bread3 "Stop right there"8 "The Real" co-host Love4 Approximately4 Deft6 "R u kidding!?"3 Root veggie4 Subsequently5 Flower on Mississippi's state quarter8 Swarm (with)4 Christmas and Easter7 "__ we meet again"3 Take turns6 "Mi __ es su ... "4 Catch in a snare6 Wyoming range, or when read as three parts, how the answers to the starred clues were formed?6 Sundae topping5 Like swifts, but not Swifties5 Prim and proper5 Hits the brakes5 Matters of opinion?5 Sushi bar bottles5 Supermodel Shayk5 "The Weir" playwright McPherson5 __-face: smooching5 Social media labels4 Get in a pool3 Trivial complaint3 Shaving brand3