LA Times Crossword September 15, 2026 Answers

Across

Prepare, as avocados for guacamole4 When nothing seems to go right6 Org. now known as Scouting America3 Director Preminger4 Bubble tea balls6 Duolingo bird3 Including every flaw11 Short swim3 Muse of poetry5 Trial version4 Old-school cool3 Ceremonial act6 Like serrated knives8 Country singer Paisley4 Like the African dish bariis iskukaris6 Yaps4 Catch a ride to the beach?4 More pleasant5 Green prefix3 Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle?7 Toward a boat's rudder3 University of __ Dame5 Meh4 Teeny-tiny4 Consume more than6 Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame4 In the past few days8 Laundry container6 "Pls stop sharing!"3 Second to none4 Ish5 Opposite of trans3 Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers11 Post-OR area3 Sentence ender6 Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame4 Egyptian viper3 Evaluate6 Starring role4

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Grass-cutting machine5 Video game pioneer5 Fender guitar, familiarly5 Jacuzzis7 Happy Greek cry3 __ for oneself4 Tapered haircuts5 Serious genre5 Green-lights6 Fashion monogram3 Feline that helps control pests in a store9 Express disinterest on a dating app9 Mont Blanc, e.g.3 Fly like a dragon4 TV cable letters4 Eyelid hair4 Years and years4 Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably5 Couples4 Italian city known for salami5 Science of sound9 "Here's mud in your eye!"9 Hopping pal of Piglet3 Herring, but not a red herring4 Make airtight4 "Stranger Things" actor Schnapp4 Loan adjustment, for short4 Sinful7 Pool hall fixtures6 Like some lesbians, slangily4 Signs of sorrow or joy5 Nail salon brand5 Ordinary writing5 __ Sketch: drawing toy5 Made a leaf pile, perhaps5 General __ chicken4 Spy-fi org.3 Tax prep pro3 Cards with pics3