LA Times Crossword September 20, 2026 Answers

Across

Course most look forward to7 Imposing construction7 Supports5 Unmasks7 Brunch cocktails7 Not cool5 "In the name of that rice wine we drank ages ago"?15 "Goosebumps" series writer5 Remove adverbs and add punctuation, maybe4 PlayStation maker4 __ Reader4 Actress Swinton5 Inventor Handler played by Rhea Perlman in "Barbie"4 "__ we good?"3 Vexation3 Church perches4 Moose kin3 NNW opposite3 Bird that makes its home in trash receptacles?12 Coastal inlets4 Insta post3 Male turkey3 One of Paul's letters to the Ephesians?7 Herbal infusion from Peru7 Rationalist's belief5 Places to perch6 Estate units5 Sgt., e.g.3 Shoe designer Jimmy4 Pamper6 Many August babies4 Business run by a bunch of hens?11 IM pioneer3 Top card in a Broadway straight3 Chinese brew3 Frying need3 Pts. that often result in dances3 U.K. network3 Mattel game3 Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil?11 Julia of "The Addams Family"4 Simplified language6 Wows4 Not just most3 Worth a second bite5 Competed in the Figawi, say6 Prefix with net or com, but not org5 "OK, got it"7 Tempts7 Fuel additive brand3 Young fellow3 [Clears throat]4 One who is always pointing at shooting stars?12 Take advantage of a bear market, perhaps3 Stomach3 "What You Need" band4 Kanga's kid3 Badger3 Figure in Norse mythology?4 Lies for, maybe5 Forget about4 Supermodel Banks4 Incantation syllables4 Fish with a big net5 Anesthetic for a noted Italian chemist?15 New employee5 Wright of "Black Panther"7 Italian football powerhouse7 Strong point5 Rival one loves to hate7 Sneaks7

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Yields (to)6 Book that tells the story of Moses6 Soft drink with a seasonal Winter Spiced Cranberry flavor6 Quaint truth5 Subj. for a non-native speaker3 Manicotti topping8 Abbr. on a weather map6 Posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman4 Run out of power3 "Positive"6 Jodie with two Best Actress Oscars6 "Love __ Open Door": "Frozen" song4 Treat on a stick7 Jargon suffix3 Hits 22, perhaps5 Not in favor of4 Musical instrument made off the coast of South America?14 With gentleness6 Holds forth6 Not up to the task5 Online "I can relate"4 Chargeable cars, briefly3 Goofballs7 Morse clicks4 "We have that in common"5 "KPop __ Hunters"5 Italy's shape4 Bel __ cheese5 Circuit4 Ore. neighbor3 Micronesia's region7 Rips caused by large reptiles?14 Dried poblano5 Most disgusting7 Seashore souvenir5 Absolutely adorable7 1975 TV debut, familiarly3 "Queen of Funk" Khan5 In base eight5 "Hallelujah" songwriter Leonard5 "It's strange ... "5 Denounce7 Challah feature5 FedEx competitor3 Part of a pricing plan4 Strong string5 Soil5 Soap ingredient3 In the doldrums4 Bygone ruler4 Canadian fuel giant4 Class8 "On the Basis of __": Ginsburg biopic3 "We're done"7 Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human5 Kathryn's "WandaVision" role6 Fatal flaw in classic myths6 Beginning6 Turn6 Polish capital6 __ bath6 Hard to believe6 Aches (for)6 Archipelago unit5 "Groundhog Day" director Harold5 Overly precious4 Bit of dust4 Printer part4 Fuzzy 1980s sitcom character3 Low-lit3 Actress Thurman3