LA Times Crossword September 22, 2026 Answers

Across

Percussion instruments with taut tops5 Highest mountain in Japan4 Use a needle and thread3 Superficial layer6 Guy known for his first-person perspective?4 Abu Dhabi's fed.3 Composer Shostakovich6 Harlem Renaissance writer __ Neale Hurston4 Bikini top3 Exhibit A: That awful handwriting13 "Little Bunny __"6 Lit __: English major's course4 Arduous4 Exhibit B: That loud guffaw10 Belarus capital5 Cars5 "__ Doubtfire"3 Exhibit C: That unruly hair7 Position3 Student5 "With any luck"5 Exhibit D: That goofy stare10 Gave approval to4 Out-of-pocket amount4 Area of influence6 Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?13 Omelet ingredient3 Dental exam image4 Mystery6 Come out on top3 Snub-nosed dogs4 Catch, as a fish6 Triumphant cry3 High-pitched wind instrument4 "Give it a go"5

Down

Netflix format, originally3 Sleep cycle letters3 Horned equines of mythology8 Procedures7 Typeface line5 Unnerve4 Japanese noodle4 Jam holders4 Apple all-in-one computer4 Forester carmaker6 Pincered insect6 Riches6 Canon competitor5 "Kitchy-kitchy-__"3 Some old radios4 County event with lots of fried food4 "I wonder ... "3 Tennis sequence after a serve5 __ generis: unique3 And so on: Abbr.3 Norse god of mischief4 Disposable coffee pod4 Word after photo or special3 Golfer Michelle __ West3 In a playful manner8 Like an unlocked door4 Place to sleep3 Furry companions4 Whiter with age7 Off-the-wall6 Sandwich also known as a grinder6 Endorses digitally6 Childcare expert LeShan3 Clearheaded5 Impressionist painter Édouard5 Trade show4 Defeat soundly4 "Othello" villain4 Nasdaq rival4 Cambridge sch.3 "It's __-win situation"3