LA Times Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

Across

Bit of baby talk4 Soothe operator?4 Hutches4 Rink leap4 Geography buff's compendium5 Milquetoast4 *Urn that self-returns?10 "Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix4 __ Strauss & Co.4 Discord figs.4 Flat cap3 *Spreading the gospel of continental breakfast, turndown service, and free Wi-Fi?15 Took in3 The Roaring Twenties, e.g.3 Target of some recycling drives6 Some 35mm cameras4 Woes4 Submitter's button5 *Corny, sappy, or cheesy?9 Discord fig.5 Seafaring wood4 Isolate, in corporate jargon4 Small diadems6 Member of the fam3 Drops in the morning3 *Treating guests to some honey, perhaps?15 Quitter's button3 __-poly4 Tex-Mex extra, for short4 Screen type at many a science museum4 Oregon Trail cry, or an apt title for this puzzle?10 CarPlay companion4 "Bo-ring!"5 On in years4 Rapa Nui monoliths4 Tried to get home, say4 Journo's hook4

Down

Morse code unit3 Mexican salamander found in mountain lakes7 Greek goddess of the harvest7 Still in it to win it5 Purse3 Off-rd. rig3 Vicuña kin5 George __ University5 Vegan sando3 Gatekeeping type7 Word often said over prayer hands7 Sequins effect7 Grasslike plant5 Murchison Falls river4 Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away"5 Consumes3 "Black Panther" villain Killmonger4 Worker who gets around a lot5 Touches down5 Henley, for one5 Curing agent for century eggs3 Ashram leader, perhaps5 Broadcasting5 "I get the point already!"4 Pascal's wager subject7 Spanish expression of shock7 Lash thickener7 Lanyard attachment7 Freeloaded7 Have debts3 Makes a winter blanket?5 Grand opening?4 Secluded valleys5 Wipes brand5 Hearing-related5 Number on an old clock3 Numeric prefix3 Married3 Lines from an admirer3