Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "endlessloop".
Total Clues
78
Longest
endlessloop
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
cha
ALLComplete Solution List
Emerged
5AROSE
Korean-American grocery store
5hmart
Dim sum brew
3cha
Little solo break
5meday
Camel's watering hole
5oasis
That'll leave a mark ...
3oof
Programming problem
11endlessloop
Scand. country
3NOR
Proboscis
4NOSE
Feature of Canada's flag
4leaf
Nove minus uno
4OTTO
Suspicious
5SHADY
Enclosed rhyme scheme in Petrarchan sonnets
4abba
Turkish peak
6ARARAT
Clinton secretary of state
8ALBRIGHT
Olympic gymnast with five moves named for her
5BILES
2025 Best Picture Oscar winner
5anora
Letters of liability?
3iou
Dongle, e.g.
7adapter
Synagogue singers
7CANTORS
Exactly right
3yes
__ Sports Bureau: stats giant
5elias
"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
5drunk
Bible Belt state
8arkansas
Shelters
6houses
Altar site
4APSE
Change
5COINS
Prometheus's gift
4fire
See
4well
Yellow brick road terrier
4toto
Aussie hopper
3ROO
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
11abandonship
Nocturnal bird of prey
3OWL
___ Gras
5MARDI
Unlike the rest
5other
Young lady
3GAL
Clique
5POSSE
Vociferous
5NOISY
Exactly right
4AMEN
City north of Carson City
4RENO
Probabilities
4ODDS
Service promoter
8salesrep
Cyclone center
3EYE
Swindled
5HOSED
__ bear: Southeast Asian forest dweller
7malayan
Since
4ASOF
Animated film about Spix's macaws
3rio
Baker's shortening?
3tsp
Like laughter, sometimes
10contagious
62-Across call
4hoot
Curly hairstyle
4AFRO
Bed frame board
4slat
Japanese sash
3OBI
Picks up the pace
7HASTENS
Pokémon that ultimately evolves into Alakazam
4ABRA
Jason's "Beverly Hills, 90210" role
7brandon
Modest Muslim robe
5abaya
Bus passenger
5RIDER
Sushi bite topped with salmon
10alaskaroll
Hairstyle that may begin with comb coils
4locs
Stormy Weather singer Lena
5HORNE
Elephant pair
5tusks
Operatic solo
4ARIA
If-then-___ statement
4ELSE
Leaves in the care of
8truststo
Climbs
7ASCENDS
Big galoot
3APE
Big Island county seat
4hilo
Throwback hit
5OLDIE
Amphibious hopper
4frog
Corn Belt state
4IOWA
Major conflicts
4WARS
Didn't see you there!
4OHHI
Knots
4TIES
The Grand Ole __
4OPRY
Metal box?
3amp
Dim sum bun
3BAO
Persona __ grata
3NON
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