Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, August 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, August 27, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "skirttheissue".
Total Clues
74
Longest
skirttheissue
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
pbs
ALLComplete Solution List
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" network
3pbs
Collision sound
3BAM
Hill partner, in textbook publishing and country music
6mcgraw
Big sellers
8hotcakes
That's old news
6IHEARD
"Could there possibly be a good explanation for this?"
8dareiask
Skating jumps similar to toe loops
6lutzes
Ruckus
4STIR
Motorcycle attachments
8SIDECARS
Hair line?
4PART
Dangers
5RISKS
Disconnect
3gap
'Get -- town!'
5OUTTA
Ski area near Reno
5tahoe
Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics
3ORO
Second, but not first
4UNIT
Getting the check
6paying
___ choy
3BOK
Every evening
7NIGHTLY
Prefix with -political
3GEO
Revises
6AMENDS
Assessment, briefly
4EVAL
Boater or bowler
3HAT
Greta of classic Hollywood
5garbo
Hustle genre
5DISCO
Texting tech
3SMS
Some natural hairstyles
5AFROS
Part of QED
4ERAT
Trench coat, wig, and big sunglasses, maybe
8disguise
Sando spread
4mayo
Patchy-patterned horses
6pintos
Tacit
8UNSPOKEN
Certain spot
6locale
Application that combats dark circles
8eyecream
Gobbles down
6SNARFS
Some GEs
3acs
___/her/hers
3SHE
Degs. conferred after defenses
4phds
Large sushi order
4boat
Card game that's really taking off?
10strippoker
"WonderWater" brand
3bai
Alias letters
3AKA
"Cleanup on aisle five" impetus
4mess
Half marathon's 13.1
5miles
Namesake of Converse's All Star sneaker
11chucktaylor
Participate in decision-making
7getasay
Motorola phone
4RAZR
Combative Olympian
4ARES
Dict. entries
3WDS
Michael of "Juno"
4CERA
Dance around what's really important
13skirttheissue
Opposite of noite
3dia
Links activity
11roundofgolf
North African capital
5TUNIS
Emergency kit
5GOBAG
Sweet smell
5AROMA
Comedian Notaro
3TIG
With a lot on the line, or a phonetic hint to 3-, 8-, 15-, and 23-Down
10highstakes
Wee hour
5ONEAM
Showbiz quartets
5egots
Come in second
5PLACE
Sports bar sets
3TVS
Supreme court presence?
7nbastar
Eager agreement
3doi
Tricks
5RUSES
"Te quiero, __ mío"
4amor
Singer Celine
4DION
Empire also known as the "Realm of the Four Parts"
4inca
New Age singer who speaks Irish
4enya
Totes
4YEAH
"I'll get the check"
4onme
[Praying emoji]
3pls
Org. with LSU Tigers, Auburn Tigers, and Missouri Tigers
3sec
WFH devices
3pcs
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