Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, August 28, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, August 28, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "raceyourselves".
Total Clues
76
Longest
raceyourselves
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
UMA
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Thurman of "Red, White & Royal Blue"
3UMA
Most unexpected
6ODDEST
Axe handle
4HAFT
Bath rug
3MAT
Subtlety
6NUANCE
Important stretches
4ERAS
Go where one shouldn't
3PRY
Be time-consuming
11EATTHECLOCK
AirDrop tablet
4ipad
Female pig
3SOW
___ cuisine
5HAUTE
Drummer in the Electric Mayhem
6animal
"Lessons in Chemistry" actress __ Naomi King
3aja
TV writers __ and Marty Krofft
3sid
Instruction from a lazy track coach?
14raceyourselves
Russian news acronym until 2014
4itar
Minute
3WEE
Pseudonym letters
3AKA
Lunch spot
4DELI
"A Complete Unknown" subject
5dylan
Video file format
4MPEG
Corp. leader
3CEO
Feel icky
3AIL
Washed-out
4PALE
"42nd Street," e.g.?
14roadwaymusical
Ceiling spinner
3FAN
___ and outs
3INS
Show of affection
6CARESS
That is, in Latin
5IDEST
Chance, quaintly
3hap
Dissenting body
4SECT
Create a state of anarchy?
11endtherules
Lend a hand
3AID
Toy brand with Creator 3-in-1 sets
4lego
Title for Marie Curie
6MADAME
Type of A/V connector
3rca
Put pen to paper
4DREW
So-so grade, or an apt title for this puzzle
6bminus
Data breach fig.
3ssn
Official who works close to home?
3ump
Stew
8marinate
Unexpected
8atypical
At some point
6ONEDAY
Dance the Night singer __ Lipa
3DUA
Who ___? (New Orleans Saints fans)
4DATS
Opposite of exo-
4ENTO
Unstressed vowel sounds
6SCHWAS
Top pick
3tee
Goddess of death played by Cate Blanchett
4hela
Stimulate
6AROUSE
In all honesty
6factis
Clucked in disapproval
5TSKED
Hopscotch player's supply
5chalk
Sweet land of liberty, in song
7AMERICA
Very dry
4ARID
Dirt
7lowdown
Patrick's "Star Trek: Picard" role
7jeanluc
Short turnaround
3UEY
Pass along
5RELAY
Many a "What We Do in the Shadows" character
7vampire
Objective
3AIM
Indy 500 leaders
8pacecars
Rubber bands
8ELASTICS
Salon array
4GELS
Novelist Wharton
5EDITH
"SNL" Emmy winner Gilda
6radner
Jumpy
6ONEDGE
Meditation retreat
6ASHRAM
Mouths off to
6SASSES
Area of study?
5FIELD
Stash securely
4stow
Bavaria-based automaker
4AUDI
Map out
4PLAN
Diplomatic HQ
3EMB
Bird in the bush?
3EMU
Karate level
3DAN
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