Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "startingprice".
Total Clues
76
Longest
startingprice
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
ska
ALLComplete Solution List
Furthermore
4PLUS
Moral transgressions
4SINS
Picnic race bag
4sack
+ or - particles
4IONS
Need ibuprofen, say
4ACHE
Stash
5CACHE
Major multistate lottery
9powerball
Salsa ingredient
5ONION
Music genre with Jamaican roots
3ska
Japanese currency
3YEN
Began gradually
7easedin
Opening bid?
13startingprice
__ Allen furniture
5ETHAN
Dog's warning sound
5snarl
Animation frame
3CEL
Sharp-witted
4KEEN
Short time
3SEC
Break a fast
3EAT
*Final part of a chess match
7ENDGAME
Florida home of the Harry S. Truman Little White House
7keywest
Buckeyes' sch.
3OSU
Way cool
3RAD
__ vera
4ALOE
Six-pack muscles
3ABS
"Jurassic World" actor Chris
5pratt
___ demon
5FIEND
Cool way to keep food fresh?
13flashfreezing
Let go
7RELEASE
Meh, slangily
3mid
Viper in 43-Down
3asp
Volunteer's phrase
5IWILL
Slam dunk's value, or what 16-, 23-, 34-, 36-, and 49-Across have
9twopoints
Long for
5COVET
Door fastener
4HASP
Important cards in solitaire
4aces
Santa ___ (hot California winds)
4ANAS
Furthermore
4ALSO
Small salamander
4NEWT
Domino spots
4PIPS
Check this out!
4LOOK
Like dirty dishes
8unwashed
NNW opposite
3SSE
Curved fencing sword
5saber
Down in front!
8ICANTSEE
Anaheim Ducks' org.
3nhl
Gomez of "Only Murders in the Building"
6SELENA
More rational
5SANER
Not basic, in chemistry
6acidic
Beef grade below prime
6choice
Animal shelter shelter
6kennel
Dress up at a fan convention
7cosplay
Olympic swimmer Lochte
4ryan
"I was thinking the same thing"
6agreed
Dramatic ballroom dance
5TANGO
LLC alternative
3INC
___ out a win
3EKE
Square root of 100
3TEN
Blue cartoon characters
6SMURFS
Creator of Finn and Sawyer
5TWAIN
Parking lot surface
7asphalt
Supermodel who is a contributing editor for British Vogue
8katemoss
Refinement
8ELEGANCE
Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt
3SON
Apple TV's "__ Lasso"
3ted
GPS suggestion
3RTE
Continent with the most countries
6AFRICA
Tried to cool down, as hot soup
6blewon
DNA sample source
6SALIVA
Soul legend Franklin
6ARETHA
Classic dog name
4FIDO
1990s tennis star Monica
5SELES
Zilch
5ZIPPO
Hearty meal
4STEW
Quiet "Hey!"
4PSST
"The __-Mart Effect": 2006 economics book
3wal
Bond novelist Fleming
3IAN
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