Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "wartsandall".
Total Clues
78
Longest
wartsandall
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
BSA
ALLComplete Solution List
Prepare, as avocados for guacamole
4MASH
When nothing seems to go right
6OFFDAY
Org. now known as Scouting America
3BSA
Director Preminger
4OTTO
Bubble tea balls
6pearls
Duolingo bird
3owl
Including every flaw
11wartsandall
Short swim
3DIP
Muse of poetry
5ERATO
Trial version
4DEMO
Old-school cool?
3HEP
Ceremonial act
6RITUAL
Like serrated knives
8sawedged
Country singer Paisley
4BRAD
Like the African dish bariis iskukaris
6somali
Yaps
4gabs
Catch a ride to the beach?
4SURF
More pleasant
5NICER
Green prefix
3ECO
Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle?
7shooins
Toward a boat's rudder
3AFT
University of __ Dame
5NOTRE
Meh
4SOSO
Teeny-tiny
4ITTY
Consume more than
6OUTEAT
Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame
4HAMM
In the past few days
8asoflate
Laundry container
6HAMPER
pls stop sharing
3TMI
Second to none
4BEST
Ish
5SORTA
Opposite of trans-
3CIS
Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers
11classicrock
Post-OR area
3ICU
Sentence ender
6PERIOD
Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
4ASHE
Egyptian viper
3ASP
Evaluate
6ASSESS
Starring role
4LEAD
Grass cutting machine
5MOWER
Video game pioneer
5ATARI
Fender guitar, familiarly
5STRAT
Jacuzzis
7HOTTUBS
Happy Greek cry
3OPA
___ for oneself
4FEND
Tapered haircuts
5FADES
Serious genre
5DRAMA
Green lights
6ALLOWS
Fashion monogram
3YSL
Feline that helps control pests in a store
9bodegacat
Express disinterest on a dating app
9swipeleft
Mont Blanc, e.g.
3ALP
Fly like a dragon
4soar
TV cable letters
4HDMI
Eyelid hair
4LASH
Years and years
4EONS
Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably
5dirty
Couples
4DUOS
Italian city known for salami
5GENOA
Science of sound
9ACOUSTICS
Here's mud in your eye!
9BOTTOMSUP
Hopping pal of Piglet
3roo
Herring, but not a red herring
4fish
Make airtight
4SEAL
Stranger Things actor Schnapp
4NOAH
Loan adjustment, for short
4REFI
Sinful
7IMMORAL
Pool hall fixtures
6TABLES
Like some lesbians, slangily
4masc
Signs of sorrow or joy
5TEARS
Nail salon brand
5ESSIE
Ordinary writing
5PROSE
___ Sketch (drawing toy)
5ETCHA
Made a leaf pile, perhaps
5raked
General ___ chicken
4TSOS
Spy-fi org.
3CIA
Tax prep pro
3CPA
Cards with pics
3IDS
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