Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, September 18, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, September 18, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "nooffensebutton".
Total Clues
74
Longest
nooffensebutton
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
SEA
ALLComplete Solution List
Band
5STRAP
Primer lesson
4ABCS
Printer refills
4INKS
Provençal sauce
5AIOLI
Bread from a tandoor
4NAAN
Many a techie or Trekkie
4GEEK
Fruit with a thick rind
5melon
Thing that has away with words?
9deletekey
Box that's unexpectedly popular?
13sleepercarton
Raft
3SEA
Fish that's a symbol of Children's Day in Japan
3koi
Lazy way to soothe hurt feelings?
15nooffensebutton
"Wow, nice!"
6ohcool
Approach
3WAY
Rite answer
3IDO
Constant critic
5HATER
Like fresh nail polish
3WET
Bridget's daughter in the "Bridget Jones" series
5mabel
"Big" and "Bang Bang" singer Rita
3ora
Happy now?!
3SEE
Old Spanish coin
6PESETA
Take tiny crustaceans out for a stroll?
15walktheplankton
Scand. land
3NOR
Routine
3ACT
Getting heavier, or an apt title for this puzzle
13gainingweight
One who's in it for the money
9mercenary
Nebraska rail hub
5OMAHA
Fun-run distance, for short
4ONEK
Foil kin
4EPEE
Piercing site
5NAVEL
Aloo mutter ingredients
4peas
Playful growl
4RAWR
__ City: Pittsburgh
5STEEL
Waterston in the American Theater Hall of Fame
3sam
Binds
4TIES
Craps turn
4ROLL
Succulent with lace and tiger tooth varieties
4aloe
Misses terribly
8PINESFOR
Like llamas
6ANDEAN
Boxer Max
4BAER
Course after trig
4CALC
Slip past
7sneakby
No need to explain
6IGETIT
"Middle Cyclone" Grammy nominee Case
4neko
Acute
4KEEN
Hit high in the air
3SKY
Pants, slangily
4TROU
Spa treatment
4PEEL
Emphatic refusal
5NOHOW
Catherine of "The Studio"
5OHARA
Eight-related
5OCTAL
Rival
3FOE
Clear the cobwebs, say
5sweep
___ down!
3EAT
Bhutan neighbor
5TIBET
Poetic opening
5ODETO
"The Odyssey" director
5nolan
Tiny ___
3WEE
Points out.
8mentions
Fire away
3ASK
Masonic order member in a fez
7shriner
Fitness app stat
4pace
2026 NBA champions
6knicks
Mood
4TONE
One who's often going through the motions
6lawyer
Therapy
4GENE
Sod layer's calculation
4area
County east of Sonoma
4NAPA
Got taller
4GREW
B-school entry req.
4GMAT
Give birth to
4HAVE
Hot Girl Summer rapper Megan __ Stallion
4THEE
Unruly head of hair
3MOP
100%
3ALL
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