Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "takethehighroad".
Total Clues
78
Longest
takethehighroad
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
IDO
ALLComplete Solution List
Liquefy
4MELT
Lima's country
4PERU
Pokes around
5NOSES
Fruit with wrinkled skin
4UGLI
Greek cupid
4EROS
Disconnected
5APART
Mouse catcher
4TRAP
"Show us how it's done"
10pavetheway
Some office subs
5temps
Wedding declaration.
3IDO
Ascend
4RISE
"Quit interfering"
14stayinyourlane
Britches, informally
4trou
Pod filler
3PEA
Part in four-part harmony
4alto
__ carte menu
3ALA
Car in the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun"
5TBIRD
"Don't stoop to their level"
15takethehighroad
Large deer
5MOOSE
Contraction that's typically followed by "be"
3itd
Fails to be
4ISNT
Corp. VIP
3CEO
House of Lords title
4EARL
"Perfect for me"
14rightupmyalley
Junior staffer
4AIDE
Charcoal grill residue
3ash
City with the Heat and the Hurricanes
5miami
Informal language, or what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across are examples of?
10streettalk
Out of control
4AMOK
"Money __": Netflix crime series
5heist
Actor Morales
4ESAI
Great detective of kid-lit
4NATE
Donkeys
5ASSES
Credit report category
4debt
Uno y dos
4TRES
Mixed-breed dogs
5MUTTS
Everglades wader
5EGRET
Woolly pack animal of 5-Across
5llama
What a child might stand on to watch a parade
9tippytoes
Get-up-and-go
3PEP
Chapter of history
3ERA
Finnish game developer that created Angry Birds
5rovio
Depleted
6USEDUP
Casual refusal
3NAH
Tosca, for one
5OPERA
Welcomed at the door
5SAWIN
Delete
5ERASE
Eyelid irritation
4STYE
Dashed
4TORE
Title for Paul McCartney
3SIR
"Hurt Somebody" singer-songwriter Kahan
4noah
Christmas season
4YULE
Lattice strip
4LATH
Convenience in many cash-only establishments
3atm
Thai neighbor
3LAO
Boxing ref's ruling, for short
3tko
Tropical tuna
3ahi
Sparkling ___
9BRILLIANT
iPhone platform
3IOS
Tried to get elected
3RAN
Pesticide in Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," for short
3ddt
Support
4TECH
Thing
4ITEM
Aussie greeting
4GDAY
Coup d'__
4ETAT
Removed from power
6ousted
Smash into
3RAM
Ceremonial acts
5RITES
Elba of "Cats"
5IDRIS
Grown goslings
5GEESE
Lunar cycle part
5phase
Rapper Kendrick
5LAMAR
Act with passion
5EMOTE
Expression of surprise
5yikes
Girl who befriends a magical star in Disney's "Wish"
4asha
Sci-fi figures
3ETS
Chem class site
3LAB
Hobby-shop purchase
3KIT
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