Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, October 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026 features 81 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "balloonanimal".
Total Clues
81
Longest
balloonanimal
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
VAT
ALLComplete Solution List
Big horn
4TUBA
Scoot
7amscray
Winery tub
3VAT
Human rights lawyer Clooney
4AMAL
Bacon strips.
7RASHERS
Kerfuffle
3ADO
Story told with a twist
12mysterynovel
Replayed tennis serve
3LET
Gnats, termites, and the like
5pests
River deposit
4SILT
Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet
4dune
Like some elephants
7ASIATIC
Golly!
5OHGEE
Party gift created with a twist
13balloonanimal
Tolkien monster
3ORC
Shuts with force
5SLAMS
Food package phrase
5useby
Speak highly of
4LAUD
Gaps
6SPACES
Like many supermodels
4TALL
Dizzy
5AREEL
Simply must
5HASTO
Filmmaker Spike
3LEE
Cocktail served with a twist
13vespermartini
Pagliacci clown
5TONIO
Carriers of raw metals
7orecars
Fail to mention
4OMIT
Hopper on a pet
4flea
Orange __ tea
5PEKOE
Ballpoint brand
3BIC
Feat performed with a twist
12platformdive
Large deer in the Rockies
3ELK
Barbecue spot
7TERRACE
Tabloid duo
4item
Golf hole meas.
3YDS
States as fact
7ASSERTS
Reseals, as a road
4tars
Third-largest city in the Sunshine State
5tampa
"Uh, I think so"
5umyes
Low choir voices
5bassi
Window-switching shortcut
6ALTTAB
Flight board abbr.
3ARR
Star Wars Day month
3MAY
Figs. targeted by phishers
4ssns
Kenneth of "9-1-1"
4CHOI
L'Oréal rival
6revlon
Think singer Franklin
6ARETHA
French fashion letters
3YSL
Fast-food combo
9valuemeal
Yemeni port
4ADEN
Handy bag
4TOTE
¿Cómo ___?
5ESTAS
Believer in a noninterfering god
5deist
Woes
4ILLS
Thunder sound
4CLAP
Wild beast also called a wildebeest
3GNU
Largest city in the Cornhusker State
5OMAHA
Sesame Street's resident Grouch
5oscar
Fit
4ABLE
Country singer Lovett
4LYLE
Patron saint of Norway
4OLAV
Uncommon
4RARE
Pool equipment?
9cuesticks
Railroad station
5DEPOT
This, in Spanish
4ESTO
Mix
4STIR
Blue Bloods actor Cariou
3LEN
Early afternoon hr.
5ONEPM
Rummages (through)
6RIFLES
Big grinders
6molars
Sealed the victory
6icedit
Japanese dog breed
5AKITA
Mars exploration vehicle
5ROVER
Comes across as
5SEEMS
Toe the line
4OBEY
Tame
4MILD
To be, in French
4ETRE
Way out there
4AFAR
Sch. supporter
3PTA
Halloween mo.
3OCT
Hi-___ graphics
3RES
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