Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Saturday, October 3, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 2026 features 72 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.4 letters. The longest answer is "wenthalfsieson".
Total Clues
72
Longest
wenthalfsieson
Avg Length
5.4
Shortest
SSN
ALLComplete Solution List
Item dropped in the drink?
5STRAW
Chiromancer's target
4palm
Overwhelm
4SLAM
Hair extension?
5WEAVE
Cookies and cream treat
9oreoshake
Baseball's all-time RBI leader
5AARON
Rescuers on the run?
9skipatrol
Bases for busts
7plinths
Not accidental
5MEANT
Oft-redacted fig.
3SSN
Many an adoptee
8housepet
Ones correcting they're gaffes, perhaps?
13grammarpolice
French "deadly"
6fatale
Christmas song
4NOEL
Pass
3NAH
Tough to form a bond with
5aloof
Media that led to record losses
3cds
What she said
5DITTO
WoW, for one
3rpg
Visit a souk
4shop
Steer clear of
6ESCHEW
Product of green energy?
13rookiemistake
Relatively helpful business practice?
8nepotism
Hip-hop figures
3MCS
Groundwork
5BASIS
Neighborhood blot
7eyesore
Open
9allcomers
"Enough's enough"
5oknow
Truth __?
9youknowit
Gigi composer
5LOEWE
Chocolate brand owned by Berkshire Hathaway
4SEES
Ginormous
4MEGA
Samsung appliance
5dryer
Pulls a switch?
5SWAPS
Birds for whom a color is named
5teals
More than ready
10RARINGTOGO
Bath water
4AVON
Split evenly, informally
14wenthalfsieson
___ play
6POSSUM
Ararat lander
3ARK
Island ring?
3LEI
Messy locks
3MOP
Yentl setting
6SHTETL
Spencer of "Good Morning America"
4LARA
Don't Matter singer
4AKON
Move to another state?
4melt
Nothing new under the sun ...
14sameoldsameold
Heart's location?
4home
Long jumper's destination
7sandpit
Olympic archer?
4EROS
Safety gear for ER workers
3PPE
"The White Tiger" actor Rajkummar
3rao
On easy street
10INTHEMONEY
Sandra's "Ocean's 8" co-star
4cate
DIY help site
4EHOW
"Fire Country" actress Diane
4farr
Chewy brand
4alpo
Lombardy birthplace of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger
4como
Ugh
3ICK
Not square
3HEP
Spot for unique gifts
4etsy
Mike Brown's NBA team
6knicks
Afternoon outing?
6siesta
"Almost Famous" director
5crowe
Underground government operation?
5sewer
Reddish-brown horses
4BAYS
Toner additive
4aloe
Turn on an axis
4SLUE
Toffee bar
4SKOR
Certain parent
3MOM
57-Down in a meadow
3ewe
Semi
3RIG
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