Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, October 9, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, October 9, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "putafacetoaname".
Total Clues
76
Longest
putafacetoaname
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
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C in shop class?
5CLAMP
Blu-ray precursor
3DVD
South Asian crepes
5DOSAS
Hispaniola nation
5HAITI
Outdoor co-op with an "Uncommon Path" blog
3rei
Loosen, as laces
5UNTIE
*Two-time Oscar winner with a stoic bearing?
9emmastone
Recline atop
5LIEON
Charge
3FEE
Horn sound
4TOOT
Briquettes
5COALS
*Nursery rhyme lad with one eye closed?
12williewinkie
Talk into a bigger purchase
6UPSELL
Warped Tour sponsor
4VANS
Protective trench
4MOAT
Golfing goof
5slice
Lid
3CAP
Finally meet in person, or how to make the starred clues match their answers
15putafacetoaname
Grads-to-be
3SRS
Sarge's superior
5LOOIE
Hieroglyphic snakes
4ASPS
Insider's argot
4cant
CHECK
6ARREST
*Fictional spy sporting a big yellow button?
12georgesmiley
Partygoer who might stock up on glow sticks
5raver
Many a Yemeni
4ARAB
Sweets
3BAE
Carne __ burrito
5asada
*NFL analyst with a sad demeanor?
9howielong
Romantic poet who died fighting for Greek independence
5byron
Eddington director Aster
3ARI
Caused
5LEDTO
Utter, as thou might
5sayst
Pewter component
3TIN
Eye sores
5STYES
Many a cooking show host
4chef
Fabric with metallic threads
4LAME
Love, in French
4aime
NYC transit org.
3MTA
Flower part
6PISTIL
Salivate
5DROOL
Starbucks' order
5VENTI
Drop to 0%
3DIE
Woman of La Mancha
8dulcinea
Mirepoix vegetables
6onions
Swordfish cut
5STEAK
Garlicky mayo
5AIOLI
Intuit
5SENSE
Per-axle charge
4TOLL
Large New Zealand cricket in the name of an Oscar-winning digital effects company
4weta
Paperless Post alternative
5evite
Baylor University city
4WACO
Pros who work at home
4umps
Really come down
4POUR
College board exams
4SATS
Many Highland Games participants
5scots
Fragrant garland
3LEI
Instance
4CASE
Boxes in an arena?
4amps
Annoyance
4PEST
Like a foul that might earn an automatic ejection
8flagrant
Super duper?
4AONE
Less than hardly, quaintly
4nary
Assertions of faith
6credos
Jai ___
4ALAI
Fights back
6REBELS
Snatches
5GRABS
GPA booster
5EASYA
Egg-producing organ
5OVARY
Language of a haka chant
5MAORI
Conservationist Bindi
5IRWIN
Hair quality
4body
Upfront stake
4ANTE
Obstacles to teamwork
4EGOS
Lid
3HAT
Permit
3LET
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