Friday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword August 14, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Friday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

39

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Copacabana" bartender

T
O
N
Y
Across · 4 letters

"Cor, blimey!"

I
S
A
Y
Across · 3 letters

"Oh, now I see"

A
H
A
Across · 3 letters

"Starship Troopers" backdrop

W
A
R
Across · 10 letters

*Action figure at the bottom of a pool?

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N
K
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L
L
Across · 15 letters

*Essential for authors who work at the beach?

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K
Across · 11 letters

*Jokes about miscellaneous items?

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Across · 15 letters

*Naval officer's very quiet "ahoy there"?

L
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B
O
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N
P
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P
Across · 3 letters

19th Greek letter

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A
U
Across · 4 letters

2025 WNBA champions

A
C
E
S
Across · 4 letters

Azaria of "Brockmire"

H
A
N
K
Across · 10 letters

Clean energy option, or a hint to what the answers to the starred clues have?

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R
Across · 4 letters

Cruising

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S
E
A
Across · 3 letters

Cryptography org.

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S
A
Across · 4 letters

Dad's sister

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U
N
T
Across · 4 letters

Drive-__

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R
U
Across · 5 letters

Gives, but not forever

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Across · 5 letters

Hugo or Edgar

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D
Across · 4 letters

Join (up)

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M
Across · 5 letters

Like some buns

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S
S
Y
Across · 3 letters

Live and __ live

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T
Across · 4 letters

Mascaron image

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A
C
E
Across · 4 letters

Mineralogist who created a scale

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O
H
S
Across · 4 letters

Olympic swimmer Torres

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A
Across · 5 letters

Outdoor dining spot

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I
O
Across · 5 letters

Oxygen co-creator

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A
H
Across · 4 letters

Referendum side

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O
S
Across · 4 letters

Snitch (on)

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C
Across · 3 letters

Solstice mo.

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E
C
Across · 3 letters

TV controller?

F
C
C
Across · 4 letters

Traffic-dependent figs.

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A
S
Across · 5 letters

Tricky tennis serve

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L
I
C
E
Across · 4 letters

Virtual citizenry

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M
S
Across · 3 letters

WSW reversal

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N
E
Across · 4 letters

Wayfair rival

I
K
E
A
Across · 3 letters

Zing

P
E
P
Across · 3 letters

__ leaf: stew herb

B
A
Y

Down clues

39 clues
Down · 6 letters

"Is This Thing On?" star Will

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R
N
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T
T
Down · 3 letters

"Jeepers!"

A
C
K
Down · 5 letters

"McSorley's Bar" painter

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L
O
A
N
Down · 3 letters

"So sweet!"

A
W
W
Down · 5 letters

"__ Andronicus"

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U
S
Down · 5 letters

1-Down callers

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R
S
Down · 5 letters

Activist/actor Davis

O
S
S
I
E
Down · 3 letters

Actress Grier

P
A
M
Down · 3 letters

Auto care brand

S
T
P
Down · 5 letters

Beyond irritated

F
E
D
U
P
Down · 3 letters

Big laugh

Y
U
K
Down · 5 letters

Canteen stack

T
R
A
Y
S
Down · 4 letters

Ceremonial accessory

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A
S
H
Down · 4 letters

Cider source

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A
R
Down · 5 letters

Classic laundry soap

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N
S
O
Down · 3 letters

Come up short, maybe

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E
Down · 5 letters

Cow's milk source

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D
D
E
R
Down · 8 letters

Fig. for ordering replacement parts

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N
O
Down · 6 letters

Grammy winner Twain

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A
Down · 3 letters

Hardware for Xbox

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C
S
Down · 5 letters

Interstate stopover

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E
L
Down · 6 letters

Like some cheesecake

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O
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A
K
E
Down · 3 letters

Little laugh

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E
E
Down · 4 letters

Meemaw alternative

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A
N
A
Down · 3 letters

Minor quibble

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I
T
Down · 6 letters

Networking assistance

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P
Down · 6 letters

Overview producer?

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Y
C
A
M
Down · 7 letters

Pasadena research univ.

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H
Down · 5 letters

Peach __

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L
B
A
Down · 5 letters

Perceived to be

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Down · 3 letters

Pre-naturalization test course, for short

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S
L
Down · 6 letters

Region with many Nats fans, briefly

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A
Down · 5 letters

Rental after closing, maybe

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H
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U
L
Down · 4 letters

Set pieces

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P
S
Down · 7 letters

Side mirror spot

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A
R
D
O
O
R
Down · 5 letters

Straight up

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L
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M
B
Down · 8 letters

Try to make right

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O
N
E
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O
R
Down · 3 letters

US Open locale

N
Y
C
Down · 5 letters

Uncool

N
E
R
D
Y

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, August 14, 2026 contains 76 clues (37 Across, 39 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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