Wednesday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword August 26, 2026 answers

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

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Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Wednesday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

38

horizontal answers

Down

40

vertical answers

Across clues

38 clues
Across · 11 letters

"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words

A
B
A
N
D
O
N
S
H
I
P
 Across · 3 letters

"Exactly right!"

Y
E
S
 Across · 5 letters

"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film

D
R
U
N
K
 Across · 4 letters

"See ... "

W
E
L
L
 Across · 3 letters

"That'll leave a mark!"

O
O
F
 Across · 5 letters

2025 Best Picture Oscar winner

A
N
O
R
A
 Across · 4 letters

Altar site

A
P
S
E
 Across · 3 letters

Aussie hopper

R
O
O
 Across · 8 letters

Bible Belt state

A
R
K
A
N
S
A
S
 Across · 5 letters

Camel's watering hole

O
A
S
I
S
 Across · 5 letters

Change

C
O
I
N
S
 Across · 8 letters

Clinton secretary of state

A
L
B
R
I
G
H
T
 Across · 5 letters

Clique

P
O
S
S
E
 Across · 3 letters

Dim sum brew

C
H
A
 Across · 7 letters

Dongle, e.g.

A
D
A
P
T
E
R
 Across · 5 letters

Emerged

A
R
O
S
E
 Across · 4 letters

Enclosed rhyme scheme in Petrarchan sonnets

A
B
B
A
 Across · 4 letters

Feature of Canada's flag

L
E
A
F
 Across · 5 letters

Korean-American grocery store

H
M
A
R
T
 Across · 3 letters

Letters of liability?

I
O
U
 Across · 5 letters

Little solo break

M
E
D
A
Y
 Across · 3 letters

Nocturnal bird of prey

O
W
L
 Across · 4 letters

Nove minus uno

O
T
T
O
 Across · 5 letters

Olympic gymnast with five moves named for her

B
I
L
E
S
 Across · 4 letters

Proboscis

N
O
S
E
 Across · 11 letters

Programming problem

E
N
D
L
E
S
S
L
O
O
P
 Across · 4 letters

Prometheus's gift

F
I
R
E
 Across · 3 letters

Scand. country

N
O
R
 Across · 6 letters

Shelters

H
O
U
S
E
S
 Across · 5 letters

Suspicious

S
H
A
D
Y
 Across · 7 letters

Synagogue singers

C
A
N
T
O
R
S
 Across · 6 letters

Turkish peak

A
R
A
R
A
T
 Across · 5 letters

Unlike the rest

O
T
H
E
R
 Across · 5 letters

Vociferous

N
O
I
S
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Yellow brick road terrier

T
O
T
O
 Across · 3 letters

Young lady

G
A
L
 Across · 5 letters

__ Gras

M
A
R
D
I
 Across · 5 letters

__ Sports Bureau: stats giant

E
L
I
A
S

Down clues

40 clues
Down · 4 letters

"Didn't see you there!"

O
H
H
I
 Down · 4 letters

"Exactly right!"

A
M
E
N
 Down · 5 letters

"Stormy Weather" singer Lena

H
O
R
N
E
 Down · 4 letters

62-Across call

H
O
O
T
 Down · 4 letters

Amphibious hopper

F
R
O
G
 Down · 3 letters

Animated film about Spix's macaws

R
I
O
 Down · 3 letters

Baker's shortening?

T
S
P
 Down · 4 letters

Bed frame board

S
L
A
T
 Down · 4 letters

Big Island county seat

H
I
L
O
 Down · 3 letters

Big galoot

A
P
E
 Down · 5 letters

Bus passenger

R
I
D
E
R
 Down · 4 letters

City north of Carson City

R
E
N
O
 Down · 7 letters

Climbs

A
S
C
E
N
D
S
 Down · 4 letters

Corn Belt state

I
O
W
A
 Down · 4 letters

Curly hairstyle

A
F
R
O
 Down · 3 letters

Cyclone center

E
Y
E
 Down · 3 letters

Dim sum bun

B
A
O
 Down · 5 letters

Elephant pair

T
U
S
K
S
 Down · 4 letters

Hairstyle that may begin with comb coils

L
O
C
S
 Down · 4 letters

If-then-__ statement

E
L
S
E
 Down · 3 letters

Japanese sash

O
B
I
 Down · 7 letters

Jason's "Beverly Hills, 90210" role

B
R
A
N
D
O
N
 Down · 4 letters

Knots

T
I
E
S
 Down · 8 letters

Leaves in the care of

T
R
U
S
T
S
T
O
 Down · 10 letters

Like laughter, sometimes

C
O
N
T
A
G
I
O
U
S
 Down · 4 letters

Major conflicts

W
A
R
S
 Down · 3 letters

Metal box?

A
M
P
 Down · 5 letters

Modest Muslim robe

A
B
A
Y
A
 Down · 4 letters

Operatic solo

A
R
I
A
 Down · 3 letters

Persona __ grata

N
O
N
 Down · 7 letters

Picks up the pace

H
A
S
T
E
N
S
 Down · 4 letters

Pokémon that ultimately evolves into Alakazam

A
B
R
A
 Down · 4 letters

Probabilities

O
D
D
S
 Down · 8 letters

Service promoter

S
A
L
E
S
R
E
P
 Down · 4 letters

Since

A
S
O
F
 Down · 10 letters

Sushi bite topped with salmon

A
L
A
S
K
A
R
O
L
L
 Down · 5 letters

Swindled

H
O
S
E
D
 Down · 4 letters

The Grand Ole __

O
P
R
Y
 Down · 5 letters

Throwback hit

O
L
D
I
E
 Down · 7 letters

__ bear: Southeast Asian forest dweller

M
A
L
A
Y
A
N

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The LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 contains 78 clues (38 Across, 40 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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