Friday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword August 28, 2026 answers

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

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Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Friday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

39

horizontal answers

Down

37

vertical answers

Across clues

39 clues
Across · 14 letters

"42nd Street," e.g.?

R
O
A
D
W
A
Y
M
U
S
I
C
A
L
 Across · 5 letters

"A Complete Unknown" subject

D
Y
L
A
N
 Across · 3 letters

"Lessons in Chemistry" actress __ Naomi King

A
J
A
 Across · 4 letters

AirDrop tablet

I
P
A
D
 Across · 4 letters

Axe handle

H
A
F
T
 Across · 3 letters

Bath rug

M
A
T
 Across · 11 letters

Be time-consuming?

E
A
T
T
H
E
C
L
O
C
K
 Across · 3 letters

Ceiling spinner

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A
N
 Across · 3 letters

Chance, quaintly

H
A
P
 Across · 3 letters

Corp. leader

C
E
O
 Across · 11 letters

Create a state of anarchy?

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N
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 Across · 3 letters

Data breach fig.

S
S
N
 Across · 4 letters

Dissenting body

S
E
C
T
 Across · 6 letters

Drummer in the Electric Mayhem

A
N
I
M
A
L
 Across · 3 letters

Feel icky

A
I
L
 Across · 3 letters

Female pig

S
O
W
 Across · 3 letters

Go where one shouldn't

P
R
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Important stretches

E
R
A
S
 Across · 14 letters

Instruction from a lazy track coach?

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U
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L
V
E
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 Across · 3 letters

Lend a hand

A
I
D
 Across · 4 letters

Lunch spot

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E
L
I
 Across · 3 letters

Minute

W
E
E
 Across · 6 letters

Most unexpected

O
D
D
E
S
T
 Across · 3 letters

Pseudonym letters

A
K
A
 Across · 4 letters

Put pen to paper

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R
E
W
 Across · 4 letters

Russian news acronym until 2014

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T
A
R
 Across · 6 letters

Show of affection

C
A
R
E
S
S
 Across · 6 letters

So-so grade, or an apt title for this puzzle

B
M
I
N
U
S
 Across · 6 letters

Subtlety

N
U
A
N
C
E
 Across · 3 letters

TV writers __ and Marty Krofft

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I
D
 Across · 5 letters

That is, in Latin

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E
S
T
 Across · 3 letters

Thurman of "Red, White & Royal Blue"

U
M
A
 Across · 6 letters

Title for Marie Curie

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A
D
A
M
E
 Across · 4 letters

Toy brand with Creator 3-in-1 sets

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E
G
O
 Across · 3 letters

Type of A/V connector

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C
A
 Across · 4 letters

Video file format

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P
E
G
 Across · 4 letters

Washed-out

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A
L
E
 Across · 3 letters

__ and outs

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N
S
 Across · 5 letters

__ cuisine

H
A
U
T
E

Down clues

37 clues
Down · 3 letters

"Dance the Night" singer Lipa

D
U
A
 Down · 6 letters

"In all honesty ... "

F
A
C
T
I
S
 Down · 6 letters

"SNL" Emmy winner Gilda

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A
D
N
E
R
 Down · 7 letters

"Sweet land of liberty," in song

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M
E
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I
C
A
 Down · 5 letters

Area of study

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I
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L
D
 Down · 6 letters

At some point

O
N
E
D
A
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Bavaria-based automaker

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U
D
I
 Down · 3 letters

Bird in the bush

E
M
U
 Down · 5 letters

Clucked in disapproval

T
S
K
E
D
 Down · 3 letters

Diplomatic HQ

E
M
B
 Down · 7 letters

Dirt

L
O
W
D
O
W
N
 Down · 4 letters

Goddess of death played by Cate Blanchett

H
E
L
A
 Down · 5 letters

Hopscotch player's supply

C
H
A
L
K
 Down · 8 letters

Indy 500 leaders

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A
C
E
C
A
R
S
 Down · 6 letters

Jumpy

O
N
E
D
G
E
 Down · 3 letters

Karate level

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A
N
 Down · 7 letters

Many a "What We Do in the Shadows" character

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A
M
P
I
R
E
 Down · 4 letters

Map out

P
L
A
N
 Down · 6 letters

Meditation retreat

A
S
H
R
A
M
 Down · 6 letters

Mouths off to

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A
S
S
E
S
 Down · 5 letters

Novelist Wharton

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T
H
 Down · 3 letters

Objective

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I
M
 Down · 3 letters

Official who works close to home?

U
M
P
 Down · 4 letters

Opposite of exo-

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T
O
 Down · 5 letters

Pass along

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E
L
A
Y
 Down · 7 letters

Patrick's "Star Trek: Picard" role

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E
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N
L
U
C
 Down · 8 letters

Rubber bands

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L
A
S
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I
C
S
 Down · 4 letters

Salon array

G
E
L
S
 Down · 3 letters

Short turnaround?

U
E
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Stash securely

S
T
O
W
 Down · 8 letters

Stew

M
A
R
I
N
A
T
E
 Down · 6 letters

Stimulate

A
R
O
U
S
E
 Down · 3 letters

Top pick?

T
E
E
 Down · 8 letters

Unexpected

A
T
Y
P
I
C
A
L
 Down · 6 letters

Unstressed vowel sounds

S
C
H
W
A
S
 Down · 4 letters

Very dry

A
R
I
D
 Down · 4 letters

Who __: New Orleans Saints fans

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T
S

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, August 28, 2026 contains 76 clues (39 Across, 37 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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