Monday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword October 12, 2026 answers

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

Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Monday

Easy difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 3 letters

"Of course, mon ami!"

O
U
I
Across · 5 letters

"Unbelievable!"

N
O
W
A
Y
Across · 5 letters

"Who's there?" response

I
T
S
M
E
Across · 4 letters

"__ is not a drill!"

T
H
I
S
Across · 4 letters

Alan of "M*A*S*H"

A
L
D
A
Across · 5 letters

Attention-grabbing feat

S
T
U
N
T
Across · 4 letters

Bassinet occupant

B
A
B
Y
Across · 5 letters

Bird-related

A
V
I
A
N
Across · 4 letters

Cameron who voices Fiona in the "Shrek" franchise

D
I
A
Z
Across · 4 letters

Chicken sound

B
A
W
K
Across · 4 letters

Chitchat

T
A
L
K
Across · 3 letters

Contingencies

I
F
S
Across · 11 letters

Cozy garb in some family photos, or what can be found in 17-, 27-, and 43-Across?

M
A
T
C
H
I
N
G
P
J
S
Across · 5 letters

Diminishes

W
A
N
E
S
Across · 4 letters

Doily fabric

L
A
C
E
Across · 3 letters

Dubai's fed.

U
A
E
Across · 13 letters

Filling a friend's car with balloons, e.g.

P
R
A
C
T
I
C
A
L
J
O
K
E
Across · 5 letters

Flats or heels

S
H
O
E
S
Across · 4 letters

Go on an ocean voyage

S
A
I
L
Across · 5 letters

Liability's opposite

A
S
S
E
T
Across · 11 letters

Liquid that can relieve muscle cramps

P
I
C
K
L
E
J
U
I
C
E
Across · 4 letters

Long-lasting hairdo

P
E
R
M
Across · 3 letters

Minuscule

W
E
E
Across · 5 letters

Offering little comfort

B
L
E
A
K
Across · 4 letters

Opinion survey

P
O
L
L
Across · 5 letters

Perch for a pigeon

L
E
D
G
E
Across · 4 letters

Pig sound

O
I
N
K
Across · 3 letters

Pine-__: cleaning brand

S
O
L
Across · 13 letters

Reward or punishment that may be ironic

P
O
E
T
I
C
J
U
S
T
I
C
E
Across · 5 letters

Sire

B
E
G
E
T
Across · 5 letters

South American barbecue

A
S
A
D
O
Across · 3 letters

Spanish cheer

O
L
E
Across · 5 letters

Tenant farmers of the early Middle Ages

S
E
R
F
S
Across · 5 letters

Tierney of "The Affair"

M
A
U
R
A
Across · 3 letters

Variety

I
L
K
Across · 3 letters

Victoria's Secret garment

B
R
A
Across · 4 letters

__ gin fizz

S
L
O
E

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 10 letters

"Thanks so much!"

I
O
W
E
Y
O
U
O
N
E
Down · 6 letters

"Your point being?"

S
O
W
H
A
T
Down · 4 letters

Air conditioning figs.

B
T
U
S
Down · 8 letters

Amazon deliveries

P
A
C
K
A
G
E
S
Down · 4 letters

Arcing tennis shots

L
O
B
S
Down · 3 letters

Batteries for some noisy toys

A
A
S
Down · 3 letters

Big __: fast-food classic

M
A
C
Down · 10 letters

Call unwittingly

P
O
C
K
E
T
D
I
A
L
Down · 3 letters

Clippers' org.

N
B
A
Down · 3 letters

Come in first

W
I
N
Down · 4 letters

Currency in 21 countries

E
U
R
O
Down · 7 letters

Give a very close look

E
Y
E
B
A
L
L
Down · 3 letters

Gives birth to

H
A
S
Down · 8 letters

Greenery that doesn't need water

F
A
K
E
T
R
E
E
Down · 4 letters

Hide-and-__

S
E
E
K
Down · 5 letters

Japanese truckmaker

I
S
U
Z
U
Down · 6 letters

Just for laughs

I
N
J
E
S
T
Down · 4 letters

Land parcel

A
C
R
E
Down · 4 letters

Large-scale tale

E
P
I
C
Down · 4 letters

Leafy vegetable in a green smoothie

K
A
L
E
Down · 4 letters

Links org.

L
P
G
A
Down · 3 letters

Lorne Michaels' long-running NBC show, for short

S
N
L
Down · 4 letters

Malicious

E
V
I
L
Down · 4 letters

Morays, e.g.

E
E
L
S
Down · 4 letters

Move like a fish

S
W
I
M
Down · 4 letters

On the topic of

A
S
T
O
Down · 4 letters

Ones easily duped

S
A
P
S
Down · 4 letters

Pest on a pet

F
L
E
A
Down · 3 letters

Playground game

T
A
G
Down · 4 letters

Polynesian carving

T
I
K
I
Down · 3 letters

Pres. between JFK and RMN

L
B
J
Down · 4 letters

Provided music for a party

D
J
E
D
Down · 4 letters

Puerto __

R
I
C
O
Down · 4 letters

Saintly ring

H
A
L
O
Down · 4 letters

Sightseer's booking

T
O
U
R
Down · 7 letters

Tough decision

D
I
L
E
M
M
A
Down · 4 letters

Try and fail to walk on ice

S
L
I
P
Down · 3 letters

Tuna container

C
A
N
Down · 4 letters

Unable to go to school, maybe

S
I
C
K
Down · 4 letters

Worm on a hook, say

B
A
I
T
Down · 3 letters

__ Mahal

T
A
J

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The LA Times Crossword for Monday, October 12, 2026 contains 78 clues (37 Across, 41 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Easy difficulty.

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