Friday · 81 clues

LA Times Crossword October 2, 2026 answers

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

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Puzzle stats

81 total clues

Day

Friday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

81

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

44

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 5 letters

"Golly!"

O
H
G
E
E
 Across · 5 letters

"Pagliacci" clown

T
O
N
I
O
 Across · 7 letters

"Scoot!"

A
M
S
C
R
A
Y
 Across · 7 letters

Bacon strips

R
A
S
H
E
R
S
 Across · 3 letters

Ballpoint brand

B
I
C
 Across · 7 letters

Barbecue spot

T
E
R
R
A
C
E
 Across · 4 letters

Big horn

T
U
B
A
 Across · 7 letters

Carriers of raw metals

O
R
E
C
A
R
S
 Across · 13 letters

Cocktail served with a twist

V
E
S
P
E
R
M
A
R
T
I
N
I
 Across · 5 letters

Dizzy

A
R
E
E
L
 Across · 4 letters

Fail to mention

O
M
I
T
 Across · 12 letters

Feat performed with a twist

P
L
A
T
F
O
R
M
D
I
V
E
 Across · 3 letters

Filmmaker Spike

L
E
E
 Across · 5 letters

Food package phrase

U
S
E
B
Y
 Across · 6 letters

Gaps

S
P
A
C
E
S
 Across · 5 letters

Gnats, termites, and the like

P
E
S
T
S
 Across · 3 letters

Golf hole meas.

Y
D
S
 Across · 4 letters

Hopper on a pet

F
L
E
A
 Across · 4 letters

Human rights lawyer Clooney

A
M
A
L
 Across · 3 letters

Kerfuffle

A
D
O
 Across · 3 letters

Large deer in the Rockies

E
L
K
 Across · 4 letters

Like many supermodels

T
A
L
L
 Across · 7 letters

Like some elephants

A
S
I
A
T
I
C
 Across · 5 letters

Orange __ tea

P
E
K
O
E
 Across · 13 letters

Party gift created with a twist

B
A
L
L
O
O
N
A
N
I
M
A
L
 Across · 3 letters

Replayed tennis serve

L
E
T
 Across · 4 letters

Reseals, as a road

T
A
R
S
 Across · 4 letters

River deposit

S
I
L
T
 Across · 5 letters

Shuts with force

S
L
A
M
S
 Across · 5 letters

Simply must

H
A
S
T
O
 Across · 4 letters

Speak highly of

L
A
U
D
 Across · 7 letters

States as fact

A
S
S
E
R
T
S
 Across · 12 letters

Story told with a twist

M
Y
S
T
E
R
Y
N
O
V
E
L
 Across · 4 letters

Tabloid duo

I
T
E
M
 Across · 4 letters

Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet

D
U
N
E
 Across · 3 letters

Tolkien monster

O
R
C
 Across · 3 letters

Winery tub

V
A
T

Down clues

44 clues
Down · 3 letters

"Blue Bloods" actor Cariou

L
E
N
 Down · 6 letters

"Think" singer Franklin

A
R
E
T
H
A
 Down · 5 letters

"Uh, I think so"

U
M
Y
E
S
 Down · 5 letters

"¿Cómo __?"

E
S
T
A
S
 Down · 5 letters

Believer in a noninterfering god

D
E
I
S
T
 Down · 6 letters

Big grinders

M
O
L
A
R
S
 Down · 5 letters

Comes across as

S
E
E
M
S
 Down · 4 letters

Country singer Lovett

L
Y
L
E
 Down · 5 letters

Early afternoon hr.

O
N
E
P
M
 Down · 9 letters

Fast-food combo

V
A
L
U
E
M
E
A
L
 Down · 4 letters

Figs. targeted by phishers

S
S
N
S
 Down · 4 letters

Fit

A
B
L
E
 Down · 3 letters

Flight board abbr.

A
R
R
 Down · 3 letters

French fashion letters

Y
S
L
 Down · 3 letters

Halloween mo.

O
C
T
 Down · 4 letters

Handy bag

T
O
T
E
 Down · 3 letters

Hi-__ graphics

R
E
S
 Down · 5 letters

Japanese dog breed

A
K
I
T
A
 Down · 4 letters

Kenneth of "9-1-1"

C
H
O
I
 Down · 6 letters

L'Oréal rival

R
E
V
L
O
N
 Down · 5 letters

Largest city in the Cornhusker State

O
M
A
H
A
 Down · 5 letters

Low choir voices

B
A
S
S
I
 Down · 5 letters

Mars exploration vehicle

R
O
V
E
R
 Down · 4 letters

Mix

S
T
I
R
 Down · 4 letters

Patron saint of Norway

O
L
A
V
 Down · 9 letters

Pool equipment

C
U
E
S
T
I
C
K
S
 Down · 5 letters

Railroad station

D
E
P
O
T
 Down · 6 letters

Rummages (through)

R
I
F
L
E
S
 Down · 3 letters

Sch. supporter

P
T
A
 Down · 6 letters

Sealed the victory

I
C
E
D
I
T
 Down · 5 letters

Sesame Street's resident Grouch

O
S
C
A
R
 Down · 3 letters

Star Wars Day month

M
A
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Tame

M
I
L
D
 Down · 5 letters

Third-largest city in the Sunshine State

T
A
M
P
A
 Down · 4 letters

This, in Spanish

E
S
T
O
 Down · 4 letters

Thunder sound

C
L
A
P
 Down · 4 letters

To be, in French

E
T
R
E
 Down · 4 letters

Toe the line

O
B
E
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Uncommon

R
A
R
E
 Down · 4 letters

Way out there

A
F
A
R
 Down · 3 letters

Wild beast also called a wildebeest

G
N
U
 Down · 6 letters

Window-switching shortcut

A
L
T
T
A
B
 Down · 4 letters

Woes

I
L
L
S
 Down · 4 letters

Yemeni port

A
D
E
N

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, October 2, 2026 contains 81 clues (37 Across, 44 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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