Saturday · 72 clues

LA Times Crossword October 3, 2026 answers

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

Puzzle stats

72 total clues

Day

Saturday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

72

in today's grid

Across

33

horizontal answers

Down

39

vertical answers

Across clues

33 clues
Across · 5 letters

"Enough's enough"

O
K
N
O
W
Across · 5 letters

"Gigi" composer

L
O
E
W
E
Across · 3 letters

"Pass"

N
A
H
Across · 9 letters

"Truth!"

Y
O
U
K
N
O
W
I
T
Across · 5 letters

"What she said"

D
I
T
T
O
Across · 5 letters

Baseball's all-time RBI leader

A
A
R
O
N
Across · 7 letters

Bases for busts

P
L
I
N
T
H
S
Across · 4 letters

Chiromancer's target

P
A
L
M
Across · 4 letters

Chocolate brand owned by Berkshire Hathaway

S
E
E
S
Across · 4 letters

Christmas song

N
O
E
L
Across · 9 letters

Cookies and cream treat

O
R
E
O
S
H
A
K
E
Across · 6 letters

French "deadly"

F
A
T
A
L
E
Across · 4 letters

Ginormous

M
E
G
A
Across · 5 letters

Groundwork

B
A
S
I
S
Across · 5 letters

Hair extension

W
E
A
V
E
Across · 3 letters

Hip-hop figures

M
C
S
Across · 5 letters

Item dropped in the drink

S
T
R
A
W
Across · 8 letters

Many an adoptee

H
O
U
S
E
P
E
T
Across · 3 letters

Media that led to record losses

C
D
S
Across · 7 letters

Neighborhood blot

E
Y
E
S
O
R
E
Across · 5 letters

Not accidental

M
E
A
N
T
Across · 3 letters

Oft-redacted fig.

S
S
N
Across · 13 letters

Ones correcting they're gaffes, perhaps?

G
R
A
M
M
A
R
P
O
L
I
C
E
Across · 9 letters

Open

A
L
L
C
O
M
E
R
S
Across · 4 letters

Overwhelm

S
L
A
M
Across · 13 letters

Product of green energy?

R
O
O
K
I
E
M
I
S
T
A
K
E
Across · 8 letters

Relatively helpful business practice?

N
E
P
O
T
I
S
M
Across · 9 letters

Rescuers on the run?

S
K
I
P
A
T
R
O
L
Across · 5 letters

Samsung appliance

D
R
Y
E
R
Across · 6 letters

Steer clear of

E
S
C
H
E
W
Across · 5 letters

Tough to form a bond with

A
L
O
O
F
Across · 4 letters

Visit a souk

S
H
O
P
Across · 3 letters

WoW, for one

R
P
G

Down clues

39 clues
Down · 5 letters

"Almost Famous" director

C
R
O
W
E
Down · 4 letters

"Don't Matter" singer

A
K
O
N
Down · 4 letters

"Fire Country" actress Diane

F
A
R
R
Down · 14 letters

"Nothing new under the sun"

S
A
M
E
O
L
D
S
A
M
E
O
L
D
Down · 3 letters

"The White Tiger" actor Rajkummar

R
A
O
Down · 3 letters

"Ugh!"

I
C
K
Down · 6 letters

"Yentl" setting

S
H
T
E
T
L
Down · 3 letters

57-Down in a meadow

E
W
E
Down · 6 letters

Afternoon outing?

S
I
E
S
T
A
Down · 3 letters

Ararat lander

A
R
K
Down · 4 letters

Bath water

A
V
O
N
Down · 5 letters

Birds for whom a color is named

T
E
A
L
S
Down · 3 letters

Certain parent

M
O
M
Down · 4 letters

Chewy brand

A
L
P
O
Down · 4 letters

DIY help site

E
H
O
W
Down · 4 letters

Heart's location?

H
O
M
E
Down · 3 letters

Island ring

L
E
I
Down · 4 letters

Lombardy birthplace of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger

C
O
M
O
Down · 7 letters

Long jumper's destination

S
A
N
D
P
I
T
Down · 3 letters

Messy locks

M
O
P
Down · 6 letters

Mike Brown's NBA team

K
N
I
C
K
S
Down · 10 letters

More than ready

R
A
R
I
N
G
T
O
G
O
Down · 4 letters

Move to another state?

M
E
L
T
Down · 3 letters

Not square

H
E
P
Down · 4 letters

Olympic archer?

E
R
O
S
Down · 10 letters

On easy street

I
N
T
H
E
M
O
N
E
Y
Down · 6 letters

Play __

P
O
S
S
U
M
Down · 5 letters

Pulls a switch

S
W
A
P
S
Down · 4 letters

Reddish-brown horses

B
A
Y
S
Down · 3 letters

Safety gear for ER workers

P
P
E
Down · 4 letters

Sandra's "Ocean's 8" co-star

C
A
T
E
Down · 3 letters

Semi

R
I
G
Down · 4 letters

Spencer of "Good Morning America"

L
A
R
A
Down · 14 letters

Split evenly, informally

W
E
N
T
H
A
L
F
S
I
E
S
O
N
Down · 4 letters

Spot for unique gifts

E
T
S
Y
Down · 4 letters

Toffee bar

S
K
O
R
Down · 4 letters

Toner additive

A
L
O
E
Down · 4 letters

Turn on an axis

S
L
U
E
Down · 5 letters

Underground government operation?

S
E
W
E
R

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The LA Times Crossword for Saturday, October 3, 2026 contains 72 clues (33 Across, 39 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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