Friday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword October 9, 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

35

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

35 clues
Across · 3 letters

"Eddington" director Aster

A
R
I
 Across · 12 letters

*Fictional spy sporting a big yellow button?

G
E
O
R
G
E
S
M
I
L
E
Y
 Across · 9 letters

*NFL analyst with a sad demeanor?

H
O
W
I
E
L
O
N
G
 Across · 12 letters

*Nursery rhyme lad with one eye closed?

W
I
L
L
I
E
W
I
N
K
I
E
 Across · 9 letters

*Two-time Oscar winner with a stoic bearing?

E
M
M
A
S
T
O
N
E
 Across · 3 letters

Blu-ray precursor

D
V
D
 Across · 5 letters

Briquettes

C
O
A
L
S
 Across · 5 letters

C in shop class?

C
L
A
M
P
 Across · 5 letters

Carne __ burrito

A
S
A
D
A
 Across · 5 letters

Caused

L
E
D
T
O
 Across · 3 letters

Charge

F
E
E
 Across · 6 letters

Check

A
R
R
E
S
T
 Across · 5 letters

Eye sores

S
T
Y
E
S
 Across · 15 letters

Finally meet in person, or how to make the starred clues match their answers

P
U
T
A
F
A
C
E
T
O
A
N
A
M
E
 Across · 5 letters

Golfing goof

S
L
I
C
E
 Across · 3 letters

Grads-to-be

S
R
S
 Across · 4 letters

Hieroglyphic snakes

A
S
P
S
 Across · 5 letters

Hispaniola nation

H
A
I
T
I
 Across · 4 letters

Horn sound

T
O
O
T
 Across · 4 letters

Insider's argot

C
A
N
T
 Across · 3 letters

Lid

C
A
P
 Across · 5 letters

Loosen, as laces

U
N
T
I
E
 Across · 4 letters

Many a Yemeni

A
R
A
B
 Across · 3 letters

Outdoor co-op with an "Uncommon Path" blog

R
E
I
 Across · 5 letters

Partygoer who might stock up on glow sticks

R
A
V
E
R
 Across · 3 letters

Pewter component

T
I
N
 Across · 4 letters

Protective trench

M
O
A
T
 Across · 5 letters

Recline atop

L
I
E
O
N
 Across · 5 letters

Romantic poet who died fighting for Greek independence

B
Y
R
O
N
 Across · 5 letters

Sarge's superior

L
O
O
I
E
 Across · 5 letters

South Asian crepes

D
O
S
A
S
 Across · 3 letters

Sweets

B
A
E
 Across · 6 letters

Talk into a bigger purchase

U
P
S
E
L
L
 Across · 5 letters

Utter, as thou might

S
A
Y
S
T
 Across · 4 letters

Warped Tour sponsor

V
A
N
S

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 4 letters

Annoyance

P
E
S
T
 Down · 6 letters

Assertions of faith

C
R
E
D
O
S
 Down · 4 letters

Baylor University city

W
A
C
O
 Down · 4 letters

Boxes in an arena?

A
M
P
S
 Down · 4 letters

College Board exams

S
A
T
S
 Down · 5 letters

Conservationist Bindi

I
R
W
I
N
 Down · 3 letters

Drop to 0%

D
I
E
 Down · 5 letters

Egg-producing organ

O
V
A
R
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Fabric with metallic threads

L
A
M
E
 Down · 6 letters

Fights back

R
E
B
E
L
S
 Down · 6 letters

Flower part

P
I
S
T
I
L
 Down · 3 letters

Fragrant garland

L
E
I
 Down · 5 letters

GPA booster

E
A
S
Y
A
 Down · 5 letters

Garlicky mayo

A
I
O
L
I
 Down · 4 letters

Hair quality

B
O
D
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Instance

C
A
S
E
 Down · 5 letters

Intuit

S
E
N
S
E
 Down · 4 letters

Jai __

A
L
A
I
 Down · 5 letters

Language of a haka chant

M
A
O
R
I
 Down · 4 letters

Large New Zealand cricket in the name of an Oscar-winning digital effects company

W
E
T
A
 Down · 4 letters

Less than hardly, quaintly

N
A
R
Y
 Down · 3 letters

Lid

H
A
T
 Down · 8 letters

Like a foul that might earn an automatic ejection

F
L
A
G
R
A
N
T
 Down · 4 letters

Love, in French

A
I
M
E
 Down · 5 letters

Many Highland Games participants

S
C
O
T
S
 Down · 4 letters

Many a cooking show host

C
H
E
F
 Down · 6 letters

Mirepoix vegetables

O
N
I
O
N
S
 Down · 3 letters

NYC transit org.

M
T
A
 Down · 4 letters

Obstacles to teamwork

E
G
O
S
 Down · 5 letters

Paperless Post alternative

E
V
I
T
E
 Down · 4 letters

Per-axle charge

T
O
L
L
 Down · 3 letters

Permit

L
E
T
 Down · 4 letters

Pros who work at home

U
M
P
S
 Down · 4 letters

Really come down

P
O
U
R
 Down · 5 letters

Salivate

D
R
O
O
L
 Down · 5 letters

Snatches

G
R
A
B
S
 Down · 5 letters

Starbucks order

V
E
N
T
I
 Down · 4 letters

Super-duper

A
O
N
E
 Down · 5 letters

Swordfish cut

S
T
E
A
K
 Down · 4 letters

Upfront stake

A
N
T
E
 Down · 8 letters

Woman of La Mancha?

D
U
L
C
I
N
E
A

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, October 9, 2026 contains 76 clues (35 Across, 41 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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