Thursday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword September 17, 2026 answers

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

Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Thursday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 3 letters

"Cheap Thrills" singer

S
I
A
Across · 6 letters

"You're right!"

I
A
G
R
E
E
Across · 3 letters

Acid letters

L
S
D
Across · 3 letters

Before, in old poetry

E
R
E
Across · 3 letters

Charged particle

I
O
N
Across · 6 letters

Compilation

D
I
G
E
S
T
Across · 3 letters

Credit card fig.

A
P
R
Across · 3 letters

Game cube

D
I
E
Across · 7 letters

Gets a rise out of, in a way

L
E
A
V
E
N
S
Across · 6 letters

Greet someone from a distance

W
A
V
E
H
I
Across · 3 letters

Implore

B
E
G
Across · 4 letters

Lamb wrap with tzatziki

G
Y
R
O
Across · 4 letters

Lariat

R
O
P
E
Across · 4 letters

Lowe's purchase

T
O
O
L
Across · 6 letters

Make changes to

R
E
V
I
S
E
Across · 4 letters

Necklace clasp spot

N
A
P
E
Across · 4 letters

Phoenix team

S
U
N
S
Across · 4 letters

Prayer ender

A
M
E
N
Across · 4 letters

Provide a fake alibi for, say

A
B
E
T
Across · 6 letters

Rather peculiar

S
C
R
E
W
Y
Across · 11 letters

Reporter's approach to a story about a bracelet?

B
A
N
G
L
E
A
N
G
L
E
Across · 8 letters

Reporter's approach to a story about a doppelgänger?

T
W
I
N
S
P
I
N
Across · 9 letters

Reporter's approach to a story about a male duck?

D
R
A
K
E
T
A
K
E
Across · 8 letters

Reporter's approach to a story about a picnic pest?

A
N
T
S
L
A
N
T
Across · 11 letters

Reporter's approach to a story about a spring bloom?

C
R
O
C
U
S
F
O
C
U
S
Across · 4 letters

River through Flanders

Y
S
E
R
Across · 4 letters

Small jazz combo

T
R
I
O
Across · 4 letters

Soy block

T
O
F
U
Across · 3 letters

Spanish "Listen!"

O
Y
E
Across · 6 letters

Sub

H
O
A
G
I
E
Across · 4 letters

Subway Series squad

M
E
T
S
Across · 3 letters

Swelter

F
R
Y
Across · 4 letters

Tandoor, for one

O
V
E
N
Across · 7 letters

Tap dancer Hines

G
R
E
G
O
R
Y
Across · 3 letters

Tennessee athlete, for short

V
O
L
Across · 6 letters

Workers featured in the opening scenes of "Frozen"

I
C
E
M
E
N
Across · 6 letters

__-sense

S
P
I
D
E
Y

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 4 letters

"... Fine."

O
K
A
Y
Down · 5 letters

"Dinner is served!"

D
I
G
I
N
Down · 4 letters

"Yeah, right!"

A
S
I
F
Down · 3 letters

"__ sells seashells ... "

S
H
E
Down · 3 letters

"__-haw!"

Y
E
E
Down · 4 letters

53-Across bread

P
I
T
A
Down · 4 letters

Asana expert

Y
O
G
I
Down · 4 letters

Breakfast brand

E
G
G
O
Down · 5 letters

Built one's campaign around

R
A
N
O
N
Down · 7 letters

Camp nurse's supply

E
P
I
P
E
N
S
Down · 4 letters

Champagne barrel

C
A
S
K
Down · 6 letters

Country great Nelson

W
I
L
L
I
E
Down · 7 letters

Deep in thought

P
E
N
S
I
V
E
Down · 6 letters

Down in the dumps

G
L
O
O
M
Y
Down · 3 letters

Driver's "Star Wars" role

R
E
N
Down · 3 letters

Farm pen

S
T
Y
Down · 4 letters

Fighting

A
T
I
T
Down · 6 letters

Fix, as a tennis racket or golf club

R
E
G
R
I
P
Down · 3 letters

Georgia, once: Abbr.

S
S
R
Down · 3 letters

Great Basin native

U
T
E
Down · 3 letters

Janelle's "Abbott Elementary" role

A
V
A
Down · 3 letters

LP successors

C
D
S
Down · 5 letters

Like an eyebrow

A
R
C
E
D
Down · 4 letters

Mandolin kin

L
U
T
E
Down · 4 letters

Mascara target

L
A
S
H
Down · 3 letters

Modus operandi

W
A
Y
Down · 5 letters

Pointless

N
O
U
S
E
Down · 6 letters

Rough road surface

G
R
A
V
E
L
Down · 6 letters

Salad leaves

G
R
E
E
N
S
Down · 3 letters

San Francisco's __ Hill

N
O
B
Down · 3 letters

Shortest mo.

F
E
B
Down · 7 letters

Sign of trouble

B
A
D
O
M
E
N
Down · 7 letters

Small quakes

T
R
E
M
O
R
S
Down · 4 letters

Some big hoppers

R
O
O
S
Down · 7 letters

Three-time Best Actress Oscar winner McDormand

F
R
A
N
C
E
S
Down · 7 letters

Took deep pleasure (in)

R
E
V
E
L
E
D
Down · 5 letters

Tropical ring-tailed mammal

C
O
A
T
I
Down · 6 letters

Tuneup target

E
N
G
I
N
E
Down · 3 letters

Up to today

Y
E
T
Down · 5 letters

Variety show

R
E
V
U
E
Down · 3 letters

Wee hour

T
W
O

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The LA Times Crossword for Thursday, September 17, 2026 contains 78 clues (37 Across, 41 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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