Wednesday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword September 23, 2026 answers

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

AW Verified by AppWalkthrough · Published Sep 23, 2026

Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Wednesday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Celebration" band __ & the Gang

K
O
O
L
 Across · 5 letters

"The Trial" novelist Kafka

F
R
A
N
Z
 Across · 11 letters

*Destination for a day trip from Naples

I
S
L
E
O
F
C
A
P
R
I
 Across · 8 letters

*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?

E
Y
E
T
O
E
Y
E
 Across · 10 letters

*Lionel Messi's MLS team

I
N
T
E
R
M
I
A
M
I
 Across · 10 letters

*Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera

I
P
A
G
L
I
A
C
C
I
 Across · 8 letters

*Tablet choice

I
P
A
D
M
I
N
I
 Across · 4 letters

Architect Saarinen

E
E
R
O
 Across · 5 letters

Done (with)

F
E
D
U
P
 Across · 6 letters

DraftKings user, e.g.

B
E
T
T
O
R
 Across · 5 letters

Drum kit drum

S
N
A
R
E
 Across · 3 letters

Exec concerned with network security

C
T
O
 Across · 4 letters

Filmed

S
H
O
T
 Across · 4 letters

Formally turn over

C
E
D
E
 Across · 4 letters

Friend

A
L
L
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Garden with forbidden fruit

E
D
E
N
 Across · 4 letters

Gutter locale

E
A
V
E
 Across · 6 letters

Inner selves, in Jungian psychology

A
N
I
M
A
S
 Across · 5 letters

Japanese beer brand

A
S
A
H
I
 Across · 3 letters

Just right

A
P
T
 Across · 3 letters

Magic spell

H
E
X
 Across · 4 letters

Nautilus captain

N
E
M
O
 Across · 5 letters

None too trusting

L
E
E
R
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Notary imprint

S
E
A
L
 Across · 6 letters

Oklahoma athlete

S
O
O
N
E
R
 Across · 4 letters

Old Testament scribe

E
Z
R
A
 Across · 4 letters

Overseas greeting?

A
H
O
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Panang curry cuisine

T
H
A
I
 Across · 3 letters

Passing through

V
I
A
 Across · 4 letters

Pet adoption org.

S
P
C
A
 Across · 4 letters

Pet pest

F
L
E
A
 Across · 5 letters

Piccata ingredient

L
E
M
O
N
 Across · 5 letters

Poker-faced

S
T
O
I
C
 Across · 3 letters

Skin pic

T
A
T
 Across · 5 letters

Summoning contraction

C
M
E
R
E
 Across · 3 letters

Sweet potato kin

Y
A
M
 Across · 6 letters

Vin in the "Fast & Furious" franchise

D
I
E
S
E
L

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 5 letters

"__ a nap!"

I
N
E
E
D
 Down · 3 letters

"__ outta here!"

Y
E
R
 Down · 3 letters

Actress Longoria

E
V
A
 Down · 3 letters

Banned Books Week org.

A
L
A
 Down · 6 letters

Biological catalyst

E
N
Z
Y
M
E
 Down · 4 letters

Canadian shoe brand

A
L
D
O
 Down · 3 letters

Capitol Hill VIP

S
E
N
 Down · 3 letters

Caustic compound

L
Y
E
 Down · 3 letters

Commercial lead-in to Clean

O
X
I
 Down · 3 letters

Countless lifetimes

E
O
N
 Down · 4 letters

Deal (with)

C
O
P
E
 Down · 3 letters

Decimal base

T
E
N
 Down · 3 letters

Distant

I
C
Y
 Down · 6 letters

E.B. White's "__ Little"

S
T
U
A
R
T
 Down · 5 letters

Early search engine

Y
A
H
O
O
 Down · 5 letters

Entirely

I
N
A
L
L
 Down · 6 letters

Fashion designer Fisher

E
I
L
E
E
N
 Down · 4 letters

First-rate

A
O
N
E
 Down · 3 letters

French friend

A
M
I
 Down · 6 letters

Genre for many an Attenborough documentary, in brief

P
O
P
S
C
I
 Down · 5 letters

Gives a darn

C
A
R
E
S
 Down · 3 letters

Goof up

E
R
R
 Down · 3 letters

Green shade

P
E
A
 Down · 11 letters

Home of the Mayan temple El Castillo

C
H
I
C
H
E
N
I
T
Z
A
 Down · 4 letters

Low-quality A.I.-generated content

S
L
O
P
 Down · 3 letters

Minecraft mineral

O
R
E
 Down · 7 letters

Move like a snake

S
L
I
T
H
E
R
 Down · 3 letters

One to share a matching bracelet with, informally

B
F
F
 Down · 3 letters

Puppy noise

Y
I
P
 Down · 5 letters

Raccoon relative

C
O
A
T
I
 Down · 3 letters

Radius locale

A
R
M
 Down · 7 letters

Reveled in

S
A
V
O
R
E
D
 Down · 5 letters

Sends

M
A
I
L
S
 Down · 6 letters

Show of respect

H
O
M
A
G
E
 Down · 3 letters

Slalom, say

S
K
I
 Down · 6 letters

Spanish term of endearment

M
I
A
M
O
R
 Down · 3 letters

Unagi roll fish

E
E
L
 Down · 11 letters

Wave the white flag

A
D
M
I
T
D
E
F
E
A
T
 Down · 7 letters

Where toe beans are found

C
A
T
F
E
E
T
 Down · 3 letters

__ chi: martial art

T
A
I
 Down · 3 letters

__ salt

S
E
A

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The LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, September 23, 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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