Friday · 79 clues

LA Times Crossword September 4, 2026 answers

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

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Puzzle stats

79 total clues

Day

Friday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

79

in today's grid

Across

35

horizontal answers

Down

44

vertical answers

Across clues

35 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Love ya!"

M
W
A
H
 Across · 5 letters

"My Brilliant Friend" novelist Ferrante

E
L
E
N
A
 Across · 15 letters

"Project Runway" timer?

F
A
B
R
I
C
S
T
O
P
W
A
T
C
H
 Across · 5 letters

Al __: pasta specification

D
E
N
T
E
 Across · 4 letters

Bach title

H
E
R
R
 Across · 5 letters

Bakery allure

A
R
O
M
A
 Across · 4 letters

Breaks down

S
O
B
S
 Across · 4 letters

Chilean sea __

B
A
S
S
 Across · 3 letters

Chitchat

G
A
B
 Across · 14 letters

Concern that one's sneakers are hopelessly out of style?

H
I
G
H
T
O
P
A
N
X
I
E
T
Y
 Across · 4 letters

Curl counts

R
E
P
S
 Across · 5 letters

Diana Taurasi's jersey number

T
H
R
E
E
 Across · 5 letters

Etsy business

E
T
A
I
L
 Across · 3 letters

First responder gp.

E
M
S
 Across · 4 letters

Forest carpet

M
O
S
S
 Across · 14 letters

Going on and on about one's new cookware?

I
N
P
A
N
T
O
P
I
C
M
O
D
E
 Across · 4 letters

Hit close to home?

B
U
N
T
 Across · 4 letters

Indication that docs are included

E
N
C
S
 Across · 5 letters

Joined with

W
E
D
T
O
 Across · 15 letters

Knocked over a bottle of booze?

T
O
P
P
L
E
D
T
H
E
F
I
F
T
H
 Across · 5 letters

Leader of a chipmunk band

A
L
V
I
N
 Across · 4 letters

Looks at

E
Y
E
S
 Across · 4 letters

Macaroni art need

G
L
U
E
 Across · 8 letters

Not well-balanced, or an apt title for this puzzle?

T
O
P
H
E
A
V
Y
 Across · 5 letters

Olympic gymnast Strug

K
E
R
R
I
 Across · 3 letters

Phillipa of "Hamilton"

S
O
O
 Across · 5 letters

Pirouetting, say

O
N
T
O
E
 Across · 5 letters

Pont des Arts city

P
A
R
I
S
 Across · 4 letters

See 45-Down

P
I
T
T
 Across · 5 letters

Settles

C
A
L
M
S
 Across · 4 letters

St. Louis landmark

A
R
C
H
 Across · 3 letters

Tax return fig.

A
G
I
 Across · 3 letters

Tyke

T
O
T
 Across · 5 letters

Virginie-Occidentale et Californie

E
T
A
T
S
 Across · 3 letters

Web design lang.

C
S
S

Down clues

44 clues
Down · 4 letters

"Don't be like __!"

T
H
A
T
 Down · 3 letters

"Frankly," in texts

T
B
H
 Down · 3 letters

"I can't believe u"

S
M
H
 Down · 3 letters

A-lister

V
I
P
 Down · 3 letters

Be behind, in a way

O
W
E
 Down · 3 letters

Big name in sealant

D
A
P
 Down · 3 letters

Buildup on a menorah, perhaps

W
A
X
 Down · 3 letters

Cash provider

A
T
M
 Down · 6 letters

Closing number

F
I
N
A
L
E
 Down · 7 letters

Convictions

B
E
L
I
E
F
S
 Down · 3 letters

Court

W
O
O
 Down · 3 letters

Cpl. or sgt.

N
C
O
 Down · 7 letters

Crayfish kin

S
H
R
I
M
P
S
 Down · 7 letters

Detail in a van Gogh self-portrait

B
A
N
D
A
G
E
 Down · 7 letters

Does a pub crawl

B
A
R
H
O
P
S
 Down · 7 letters

Downright

U
T
T
E
R
L
Y
 Down · 4 letters

Engrave

E
T
C
H
 Down · 4 letters

Folk singer Guthrie

A
R
L
O
 Down · 7 letters

Gets

O
B
T
A
I
N
S
 Down · 3 letters

Guys

H
E
S
 Down · 3 letters

Hopping pal of Pooh

R
O
O
 Down · 3 letters

In need of salt, say

I
C
Y
 Down · 3 letters

Intel org.

N
S
A
 Down · 6 letters

Knit or purl

S
T
I
T
C
H
 Down · 4 letters

Lit __

C
R
I
T
 Down · 3 letters

Many moons __

A
G
O
 Down · 3 letters

Miss

G
A
L
 Down · 3 letters

Motivation for a vanity project

E
G
O
 Down · 7 letters

Onsets

A
D
V
E
N
T
S
 Down · 6 letters

Out of options

C
O
O
K
E
D
 Down · 4 letters

Persia, today

I
R
A
N
 Down · 3 letters

Pool necessity

C
U
E
 Down · 6 letters

Protein in some vegan ribs

T
E
M
P
E
H
 Down · 3 letters

Publisher with a mountain peak logo

T
O
R
 Down · 3 letters

Pugsley kin

I
T
T
 Down · 3 letters

Put away the groceries?

E
A
T
 Down · 6 letters

Rays home, for short

S
T
P
E
T
E
 Down · 3 letters

Research-funding org.

N
S
F
 Down · 5 letters

Some smart TVs

S
O
N
Y
S
 Down · 6 letters

Tahini ingredient

S
E
S
A
M
E
 Down · 5 letters

Three-time Oscar nominee Laurie

P
I
P
E
R
 Down · 7 letters

Time commitment for some jrs.

S
A
T
P
R
E
P
 Down · 4 letters

Unit equal to 20 north-south blocks in New York City

M
I
L
E
 Down · 3 letters

With 51-Across, Wyle drama

T
H
E

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, September 4, 2026 contains 79 clues (35 Across, 44 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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