LA Times Crossword August 20 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday Los Angeles Times crossword, checked against the published solution. Reveal answers one clue at a time, or open any clue for its own answer page.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
Radio static sound7CRACKLE
Error7MISSTEP
Appliance alert4BEEP
Ore-rich vein4SEAM
Licoricelike herb5ANISE
Hard stuff for a sweet tooth15JAWBREAKERCANDY
Fuming5IRATE
Proper3APT
__ culpa3MEA
"How amusing"3HEH
Hard stuff in a bar15ALCOHOLICDRINKS
Utterly exhausted9BONETIRED
Do the same as7IMITATE
Peaceful getaway spot7RETREAT
Hard stuff in rings15NATURALDIAMONDS
"You said it!"4AMEN
Ignited3LIT
Hard stuff in school13ROCKETSCIENCE
Gets even with6REPAYS
Relativity, for one6THEORY
Bucks and does4DEER
Half a sextet4TRIO
Robin Hood foe7SHERIFF
DOWN
Thing of the past5RELIC
Rigorous evaluation8ACIDTEST
Casual hellos3YOS
Muslim headscarf5HIJAB
"Bike faster!"5PEDAL
Ingredient meas.4TBSP
Similar (to)4AKIN
Mars rover org.4NASA
Casino game4KENO
Mosque leader4IMAM
Place4SITE
Leave speechless4STUN
Bit of hamster food6PELLET
Bread machine3ATM
Trim, as a photo4CROP
Boyos4LADS
NNE, SSW, etc.4DIRS
In shape3FIT
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