LA Times Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

All 81 clues from the Friday 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 CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
Approached bedtime7LATENED
Big flowerpot7SOURSON
Gaelic speaker4CELT
Was gripping?4HELD
Inhale, maybe3EAT
Couple4DUAD
Extemporizes9LAVALAMPS
A pop3PER
Wife of Zeus4HERA
Low-level laborer8PETITION
Villainous looks6SNEERS
Barnyard call3MAA
Starting lineup5ATEAM
Compels6FORCES
Prehistoric hand tool8STONEAXE
Female sib7DOSIDOS
Cozy eatery8CAREFREE
Some laptops3PCS
See 74-Across3DOO
Winter layer4COAT
The complete set7ALFALFA
Approximately5ABOUT
Man of La Mancha9SEMIMINOR
DOWN
Bonny landscapes5GLENS
Galena, e.g.7LEADORE
Formally decrees7ORDAINS
Like some flaws5FATAL
Totenberg of NPR4NINA
"Do my eyes deceive me?"9COULDITBE
Clarinet kin4OBOE
Impetuous4RASH
Sierra Nevada lake5TAHOE
Match point?5ALTAR
Sells5VENDS
Came together5METUP
Olive oil maker5PRESS
Flip5SASSY
Intro courses?4APPS
"__ true!"3TOO
Corp. bigwig4EXEC
Battery part5ANODE
Canyon former7EROSION
Amber, once5RESIN
"Seriously?"7FORREAL
NWSL official3REF
Didn't ride solo9CARPOOLED
No longer feral4TAME
Goes out with4SEES
Retiring5TIMID
Shake5SCARE
Deep defenses5MOATS
MD-to-be's exam4MCAT
Clearance event4SALE
Not nearby4AFAR
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