LA Times Crossword Answers Today
· by Rafael Musa
Every clue — all 68 of them — in the paper's order. Tap one for a nudge, the length and first letter, then tap again for the answer.
About today’s puzzle
This is a tough, Saturday-level puzzle with no theme, so every long answer stands on its own. Watch for clues ending in a question mark, which signal playful misdirection. Several clues lean on other languages, and a handful draw on recent pop culture and online slang.
Across
1Garage equipment (8)
8 letters, starts with C
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CARRAMPS
9One who takes things the wrong way? (6)
6 letters, starts with R
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ROBBER
15Ancient Egypt's "plant of immortality" (8)
8 letters, starts with A
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ALOEVERA
16How donburi is served (6)
6 letters, starts with O
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ONRICE
17Parent who seems to do it all (8)
8 letters, starts with S
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SUPERMOM
18Umami-rich snack (6)
6 letters, starts with T
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TEAEGG
19Audrey Tautou film (6)
6 letters, starts with A
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AMELIE
20Admits (6)
6 letters, starts with S
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SEESIN
22RSVP part (3)
3 letters, starts with S
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SIL
23Chaps whose business is picking up? (6)
6 letters, starts with B
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BUSMEN
24Habitat for some gnomes (4)
4 letters, starts with L
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LAWN
26Groups with routine practice sessions (10)
10 letters, starts with D
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DANCECREWS
30"Over there," in Portuguese (3)
3 letters, starts with A
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ALI
31Small bluff (4)
4 letters, starts with C
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CRAG
32Dough (6)
6 letters, starts with M
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MOOLAH
33Billboard entries (7)
7 letters, starts with S
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SINGLES
35"Tell the truth!" (7)
7 letters, starts with D
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DONTLIE
36Proceeds without a pause (6)
6 letters, starts with S
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SEGUES
37Common tamale ingredient (4)
4 letters, starts with L
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LARD
38"__ help!" (3)
3 letters, starts with I
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ITD
39Ephemeral post, colloquially (10)
10 letters, starts with I
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INSTASTORY
41Terrarium growth (4)
4 letters, starts with M
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MOSS
42Pen (6)
6 letters, starts with E
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ENCAGE
43Go unused (3)
3 letters, starts with S
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SIT
44Porowski of "Queer Eye" (6)
6 letters, starts with A
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ANTONI
45Place to enter a security code (6)
6 letters, starts with P
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PINPAD
48Jumped out of one's skin? (6)
6 letters, starts with M
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MOLTED
50What files can help with (8)
8 letters, starts with N
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NAILCARE
52Preferring platonic connections, for short (6)
6 letters, starts with A
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AROACE
53University founded by Booker T. Washington (8)
8 letters, starts with T
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TUSKEGEE
54Reacts to a riot, say (6)
6 letters, starts with L
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LAUGHS
55"Sure, hon" (8)
8 letters, starts with O
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OKAYDEAR
Down
1Isabel Allende's "La __ de los espíritus" (4)
4 letters, starts with C
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CASA
2Grad (4)
4 letters, starts with A
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ALUM
3Means of access for some watering holes (10)
10 letters, starts with R
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ROPESWINGS
4Attract (6)
6 letters, starts with R
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REELIN
5"Complicated" singer Lavigne (5)
5 letters, starts with A
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AVRIL
6Part of a viral load? (4)
4 letters, starts with M
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MEME
7Maven (3)
3 letters, starts with P
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PRO
8Korean company whose name means "three stars" (7)
7 letters, starts with S
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SAMSUNG
9Capacity built via repetition (10)
10 letters, starts with R
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ROTEMEMORY
10"Be right with you!" (9)
9 letters, starts with O
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ONESECOND
11Low-quality internet content (8)
8 letters, starts with B
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BRAINROT
12Word in Spanish 101 and French 101 (4)
4 letters, starts with B
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BIEN
13Diagnostic test, for short (3)
3 letters, starts with E
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ECG
14Bylaw, for short (3)
3 letters, starts with R
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REG
21Key part of an exit strategy (3)
3 letters, starts with E
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ESC
23"Be right with ewe!" sounds? (4)
4 letters, starts with B
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BAAS
24Drink that may be topped with cardamom (5)
5 letters, starts with L
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LASSI
25Strange (5)
5 letters, starts with A
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ALIEN
26Style guides? (10)
10 letters, starts with D
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DRESSCODES
27"Gaycation" co-host (10)
10 letters, starts with E
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ELLIOTPAGE
28Stands by (5)
5 letters, starts with W
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WAITS
29Saw places (5)
5 letters, starts with S
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SHEDS
31Green transport, gray water recycling, etc. (9)
9 letters, starts with C
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CLEANTECH
34"Yo!" de Cologne? (8)
8 letters, starts with G
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GUTENTAG
35"Just do it," e.g. (4)
4 letters, starts with D
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DARE
37Access, in a way (7)
7 letters, starts with L
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LOGINTO
40"Saving Fish From Drowning" novelist (3)
3 letters, starts with T
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TAN
41__ oath (6)
6 letters, starts with M
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MINCED
43Like flan (5)
5 letters, starts with S
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SILKY
44Six-time MLB All-Star Moisés (4)
4 letters, starts with A
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ALOU
45Tuscan city known for a campanile (4)
4 letters, starts with P
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PISA
46Painter's calculation (4)
4 letters, starts with A
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AREA
47Sacred animals in Nara, Japan (4)
4 letters, starts with D
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DEER
48__ educado: rude, in Spanish (3)
3 letters, starts with M
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MAL
49Pop singer Rita (3)
3 letters, starts with O
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ORA
51North Sea bird (3)
3 letters, starts with A
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AUK
Today’s other hints
- Wordle3 hints, gentle to generous
- ConnectionsOne hint per group, groups in order
- StrandsThe theme, the spangram, then first letters
- Contexto4 hints to the secret word
- PipsEasy, Medium and Hard, one domino at a time
- JumbleThe four words, then the riddle
- CryptoquipA few letters, the first words, then the quip
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