LA Times Crossword August 26 2026 Answers

LA Times Crossword August 26 2026 Answers & Clues

"Didn't see you there!"

OHHI

"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words

ABANDONSHIP

"Exactly right!"

AMEN

"Exactly right!"

YES

"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film

DRUNK

"See ... "

WELL

"Stormy Weather" singer Lena

HORNE

"That'll leave a mark!"

OOF

2025 Best Picture Oscar winner

ANORA

62-Across call

HOOT

Altar site

APSE

Amphibious hopper

FROG

Animated film about Spix's macaws

RIO

Aussie hopper

ROO

Baker's shortening?

TSP

Bed frame board

SLAT

Bible Belt state

ARKANSAS

Big Island county seat

HILO

Big galoot

APE

Bus passenger

RIDER

Camel's watering hole

OASIS

Change

COINS

City north of Carson City

RENO

Climbs

ASCENDS

Clinton secretary of state

ALBRIGHT

Clique

POSSE

Corn Belt state

IOWA

Curly hairstyle

AFRO

Cyclone center

EYE

Dim sum brew

CHA

Dim sum bun

BAO

Dongle, e.g.

ADAPTER

Elephant pair

TUSKS

Emerged

AROSE

Enclosed rhyme scheme in Petrarchan sonnets

ABBA

Feature of Canada's flag

LEAF

Hairstyle that may begin with comb coils

LOCS

If-then-__ statement

ELSE

Japanese sash

OBI

Jason's "Beverly Hills, 90210" role

BRANDON

Knots

TIES

Korean-American grocery store

HMART

Leaves in the care of

TRUSTSTO

Letters of liability?

IOU

Like laughter, sometimes

CONTAGIOUS

Little solo break

MEDAY

Major conflicts

WARS

Metal box?

AMP

Modest Muslim robe

ABAYA

Nocturnal bird of prey

OWL

Nove minus uno

OTTO

Olympic gymnast with five moves named for her

BILES

Operatic solo

ARIA

Persona __ grata

NON

Picks up the pace

HASTENS

Pokémon that ultimately evolves into Alakazam

ABRA

Probabilities

ODDS

Proboscis

NOSE

Programming problem

ENDLESSLOOP

Prometheus's gift

FIRE

Scand. country

NOR

Service promoter

SALESREP

Shelters

HOUSES

Since

ASOF

Sushi bite topped with salmon

ALASKAROLL

Suspicious

SHADY

Swindled

HOSED

Synagogue singers

CANTORS

The Grand Ole __

OPRY

Throwback hit

OLDIE

Turkish peak

ARARAT

Unlike the rest

OTHER

Vociferous

NOISY

Yellow brick road terrier

TOTO

Young lady

GAL

__ Gras

MARDI

__ Sports Bureau: stats giant

ELIAS

__ bear: Southeast Asian forest dweller

MALAYAN