LA Times Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

LA Times Crossword October 2 2026 Answers & Clues

"Blue Bloods" actor Cariou

LEN

"Golly!"

OHGEE

"Pagliacci" clown

TONIO

"Scoot!"

AMSCRAY

"Think" singer Franklin

ARETHA

"Uh, I think so"

UMYES

"¿Cómo __?"

ESTAS

Bacon strips

RASHERS

Ballpoint brand

BIC

Barbecue spot

TERRACE

Believer in a noninterfering god

DEIST

Big grinders

MOLARS

Big horn

TUBA

Carriers of raw metals

ORECARS

Cocktail served with a twist

VESPERMARTINI

Comes across as

SEEMS

Country singer Lovett

LYLE

Dizzy

AREEL

Early afternoon hr.

ONEPM

Fail to mention

OMIT

Fast-food combo

VALUEMEAL

Feat performed with a twist

PLATFORMDIVE

Figs. targeted by phishers

SSNS

Filmmaker Spike

LEE

Fit

ABLE

Flight board abbr.

ARR

Food package phrase

USEBY

French fashion letters

YSL

Gaps

SPACES

Gnats, termites, and the like

PESTS

Golf hole meas.

YDS

Halloween mo.

OCT

Handy bag

TOTE

Hi-__ graphics

RES

Hopper on a pet

FLEA

Human rights lawyer Clooney

AMAL

Japanese dog breed

AKITA

Kenneth of "9-1-1"

CHOI

Kerfuffle

ADO

L'Oréal rival

REVLON

Large deer in the Rockies

ELK

Largest city in the Cornhusker State

OMAHA

Like many supermodels

TALL

Like some elephants

ASIATIC

Low choir voices

BASSI

Mars exploration vehicle

ROVER

Mix

STIR

Orange __ tea

PEKOE

Party gift created with a twist

BALLOONANIMAL

Patron saint of Norway

OLAV

Pool equipment

CUESTICKS

Railroad station

DEPOT

Replayed tennis serve

LET

Reseals, as a road

TARS

River deposit

SILT

Rummages (through)

RIFLES

Sch. supporter

PTA

Sealed the victory

ICEDIT

Sesame Street's resident Grouch

OSCAR

Shuts with force

SLAMS

Simply must

HASTO

Speak highly of

LAUD

Star Wars Day month

MAY

States as fact

ASSERTS

Story told with a twist

MYSTERYNOVEL

Tabloid duo

ITEM

Tame

MILD

Third-largest city in the Sunshine State

TAMPA

This, in Spanish

ESTO

Thunder sound

CLAP

Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet

DUNE

To be, in French

ETRE

Toe the line

OBEY

Tolkien monster

ORC

Uncommon

RARE

Way out there

AFAR

Wild beast also called a wildebeest

GNU

Window-switching shortcut

ALTTAB

Winery tub

VAT

Woes

ILLS

Yemeni port

ADEN