LA Times Crossword October 20 2026 Answers

LA Times Crossword October 20 2026 Answers & Clues

"Deck the Halls" plant

HOLLY

"Return of the Jedi" creature

EWOK

"The Simpsons" bartender

MOE

"The Situation Room" co-host Brown

PAMELA

"U slay me!"

LOL

"Waterloo" pop group

ABBA

"__ the season ... "

TIS

Add insult to injury

RUBITIN

Anthem played at Blue Jays home games

OCANADA

Bar seats

STOOLS

Big name in camping gear

REI

Boat-building spot

SHIPYARD

Bounces clumsily

LOLLOPS

Butter square

PAT

California wine region

NAPA

Charged particles

IONS

Clown's perch

STILT

Country singer Tucker

TANYA

Couple

TWO

Cursor control on some older laptops

TRACKBALL

Daily grind

RUT

Deets

INFO

Disconnect from work, colloquially

UNPLUG

Endure

LAST

Energy sources

FUELS

Enthusiasts

BUFFS

Extreme fear

PHOBIA

Facetious response to "How did you do that?"

MAGIC

Fortnite enthusiast, e.g.

GAMER

Gave quite an earful

YELLEDAT

Grammar subject

SYNTAX

Guided visit

TOUR

Hilarious folks

RIOTS

Hissed "Hey!"

PSST

Hit the slopes

SKIED

Indigenous language with Dakota and Lakota dialects

SIOUX

Iranian ruler until 1979

SHAH

Jam band highlights

SOLOS

Language similar to Thai

LAO

Like a place with free treats and a full water dish, presumably

DOGFRIENDLY

London's __ Gardens

KEW

Male deer

STAG

Marvel superhero who shrinks to the size of a bug

ANTMAN

Muscat resident

OMANI

Muscle twitch

SPASM

One with innate talent

NATURAL

Oral health org.

ADA

Part of LAX

LOS

Pipe bend

ELL

Place in the overhead bin, say

STOW

Point to future plot developments, or a feature of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50-Across

FORESHADOW

Pregame activity in a parking lot

TAILGATING

Pretzel shape

KNOT

Really feel yesterday's workout

ACHE

Really yen for

CRAVE

Revs, as an engine

GUNS

Senior-year dance

PROM

Silky semisynthetic fabric

RAYON

Singer DiFranco

ANI

Small glass container

VIAL

Snack (on)

NOSH

Soup dishes

BOWLS

Spa handout

TOWEL

Squeal on

RATOUT

Suspecting

ONTO

Take off

FLYAWAY

Tiny

ITSY

Ulrich of Metallica

LARS

Use oars

ROW

Venue that sells shellfish

RAWBAR

Well-worn pencil

NUB

Wells Fargo rival

CHASEBANK

Word of welcome

HELLO

__ Grey tea

EARL

__-care

SELF

__-purpose flour

ALL