LA Times Crossword October 9 2026 Answers

LA Times Crossword October 9 2026 Answers & Clues

"Eddington" director Aster

ARI

*Fictional spy sporting a big yellow button?

GEORGESMILEY

*NFL analyst with a sad demeanor?

HOWIELONG

*Nursery rhyme lad with one eye closed?

WILLIEWINKIE

*Two-time Oscar winner with a stoic bearing?

EMMASTONE

Annoyance

PEST

Assertions of faith

CREDOS

Baylor University city

WACO

Blu-ray precursor

DVD

Boxes in an arena?

AMPS

Briquettes

COALS

C in shop class?

CLAMP

Carne __ burrito

ASADA

Caused

LEDTO

Charge

FEE

Check

ARREST

College Board exams

SATS

Conservationist Bindi

IRWIN

Drop to 0%

DIE

Egg-producing organ

OVARY

Eye sores

STYES

Fabric with metallic threads

LAME

Fights back

REBELS

Finally meet in person, or how to make the starred clues match their answers

PUTAFACETOANAME

Flower part

PISTIL

Fragrant garland

LEI

GPA booster

EASYA

Garlicky mayo

AIOLI

Golfing goof

SLICE

Grads-to-be

SRS

Hair quality

BODY

Hieroglyphic snakes

ASPS

Hispaniola nation

HAITI

Horn sound

TOOT

Insider's argot

CANT

Instance

CASE

Intuit

SENSE

Jai __

ALAI

Language of a haka chant

MAORI

Large New Zealand cricket in the name of an Oscar-winning digital effects company

WETA

Less than hardly, quaintly

NARY

Lid

HAT

Lid

CAP

Like a foul that might earn an automatic ejection

FLAGRANT

Loosen, as laces

UNTIE

Love, in French

AIME

Many Highland Games participants

SCOTS

Many a Yemeni

ARAB

Many a cooking show host

CHEF

Mirepoix vegetables

ONIONS

NYC transit org.

MTA

Obstacles to teamwork

EGOS

Outdoor co-op with an "Uncommon Path" blog

REI

Paperless Post alternative

EVITE

Partygoer who might stock up on glow sticks

RAVER

Per-axle charge

TOLL

Permit

LET

Pewter component

TIN

Pros who work at home

UMPS

Protective trench

MOAT

Really come down

POUR

Recline atop

LIEON

Romantic poet who died fighting for Greek independence

BYRON

Salivate

DROOL

Sarge's superior

LOOIE

Snatches

GRABS

South Asian crepes

DOSAS

Starbucks order

VENTI

Super-duper

AONE

Sweets

BAE

Swordfish cut

STEAK

Talk into a bigger purchase

UPSELL

Upfront stake

ANTE

Utter, as thou might

SAYST

Warped Tour sponsor

VANS

Woman of La Mancha?

DULCINEA