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LA Times Crossword August 20 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the LA Times Crossword August 20 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hard stuff in schoolROCKETSCIENCE13Across __ culpaMEA3Across "How amusing"HEH3Across Utterly exhaustedBONETIRED9Across Hard stuff in a barALCOHOLICDRINKS15Across Half a sextetTRIO4Across Org. that oversees food recallsFDA3Across Bucks and doesDEER4Across Relativity, for oneTHEORY6Across Gets even withREPAYS6Across Marina __ Rey, CaliforniaDEL3Across Robin Hood foeSHERIFF7Across Small floral bundlePOSY4Across IgnitedLIT3Across "You said it!"AMEN4Across Hard stuff in ringsNATURALDIAMONDS15Across Peaceful getaway spotRETREAT7Across Do the same asIMITATE7Across Radio static soundCRACKLE7Across Appliance alertBEEP4Across Tollbooth pricing unitAXLE4Across Numbers for lettersRENTS5Across ErrorMISSTEP7Across Ore-rich veinSEAM4Across Licoricelike herbANISE5Across Doesn't just assumeASKS4Across Hard stuff for a sweet toothJAWBREAKERCANDY15Across Word with circle and tubeINNER5Across Nocturnal flapperBAT3Across FumingIRATE5Across ProperAPT3Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bucks, but not doesHES3Down Nutritional amt.RDA3Down "The Devil in the White City" writer LarsonERIK4Down Grain ground to make masaCORN4Down Online access username within universities, brieflyNETID5Down Chocolate substituteCAROB5Down Well-financed gp.?OPEC4Down Bit of fishing gearREEL4Down Dismissive syllableFEH3Down In shapeFIT3Down Casual hellosYOS3Down Contrail locationSKY3Down NNE, SSW, etc.DIRS4Down Marketplace with personalized giftsETSY4Down BoyosLADS4Down Casino gameKENO4Down Trim, as a photoCROP4Down Bread machineATM3Down Belfast-born actor StephenREA3Down Create a clean slate?ERASE5Down High or low follower, in graphicsRES3Down "My conscience whispers in your __": "King John"EAR3Down Mars rover org.NASA4Down Similar (to)AKIN4Down Ingredient meas.TBSP4Down Defiant response to a threatTRYME5Down "Bike faster!"PEDAL5Down Secondary structureANNEX5Down Ethan of the "Before" trilogyHAWKE5Down One who always gives star treatment?CRITIC6Down Muslim headscarfHIJAB5Down Thing of the pastRELIC5Down Hip-hop pioneer Dr. __DRE3Down Unspecified personONE3Down Big hit at the ballparkHOMER5Down Rigorous evaluationACIDTEST8Down E, in Morse codeDIT3Down Flowering plant once believed to repel pestsFLEABANE8Down Bit of hamster foodPELLET6Down Unreliable stat from the fashionably lateETA3Down Fossil-preserving gunkTAR3Down Leave speechlessSTUN4Down PlaceSITE4Down Mosque leaderIMAM4Down Sports analyst KimesMINA4Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the LA Times crossword published on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.