LA Times Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 81 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 81 clues from the LA Times Crossword for October 2 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet4 AcrossReveal answer → Like many supermodels4 AcrossReveal answer → Gaps6 AcrossReveal answer → Speak highly of4 AcrossReveal answer → Food package phrase5 AcrossReveal answer → Shuts with force5 AcrossReveal answer → Tolkien monster3 AcrossReveal answer → Party gift created with a twist13 AcrossReveal answer → "Golly!"5 AcrossReveal answer → Like some elephants7 AcrossReveal answer → Dizzy5 AcrossReveal answer → River deposit4 AcrossReveal answer → Gnats, termites, and the like5 AcrossReveal answer → Replayed tennis serve3 AcrossReveal answer → Story told with a twist12 AcrossReveal answer → Kerfuffle3 AcrossReveal answer → Bacon strips7 AcrossReveal answer → Human rights lawyer Clooney4 AcrossReveal answer → Winery tub3 AcrossReveal answer → "Scoot!"7 AcrossReveal answer → Feat performed with a twist12 AcrossReveal answer → Reseals, as a road4 AcrossReveal answer → States as fact7 AcrossReveal answer → Golf hole meas.3 AcrossReveal answer → Tabloid duo4 AcrossReveal answer → Barbecue spot7 AcrossReveal answer → Large deer in the Rockies3 AcrossReveal answer → Big horn4 AcrossReveal answer → Ballpoint brand3 AcrossReveal answer → Orange __ tea5 AcrossReveal answer → Hopper on a pet4 AcrossReveal answer → Fail to mention4 AcrossReveal answer → Carriers of raw metals7 AcrossReveal answer → "Pagliacci" clown5 AcrossReveal answer → Cocktail served with a twist13 AcrossReveal answer → Filmmaker Spike3 AcrossReveal answer → Simply must5 AcrossReveal answer →

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Handy bag4 DownReveal answer → Patron saint of Norway4 DownReveal answer → Country singer Lovett4 DownReveal answer → Fit4 DownReveal answer → Sesame Street's resident Grouch5 DownReveal answer → Largest city in the Cornhusker State5 DownReveal answer → Wild beast also called a wildebeest3 DownReveal answer → Thunder sound4 DownReveal answer → Woes4 DownReveal answer → Believer in a noninterfering god5 DownReveal answer → "¿Cómo __?"5 DownReveal answer → Uncommon4 DownReveal answer → Yemeni port4 DownReveal answer → Fast-food combo9 DownReveal answer → French fashion letters3 DownReveal answer → "Think" singer Franklin6 DownReveal answer → L'Oréal rival6 DownReveal answer → Kenneth of "9-1-1"4 DownReveal answer → Figs. targeted by phishers4 DownReveal answer → Star Wars Day month3 DownReveal answer → Flight board abbr.3 DownReveal answer → Japanese dog breed5 DownReveal answer → Hi-__ graphics3 DownReveal answer → Halloween mo.3 DownReveal answer → Sch. supporter3 DownReveal answer → Way out there4 DownReveal answer → To be, in French4 DownReveal answer → Tame4 DownReveal answer → Toe the line4 DownReveal answer → Comes across as5 DownReveal answer → Mars exploration vehicle5 DownReveal answer → Window-switching shortcut6 DownReveal answer → Sealed the victory6 DownReveal answer → Big grinders6 DownReveal answer → Rummages (through)6 DownReveal answer → Early afternoon hr.5 DownReveal answer → "Blue Bloods" actor Cariou3 DownReveal answer → Mix4 DownReveal answer → This, in Spanish4 DownReveal answer → Railroad station5 DownReveal answer → Pool equipment9 DownReveal answer → Low choir voices5 DownReveal answer → "Uh, I think so"5 DownReveal answer → Third-largest city in the Sunshine State5 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the LA Times crossword published on Friday, October 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.