LA Times Daily Crossword August 21, 2026 Answers

1. Graduate from a balance bike 6. "Zounds!" 10. "Not only that ... " 14. Sauce for chipotles 15. German automaker 16. Nana's daughter 17. Collar clip-on 18. Hard punch 19. Big name in morning TV 20. Get the gray out, say 21. "A bottle where the rapid decrease in pressure upon opening creates foam, please" request? 24. Caitlin Clark's home state 25. Topical antiseptic 26. "A light coffee, and do not drop it, please" request? 31. Small flower? 32. Raw minerals 33. "Nature" airer 36. Biblical name of ancient Syria 37. Wolverines and Badgers 39. Canada Goose garment 40. Inquire 41. Head of a museum? 42. Full of passion 43. "I'll take my potato as a pancake (but you'll probably bring fries)" request? 46. Future resident 49. Cringeworthy, in Gen Alpha slang 50. Strict enforcement of the rules for a civil society, or how to process the requests in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across? 53. Greek T 56. Tofu nutrient 57. Drama honor 58. Feature of some accents 60. Smoothie berry 61. Merino, e.g. 62. "Pale Blue Dot" subject 63. Top of many an indoor stadium 64. Trawling equipment 65. Clothe

1. Took care of, say 2. Circular current 3. Shower with love, with "on" 4. Old hoops gp. 5. Daily record 6. Causes of some grade inflation 7. Beach party? 8. For two voices, in music 9. Archaeologists' workplaces 10. Mardi Gras event 11. Video game brother 12. Let out, as pigs 13. Try to decipher a stereogram, perhaps 22. Have 23. Auction units 24. Bullet point 26. Bracket org. 27. Messes up 28. Ineffective 29. Unwilling (to) 30. Branch 33. Ballad writer 34. Oak exterior 35. Ocular woe 37. __ service 38. Medium ability 39. "Ta-ta!" 41. Cutting comeback 42. Toyed (with) 43. "Stop being such a jerk!" 44. Singing in some Ricola ads 45. Shakira's "__ Wolf" 46. "Odyssey" prelude 47. Many a "Breaking Bad" figure 48. Clock-changing hr. 51. Cor anglais kin 52. Real hoot 53. Scale button 54. Tunneling pests 55. Cries of disgust 59. Tug-of-__