LA Times Daily Crossword August 23, 2026 Answers

1. Purple or green herb 6. Discovery org. 10. "Bye-bye!" 15. Electronic music duo __ Punk 19. Skybox setting 20. North __ Sea: Kazakh lake 21. Finnish tech giant 22. Finnish currency 23. Cowboy boots, saddles, etc.? 25. Linen-lined outerwear? 27. Feed adequately 28. Drama produced in a recording studio 30. Birds associated with the Egyptian god Thoth 31. Part of BTW 33. South, south of the border 34. Broccoli part 35. Child's complaint to Father Time? 42. "So helpful!" 46. Wee bits 47. Backless slippers 48. "Pretentious? __?" 49. Roman moon goddess 50. Get ready 51. Entourage 52. Transparent layer in the eye 55. Swine 56. Unit of corn 57. "I need to install brighter lights later"? 60. Reacted to a chill 62. Fragrant chain 63. Unwanted giveaway? 64. D-backs, in box scores 65. Not in favor 69. Printer supply 70. West Indies country also known as the "Island of Spice" 74. Produce, as an egg 75. "Unfortunately, yes" 80. Common finds in a salmon smokehouse? 84. Mender's target 85. Furisode sash 86. Field with a trolley problem 87. Decided 88. Window shade 89. Howler with four legs and teeth 91. Having four sharps 92. Bad look 93. Start of a religious title 94. In hot water? 97. Country known for its devotion to a General Mills cereal? 99. Currency of Vietnam 100. Kung __ tofu 101. Sargasso Sea fish 102. Bert's favorite bird, on "Sesame Street" 105. Doozy 110. Icelandic saga 114. Charon? 116. High-strung Latin ruler? 118. Father 119. All fired up 120. "Can't argue with that" 121. Comic-Con event 122. Name in a Chinese American dish 123. Superhero who says, "For the honor of Grayskull!" 124. Some tennis shots 125. Gave one's word

1. Softball clubs 2. Geographic region 3. Exchange heated words? 4. Certain close-up 5. Cantopop star Andy 6. Cabbage variety called "big white vegetable" in Chinese 7. Three-time AL MVP in the 2000s 8. South Asian wrap 9. Palo __, California 10. Mass arrival 11. Grinding tooth 12. "All right" 13. Jam 14. Dish served in a sizzling skillet 15. __ point 16. Arctic seabirds 17. Available for a meeting 18. Kiddos 24. Grade before grades, for short 26. Lie for, say 29. Trident-shaped letters 32. Possesses 34. Waxes, maybe 35. "Holy cannoli!" 36. Marine Corps cry 37. Ultrasound targets 38. Be theatrical 39. Can't-miss activity 40. Otherwise 41. Oracle 42. Like favorite jeans 43. Schoolkid 44. "One Piece" medium 45. Pilsner, for one 48. Pluck 51. Green gem 52. Stage signals 53. Like last month's deals 54. Discordant, musically 57. Badger 58. Fallingwater architect Frank __ Wright 59. Polynesian carving 61. Converse rival 66. Spot 67. Chef's collection 68. Speedy fish 70. Exhibits brilliance 71. K9 of "Doctor Who," for one 72. Cast out 73. Like post-marathon muscles 76. French brother 77. "This is not a __!" 78. Exodus mount 79. Eye-related 81. Mattress choice 82. Fillet's lack 83. Peak 88. Cutter with four legs and teeth 90. Ships overnight, in a way 92. Wearing 47-Across, perhaps 93. Expected 95. [And it's gone!] 96. Some belly buttons 97. GoPro product 98. Spanish "but" 100. Less polluted 102. Furtive "C'mere!" 103. "For real?" 104. Greek wrap 105. Mammoth 106. Like some LAX flights 107. Roman emperor after Claudius 108. Wormlike larva 109. Holiday precursors 111. James Bond's first movie foe 112. Trail cam regular 113. Soap Box Derby rod 115. Cry of exasperation 117. __ and downs