LA Times Daily Crossword August 24, 2026 Answers

1. "Dancing Queen" pop group 5. "Wish I was there!" anxiety, for short 9. Department store chain headquartered in New York's Herald Square 14. Crystal ball gazer 15. Not of the clergy 16. Anticipate 17. Fix for torn jeans, perhaps 19. Dried beef snack 20. Small brawl 21. "Copperhead Road" singer Steve 23. Near-failing grade 24. Foil-wrapped chocolate drop 27. Election season event 30. Driver's approx. 31. Mined find 32. Cartoon explorer with a talking backpack 36. "No big deal" 40. Gets a single, double, triple, and home run in one game 44. Hay fever sound 45. Unwelcome campground visitor 46. Do some sums 47. __ Angeles Sparks 49. Loves a bunch 52. Accept unintended consequences 58. Abbreviation on a toothpaste box 59. Mexican coins 60. Many a Chopin piano piece 64. Phi Beta __ 66. Ideal partners, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across? 68. Everglades wader 69. Jai __: fast-moving court game 70. Competes (for) 71. Get to, as a destination 72. Ivy League school in New Haven 73. Baby-voiced red Muppet

1. Inquires 2. "Molto __": "Very good," in Italian 3. Red root vegetable 4. "Respect" singer Franklin 5. St. Pete's st. 6. Hall's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame partner 7. Old Testament book after Jonah 8. Autumn colour 9. Magnificent 10. Bowl over 11. Rapper __ B 12. "Yowza!" 13. Eyelid sores 18. Ode writer 22. Caustic chemical 25. Upgrade, as decor 26. "Teenage Dream" singer Perry 27. Capital of Qatar 28. "The Little Mermaid" prince 29. "Little Women" sister of Meg, Jo, and Amy 33. Poetic sphere 34. Numbered hwy. 35. "Eureka!" 37. Injury reminder 38. Merrie __ England 39. Sneaker brand since 1916 41. One and only 42. Walking trail 43. Timeline units 48. That lady 50. Day, in Latin 51. Eight-note interval 52. Fraud 53. Pithy bit of wisdom 54. "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank 55. Writing class assignment 56. Simoleons 57. Typical 61. Gas or elec. 62. Consider to be 63. Gas brand in Canada 65. Chest muscle, for short 67. Fib