LA Times Daily Crossword August 28, 2026 Answers

1. Thurman of "Red, White & Royal Blue" 4. Most unexpected 10. Axe handle 14. Bath rug 15. Subtlety 16. Important stretches 17. Go where one shouldn't 18. Be time-consuming? 20. AirDrop tablet 22. Female pig 23. __ cuisine 24. Drummer in the Electric Mayhem 26. "Lessons in Chemistry" actress __ Naomi King 28. TV writers __ and Marty Krofft 29. Instruction from a lazy track coach? 33. Russian news acronym until 2014 34. Minute 35. Pseudonym letters 36. Lunch spot 37. "A Complete Unknown" subject 39. Video file format 43. Corp. leader 45. Feel icky 46. Washed-out 47. "42nd Street," e.g.? 51. Ceiling spinner 52. __ and outs 53. Show of affection 54. That is, in Latin 56. Chance, quaintly 59. Dissenting body 60. Create a state of anarchy? 63. Lend a hand 65. Toy brand with Creator 3-in-1 sets 66. Title for Marie Curie 67. Type of A/V connector 68. Put pen to paper 69. So-so grade, or an apt title for this puzzle 70. Data breach fig.

1. Official who works close to home? 2. Stew 3. Unexpected 4. At some point 5. "Dance the Night" singer Lipa 6. Who __: New Orleans Saints fans 7. Opposite of exo- 8. Unstressed vowel sounds 9. Top pick? 10. Goddess of death played by Cate Blanchett 11. Stimulate 12. "In all honesty ... " 13. Clucked in disapproval 19. Hopscotch player's supply 21. "Sweet land of liberty," in song 24. Very dry 25. Dirt 27. Patrick's "Star Trek: Picard" role 30. Short turnaround? 31. Pass along 32. Many a "What We Do in the Shadows" character 38. Objective 40. Indy 500 leaders 41. Rubber bands 42. Salon array 44. Novelist Wharton 47. "SNL" Emmy winner Gilda 48. Jumpy 49. Meditation retreat 50. Mouths off to 51. Area of study 55. Stash securely 57. Bavaria-based automaker 58. Map out 61. Diplomatic HQ 62. Bird in the bush 64. Karate level