LA Times Daily Crossword August 29, 2026 Answers

1. Chance to refuel after a run 9. Cruelty-free target of poaching 13. Contributes to 14. Ncuti who plays the Fifteenth Doctor 15. Mobile vendor? 16. Extravagant 17. Chiang Mai residents 18. Bath bomb component 20. Place that's all abuzz 21. The Refined Feline purchase, perhaps 22. Did brunch, say 23. Like crosswords, hopefully 24. Vicuña kin 28. Folks who are so last yr. 29. Spanish for "the gilded one" 30. Pilots on the air 34. Conflict involving customs 35. Y as in Yucatan? 36. Japanese leader 37. On point 38. Deg. from Goizueta 41. Causes a scene? 43. Snippy 44. Physical procedure? 47. Husk-steamed fare 48. Freshens, in a way 49. New York university 52. Cutesy name for the squishy parts of a paw 53. Trash 54. High-minded one

1. Name on a literary award 2. Chart-topper 3. Fix a lot, say 4. Polish brand 5. Takes a load off 6. __-Cat 7. Like gochujang and jjimjilbang 8. Bumbling 9. With a crispy crust, say 10. Piedmont blues guitarist Baker 11. Unaccounted for, for short 12. Tirade 14. Important part of a set 16. Country homes? 19. Played out 21. Swears 23. Full scholarships, informally 25. Mercury or Saturn 26. Gator tail? 27. Short cry for help 28. Means of indirect access 29. Stray 30. Femme canonisée: Abbr. 31. Hesitant sound 32. Art form that originated in the Bronx 33. Knife block insert 37. "Oryx and Crake" novelist 38. Capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra 39. Processing centers? 40. "About dang time!" 42. Sustainable landscaping options 43. __ Up: board game with a desert motif 44. Slender fastener 45. Stubbs of the Four Tops 46. Some Olds works 47. Polka horn 50. Suni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025