LA Times Daily Crossword August 31, 2026 Answers

1. Confess (to) 6. __ at the moon 10. 23-Down fig. 13. Extract, as minerals from soil 14. Gobi Desert continent 15. Egg cells 16. Avian scavengers with red heads 19. Tread the boards 20. Feathery neckwear 21. Smitten Kitchen blogger Perelman 22. Some QB protectors 24. Neatens up text boxes, say 27. Hangry plea 29. Demo release 31. Secretly included on an email 34. Pop singer Carly __ Jepsen 35. "The Incredibles" supersuit designer Mode 36. Portuguese phone greeting 37. Health retreat 40. Recipe amt. 42. Addams cousin 43. Gambling town near Tahoe 45. One of eight on an octopus 47. Supple 49. Paperwork for leisure travelers 53. Nonprofit journalism agcy. 54. Most civil 58. Rotten 59. 20-vol. lexicon 61. Karate rank 62. Dallas City Hall architect I.M. __ 63. Part of speech that requires a direct object 67. Enter a race 68. Benefit 69. Baking tool with holes 70. Actress Adams of "The Muppets" 71. Fairy tale opening 72. Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called

1. "I do" location 2. Card with two pips 3. "Knives Out" protagonist 4. "Grody!" 5. Hitchcock film with nonhuman villains 6. Capital of Cuba 7. Columbus sch. 8. Untamed 9. Penalties for missing due dates 10. __ favor: "please," in Spanish 11. Indulged too much 12. May, in June 17. Bear who steals "pic-a-nic" baskets 18. __ Eats: DoorDash rival 23. Upper house of Congress 25. Cell service initials 26. High-end camera, for short 28. Language ending 30. Large cask 31. Running tally of drinks at a pub 32. Pharaoh played by Elizabeth Taylor 33. Puzzle 38. Collects $200 in Monopoly 39. Class with easels 41. Least fancy 44. Valuable excavation find 46. Team VIP 48. Real or ideal suffix 50. Cry of victory 51. Antiseptic fluid 52. Czech or Pole 55. Olympic swords 56. Start a tennis rally 57. Neighbor of Nepal 60. Gorilla researcher Fossey 64. Indefinite amount 65. Nervous twitch 66. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" aunt, familiarly