LA Times Daily Crossword August 9, 2026 Answers

1. Some latte orders 7. Enemy of ancient Athens 13. Alpaca kin 18. "Play slowly," in music 19. Peanut butter and jelly 21. Keeps occupied 22. Public square that gets really sticky in the heat? 24. Would rather not 25. Biblical suffix 26. Sp. address 27. Quite the commotion 28. Ski lift 30. Actor Kilmer 31. Chuckle syllable 33. Founded, as a co. 36. "Don't play," in music 38. Phi __ Kappa 39. One who can only rasp quietly? 44. Title for Judi Dench 46. Fox or ox 47. __ monster 48. Spot in a store with toys, water bowls, and leashes? 51. Castle-breaching explosive 53. Sandbox visitor 54. Rapper Dr. __ 55. Matar paneer vegetables 57. Cause friction 60. Cookie whose website has recipes for cheesecake and empanadas 62. Derby-sporting Addams 64. Ancient hulled wheat 66. Old Jutland resident 67. "Fiddlesticks" 68. Warning before a particularly scary monster flick? 71. Lysol target 72. Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table 74. Castle trenches 75. Hit the slopes 76. Blackthorn berry 77. Beyoncé's "I Am... __ Fierce" 78. In the mail 79. Blunder 81. Liberty Mutual's bus. 82. Hybrid synth instrument 84. R-rated NASA event? 89. Pedal pushers 90. __ roll 92. "What fun!" 93. Oak trees? 99. Golfer McIlroy 100. Broadcast again 101. Hurdle for an aspiring JD 102. Halloween mo. 105. Off-rd. wheels 106. "Stranger Things" actor Wolfhard 107. Hoppy fave 110. Wireless std. 112. "Midsommar" director Aster 114. Minor flaw 116. Glass ceiling-breaking event? 121. Musical weakness 122. Invertebrate found in every ocean 123. Hackers' shout of success 124. Go out for a while? 125. Beguile 126. Jaunty neckwear

1. Broad valley 2. "Ethan Frome" novelist Wharton 3. Browser storage 4. In the past 5. Many Christmas trees 6. Fancy affair 7. NNW reversal 8. "Play very, very softly," in music 9. Met highlight 10. Assessment 11. Lipton division 12. Curved cutting tool 13. "Nothing you say is true!" 14. Tennis do-over 15. Affectionate sign-off 16. Change genetically 17. Like molecules that cannot form permanent bonds 20. Nickname for Louis Armstrong 21. "There isn't anything else!?" 23. Lettuce or cabbage 29. Neutral shades 32. Web design code 34. Warty amphibian 35. Paul of "The Batman" 37. Piercing tool 38. Tight squeezes 40. Listen to 41. Fix badly? 42. Texting tech 43. Put a name to 44. Natural history museum display 45. "M*A*S*H" star? 48. Not on the same page 49. Savanna antelope 50. Glam gala 51. Trails 52. Intro to many a newsreel 55. Calligraphy tools 56. Some city trains 58. As a departure from the norm 59. Snare 61. Without any planning 63. More family-friendly 64. Walks or runs 65. Where some get tired quickly? 66. Movement while asking "How do I look?" 69. Junior 70. Rubber-stamped 73. Like a daisy 78. Shiny fabric 80. Sultry growl 83. Boston University athlete 84. Trivial objection 85. Product of incomplete combustion 86. Ship stabilizer 87. Noted times 88. "Um, think again" 90. Showy carp 91. From Cairo or Cape Town 93. Makes with skill 94. Medium for deep-frying 95. California city near Santa Ana 96. Grams 97. Young hippopotamus 98. Capital west of Montreal 103. Brief appearance 104. Hair texture, e.g. 106. Dust jacket part 108. Ramona, per Beezus 109. Voting against 111. Short-horned bighorns 113. Some Tripadvisor recommendations 115. Buzzer? 117. "Told you!" 118. Washington's Sea-__ Airport 119. Minecraft material 120. Battle of Helm's Deep combatant