LA Times Daily Crossword June 16, 2026 Answers

1. Pizza crust option 5. 24 hours 8. Some 12. Nevada gambling town 13. Penalized for littering, say 15. Tilt-A-Whirl, e.g. 16. Overnight __: breakfast dish 17. Flatscreen, maybe 18. At no cost 19. Build a snow fort or catch frogs 22. Conclude 23. Startled cry 24. Married name follower 25. Put in the overhead bin 27. What a deeply regretful person may wish to do 33. Boiling 34. Spoil 35. Qatar's capital 36. Intel mission 39. Wrinkly little dog 40. Ran out of patience 41. "Am __ late?" 42. Mined-over matter? 43. Insurance giant bailed out in 2008 44. Stop mid-story to add suspense, say 49. Food Network figure 50. __ Lanka 51. "For __ a jolly good fellow ... " 53. Volcanic eruption residue 55. Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across? 59. Drops behind 61. Bright celestial events 62. Creole vegetable 63. Important phases in history 64. __ Valley, California 65. Ancient city in modern Turkey 66. __ of the times 67. Mets' div. 68. Mr. Potato Head attachments

1. Familiar plot device 2. Medic in role-playing games 3. Amount of food consumed 4. Likely to snoop 5. Tried to reduce one's 3-Down 6. "No ifs, __, or buts" 7. Bigfoot cousin 8. Dog kennel greeting 9. Fuel that can be stacked 10. Perfect place 11. Invasive plant 13. Able to speak a language with ease 14. Movie franchise package, perhaps 20. Bagel flavor 21. "And more of the same" abbr. 26. Golden years 28. Blow (by) 29. More realistic 30. One who isn't good at sharing 31. The Blackhawks, on scoreboards 32. Actress Dennings 36. Unfortunate sound to hear while bending 37. Landing hr. guess 38. Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons" 39. Seasoned vet 40. Old audio systems 42. Cause resentment 43. From the top 45. Eternally, in poetry 46. Sprawling property 47. Yoga energy point 48. Abject fear 52. Doesn't leave 53. Hoppy pintfuls 54. Hindi cinema dress 56. Faucet brand 57. Racket head shape 58. Reusable bag 60. Target of ID thieves