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LA Times Daily Crossword October 18, 2026 Answers

By Patti Varol

The 144 answers for the October 18, 2026 edition of the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword are listed below in full. Whether you got stuck on 1 Across or a tricky Down clue, scroll through our complete solution or use the grid to find the exact answer you're looking for.

1. Come & Get It! pet food brand 5. "Scrubs" role for Judy Reyes 10. Some language exams 15. Escalator part 19. Large Hadron Collider org. 20. Orca habitat 21. Upgrade, as machinery 22. Simplicity 23. Fizzled out 24. Versace parent company 25. "12-Point Type: A History"? 27. Prankster? 30. Fortune 31. Corporate VIPs 32. Dance club version, say 34. Like fabric in a quilting kit 38. Silver-white metal 41. Audition hopeful 43. Like a car made between 1919 and 1930 44. "You for Me" singer Rita 45. Cut-rate vacation rentals? 49. Issa of "Insecure" 50. Chutney fruit 52. D-backs st. 53. Chimp kin 54. Helsinki native 55. Perform terribly 56. Barbie's boo 57. IRS convenience 58. Pickles 59. Rowlands with an Honorary Academy Award 60. Poor grade 61. Played a pipe in a parade 62. Figure in the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition 63. Decorative jugs 65. Teams 66. Home network need 67. "MasterChef" host Gordon 69. Bank investment? 70. Word with brow or blow 71. __ bean 74. Noisy, as a crowd 75. Driveway brick 76. With 16-Down, official cocktail of the city of Oakland 77. Shot in the arm, say 78. Eyelash treatment 79. Basic framework 80. Frames 81. Leftover 82. Playpen denizen 83. Motto of a therapist who uses origami to teach anger management? 86. Cake mix need 87. Traditional source of wood for baseball bats 89. On the periphery 90. "No __!" 92. Had a snack 93. Fillable flatbreads 95. H-Town ALer 96. Gain back 98. Morning-after-the-wedding stories? 104. Useful tool in making some Thanksgiving pies? 108. Vedder of Pearl Jam 109. Make mittens, perhaps 110. Winged archer 111. Primer mes del año 112. PowerPoint unit 113. Periphery 114. Well-worn trail 115. Showed again 116. Words to live by 117. Short message of gratitude
1. Adapter letters 2. "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" speaker 3. Slice and dice, perhaps 4. Coming right up 5. "Priscilla" writer/director Sofia 6. Ranch units 7. Raise 8. Some pub pals 9. "Devious Maids" star 10. Magic, on sports tickers 11. Form of energy healing 12. Tack on 13. "Not one word of this is true!" 14. Walking noisily 15. The continents, e.g. 16. See 76-Across 17. PC "oops" key 18. Split __ soup 26. Forest plants 28. Hoka rival 29. Highlighter hue 33. Automatic drip-brew pioneer 35. One with next-level skills in being thoughtful and compassionate? 36. Tanzania neighbor 37. Wee 38. Claim on some menus 39. Mighty mad 40. The dog days of summer? 41. Correspond 42. Adam's eldest 43. Ivy, for one 46. Tools with teeth 47. Zodiac ram 48. Un-locked? 51. Really bothers 54. Mozilla web browser 57. Down source 58. Figure, casually 60. Towel off 61. Fin 62. "I don't have all day!" 64. Tuner's asset 65. Cut 66. Damp 67. Lanai furniture material 68. Melodic passage 69. Strike zone? 70. Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick 72. Brink 73. Wise words 75. Leader of the Holy See 76. Attic pests 77. Strong urge 79. Big name in classic travel guides 80. Disorderly place 83. Primp 84. Island feast 85. Springsteen's __ Band 88. Clobber 91. "Guardians of the Galaxy" voice role for Bradley Cooper 93. Overly inquisitive sort 94. Prefix with structure 95. Slyly cutting 97. Hathaway of "The Odyssey" 99. Just chilling 100. All-father of Norse myth 101. Roddick who was the last American man to win the US Open 102. __ in a blanket 103. Half note feature 104. Energy 105. Cy Young stat 106. Basic bed 107. Long time

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How many clues are in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from October 18, 2026?
The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from October 18, 2026 contains 144 clues and answers. The puzzle has 71 Across clues and 73 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the October 18, 2026 LA Times Daily Crossword crossword?
All 144 answers for the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from October 18, 2026 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the October 18, 2026 LA Times Daily Crossword crossword?
The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from October 18, 2026 was constructed by Patti Varol.
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