LA Times Daily Crossword September 15, 2026 Answers

1. Prepare, as avocados for guacamole 5. When nothing seems to go right 11. Org. now known as Scouting America 14. Director Preminger 15. Bubble tea balls 16. Duolingo bird 17. Including every flaw 19. Short swim 20. Muse of poetry 21. Trial version 22. Old-school cool 23. Ceremonial act 25. Like serrated knives 28. Country singer Paisley 30. Like the African dish bariis iskukaris 31. Yaps 34. Catch a ride to the beach? 37. More pleasant 38. Green prefix 39. Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle? 41. Toward a boat's rudder 42. University of __ Dame 44. Meh 45. Teeny-tiny 46. Consume more than 48. Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame 50. In the past few days 53. Laundry container 57. "Pls stop sharing!" 58. Second to none 60. Ish 61. Opposite of trans 62. Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers 64. Post-OR area 65. Sentence ender 66. Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame 67. Egyptian viper 68. Evaluate 69. Starring role

1. Grass-cutting machine 2. Video game pioneer 3. Fender guitar, familiarly 4. Jacuzzis 5. Happy Greek cry 6. __ for oneself 7. Tapered haircuts 8. Serious genre 9. Green-lights 10. Fashion monogram 11. Feline that helps control pests in a store 12. Express disinterest on a dating app 13. Mont Blanc, e.g. 18. Fly like a dragon 22. TV cable letters 24. Eyelid hair 26. Years and years 27. Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably 29. Couples 31. Italian city known for salami 32. Science of sound 33. "Here's mud in your eye!" 35. Hopping pal of Piglet 36. Herring, but not a red herring 39. Make airtight 40. "Stranger Things" actor Schnapp 43. Loan adjustment, for short 45. Sinful 47. Pool hall fixtures 49. Like some lesbians, slangily 51. Signs of sorrow or joy 52. Nail salon brand 54. Ordinary writing 55. __ Sketch: drawing toy 56. Made a leaf pile, perhaps 59. General __ chicken 61. Spy-fi org. 62. Tax prep pro 63. Cards with pics