LA Times Daily Crossword September 22, 2026 Answers

1. Percussion instruments with taut tops 6. Highest mountain in Japan 10. Use a needle and thread 13. Superficial layer 15. Guy known for his first-person perspective? 16. Abu Dhabi's fed. 17. Composer Shostakovich 18. Harlem Renaissance writer __ Neale Hurston 19. Bikini top 20. Exhibit A: That awful handwriting 23. "Little Bunny __" 24. Lit __: English major's course 25. Arduous 26. Exhibit B: That loud guffaw 31. Belarus capital 33. Cars 34. "__ Doubtfire" 35. Exhibit C: That unruly hair 38. Position 41. Student 42. "With any luck" 44. Exhibit D: That goofy stare 49. Gave approval to 50. Out-of-pocket amount 51. Area of influence 53. Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across? 58. Omelet ingredient 59. Dental exam image 60. Mystery 63. Come out on top 64. Snub-nosed dogs 65. Catch, as a fish 66. Triumphant cry 67. High-pitched wind instrument 68. "Give it a go"

1. Netflix format, originally 2. Sleep cycle letters 3. Horned equines of mythology 4. Procedures 5. Typeface line 6. Unnerve 7. Japanese noodle 8. Jam holders 9. Apple all-in-one computer 10. Forester carmaker 11. Pincered insect 12. Riches 14. Canon competitor 21. "Kitchy-kitchy-__" 22. Some old radios 23. County event with lots of fried food 25. "I wonder ... " 27. Tennis sequence after a serve 28. __ generis: unique 29. And so on: Abbr. 30. Norse god of mischief 32. Disposable coffee pod 36. Word after photo or special 37. Golfer Michelle __ West 38. In a playful manner 39. Like an unlocked door 40. Place to sleep 41. Furry companions 43. Whiter with age 44. Off-the-wall 45. Sandwich also known as a grinder 46. Endorses digitally 47. Childcare expert LeShan 48. Clearheaded 52. Impressionist painter Édouard 54. Trade show 55. Defeat soundly 56. "Othello" villain 57. Nasdaq rival 61. Cambridge sch. 62. "It's __-win situation"