LA Times Daily Crossword September 23, 2026 Answers

1. Japanese beer brand 6. Pet adoption org. 10. Exec concerned with network security 13. Piccata ingredient 14. "Celebration" band __ & the Gang 15. Magic spell 16. Inner selves, in Jungian psychology 18. *Tablet choice 20. Friend 22. Poker-faced 23. *Silent film based on a Leoncavallo opera 27. Overseas greeting? 30. Formally turn over 31. Panang curry cuisine 32. Summoning contraction 33. Sweet potato kin 34. Filmed 35. Oklahoma athlete 36. *Destination for a day trip from Naples 39. DraftKings user, e.g. 41. Gutter locale 42. Skin pic 45. Done (with) 46. Architect Saarinen 47. Old Testament scribe 48. Pet pest 49. *Lionel Messi's MLS team 51. "The Trial" novelist Kafka 53. Notary imprint 54. *How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? 57. Vin in the "Fast & Furious" franchise 61. Passing through 62. Nautilus captain 63. None too trusting 64. Just right 65. Garden with forbidden fruit 66. Drum kit drum

1. Banned Books Week org. 2. Capitol Hill VIP 3. French friend 4. Show of respect 5. Entirely 6. Slalom, say 7. Genre for many an Attenborough documentary, in brief 8. Raccoon relative 9. Canadian shoe brand 10. Home of the Mayan temple El Castillo 11. Decimal base 12. Commercial lead-in to Clean 17. Move like a snake 19. Spanish term of endearment 21. Early search engine 23. Distant 24. Green shade 25. Wave the white flag 26. Where toe beans are found 28. Minecraft mineral 29. "__ outta here!" 32. Deal (with) 34. Low-quality A.I.-generated content 35. Reveled in 37. E.B. White's "__ Little" 38. Gives a darn 39. One to share a matching bracelet with, informally 40. Unagi roll fish 43. Radius locale 44. __ chi: martial art 46. Biological catalyst 47. Fashion designer Fisher 49. "__ a nap!" 50. Sends 52. First-rate 54. Actress Longoria 55. Puppy noise 56. Countless lifetimes 58. __ salt 59. Goof up 60. Caustic compound