LA Times Daily Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

1. Bit of baby talk 5. Soothe operator? 9. Hutches 13. Rink leap 14. Geography buff's compendium 16. Milquetoast 17. *Urn that self-returns? 19. "Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix 20. __ Strauss & Co. 21. Discord figs. 23. Flat cap 24. *Spreading the gospel of continental breakfast, turndown service, and free Wi-Fi? 28. Took in 29. The Roaring Twenties, e.g. 30. Target of some recycling drives 31. Some 35mm cameras 33. Woes 36. Submitter's button 37. *Corny, sappy, or cheesy? 40. Discord fig. 43. Seafaring wood 44. Isolate, in corporate jargon 48. Small diadems 50. Member of the fam 52. Drops in the morning 53. *Treating guests to some honey, perhaps? 57. Quitter's button 58. __-poly 59. Tex-Mex extra, for short 60. Screen type at many a science museum 62. Oregon Trail cry, or an apt title for this puzzle? 66. CarPlay companion 67. "Bo-ring!" 68. On in years 69. Rapa Nui monoliths 70. Tried to get home, say 71. Journo's hook

1. Morse code unit 2. Mexican salamander found in mountain lakes 3. Greek goddess of the harvest 4. Still in it to win it 5. Purse 6. Off-rd. rig 7. Vicuña kin 8. George __ University 9. Vegan sando 10. Gatekeeping type 11. Word often said over prayer hands 12. Sequins effect 15. Grasslike plant 18. Murchison Falls river 22. Setting of the animated film "Flushed Away" 24. Consumes 25. "Black Panther" villain Killmonger 26. Worker who gets around a lot 27. Touches down 32. Henley, for one 34. Curing agent for century eggs 35. Ashram leader, perhaps 38. Broadcasting 39. "I get the point already!" 40. Pascal's wager subject 41. Spanish expression of shock 42. Lash thickener 45. Lanyard attachment 46. Freeloaded 47. Have debts 49. Makes a winter blanket? 51. Grand opening? 54. Secluded valleys 55. Wipes brand 56. Hearing-related 61. Number on an old clock 63. Numeric prefix 64. Married 65. Lines from an admirer