LA Times Daily Crossword September 27, 2026 Answers

1. Hard work 6. Gym bottoms 12. "Sad to say ... " 16. Through 19. Up on the latest news 20. Forty winks 21. Accessory kits for new hires 23. Tacky style influenced by West Coast beach culture and Neapolitan food traditions? 26. Metric weight, for short 27. Crazes 28. Saxophone need 29. Wash 30. Continuing to count sheep 32. Tag line? 34. Tatami, e.g. 35. Spots 36. One tasked with keeping produce from spoiling? 43. Up to, briefly 45. Defines, as a boundary 47. Mac spec 48. Melee memento 49. Tribute penner 51. Tel __, Israel 52. __ on a true story 54. Draw Four card game 55. Caption of a selfie next to one fine fen? 59. "We feel the same way" 61. Chicken cordon __ 62. Microwave maker 63. Portuguese greeting 64. Rely (on) 65. Stacking figurines of a Canadian prog rock band? 71. Over again 74. Artist Yoko 75. Your and my 76. Alpo rival 80. In unison 81. Individual with exceptional integrity? 86. U.K. lawmakers 87. Spots for electron clouds 89. Took off 90. Completely lost 91. Textbook chapter 93. Colorful carp 94. Pickets 97. Genre that includes techno 98. Annual award coveted by handbag designers? 101. Next in line 103. Chaps 104. Maddens 105. Widened, as pupils 108. On the move 111. Guitar tuners 113. Campsite warmer 115. Prefix with watt 116. Is able to say, "This parrot is all the evidence I need!"? 121. Tough to comprehend 122. Urges into action 123. Japanese boxed lunch 124. Bashful 125. Poison ivy symptom 126. Tubes in antique radios 127. Olympic track great Owens

1. Hasn't 2. Keep an eye out for 3. Cager's motto 4. Camden Yards player 5. Slo-mo reviewer 6. Toss 7. Word with farm or foam 8. Big name in small cars 9. Genetic messenger molecule 10. Spigot 11. Booze 12. Woodworking tool 13. Head up 14. Request 15. Carryall for a day on the slopes 16. Sweater __ 17. Restless desire 18. Tennis icon honored on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia 22. Current condition 24. Helpful 25. Epsilon follower 31. Samsung product, perhaps 32. "Uncle!" 33. Converged 34. Viral post 36. Civil rights leader C.T. __ 37. Put out 38. Thirdlove garments 39. Mascara target 40. Very serious 41. Rambled 42. Dickens title character Edwin 43. The Taj Mahal, for one 44. Pastoral poem 46. Turpentine tree 50. Dark lord of "The Lord of the Rings" 52. Dietary fiber 53. One-on-one contest 56. "Thereabouts" 57. Engine 58. Undefeated boxer Laila 60. Brace 64. On-campus residence 66. Eye layer 67. Uncountable ages 68. Cold open? 69. Green party? 70. Songs for two 71. Block 72. College sports channel 73. Polite denial 77. Avowals 78. Hosted, for short 79. Decorative pillow cover 81. Horseshoe spot 82. Leave out 83. Medicinal plants 84. __ carotene 85. Stand in a studio 88. Bout enders, briefly 92. Gym top 94. Meteor in the summer sky 95. Loaf with seeds 96. One who takes inventory? 99. More uncanny 100. Lofty 102. "Amen to that!" 105. Slag 106. Award quartets, for short 107. Oscar nominee Willem 108. Pros 109. Robe securer 110. City tricked by a wooden horse 111. Trident-shaped Greek letters 112. Inscribe with acid 113. Ascot-wearing driver of the Mystery Machine 114. Lollygagging 117. Pitching stat 118. Songwriters' rights org. 119. Wall St. launch 120. Easy sammie