LA Times Crossword Answers - Aug 1
By Emily Biegas · Edited by Patti Varol
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Here are the LA Times Crossword answers for Saturday, August 1, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (larger Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 1?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live LA Times Crossword answers page.
LA Times Crossword answers for August 1, 2026
The full solution for the August 1 LA Times Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, August 1.
Full LA Times Crossword answer list for August 1, 2026
Every clue from the August 1 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many a Maximum Fun collaborator | PODCASTER |
| 10 | Signal to change a battery | CHIRP |
| 15 | Espresso variety | AMERICANO |
| 16 | Norse pantheon | AESIR |
| 17 | Makes | GENERATES |
| 18 | Buttoned-up sort | PRUDE |
| 19 | Fashion designer Saab | ELIE |
| 20 | Noted law maker | NEWTON |
| 22 | "__ of Me": PJ Harvey album | RID |
| 23 | Impetus | REASON |
| 25 | Poivre partner | SEL |
| 26 | Ten ahead? | DECA |
| 27 | WashU's city | STL |
| 28 | House Stark patriarch | NED |
| 30 | Fed action | RATECUT |
| 32 | Show stopper? | SERIESFINALE |
| 34 | "Measure twice, cut once," for one | MOTTO |
| 37 | Sentimental one | SAP |
| 38 | Golf course halves | NINES |
| 39 | Discount emporia | THRIFTSTORES |
| 42 | Look down upon | SCOFFAT |
| 43 | Goss | TEA |
| 44 | UFC style | MMA |
| 47 | Feature of an ungulate | HOOF |
| 48 | Title choice on some forms | MRS |
| 50 | Contests | ARGUES |
| 52 | Fender Deluxe Reverb, e.g. | AMP |
| 53 | "Help me out, would ya?" | BEAPAL |
| 55 | WNBA positions: Abbr. | CTRS |
| 56 | Take care of | SEETO |
| 58 | Joint tissue | CARTILAGE |
| 60 | Shinto shrine entrance | TORII |
| 61 | Race unit | KILOMETER |
| 62 | First name in landscape photography | ANSEL |
| 63 | Drag event? | SNOREFEST |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motorola devices | PAGERS |
| 2 | Tamagoyaki, e.g. | OMELET |
| 3 | No answer? | DENIAL |
| 4 | Grand Council of the __: political body in Canada | CREES |
| 5 | Cause of inflation | AIR |
| 6 | Security line machine | SCANNER |
| 7 | The Village Voice critic Greg who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 2024 | TATE |
| 8 | TMZ alternative | ENEWS |
| 9 | Athletic position? | ROSTERSPOT |
| 10 | Skipper, for short | CAPN |
| 11 | "That girl?" | HER |
| 12 | "Consider it done!" | ISURECAN |
| 13 | Lampoon | RIDICULE |
| 14 | Antecedes | PREDATES |
| 21 | "Frozen" character who sings "In Summer" | OLAF |
| 24 | Ad hoc | ONEOFF |
| 26 | "Train Dreams" writer Johnson | DENIS |
| 29 | Fighting words? | DISSTRACKS |
| 31 | Lack of sensitivity | TINEAR |
| 32 | Shortchange | STIFF |
| 33 | "I could __" | EAT |
| 34 | Stratovolcano in NorCal | MTSHASTA |
| 35 | "Gimme a break" | OHCOMEON |
| 36 | Highway enforcers | TROOPERS |
| 40 | Mild | TAME |
| 41 | Many a "Selling Sunset" cast member | REALTOR |
| 44 | Re-strain? | MUTATE |
| 45 | Picks a lane? | MERGES |
| 46 | Declare | ASSERT |
| 49 | Valencia's country | SPAIN |
| 51 | Sign of treble? | GCLEF |
| 53 | Get hot | BOIL |
| 54 | "Alligator Boy" in a 2021 Netflix animated film | ARLO |
| 57 | Runoff cause, perhaps | TIE |
| 59 | "__ Mine": George Harrison book | IME |
Hints for the August 1 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The August 1 LA Times puzzle was a Saturday grid. The LA Times crossword is known for being friendly and accessible — smooth, fair cluing with a playful theme — so even its later-week puzzles tend to be gentler than the New York Times' toughest days. That day's theme usually tied the long answers together, so spotting it is often the key to the rest of the grid. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.
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