LA Times Crossword Answers - Aug 3

By Matthew Luter · Edited by Patti Varol

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Across

  1. 1Collaboratively managed website
  2. 5Responded in court
  3. 9Big serving of cake
  4. 13Vows exchanged with rings
  5. 14Ireland, to the Irish
  6. 15Novelist Vonnegut
  7. 16Hamilton bills
  8. 17Landed on a perch
  9. 18Pet aisle brand
  10. 19Long-lived plant native to the Sonoran Desert
  11. 22Young newt
  12. 23__ and paste
  13. 24Places for books that may be borrowed
  14. 32Extra sports periods, briefly
  15. 33"You __ what you sow"
  16. 34Handed out playing cards
  17. 35Clearance rack caveat
  18. 37Prepare to publish
  19. 39Curved line on a musical score
  20. 40Internet access device
  21. 42"__ Diary ... "
  22. 44End of a college email address
  23. 45Anatomical structure that includes bones and joints
  24. 48Lav
  25. 49Driving range prop
  26. 50Bravely stand one's ground, or what 19-, 24-, and 45-Across typically do?
  27. 57Sweetheart
  28. 58One with a superiority complex
  29. 59Hammer, for one
  30. 60Musical based on "La bohème"
  31. 61Off-white hue
  32. 62Woolly mamas
  33. 63Sportsbook figures
  34. 64Monopoly card
  35. 65Fairy __

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  1. 1Comical wordsmiths
  2. 2Brainstorming product
  3. 3Hong __
  4. 4Credit card provider
  5. 5Partridge's place, in a Christmas song
  6. 6Disney's "__ & Stitch"
  7. 7"Springsteen" country singer Church
  8. 8Disconnect
  9. 9Fruity candy brand
  10. 10Party with poi
  11. 11Sleeve fillers
  12. 12K-pop band also known as the Bangtan Boys
  13. 20Not at all close
  14. 21Prompted, in a theater
  15. 24Fertile soils
  16. 25"There, there"
  17. 26Back of a hit 45 record
  18. 27When repeated, "You know the rest"
  19. 28Sales pitch
  20. 29Parking attendant
  21. 30Dodge
  22. 31Play a ukulele
  23. 36Performances with no empty seats
  24. 38Sensory receptor on a tongue
  25. 41Cat's noise
  26. 43Deli loaves that may be seeded or marbled
  27. 46Threw away
  28. 4712-Down, e.g.
  29. 50__ money: startup funds
  30. 51Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art class
  31. 52Not often, but not never
  32. 53"What __ can I say?"
  33. 54Des Moines locale
  34. 55Christmas carol
  35. 56"What __ can I say?"
  36. 57Sis's playmate

Here are the LA Times Crossword answers for Monday, August 3, 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 3?” 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 3, 2026

The full solution for the August 3 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 Monday, August 3.

Full LA Times Crossword answer list for August 3, 2026

Every clue from the August 3 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Collaboratively managed websiteWIKI
5Responded in courtPLED
9Big serving of cakeSLAB
13Vows exchanged with ringsIDOS
14Ireland, to the IrishEIRE
15Novelist VonnegutKURT
16Hamilton billsTENS
17Landed on a perchALIT
18Pet aisle brandIAMS
19Long-lived plant native to the Sonoran DesertSAGUAROCACTUS
22Young newtEFT
23__ and pasteCUT
24Places for books that may be borrowedLIBRARYSHELVES
32Extra sports periods, brieflyOTS
33"You __ what you sow"REAP
34Handed out playing cardsDEALT
35Clearance rack caveatASIS
37Prepare to publishEDIT
39Curved line on a musical scoreSLUR
40Internet access deviceMODEM
42"__ Diary ... "DEAR
44End of a college email addressEDU
45Anatomical structure that includes bones and jointsSKELETALSYSTEM
48LavLOO
49Driving range propTEE
50Bravely stand one's ground, or what 19-, 24-, and 45-Across typically do?SHOWSOMESPINE
57SweetheartBEAU
58One with a superiority complexSNOB
59Hammer, for oneTOOL
60Musical based on "La bohème"RENT
61Off-white hueECRU
62Woolly mamasEWES
63Sportsbook figuresODDS
64Monopoly cardDEED
65Fairy __TALE

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#ClueAnswer
1Comical wordsmithsWITS
2Brainstorming productIDEA
3Hong __KONG
4Credit card providerISSUER
5Partridge's place, in a Christmas songPEARTREE
6Disney's "__ & Stitch"LILO
7"Springsteen" country singer ChurchERIC
8DisconnectDETACH
9Fruity candy brandSKITTLES
10Party with poiLUAU
11Sleeve fillersARMS
12K-pop band also known as the Bangtan BoysBTS
20Not at all closeAFAR
21Prompted, in a theaterCUED
24Fertile soilsLOAMS
25"There, there"ITSOK
26Back of a hit 45 recordBSIDE
27When repeated, "You know the rest"YADDA
28Sales pitchSPIEL
29Parking attendantVALET
30DodgeELUDE
31Play a ukuleleSTRUM
36Performances with no empty seatsSELLOUTS
38Sensory receptor on a tongueTASTEBUD
41Cat's noiseMEOW
43Deli loaves that may be seeded or marbledRYES
46Threw awayTOSSED
4712-Down, e.g.SEPTET
50__ money: startup fundsSEED
51Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art classHAND
52Not often, but not neverONCE
53"What __ can I say?"MORE
54Des Moines localeIOWA
55Christmas carolNOEL
56"What __ can I say?"ELSE
57Sis's playmateBRO

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