LA Times Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers - Solution Blog

LA Times Crosswords: August 13, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Desert hill shaped by wind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: dune

  
  

  Possible Answer: sand_dune, dune




• The clue is __ bene. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: nota

  
  



• The clue is Tax deadline month. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: april

  
  

  Possible Answer: Apr, April




• The clue is Breakfast chain that serves stacks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ihop

  
  



• The clue is Gem with milky iridescence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: opal

  
  

  Possible Answer: opal




• The clue is Ecological community. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: biome

  
  

  Possible Answer: biome




• The clue is Daughter of Katie Holmes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: suri

  
  



• The clue is Fictional sleuth Wolfe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: nero

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nero, Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus




• The clue is Conked out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: slept

  
  

  Possible Answer: sleep, kip, log_Z's, catch_some_Z's, slumber

  Possible Opposite Answer: wake




• The clue is Be too afraid to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: chickenoutof

  
  



• The clue is Restaurateur Matsuhisa. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: nobu

  
  



• The clue is Red Sox div.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: aleast

  
  



• The clue is Add extra protection. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: beefupsecurity

  
  



• The clue is Walks quickly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: legsit

  
  



• The clue is Arterial blockage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: clot

  
  

  Possible Answer: curdle, clabber, coagulate, coagulum, clot, clog

  Possible Opposite Answer: homogenize




• The clue is House mem.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: rep

  
  

  Possible Answer: repp, rep




• The clue is Doesn't stick the landing, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: errs

  
  

  Possible Answer: drift, mistake, err, slip, stray




• The clue is Tennis great Shriver. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: pam

  
  



• The clue is Pirelli product. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: tire

  
  

  Possible Answer: outwear, wear_out, fag, exhaust, play_out, jade, wear_down, tire, pall, bore, fatigue, wear, run_down, wear_upon, fag_out, weary, tire_out, sap, tyre

  Possible Opposite Answer: refresh, interest




• The clue is Responded to a growling stomach. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ate

  
  

  Possible Answer: corrode, eat_on, rust, Ate, wipe_out, eat_up, use_up, deplete, eat, run_through, consume, feed, exhaust




• The clue is Superstar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: idol

  
  

  Possible Answer: perfection, idol, god, graven_image, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, paragon




• The clue is Plato's hometown. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: athens

  
  

  Possible Answer: Greek_capital, Athinai, capital_of_Greece, Athens




• The clue is Ask leading questions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: fishforanswers

  
  



• The clue is "That's true about me". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: yesiam

  
  



• The clue is Wee bit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: whit

  
  

  Possible Answer: smidge, tittle, whit, iota, smidgin, smidgeon, shred, smidgen, scintilla




• The clue is Noncash corporate benefits, or what a cook would call the starts of 20-, 28-, and 43-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: stockoptions

  
  



• The clue is "__ luck!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: lotsa

  
  



• The clue is Verdi tragedy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: aida

  
  



• The clue is Water repellent?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: moat

  
  

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat




• The clue is Easy-to-read font. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: arial

  
  



• The clue is Word with bed or engine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: twin

  
  

  Possible Answer: Twin, matching, Gemini, mate, pair, twin, parallel, counterpart, Twin_Falls, similitude, twinned, duplicate, couple, match




• The clue is Podcaster Klein. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ezra

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ezra, Book_of_Ezra




• The clue is 1983 Streisand title role. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: yentl

  
  



• The clue is Some video game inhabitants. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: sims

  
  



• The clue is Quakers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: sect

  
  

  Possible Answer: religious_order, sect, religious_sect, faction

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Ultimate equipment that weighs 175 grams. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: disc

  
  

  Possible Answer: record, saucer, magnetic_disc, disk, platter, magnetic_disk, disc, phonograph_record, phonograph_recording




• The clue is "Not happening". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: uhuh

  
  



• The clue is Wrap for a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: nori

  
  



• The clue is Magnificence. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: epicness

  
  



• The clue is Only. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: nonebut

  
  



• The clue is Bare one's soul. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: openup

  
  



• The clue is Root in Hawaiian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: taro

  
  

  Possible Answer: taro_plant, dasheen, cocoyam, dalo, taro, eddo, edda, Colocasia_esculenta, taro_root




• The clue is Baseball family name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: alou

  
  



• The clue is Big name in vodka. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: absolut

  
  



• The clue is Steal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: pilfer

  
  

  Possible Answer: abstract, pilfer, purloin, hook, cabbage, pinch, sneak, snarf, filch, lift, swipe, nobble




• The clue is Filling in a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: roe

  
  

  Possible Answer: hard_roe, roe




• The clue is Little scamp. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: imp

  
  

  Possible Answer: hob, rascal, pixy, rapscallion, pixie, gremlin, scalawag, scamp, monkey, scallywag, brownie, imp, elf




• The clue is "__ that sink in". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: let

  
  

  Possible Answer: permit, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, LET, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, net_ball, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, have, rent, Lashkar-e-Taiba, get, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer: forbid, disallow, prevent




• The clue is Nobel Peace Prize winner Annan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: kofi

  
  



• The clue is Filled tortilla. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: taco

  
  

  Possible Answer: taco, greaser, wetback




• The clue is Better ventilated. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: airier

  
  

  Possible Answer: visionary, windy, ethereal, Laputan, aeriform, impractical, aery, aired, airy, aerial




• The clue is Rears, at sea. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: sterns

  
  

  Possible Answer: fanny, ass, derriere, Stern, rear, stern, quarter, poop, buns, rump, bottom, hindquarters, Isaac_Stern, prat, rear_end, arse, tush, bum, can, tail, hind_end, keister, buttocks, fundament, seat, after_part, tail_end, butt, behind, nates, backside, tooshie, posterior




• The clue is Hunts and pecks on a keyboard. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: types

  
  

  Possible Answer: eccentric, character, typewrite, typecast, case, type

  Possible Opposite Answer: antitype




• The clue is Wodehouse character Wooster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: bertie

  
  



• The clue is Door to the street. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: egress

  
  

  Possible Answer: come_forth, egression, emersion, emergence, come_out, issue, egress, go_forth, emerge

  Possible Opposite Answer: ingress, immersion




• The clue is Teatro alla __: Milan opera house. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: scala

  
  



• The clue is Horror movie street. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: elm

  
  

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elmwood, elm




• The clue is Like shade trees. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: leafy

  
  

  Possible Answer: leafy

  Possible Opposite Answer: leafless




• The clue is "__ favor": "please," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: por

  
  



• The clue is What are a-changin', in a Dylan song. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: thetimes

  
  



• The clue is "Possibly not even that". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ifatall

  
  



• The clue is "__ arigato": Japanese "thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: domo

  
  



• The clue is Fireplace accessories. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ashpans

  
  



• The clue is Foolish one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: twit

  
  

  Possible Answer: twirp, twit, razz, rag, taunt, tease, twerp, ride, taunting, bait, cod, rally, tantalize, tantalise




• The clue is Show derision to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: hissat

  
  



• The clue is Ego of "SNL". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: nwodim

  
  



• The clue is Movie musical starring Judi Dench and Idris Elba. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: cats

  
  

  Possible Answer: purge, vomit_up, bozo, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, retch, computerized_axial_tomography, computed_axial_tomography, sick, CT, quat, big_cat, disgorge, khat, Caterpillar, honk, be_sick, cat, computed_tomography, CAT, guy, cast, upchuck, hombre, kat, regurgitate, computerized_tomography, regorge, spew, throw_up, puke, African_tea, Arabian_tea, chuck, barf, qat, vomit, spue

  Possible Opposite Answer: keep_down




• The clue is Fuzzy fruit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: kiwi

  
  

  Possible Answer: kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, kiwi, New_Zealander, kiwi_fruit, Chinese_gooseberry, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, apteryx




• The clue is Seep. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ooze

  
  

  Possible Answer: oozing, seepage, muck, ooze_out, goo, exudate, ooze, gook, goop, exude, gunk, slime, sludge, guck, transude, seep




• The clue is Rat (on). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: narc

  
  

  Possible Answer: narc, nark, narcotics_agent




• The clue is Win shares in basketball, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: stat

  
  



• The clue is Put down, as sod. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: lay

  
  

  Possible Answer: pose, lie_down, put_down, place, laic, secular, ballad, lie, repose, rest, lay, position, set, dwell, lie_in, put, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Mine deposit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ore

  
  

  Possible Answer: ore




• The clue is Tuna container. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: tin

  
  

  Possible Answer: cannister, put_up, can, atomic_number_50, Sn, canister, tin_can, tin