LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Tuesday, April 21, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Collect over time
- 6Sound with a dismissive wave
- 10Number before a + on a board game box
- 13Colorful parrot
- 14"Toodles!"
- 15American writer Edgar Allan __
- 16Didn't hold back in competition
- 18Spot for rubbish
- 19Little tastes
- 20Actor McKellen
- 21Advances, in football
- 23Field that drives the self-help industry
- 27World Cup chant
- 29Sorta
- 30Zoom organizer
- 31Kansas City tight end Travis
- 33Fish that resembles a sea snake
- 34"Yo," in Rio
- 37Lettuce, tomato, or cucumber, often
- 42Miles away
- 43Walking buddy, maybe
- 44Guy who knows all the best spots?
- 45Active person
- 47Khan Academy founder Khan
- 49Make a choice
- 50Extremely special
- 55South Pacific island group
- 56Ball drop night, for short
- 57Actress Edelstein
- 60Org. that bestows Silver Gavel Awards
- 61Deli gadget that's been used on 16-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across?
- 65Colorful pond fish
- 66E, in a treble clef mnemonic
- 67Calendar entry
- 68Pioneering 52-Down provider
- 69Canvas structure
- 70College stressors
Down
- 1Hypes (up)
- 2Timbuktu's land
- 3Noninstrumental music genre
- 4Authority
- 5Country between Fin. and Nor.
- 6Indiana state flower
- 7Not many
- 8"Just a heads-up ... "
- 9Performs a dramatic ballroom dance
- 10HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
- 11On the way out
- 12Li'l
- 14Secret supply
- 17Short swims
- 22"Curiously strong" mint
- 24Covered with colorful blotches
- 25"If I Could Turn Back Time" singer
- 26Plot problem
- 27Signs off on
- 28Fall faller
- 32Part of a HIIT workout
- 33French toast need
- 35Citrusy frozen desserts
- 36"Time for __": yawner's sigh
- 38Brainchild
- 39Standard
- 40Surrealist Salvador
- 41Explosive Minecraft block
- 46With cash at stake
- 47With secrecy
- 48Beers that ferment faster than lagers
- 50Honshu city
- 51Home planet of Queen Amidala
- 52Outlook message
- 53Like noble gases
- 54Cocktail garnish that may be stuffed with blue cheese
- 58Dispatched
- 59__ and crafts
- 62Common abbr. on street maps
- 63Demographic cohort, for short
- 64Allow
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by Rena Cohen.
All 78 answers
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- 1ACollect over timeAMASS
- 6ASound with a dismissive wavePFFT
- 10ANumber before a + on a board game boxAGE
- 13AColorful parrotMACAW
- 14A"Toodles!"SEEYA
- 15AAmerican writer Edgar Allan __POE
- 16ADidn't hold back in competitionPLAYEDTOWIN
- 18ASpot for rubbishBIN
- 19ALittle tastesSIPS
- 20AActor McKellenIAN
- 21AAdvances, in footballGAINS
- 23AField that drives the self-help industryPOPPSYCHOLOGY
- 27AWorld Cup chantOLE
- 29ASortaISH
- 30AZoom organizerHOST
- 31AKansas City tight end TravisKELCE
- 33AFish that resembles a sea snakeEEL
- 34A"Yo," in RioOLA
- 37ALettuce, tomato, or cucumber, oftenSALADINGREDIENT
- 42AMiles awayFAR
- 43AWalking buddy, maybeDOG
- 44AGuy who knows all the best spots?ADMAN
- 45AActive personDOER
- 47AKhan Academy founder KhanSAL
- 49AMake a choiceOPT
- 50AExtremely specialONEINAMILLION
- 55ASouth Pacific island groupSAMOA
- 56ABall drop night, for shortNYE
- 57AActress EdelsteinLISA
- 60AOrg. that bestows Silver Gavel AwardsABA
- 61ADeli gadget that's been used on 16-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across?BAGELSLICER
- 65AColorful pond fishKOI
- 66AE, in a treble clef mnemonicEVERY
- 67ACalendar entryEVENT
- 68APioneering 52-Down providerAOL
- 69ACanvas structureTENT
- 70ACollege stressorsTESTS
- 1DHypes (up)AMPS
- 2DTimbuktu's landMALI
- 3DNoninstrumental music genreACAPPELLA
- 4DAuthoritySAYSO
- 5DCountry between Fin. and Nor.SWE
- 6DIndiana state flowerPEONY
- 7DNot manyFEW
- 8D"Just a heads-up ... "FYI
- 9DPerforms a dramatic ballroom danceTANGOS
- 10DHS course whose first unit is Chemistry of LifeAPBIO
- 11DOn the way outGOING
- 12DLi'lEENSY
- 14DSecret supplySTASH
- 17DShort swimsDIPS
- 22D"Curiously strong" mintALTOID
- 24DCovered with colorful blotchesPIED
- 25D"If I Could Turn Back Time" singerCHER
- 26DPlot problemHOLE
- 27DSigns off onOKS
- 28DFall fallerLEAF
- 32DPart of a HIIT workoutCARDIO
- 33DFrench toast needEGG
- 35DCitrusy frozen dessertsLEMONICES
- 36D"Time for __": yawner's sighANAP
- 38DBrainchildIDEA
- 39DStandardNORM
- 40DSurrealist SalvadorDALI
- 41DExplosive Minecraft blockTNT
- 46DWith cash at stakeONABET
- 47DWith secrecySLYLY
- 48DBeers that ferment faster than lagersALES
- 50DHonshu cityOSAKA
- 51DHome planet of Queen AmidalaNABOO
- 52DOutlook messageEMAIL
- 53DLike noble gasesINERT
- 54DCocktail garnish that may be stuffed with blue cheeseOLIVE
- 58DDispatchedSENT
- 59D__ and craftsARTS
- 62DCommon abbr. on street mapsAVE
- 63DDemographic cohort, for shortGEN
- 64DAllowLET
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