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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Embrace
  • 5Voting alliance
  • 9With 64-Across, "Chill!," or what can be found four times in this puzzle
  • 13"Hi there, matey!"
  • 14Like the top coat of nail polish
  • 15Toll unit
  • 16Sprint or marathon
  • 17Green bug named for its camouflaging ability
  • 19Mrs. in Mallorca
  • 20First light
  • 21Tip of a sock
  • 22"We need assistance!"
  • 24Go kaput
  • 25Aveeno grain
  • 28Largest deer species
  • 30Solar event
  • 32Wild guess
  • 34"Broad City" star Glazer
  • 36"C u l8r"
  • 37Sub in a deli
  • 38Part of ACLU
  • 39"About the Author" sections
  • 40Like some bourbons
  • 41Starting squad
  • 42Decent size for a meadow
  • 43Grapple in a ring
  • 45Stage presence?
  • 47Big Apple newspaper, for short
  • 48Meditation chants
  • 49Took for a ride
  • 52Shiba __
  • 53Partner in crime?
  • 55NCAA sch. with the mascot Sparty
  • 56Gives only perfunctory effort
  • 60Is just the right size for
  • 61Nerf darts, e.g.
  • 62Shocking response at the altar
  • 63Rapper born Tracy Marrow
  • 64See 9-Across
  • 65Tube tops
  • 66Flower-visiting buzzers

Down

  • 1Tough to endure
  • 2Busiest airport in the Midwest
  • 3Neighborhood spot for fresh produce
  • 4Turn red, perhaps
  • 5Made bubbles, say
  • 6Tilt
  • 7Galoot
  • 8Make-or-break point
  • 9Violin carrier
  • 10Log chopper
  • 11Inc. alternative
  • 12Crossed paths
  • 14Genre with symphonies and sonatas
  • 18French holiday
  • 20Key and Peele, e.g.
  • 23N'awlins sandwiches
  • 24"Wasn't me," e.g.
  • 25Accessories favored by serious gamers
  • 26Regarding
  • 27On pins and needles
  • 29Privileged groups
  • 31Must-have purses
  • 32Aired
  • 33All choked up
  • 35Blvd. kin
  • 44Mood
  • 46Trivial complaint
  • 50Lauder of cosmetics
  • 51Uses a Swiffer
  • 52Privy to
  • 53Perched upon
  • 54Storage boxes
  • 56Writer's block?
  • 57Med. insurance option
  • 58Texter's "Be there soon"
  • 59St. known for spuds
  • 60Lie to spare someone's feelings, perhaps

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 41 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 14 letters and is 8-down.
  4. Constructed by Zhouqin Burnikel.

All 78 answers

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  • 1AEmbraceHOLD
  • 5AVoting allianceBLOC
  • 9AWith 64-Across, "Chill!," or what can be found four times in this puzzleCALM
  • 13A"Hi there, matey!"AHOY
  • 14ALike the top coat of nail polishCLEAR
  • 15AToll unitAXLE
  • 16ASprint or marathonRACE
  • 17AGreen bug named for its camouflaging abilityLEAFINSECT
  • 19AMrs. in MallorcaSRA
  • 20AFirst lightDAWN
  • 21ATip of a sockTOE
  • 22A"We need assistance!"HELPUS
  • 24AGo kaputDIE
  • 25AAveeno grainOAT
  • 28ALargest deer speciesMOOSE
  • 30ASolar eventECLIPSE
  • 32AWild guessSTAB
  • 34A"Broad City" star GlazerILANA
  • 36A"C u l8r"TTFN
  • 37ASub in a deliHERO
  • 38APart of ACLUCIVIL
  • 39A"About the Author" sectionsBIOS
  • 40ALike some bourbonsOAKY
  • 41AStarting squadATEAM
  • 42ADecent size for a meadowACRE
  • 43AGrapple in a ringWRESTLE
  • 45AStage presence?LONGA
  • 47ABig Apple newspaper, for shortNYT
  • 48AMeditation chantsOMS
  • 49ATook for a rideMISLED
  • 52AShiba __INU
  • 53APartner in crime?ABET
  • 55ANCAA sch. with the mascot SpartyMSU
  • 56AGives only perfunctory effortPHONESITIN
  • 60AIs just the right size forFITS
  • 61ANerf darts, e.g.AMMO
  • 62AShocking response at the altarIDONT
  • 63ARapper born Tracy MarrowICET
  • 64ASee 9-AcrossDOWN
  • 65ATube topsCAPS
  • 66AFlower-visiting buzzersBEES
  • 1DTough to endureHARSH
  • 2DBusiest airport in the MidwestOHARE
  • 3DNeighborhood spot for fresh produceLOCALMARKET
  • 4DTurn red, perhapsDYE
  • 5DMade bubbles, sayBLEW
  • 6DTiltLEAN
  • 7DGalootOAF
  • 8DMake-or-break pointCRITICALMOMENT
  • 9DViolin carrierCASE
  • 10DLog chopperAXE
  • 11DInc. alternativeLLC
  • 12DCrossed pathsMET
  • 14DGenre with symphonies and sonatasCLASSICALMUSIC
  • 18DFrench holidayNOEL
  • 20DKey and Peele, e.g.DUO
  • 23DN'awlins sandwichesPOBOYS
  • 24D"Wasn't me," e.g.DENIAL
  • 25DAccessories favored by serious gamersOPTICALMICE
  • 26DRegardingASFOR
  • 27DOn pins and needlesTENSE
  • 29DPrivileged groupsELITES
  • 31DMust-have pursesITBAGS
  • 32DAiredSHOWN
  • 33DAll choked upTEARY
  • 35DBlvd. kinAVE
  • 44DMoodTONE
  • 46DTrivial complaintNIT
  • 50DLauder of cosmeticsESTEE
  • 51DUses a SwifferDUSTS
  • 52DPrivy toINON
  • 53DPerched uponATOP
  • 54DStorage boxesBINS
  • 56DWriter's block?PAD
  • 57DMed. insurance optionHMO
  • 58DTexter's "Be there soon"OMW
  • 59DSt. known for spudsIDA
  • 60DLie to spare someone's feelings, perhapsFIB

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