LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, April 24, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Not-so-hot wheels
- 5Recap
- 10Range that measures acidity and alkalinity
- 15Seize eagerly, as an opportunity
- 16__ acid
- 17Like clean water
- 18Theaters that typically don't serve popcorn
- 20Court action
- 21Singer Halliwell
- 22Baby foxes
- 24Round bump on a cactus
- 25Heavy reptile with a flexible carapace
- 29Economist who co-wrote "Freakonomics"
- 30Mud
- 31Sink annoyance
- 32Sink annoyances
- 33Spring event
- 35Snack topped with cotija
- 36Antelope that can go without water for long stretches
- 37Gets the gold
- 38Big spender at a casino
- 41Gadget that has a click wheel
- 42__ velvet cupcake
- 43Duo
- 44Ring leader?
- 49"I Hope You Dance" singer Womack
- 50Heritage gp. celebrated in May
- 51Month during which the shofar is blown daily
- 52Person represented by the sunset flag
- 54Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers
- 58Wright who plays Shuri in the MCU
- 59Reorders a draft?
- 60Make possible
- 61One-pointers in horseshoes
- 62Many, informally
- 63Place to hitch a ride?
Down
- 1Bud
- 2Make a call
- 3Zeros
- 4Crosswalk spot
- 5Hindi honorific
- 6Actress Thurman
- 7Guernsey, for one
- 8As opposed to
- 9Shares on socials
- 10Abbr. for a rained-out event
- 11Fictional captain Hornblower
- 12Foment
- 13Giant pole tossed in Highland games
- 14Monastery head
- 19Miscalculate
- 23Midsize ride
- 25Director DuVernay
- 26Kesha's "__ Tok"
- 27Trojan War warrior
- 28Shuttlecock paths
- 33Relaxed pace
- 34Monster slain by Hercules
- 35Neat
- 36Like businesses with no overhead?
- 37"Yay, team!"
- 38"__ you like to know?"
- 39Fire on all cylinders
- 40PD dispatch
- 41Light
- 42"¡Ándale!"
- 43Refinery inputs
- 44Seed covering
- 45Polio vaccine developer
- 46Canvas support
- 47Thompson of "Creed"
- 48Ipanema greeting
- 53"Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper
- 55Sci-fi beings
- 56Anaheim team, on scoreboards
- 57Subside
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x14 with 76 entries.
- There are 36 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 25-across.
- Constructed by James Mattina.
All 76 answers
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- 1ANot-so-hot wheelsMONS
- 5ARecapSUMUP
- 10ARange that measures acidity and alkalinityPHSCA
- 15ASeize eagerly, as an opportunityAPAT
- 16A__ acidAMINO
- 17ALike clean waterPOTAB
- 18ATheaters that typically don't serve popcornCTUREHALLS
- 20ACourt actionDRIBB
- 21ASinger HalliwellGERI
- 22ABaby foxesKITS
- 24ARound bump on a cactusAREO
- 25AHeavy reptile with a flexible carapaceATHERBACKSEATURT
- 29AEconomist who co-wrote "Freakonomics"VITT
- 30AMudJOE
- 31ASink annoyanceDRIP
- 32ASink annoyancesAKS
- 33ASpring eventTHAW
- 35ASnack topped with cotijaTACO
- 36AAntelope that can go without water for long stretchesORYX
- 37AGets the goldWINS
- 38ABig spender at a casinoWHA
- 41AGadget that has a click wheelIPOD
- 42A__ velvet cupcakeRED
- 43ADuoCOUP
- 44ARing leader?TSGETREADYTORUMB
- 49A"I Hope You Dance" singer WomackEANN
- 50AHeritage gp. celebrated in MayAAPI
- 51AMonth during which the shofar is blown dailyELUL
- 52APerson represented by the sunset flagSBIAN
- 54AEquestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answersSIDESADDLE
- 58AWright who plays Shuri in the MCUTITIA
- 59AReorders a draft?EDITS
- 60AMake possibleENAB
- 61AOne-pointers in horseshoesANERS
- 62AMany, informallyLOTSA
- 63APlace to hitch a ride?STAB
- 1DBudMAC
- 2DMake a callOPT
- 3DZerosNAUGHTS
- 4DCrosswalk spotSTREET
- 5DHindi honorificSAHIB
- 6DActress ThurmanUMA
- 7DGuernsey, for oneMILKCOW
- 8DAs opposed toUNLIKE
- 9DShares on socialsPOSTS
- 10DAbbr. for a rained-out eventPPD
- 11DFictional captain HornblowerHORATIO
- 12DFomentSTIRUP
- 13DGiant pole tossed in Highland gamesCABER
- 14DMonastery headABBOT
- 19DMiscalculateERR
- 23DMidsize rideSEDAN
- 25DDirector DuVernayAVA
- 26DKesha's "__ Tok"TIK
- 27DTrojan War warriorAJAX
- 28DShuttlecock pathsARCS
- 33DRelaxed paceTROT
- 34DMonster slain by HerculesHYDRA
- 35DNeatTIDY
- 36DLike businesses with no overhead?OPENAIR
- 37D"Yay, team!"WEDIDIT
- 38D"__ you like to know?"WOULDNT
- 39DFire on all cylindersHUM
- 40DPD dispatchAPB
- 41DLightIGNITE
- 42D"¡Ándale!"RAPIDO
- 43DRefinery inputsCRUDES
- 44DSeed coveringTESTA
- 45DPolio vaccine developerSABIN
- 46DCanvas supportEASEL
- 47DThompson of "Creed"TESSA
- 48DIpanema greetingOLA
- 53D"Hip Hop Is Dead" rapperNAS
- 55DSci-fi beingsETS
- 56DAnaheim team, on scoreboardsLAA
- 57DSubsideEBB
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