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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, April 3, 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, April 3, 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

  • 1Have a sudden inspiration?
  • 5Less cockamamie
  • 10Hydropower sources
  • 14"__, sing America": Hughes
  • 15Scent
  • 16Rapper who plays Fin on "Law & Order: SVU"
  • 17"Pay attention," "Listen up," and "Eyes on the prize"
  • 19Whiskey mixer
  • 20Place for post-debate interviews
  • 21Bug experts, for short
  • 23Work in a cast
  • 24"Unbelievable!," "That's crazy!," and "What a coincidence!"
  • 26Implore
  • 28"That a fact?"
  • 29Tampa Bay team, familiarly
  • 30Like folk tales
  • 33Settle, as a debt
  • 37Hospital dept.
  • 38"Gee whiz!," "Golly!," and "Holy cow!"
  • 40Modeled on
  • 41Down source
  • 43Art __
  • 44Former quarterback Aikman
  • 45Winery purchase
  • 47Pettiness
  • 49"Sleep tight," "Sweet dreams," and "Don't let the bedbugs bite"
  • 54Dusk, poetically
  • 55Catch
  • 56Low-cal drink
  • 60Singer Lambert
  • 61"Check this out," "I'll demonstrate," and "Eyes on me"
  • 63Ceremonial event
  • 64Responded to an alarm
  • 65Viking character
  • 66Lip
  • 67Detect
  • 68Getaway spots

Down

  • 1Motion pictures?
  • 2Sitting on
  • 3Nonverbal signal
  • 4Mimics a cat, perhaps
  • 5Starchy palm product
  • 6One-way symbol
  • 7Swedish actress Rapace who plays Lisbeth Salander
  • 8Bird in the bush
  • 9Word after Grand and Cedar, in city names
  • 10Row
  • 11Part of a squirrel's diet
  • 12French red wine
  • 13Hoard
  • 18Sp. miss
  • 22Classic car, informally
  • 25Light purple
  • 26Dark purple
  • 27Scooby-__
  • 29Well-known
  • 31Winona of "Stranger Things"
  • 32Actor Vigoda
  • 34Work together
  • 35Skin soother
  • 36Happy cry
  • 38Heart throbs
  • 39Figs.
  • 42Plots
  • 44Haberdashery accessories
  • 46Both sides of America?
  • 48Tiny sound
  • 49Gets warmer?
  • 50Birthplace of novelist Kiran Desai
  • 51Exams for future MBAs
  • 52John with an EGOT
  • 53Threads in tea lights
  • 57You, once
  • 58Peak near Catania
  • 59Whiskeys that are typically more dry than bourbons
  • 62Speechless feeling

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Kyle Dolan.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AHave a sudden inspiration?GASP
  • 5ALess cockamamieSANER
  • 10AHydropower sourcesDAMS
  • 14A"__, sing America": HughesITOO
  • 15AScentAROMA
  • 16ARapper who plays Fin on "Law & Order: SVU"ICET
  • 17A"Pay attention," "Listen up," and "Eyes on the prize"FOCUSGROUP
  • 19AWhiskey mixerSODA
  • 20APlace for post-debate interviewsSPINROOM
  • 21ABug experts, for shortITPROS
  • 23AWork in a castACT
  • 24A"Unbelievable!," "That's crazy!," and "What a coincidence!"WILDBUNCH
  • 26AImplorePLEAD
  • 28A"That a fact?"ISIT
  • 29ATampa Bay team, familiarlyBUCS
  • 30ALike folk talesORAL
  • 33ASettle, as a debtREPAY
  • 37AHospital dept.ICU
  • 38A"Gee whiz!," "Golly!," and "Holy cow!"BOYBAND
  • 40AModeled onALA
  • 41ADown sourceGEESE
  • 43AArt __DECO
  • 44AFormer quarterback AikmanTROY
  • 45AWinery purchaseCASE
  • 47APettinessSPITE
  • 49A"Sleep tight," "Sweet dreams," and "Don't let the bedbugs bite"NIGHTCREW
  • 54ADusk, poeticallyEEN
  • 55ACatchENMESH
  • 56ALow-cal drinkLITEBEER
  • 60ASinger LambertADAM
  • 61A"Check this out," "I'll demonstrate," and "Eyes on me"WATCHPARTY
  • 63ACeremonial eventRITE
  • 64AResponded to an alarmAWOKE
  • 65AViking characterRUNE
  • 66ALipSASS
  • 67ADetectSENSE
  • 68AGetaway spotsSPAS
  • 1DMotion pictures?GIFS
  • 2DSitting onATOP
  • 3DNonverbal signalSOCIALCUE
  • 4DMimics a cat, perhapsPOUNCES
  • 5DStarchy palm productSAGO
  • 6DOne-way symbolARROW
  • 7DSwedish actress Rapace who plays Lisbeth SalanderNOOMI
  • 8DBird in the bushEMU
  • 9DWord after Grand and Cedar, in city namesRAPIDS
  • 10DRowDISPUTE
  • 11DPart of a squirrel's dietACORN
  • 12DFrench red wineMEDOC
  • 13DHoardSTASH
  • 18DSp. missSRTA
  • 22DClassic car, informallyTBIRD
  • 25DLight purpleLILAC
  • 26DDark purplePUCE
  • 27DScooby-__DOO
  • 29DWell-knownBIG
  • 31DWinona of "Stranger Things"RYDER
  • 32DActor VigodaABE
  • 34DWork togetherPARTNERUP
  • 35DSkin sootherALOE
  • 36DHappy cryYAY
  • 38DHeart throbsBEATS
  • 39DFigs.NOS
  • 42DPlotsSCHEMES
  • 44DHaberdashery accessoriesTIEBARS
  • 46DBoth sides of America?SCHWAS
  • 48DTiny soundPEEP
  • 49DGets warmer?NEARS
  • 50DBirthplace of novelist Kiran DesaiINDIA
  • 51DExams for future MBAsGMATS
  • 52DJohn with an EGOTELTON
  • 53DThreads in tea lightsWICKS
  • 57DYou, onceTHEE
  • 58DPeak near CataniaETNA
  • 59DWhiskeys that are typically more dry than bourbonsRYES
  • 62DSpeechless feelingAWE

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