LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, April 9, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026/79 clues solved
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Across
- 1Designation for some food carts
- 6Outer space?
- 10Portal name with an exclamation point
- 15Actress Woodard
- 16Tales as old as time
- 17Justice Kagan
- 18Needing a nap
- 19Pot filler
- 20Put in a seat, say
- 21Travel approx.
- 22Crushes underfoot
- 25"__ Misérables"
- 26Orange variety
- 28Work __
- 30Kinds
- 32Online image
- 35Poetry event
- 38Much-used pencils
- 39One with good taste?
- 40Falafel bread
- 41Langley org.
- 42"The lady __ protest too much, methinks"
- 43Small island
- 44Orinoco flow
- 46Having more wiggle room, say
- 48Gumbo vegetable
- 49A lot alike
- 51Arrives casually
- 53Free (of)
- 54Small tweak?
- 55Spots to let sleeping dogs lie
- 59Small spot
- 63Waste time and effort, in a way, or progress as this puzzle's circled letters do?
- 66Part of UAE
- 67Not as grim
- 68Large vases
- 69Green carpet
- 70Boggy places
- 71Teeny bit
Down
- 1Abhor
- 2Settled
- 3"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novelist
- 4"All bets __ off"
- 5Streaming device, maybe
- 6Smallest Central American country
- 7Tragic fate
- 8Strong hold
- 9Durable material made from hagfish skin
- 10"Oof"
- 11Every last one
- 12Sideways jump flourishes
- 13A single time
- 14Quaker grains
- 23Sow's counterpart
- 24To be, in Paris
- 27Donkey
- 29Co. for surfers
- 30Natives of pre-Columbian Peru
- 31Super Mario brother
- 33Potatoes, in Urdu
- 34Body art
- 36Arcade pioneer
- 37Like the ruins in Tulum
- 45Some short-term rentals
- 46Corporate structures
- 47Tots' playwear
- 48Buddy from way back when
- 50Actor Schreiber
- 52Theater eponym
- 55Brit's stroller
- 56Wireless router brand named for a Finnish architect
- 57Spanish aunts
- 58Winter coat?
- 59Herding dog name
- 60Russell of "The Diplomat"
- 61Mardi Gras follower
- 62"How __ can I say it ... "
- 64Org. that operates AIT scanners
- 65Actor/comedian Meadows
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.
- There are 39 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 63-across.
- Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein.
All 79 answers
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- 1ADesignation for some food cartsHALAL
- 6AOuter space?EDGE
- 10APortal name with an exclamation pointYAHOO
- 15AActress WoodardALFRE
- 16ATales as old as timeLORE
- 17AJustice KaganELENA
- 18ANeeding a napTIRED
- 19APot fillerSOIL
- 20APut in a seat, sayELECT
- 21ATravel approx.ETA
- 22ACrushes underfootTRAMPLES
- 25A"__ Misérables"LES
- 26AOrange varietyNAVEL
- 28AWork __ETHIC
- 30AKindsILKS
- 32AOnline imageAVATAR
- 35APoetry eventSLAM
- 38AMuch-used pencilsNUBS
- 39AOne with good taste?PALATE
- 40AFalafel breadPITA
- 41ALangley org.CIA
- 42A"The lady __ protest too much, methinks"DOTH
- 43ASmall islandCAY
- 44AOrinoco flowAGUA
- 46AHaving more wiggle room, sayLOOSER
- 48AGumbo vegetableOKRA
- 49AA lot alikeSIMILAR
- 51AArrives casuallyROLLSIN
- 53AFree (of)RID
- 54ASmall tweak?MOD
- 55ASpots to let sleeping dogs liePETBEDS
- 59ASmall spotSPECKLE
- 63AWaste time and effort, in a way, or progress as this puzzle's circled letters do?REINVENTTHEWHEEL
- 66APart of UAEARAB
- 67ANot as grimROSIER
- 68ALarge vasesURNS
- 69AGreen carpetMOSS
- 70ABoggy placesSWAMPS
- 71ATeeny bitMITE
- 1DAbhorHATE
- 2DSettledALIT
- 3D"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novelistLFRANKBAUM
- 4D"All bets __ off"ARE
- 5DStreaming device, maybeLEDTV
- 6DSmallest Central American countryELSALVADOR
- 7DTragic fateDOOM
- 8DStrong holdGRIP
- 9DDurable material made from hagfish skinEELLEATHER
- 10D"Oof"YEESH
- 11DEvery last oneALL
- 12DSideways jump flourishesHEELCLICKS
- 13DA single timeONCE
- 14DQuaker grainsOATS
- 23DSow's counterpartREAP
- 24DTo be, in ParisETRE
- 27DDonkeyASS
- 29DCo. for surfersISP
- 30DNatives of pre-Columbian PeruINCAS
- 31DSuper Mario brotherLUIGI
- 33DPotatoes, in UrduALOO
- 34DBody artTATS
- 36DArcade pioneerATARI
- 37DLike the ruins in TulumMAYAN
- 45DSome short-term rentalsAIRBNBS
- 46DCorporate structuresLADDERS
- 47DTots' playwearROMPERS
- 48DBuddy from way back whenOLDCHUM
- 50DActor SchreiberLIEV
- 52DTheater eponymLOEW
- 55DBrit's strollerPRAM
- 56DWireless router brand named for a Finnish architectEERO
- 57DSpanish auntsTIAS
- 58DWinter coat?SNOW
- 59DHerding dog nameSHEP
- 60DRussell of "The Diplomat"KERI
- 61DMardi Gras followerLENT
- 62D"How __ can I say it ... "ELSE
- 64DOrg. that operates AIT scannersTSA
- 65DActor/comedian MeadowsTIM
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