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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Wednesday, February 4, 2026/74 clues solved

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Across

  • 1Excerpt from a film
  • 5Like back legs
  • 9Wanders
  • 14Highway division
  • 15Purple berry in healthy smoothies
  • 16Illuminated from below
  • 17Food thickener made from seaweed
  • 18Takes a snooze
  • 19__-gritty
  • 20*Tailor's tool
  • 23Get ready
  • 24Word before bar or drink
  • 27Contents of a barn stack
  • 28Nursing spot
  • 30WNW's opposite
  • 31Very pale
  • 34*Inker's tool
  • 36The sun, for one
  • 37Common living room piece
  • 38Big name in volleyballs
  • 39*Intelligence agent's tool
  • 41Jai alai basket
  • 42Shorthand in a coffee order
  • 43Went as a passenger
  • 44Only Canadian MLB city, for short
  • 45Consumed uncooked
  • 47Look of the recently woken
  • 51Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do
  • 54Honeycrisp, e.g.
  • 56Shoe bottom
  • 57Hubbubs
  • 58Gives stars to
  • 59Work with yarn
  • 60NHL venue
  • 61Romantic meeting
  • 62Goes out with
  • 63Disappointing report card grades

Down

  • 1Jewelry fastener
  • 2Golden beer
  • 3Amazed
  • 4Outer edge
  • 5Grumpy due to lack of food
  • 6Start of Caesar's boast
  • 7California wine valley
  • 8Many a drink coaster
  • 9Encounter
  • 10State one's view
  • 11Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, e.g.
  • 12Cambridge univ.
  • 13Total dump
  • 21Flat bread served with curry
  • 22Toffee bar brand
  • 25"Top Gun" outfit
  • 26Gossipy sort
  • 28Brownish gray
  • 29Engrave
  • 31Pet adoption org.
  • 32Weasel with a short black-tipped tail
  • 33Pessimist's description of a glass, perhaps
  • 34Super Mario character who looks like a mushroom
  • 35Picked up, in a way
  • 37Director Cameron
  • 40Most serious
  • 41Girls Who __: nonprofit that supports STEM initiatives
  • 44Religious beliefs
  • 46Parts
  • 47Contradict
  • 48Pearl Jam vocalist Vedder
  • 49Without company
  • 50Classroom workspaces
  • 52Sounds of disapproval
  • 53Sharpen, as a knife
  • 54Gallery display
  • 55Golf course standard

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Constructed by Nate Curry %26 Zhou Zhang.

All 74 answers

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  • 1AExcerpt from a filmCLIP
  • 5ALike back legsHIND
  • 9AWandersROAMS
  • 14AHighway divisionLANE
  • 15APurple berry in healthy smoothiesACAI
  • 16AIlluminated from belowUPLIT
  • 17AFood thickener made from seaweedAGAR
  • 18ATakes a snoozeNAPS
  • 19A__-grittyNITTY
  • 20A*Tailor's toolSEWINGMACHINE
  • 23AGet readyPREPARE
  • 24AWord before bar or drinkENERGY
  • 27AContents of a barn stackHAY
  • 28ANursing spotTEAT
  • 30AWNW's oppositeESE
  • 31AVery paleASHEN
  • 34A*Inker's toolTATTOOGUN
  • 36AThe sun, for oneSTAR
  • 37ACommon living room pieceCOUCH
  • 38ABig name in volleyballsVOIT
  • 39A*Intelligence agent's toolPOLYGRAPH
  • 41AJai alai basketCESTA
  • 42AShorthand in a coffee orderCAF
  • 43AWent as a passengerRODE
  • 44AOnly Canadian MLB city, for shortTOR
  • 45AConsumed uncookedATERAW
  • 47ALook of the recently wokenBEDHEAD
  • 51AMake a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues doMOVETHENEEDLE
  • 54AHoneycrisp, e.g.APPLE
  • 56AShoe bottomSOLE
  • 57AHubbubsADOS
  • 58AGives stars toRATES
  • 59AWork with yarnKNIT
  • 60ANHL venueRINK
  • 61ARomantic meetingTRYST
  • 62AGoes out withSEES
  • 63ADisappointing report card gradesDEES
  • 1DJewelry fastenerCLASP
  • 2DGolden beerLAGER
  • 3DAmazedINAWE
  • 4DOuter edgePERIPHERY
  • 5DGrumpy due to lack of foodHANGRY
  • 6DStart of Caesar's boastICAME
  • 7DCalifornia wine valleyNAPA
  • 8DMany a drink coasterDISC
  • 9DEncounterRUNINTO
  • 10DState one's viewOPINE
  • 11DMr. Incredible and Elastigirl, e.g.ALTEREGOS
  • 12DCambridge univ.MIT
  • 13DTotal dumpSTY
  • 21DFlat bread served with curryNAAN
  • 22DToffee bar brandHEATH
  • 25D"Top Gun" outfitGSUIT
  • 26DGossipy sortYENTA
  • 28DBrownish grayTAUPE
  • 29DEngraveETCH
  • 31DPet adoption org.ASPCA
  • 32DWeasel with a short black-tipped tailSTOAT
  • 33DPessimist's description of a glass, perhapsHALFEMPTY
  • 34DSuper Mario character who looks like a mushroomTOAD
  • 35DPicked up, in a wayOVERHEARD
  • 37DDirector CameronCROWE
  • 40DMost seriousGRAVEST
  • 41DGirls Who __: nonprofit that supports STEM initiativesCODE
  • 44DReligious beliefsTENETS
  • 46DPartsROLES
  • 47DContradictBELIE
  • 48DPearl Jam vocalist VedderEDDIE
  • 49DWithout companyALONE
  • 50DClassroom workspacesDESKS
  • 52DSounds of disapprovalTSKS
  • 53DSharpen, as a knifeHONE
  • 54DGallery displayART
  • 55DGolf course standardPAR

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