LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, February 5, 2026
Thursday, February 5, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Title said with a hat tip, perhaps
- 5Daddy
- 9"__ out!"
- 14Photographer Geddes
- 15Wasn't colorfast
- 16Complete
- 17Sign gas
- 18"Aquaman" star
- 20Out of order
- 22"Hey, Soul Sister" rock band
- 23Cocktail that may be made with Bombay Sapphire
- 26PC pioneer
- 29Chow down
- 30Small battery, or an org. that may help with a car battery
- 31Iditarod racer
- 33Suomi speakers
- 35Ages and ages
- 36Band with the hit "In the Navy"
- 41Gyro bread
- 42Give a bit more
- 43Accounts with round numbers?
- 47Spy-fi novelist Deighton
- 48Visitor in a knock-knock joke that ends, "It's nothing to cry about!"
- 51Tricky
- 52Microsoft Azure competitor
- 55Herb in caprese salad
- 56Upper crust
- 57Children's show whose title character leaves paw-print hints, and what 18-, 23-, 36-, and 52-Across have in common
- 62"Sad to say ... "
- 63Goodyear products
- 64Legendary rebuke
- 65Memory units, for short
- 66Branch of Islam
- 67Leader whose address ends with .edu
- 68Bailiwick
Down
- 1Run
- 2Condition often treated with iron supplements
- 3Tap, as one's successor
- 4High-IQ society
- 5Many a school sammie
- 6In the style of
- 755-Across sauce
- 8Decorates
- 9Pedicure stone
- 10Harry and William's alma mater
- 11Convenience in a cash-only venue
- 12Corp. leader
- 13Shaded section of a timeline
- 19Execute perfectly
- 21Slug kin
- 24Comedian Carvey
- 25Punchy flavor
- 26Pop sensation
- 27Barbecue discard
- 28Booker T.'s band
- 32"Nosferatu" actress Lily-Rose
- 33No longer fizzy
- 34Game, __, match
- 36Lab container
- 37"It was nothing"
- 38Exit __
- 39Fencing blade
- 40Light weight
- 41"Nova" network
- 44Tennis star Andre
- 45Anjou alternative
- 46Dirtied
- 48Tank in a basement
- 49Service interruption
- 50Black Sea port
- 53Posterior muscle, informally
- 54Many a denizen of Machu Picchu
- 55"It's __ a minute!"
- 57"Mic Drop" K-pop septet
- 58Actor Simu
- 59Samovar
- 60Due-in hr.
- 61Phoenix NBAer
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
- Constructed by Rich Katz.
All 78 answers
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- 1ATitle said with a hat tip, perhapsMAAM
- 5ADaddyPAPA
- 9A"__ out!"PEACE
- 14APhotographer GeddesANNE
- 15AWasn't colorfastBLED
- 16ACompleteUTTER
- 17ASign gasNEON
- 18A"Aquaman" starJASONMOMOA
- 20AOut of orderAMISS
- 22A"Hey, Soul Sister" rock bandTRAIN
- 23ACocktail that may be made with Bombay SapphireGINANDTONIC
- 26APC pioneerIBM
- 29AChow downEAT
- 30ASmall battery, or an org. that may help with a car batteryAAA
- 31AIditarod racerSLEDDOG
- 33ASuomi speakersFINNS
- 35AAges and agesEONS
- 36ABand with the hit "In the Navy"VILLAGEPEOPLE
- 41AGyro breadPITA
- 42AGive a bit moreTOPUP
- 43AAccounts with round numbers?BARTABS
- 47ASpy-fi novelist DeightonLEN
- 48AVisitor in a knock-knock joke that ends, "It's nothing to cry about!"BOO
- 51ATrickySLY
- 52AMicrosoft Azure competitorGOOGLECLOUD
- 55AHerb in caprese saladBASIL
- 56AUpper crustELITE
- 57AChildren's show whose title character leaves paw-print hints, and what 18-, 23-, 36-, and 52-Across have in commonBLUESCLUES
- 62A"Sad to say ... "ALAS
- 63AGoodyear productsTIRES
- 64ALegendary rebukeETTU
- 65AMemory units, for shortMEGS
- 66ABranch of IslamSUNNI
- 67ALeader whose address ends with .eduDEAN
- 68ABailiwickAREA
- 1DRunMANAGE
- 2DCondition often treated with iron supplementsANEMIA
- 3DTap, as one's successorANOINT
- 4DHigh-IQ societyMENSA
- 5DMany a school sammiePBJ
- 6DIn the style ofALA
- 7D55-Across saucePESTO
- 8DDecoratesADORNS
- 9DPedicure stonePUMICE
- 10DHarry and William's alma materETON
- 11DConvenience in a cash-only venueATM
- 12DCorp. leaderCEO
- 13DShaded section of a timelineERA
- 19DExecute perfectlyNAIL
- 21DSlug kinSNAIL
- 24DComedian CarveyDANA
- 25DPunchy flavorTANG
- 26DPop sensationIDOL
- 27DBarbecue discardBONE
- 28DBooker T.'s bandMGS
- 32D"Nosferatu" actress Lily-RoseDEPP
- 33DNo longer fizzyFLAT
- 34DGame, __, matchSET
- 36DLab containerVIAL
- 37D"It was nothing"ITRY
- 38DExit __POLL
- 39DFencing bladeEPEE
- 40DLight weightOUNCE
- 41D"Nova" networkPBS
- 44DTennis star AndreAGASSI
- 45DAnjou alternativeBOSC
- 46DDirtiedSOILED
- 48DTank in a basementBOILER
- 49DService interruptionOUTAGE
- 50DBlack Sea portODESSA
- 53DPosterior muscle, informallyGLUTE
- 54DMany a denizen of Machu PicchuLLAMA
- 55D"It's __ a minute!"BEEN
- 57D"Mic Drop" K-pop septetBTS
- 58DActor SimuLIU
- 59DSamovarURN
- 60DDue-in hr.ETA
- 61DPhoenix NBAerSUN
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