LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 5, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Rx orders
- 5Accumulate
- 10Jacksonville team, familiarly
- 14Farmland unit
- 15Valletta's island
- 16HarperCollins romance imprint
- 17Electrician's favorite method of payment?
- 19Was dressed in
- 20Vicinity
- 21"You __ my day!"
- 23Chef-training sch. in Hyde Park
- 24Floating
- 25Electrician's favorite exercise?
- 27"Au contraire, __ frère"
- 28The WNBA's Sky, on scoreboards
- 30Tease
- 31Nav. rank
- 32Shucks
- 35Fly like an eagle
- 36Like an electrician's favorite sweater?
- 39California valley that was one of the first American Viticultural Areas
- 42Flight part
- 43Craze
- 46Make true
- 49Chinese philosophical concept
- 50"Is that __?"
- 51Like an electrician's favorite eyeglasses?
- 54Game with a caller
- 56Game with a chaser
- 57Move like molasses
- 58Lounged around
- 59Perched on
- 61Electrician's favorite shopping venue?
- 63Caffeine-rich nut
- 64Trademarked refrigerant
- 65French cheese with a rind
- 66Notable periods
- 67Some Slavs
- 68Min. divisions
Down
- 1Knotty craft
- 2Level
- 3Creatures on the flags of Wales and Bhutan
- 4Calligraphy stroke
- 5"Could not agree more"
- 6Big name in laptops and lipstick
- 7San Antonio field trip destination
- 8Scarecrow contents
- 9Make melancholy
- 10Mandible
- 11Toast spread
- 12Silverback, for one
- 13Puma, for one
- 18"Heard"
- 22Quaint preposition
- 25Contents of some weekly organizers
- 26Dominic of "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale"
- 29Center of activity
- 33Lead-in to "It Go" and "It Be," in song titles
- 34Manta ray kin
- 36Sugar stalk
- 37"Hedda" writer/director DaCosta
- 38Asimov collection first published in 1950
- 39Fresh perspective
- 40Cockpit occupant
- 41Covered walkway
- 43Fuss and feathers
- 44Sporting a halo
- 45Absent-minded scribbles
- 47Strange sight in the night sky
- 48Reads for errors
- 52Sky blue
- 53Olympic track unit
- 55Sonnet line quintet
- 58Binoculars part
- 60Faux __
- 62Arcing throw
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 39 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Susan Gelfand.
All 76 answers
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- 1ARx ordersMEDS
- 5AAccumulateAMASS
- 10AJacksonville team, familiarlyJAGS
- 14AFarmland unitACRE
- 15AValletta's islandMALTA
- 16AHarperCollins romance imprintAVON
- 17AElectrician's favorite method of payment?CHARGECARD
- 19AWas dressed inWORE
- 20AVicinityREGION
- 21A"You __ my day!"MADE
- 23AChef-training sch. in Hyde ParkCIA
- 24AFloatingALOFT
- 25AElectrician's favorite exercise?POWERWALK
- 27A"Au contraire, __ frère"MON
- 28AThe WNBA's Sky, on scoreboardsCHI
- 30ATeaseNEEDLE
- 31ANav. rankENS
- 32AShucksHULLS
- 35AFly like an eagleSOAR
- 36ALike an electrician's favorite sweater?CABLEKNIT
- 39ACalifornia valley that was one of the first American Viticultural AreasNAPA
- 42AFlight partSTAIR
- 43ACrazeFAD
- 46AMake trueEVENUP
- 49AChinese philosophical conceptTAO
- 50A"Is that __?"ANO
- 51ALike an electrician's favorite eyeglasses?WIREFRAME
- 54AGame with a callerBINGO
- 56AGame with a chaserTAG
- 57AMove like molassesOOZE
- 58ALounged aroundLOAFED
- 59APerched onATOP
- 61AElectrician's favorite shopping venue?OUTLETMALL
- 63ACaffeine-rich nutKOLA
- 64ATrademarked refrigerantFREON
- 65AFrench cheese with a rindBRIE
- 66ANotable periodsERAS
- 67ASome SlavsSERBS
- 68AMin. divisionsSECS
- 1DKnotty craftMACRAME
- 2DLevelECHELON
- 3DCreatures on the flags of Wales and BhutanDRAGONS
- 4DCalligraphy strokeSERIF
- 5D"Could not agree more"AMEN
- 6DBig name in laptops and lipstickMAC
- 7DSan Antonio field trip destinationALAMO
- 8DScarecrow contentsSTRAW
- 9DMake melancholySADDEN
- 10DMandibleJAW
- 11DToast spreadAVOCADO
- 12DSilverback, for oneGORILLA
- 13DPuma, for oneSNEAKER
- 18D"Heard"GOTCHA
- 22DQuaint prepositionERE
- 25DContents of some weekly organizersPILLS
- 26DDominic of "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale"WEST
- 29DCenter of activityHUB
- 33DLead-in to "It Go" and "It Be," in song titlesLET
- 34DManta ray kinSKATE
- 36DSugar stalkCANE
- 37D"Hedda" writer/director DaCostaNIA
- 38DAsimov collection first published in 1950IROBOT
- 39DFresh perspectiveNEWTAKE
- 40DCockpit occupantAVIATOR
- 41DCovered walkwayPERGOLA
- 43DFuss and feathersFANFARE
- 44DSporting a haloANGELIC
- 45DAbsent-minded scribblesDOODLES
- 47DStrange sight in the night skyUFO
- 48DReads for errorsPROOFS
- 52DSky blueAZURE
- 53DOlympic track unitMETER
- 55DSonnet line quintetIAMBS
- 58DBinoculars partLENS
- 60DFaux __PAS
- 62DArcing throwLOB
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