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LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, October 5, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, October 5, 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

  • 1Tiny trims
  • 6"Tár" Oscar nominee Blanchett
  • 10Jar topper
  • 13Art studio stand
  • 14Chocolate-flavored latte
  • 15Fuss
  • 16Playful back-and-forth
  • 18Church seating
  • 19Messy person
  • 20Word with ocean or eye
  • 21Skim through
  • 22Wear away
  • 24Sprawling property
  • 26Workstation option since the 1980s
  • 30Rainbow maker
  • 31Attempted
  • 32Bath rug
  • 33Old hoops org.
  • 36Genetic material
  • 37Polo shirt, e.g.
  • 40Power strip switch
  • 42Not exactly, informally
  • 44Ticket pickup location
  • 49Battery terminals
  • 50Punchiness
  • 51See 58-Across
  • 52Crown for a prom queen
  • 54Wanes
  • 58With 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred Astaire
  • 59Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
  • 61Connecticut Ivy Leaguer
  • 62Derive
  • 63Possibly dangerous
  • 64Cozy burrow
  • 65Composer Stravinsky
  • 66River mammal

Down

  • 1Does some alterations
  • 2Place for cuticle oil
  • 3Analogy words
  • 4Spots where dogs may sit, lie down, and roll over
  • 5Clever
  • 6Meet over coffee, perhaps
  • 7Entr'__
  • 8Eerie electronic instrument
  • 9Musical proclivity
  • 10Affectionate feline
  • 11Brainstorm
  • 12Wet blanket
  • 14Some hotel employees
  • 17Move like the wind
  • 21Small earring
  • 23Fiction subgenre
  • 25"I didn't quite catch that"
  • 26Typing speed: Abbr.
  • 27401(k) alternative
  • 28Minor quibble
  • 29Chicago airport code
  • 34Not-so-humble bragging
  • 35Old gridiron org.
  • 37Feature of many a Wile E. Coyote trap, for short
  • 38"__ to Joy": highlight of Beethoven's Ninth
  • 39Golf course standard
  • 40Ye __ Shoppe
  • 41Pool raft, e.g.
  • 43Receive, as a bequest
  • 44Squandered
  • 45Take a deep breath
  • 46Copy on an email reply
  • 47Apple pie-making tool
  • 48Minnesota representative Ilhan
  • 53Deets
  • 55Triumph over
  • 56Make a cake, say
  • 57Icelandic dairy product similar to yogurt
  • 59Nintendo console released in 2006
  • 60Certain sib

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 36 across and 40 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 26-across.
  4. Constructed by Amanda Cook.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ATiny trimsSNIPS
  • 6A"Tár" Oscar nominee BlanchettCATE
  • 10AJar topperLID
  • 13AArt studio standEASEL
  • 14AChocolate-flavored latteMOCHA
  • 15AFussADO
  • 16APlayful back-and-forthWITTYBANTER
  • 18AChurch seatingPEW
  • 19AMessy personSLOB
  • 20AWord with ocean or eyeLINER
  • 21ASkim throughSCAN
  • 22AWear awayERODE
  • 24ASprawling propertyESTATE
  • 26AWorkstation option since the 1980sWINDOWSCOMPUTER
  • 30ARainbow makerPRISM
  • 31AAttemptedTRIED
  • 32ABath rugMAT
  • 33AOld hoops org.ABA
  • 36AGenetic materialDNA
  • 37APolo shirt, e.g.TOP
  • 40APower strip switchONOFF
  • 42ANot exactly, informallyKINDA
  • 44ATicket pickup locationWILLCALLCOUNTER
  • 49ABattery terminalsANODES
  • 50APunchinessOOMPH
  • 51ASee 58-AcrossSHOE
  • 52ACrown for a prom queenTIARA
  • 54AWanesEBBS
  • 58AWith 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred AstaireTAP
  • 59ATime off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-AcrossWINTERBREAK
  • 61AConnecticut Ivy LeaguerELI
  • 62ADeriveINFER
  • 63APossibly dangerousRISKY
  • 64ACozy burrowDEN
  • 65AComposer StravinskyIGOR
  • 66ARiver mammalOTTER
  • 1DDoes some alterationsSEWS
  • 2DPlace for cuticle oilNAIL
  • 3DAnalogy wordsISTO
  • 4DSpots where dogs may sit, lie down, and roll overPETBEDS
  • 5DCleverSLY
  • 6DMeet over coffee, perhapsCONNECT
  • 7DEntr'__ACTE
  • 8DEerie electronic instrumentTHEREMIN
  • 9DMusical proclivityEAR
  • 10DAffectionate felineLAPCAT
  • 11DBrainstormIDEATE
  • 12DWet blanketDOWNER
  • 14DSome hotel employeesMAIDS
  • 17DMove like the windBLOW
  • 21DSmall earringSTUD
  • 23DFiction subgenreROMANCE
  • 25D"I didn't quite catch that"SPEAKUP
  • 26DTyping speed: Abbr.WPM
  • 27D401(k) alternativeIRA
  • 28DMinor quibbleNIT
  • 29DChicago airport codeORD
  • 34DNot-so-humble braggingBOASTING
  • 35DOld gridiron org.AFL
  • 37DFeature of many a Wile E. Coyote trap, for shortTNT
  • 38D"__ to Joy": highlight of Beethoven's NinthODE
  • 39DGolf course standardPAR
  • 40DYe __ ShoppeOLDE
  • 41DPool raft, e.g.FLOATER
  • 43DReceive, as a bequestINHERIT
  • 44DSquanderedWASTED
  • 45DTake a deep breathINHALE
  • 46DCopy on an email replyLOOPIN
  • 47DApple pie-making toolCORER
  • 48DMinnesota representative IlhanOMAR
  • 53DDeetsINFO
  • 55DTriumph overBEST
  • 56DMake a cake, sayBAKE
  • 57DIcelandic dairy product similar to yogurtSKYR
  • 59DNintendo console released in 2006WII
  • 60DCertain sibBRO

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