Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, February 9, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, February 9, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "remembertowrite".
Total Clues
78
Longest
remembertowrite
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
USB
ALLComplete Solution List
Prepare to be photographed
4POSE
Lobster's pincer
4CLAW
Trig subject
4math
Grand ice cream
4EDYS
Buenos ____, Argentina
5AIRES
Wound-treating plant in ancient Greece and Egypt
4aloe
"Don't forget we want lots of letters!"
15remembertowrite
PC connection port
3USB
__ of Skye
4ISLE
Gabbed on end
6yakked
10-min. NFL periods
3ots
Buffoon
3OAF
Sesame __ bun
4SEED
Aviation pioneer who said, "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill"
12wilburwright
Emphatic confirmation of accomplishment
6ididso
__-mo replay
3SLO
Under the weather
4SICK
___Misérables
3LES
That's gross!
3EWW
Songwriter __-Manuel Miranda
3lin
Convent resident
3NUN
The Dalai __
4LAMA
Have lunch
3EAT
Replaceable turntable part
6needle
Exchange of wedding vows, e.g.
12marriagerite
React to ear scritches, perhaps
4meow
U.K. part
3ENG
Near-failing grade
3DEE
Hats for haute cuisine chefs
6toques
Gas sealed in glass
4neon
Rizzo the Muppet, for one
3RAT
"I think that's correct," or what one may say about the ends of 17-, 28-, and 50-Across
15soundsrighttome
Fluttered down to the ground
4alit
Pitcher Ryan who holds the MLB record for career strikeouts
5nolan
Apex
4ACME
Ice Spice songs
4RAPS
Word underlined in red, maybe
4typo
Fight enders, briefly
4TKOS
Cuzco's country
4PERU
Lyrical homages
4odes
Book club discussion topic
9symbolism
Opposite of WNW
3ESE
Fleet that may display local ads
4cabs
Stay out of the limelight
6lielow
Unpaid and overdue debts
7arrears
Drenched
3WET
Grocery stores
7markets
Quite similar
5ALIKE
Schlepped around
5toted
Follow, as advice
4HEED
Tempeh base
3SOY
Apply incorrectly
6MISUSE
Launder
4WASH
"More deets soon"
3tbd
Staff, as a position
4FILL
"Elf" star Ferrell
4will
Lightbulb moment
4IDEA
Coxswain follower
5rower
Not hanging around
5going
The Smiths genre
9indierock
___ of personality
4CULT
Reflex-test target
4KNEE
Suffix with spy or ransom
4WARE
May refuse to
6neednt
Sum totals
7AMOUNTS
In a high-pitched, cheap-sounding way
7tinnily
Poet's "before"
3ERE
Floored
4AWED
Factor in family planning
6agegap
Bucks
5MOOLA
Provide with gear
5EQUIP
Russian monarch
4TSAR
Data breach target fig.
3ssn
What a disaster!
4OHNO
Nerf darts, e.g.
4ammo
Golf pegs
4TEES
Nonsense, to a Brit
3ROT
Tit for ___
3TAT
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