Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, February 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, February 26, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "cardplayers".
Total Clues
76
Longest
cardplayers
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
IGA
ALLComplete Solution List
Former "Top Chef" host Lakshmi
5PADMA
Imperfection
4FLAW
Tennis champion Swiatek
3IGA
Second calling?
5ALIAS
Untimely?
4LATE
Carpentry wedge
4SHIM
See 33-Across
10clockfaces
Educated memoirist Westover
4TARA
Creative inspiration
4MUSE
In ___ of gifts ...
4LIEU
Coffees, casually
5javas
Branch
3ARM
See 33-Across
11cardplayers
Marcus partner
6NEIMAN
__ baseball: esoteric knowledge
6inside
Dove bar?
4SOAP
Pacific resort, casually
4cabo
___ but a scratch ...
3TIS
Walk with one's sweetie, and what 16-, 23-, 49-, and 58-Across do?
9holdhands
General on a takeout menu
3TSO
Financial services co. for mil. families
4usaa
Checkout device
4ipad
Down counterpart
6ACROSS
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
6farrar
See 33-Across
11ranchhouses
Molecule in some vaccines
3RNA
No fooling!
5truth
Mousetrap brand
4DCON
Supermodel Hadid
4GIGI
Land measure
4ACRE
See 33-Across
10woolgloves
Take five
4REST
Ponte Vecchio river
4ARNO
"25" and "30" singer
5adele
Afore
3ERE
403(b) IDs
4SSNS
Early PC platform
5MSDOS
Arcade classic with ghosts
6pacman
Draws
7ALLURES
¡Ay caramba!
7diosmio
Spice cookie spice
4MACE
Thought you'd never ___
3ASK
14-time WWE Women's Champion Charlotte
5flair
Like most sneakers
5laced
Devoured
5ATEUP
Bentley of "Yellowstone"
3WES
"Found a solution!"
7ihaveit
Yankees manager after Torre
7girardi
Racks up
7AMASSES
Hotel bookings
5stays
Custard dessert similar to crème caramel
4flan
First mo.
3JAN
Guitar accessory
4CAPO
Animal in the Premier League logo
4lion
___-jongg
3MAH
Pre-iTunes stack
3CDS
Cry with a finger snap
3AHA
Response to Bo Peep
3baa
Rich
4LUSH
Semana parts
4DIAS
Beautiful time of yr. at a botanical garden
3spr
Raw preparation
7tartare
Harder to find
7SCARCER
Hosp. caregiver during surgery
7ornurse
Got somewhere
7ARRIVED
Beverly of the "Vacation" films
7DANGELO
Largish jazz combo
5OCTET
Quiet you!
3SHH
___ shui
4FENG
Hikes
6raises
Baking soda targets
5ODORS
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
5UCONN
Pilots' milestones
5SOLOS
Mercury and Neptune
4GODS
Once cost
3WAS
Go on the __
3LAM
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