Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, February 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, February 27, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "motheriofipearl".
Total Clues
78
Longest
motheriofipearl
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
THC
ALLComplete Solution List
After-dinner drink
5DECAF
Players who may have to start over many times
5noobs
Cannabis compound
3THC
Tickle
5AMUSE
Home of the first jet bridge
5ohare
Peach or plum
3HUE
*Inlay material, often
15motheriofipearl
Opposite of very
4ATAD
"iZombie" setting
7seattle
Lip
4BALM
The Phoenician Scheme director Anderson
3WES
Surgical tool
5LASER
Not cooped up
10freeirange
Boris Johnson, for one
4TORY
Keeps (off).
5FENDS
Treats embossed with flowers, dots, and dashes
5oreos
__ Blue
3SAD
Silent display of skepticism, or a phonetic hint for making sense of the answers to the starred clues
7eyeroll
Cash back
3cow
Leavening agent
5YEAST
Lorna of literature
5DOONE
Typical choice
4goto
Flexible
10openiended
Totally believed
5ATEUP
Rx writer
3DOC
Price points?
4TAGS
Moseys
7strolls
Poppycock
4TOSH
Lightheaded ones?
15jackioilanterns
Short-horned bighorn
3EWE
Key in
5ENTER
Acrobat's platform
5ADOBE
¿Qué __?: Spanish greeting
3TAL
Run-down
5SEEDY
Rub it in
5GLOAT
Reservoir creator
3DAM
Punk subculture
3EMO
Share of the profit
3cut
Fearing disgrace
7ASHAMED
Stanza units
4FEET
Ask someone else
6noidea
Exultant cry
3OHO
Bumblers
4OAFS
The Marvels star Larson
4BRIE
Floral leaf
5SEPAL
For real
6THATSO
Starter, e.g.
6hurler
Sticks in the refrigerator
6celery
Cutesy growl
4RAWR
Divisions d'une nation
5ETATS
Pair sharing halves of a heart charm, informally
4bffs
Environs
4AREA
Furnish temporarily
4LEND
Expressed contempt
7SNORTED
10-4
4ISEE
Miracle-___
3GRO
Serpentine creature
3eel
Ye __ Shoppe
4OLDE
NBA legend Ming
3YAO
Predict ability
3ESP
Musical conclusion
4CODA
Earth's pull, for short
4ONEG
Settles down, in a way
4weds
"Just checking in"
5youok
Discreetly, in slang
7ONTHEDL
Chemistry lab fixture
6gasjet
National Gallery of Canada locale
6OTTAWA
Old Toyota subcompact
6TERCEL
Public figure?
6NOTARY
Symbol
4ICON
Works at, as a trade
5PLIES
Solitary
4LONE
Venue
4SITE
Beetle
4STAG
Took charge
3LED
Joey of fiction
3ROO
"Space Jam" org.
3nba
Fully taken care of
3set
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