Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "doesntgiveahoot".
Total Clues
78
Longest
doesntgiveahoot
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
POL
ALLComplete Solution List
Tops off
4CAPS
Shopping aids
5LISTS
Loops in on the sly
4BCCS
Tons
4ALOT
Foe
5ENEMY
Excuse me?
4AHEM
"That's the last time!"
10neveragain
____ monster
4GILA
Standard
4NORM
Bright
6CLEVER
The Proclaimers hit subtitled "500 Miles"
9imgonnabe
Watchful
5ALERT
D.C. figure
3POL
Yardstick, e.g.
5RULER
Top no. in a blood pressure reading
3sys
Baby's bodysuit
6ONESIE
Some high-end insulated mugs
5yetis
Is apathetic.
15doesntgiveahoot
___ squash
5ACORN
Balanced
6steady
Pronoun for Miss Piggy
3MOI
"West Side Story" role for Rita and Ariana
5anita
With it, once
3HEP
Bank nos.
5ACCTS
"Should've listened to me!"
9toldyouso
Markets
6stores
Like a turkey burger
4lean
Song of Solomon novelist Morrison
4TONI
Began to relax
10loosenedup
Many a four-hour film
4epic
Made a 43-Down, say
5erred
Pre-migraine experience, for some
4aura
With 73-Across, classic internet prank pulled by this puzzle's longest answers
4rick
Financial obligations
5DEBTS
See 71-Across
4roll
Country with the world's largest moose population: Abbr.
3can
Craft brewer's brew
3ALE
Perspective, for short
3POV
Courtroom fig.
5steno
Take in, in a way
5learn
Director Bergman
6INGMAR
Body of water
3SEA
"That's enough!" letters
3tmi
Lip
4SYNC
Bread traditionally boiled then baked
5bagel
Scallion relatives
6chives
The "log" in the snack ants on a log
6celery
Really stings
6smarts
Actor Perlman
3RON
Ring in a rodeo ring
6LARIAT
Apple gadget
4IPOD
Part of MSG
4MONO
Merriment
4GLEE
Accept the truth of
7buyinto
Mtn. stat
4ELEV
Summers in France
4ETES
Govt. ID issuer
3SSA
To be safe
6INCASE
__ mess: classic English dessert
4eton
Pronoun for Miss Piggy
3she
Moxie
4GRIT
Island known as "The Gathering Place"
4OAHU
Words of appreciation
4ODES
Form instead of from, e.g.
4typo
Ibsen's "The ___ Builder"
6MASTER
Cuttlefish cousins
6OCTOPI
Legendary
6ICONIC
Ready
6ALLSET
Treat alternative
5TRICK
Monopoly cards
5DEEDS
Celebrity chef Martin
3YAN
Like some headphones
5ONEAR
Vehicle often steered with the feet
4SLED
Underground rock?
3ORE
Round figure?
3ORB
Twosome
3DUO
Clickable link
3URL
Bestie
3PAL
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