Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "saladingredient".
Total Clues
78
Longest
saladingredient
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
age
ALLComplete Solution List
Collect over time
5AMASS
Sound with a dismissive wave
4pfft
Number before a + on a board game box
3age
Colorful parrot
5MACAW
Toodles!
5SEEYA
American writer Edgar Allan __
3poe
Didn't hold back in competition
11playedtowin
Spot for rubbish
3bin
Little tastes
4sips
Actor McKellen
3IAN
Advances, in football
5gains
Field that drives the self-help industry
13poppsychology
World Cup chant
3OLE
Sorta
3ISH
Zoom organizer
4host
Kansas City tight end Travis
5kelce
Fish that resembles a sea snake
3eel
Yo, in Rio
3OLA
Lettuce, tomato, or cucumber, often
15saladingredient
Miles away
3FAR
Walking buddy, maybe
3dog
Guy who knows all the best spots?
5adman
Active person
4DOER
Khan Academy founder Khan
3SAL
Make a choice
3OPT
Extremely special
13oneinamillion
South Pacific island group
5SAMOA
Ball drop night, for short
3nye
Actress Edelstein
4LISA
Org. that bestows Silver Gavel Awards
3aba
Deli gadget that's been used on 16-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across?
11bagelslicer
Colorful pond fish
3KOI
E, in a treble clef mnemonic
5every
Calendar entry
5EVENT
Pioneering 52-Down provider
3aol
Canvas structure
4TENT
College stressors
5tests
Hypes (up)
4AMPS
Timbuktu's land
4MALI
Noninstrumental music genre
9acappella
Authority
5SAYSO
Country between Fin. and Nor.
3swe
Indiana state flower
5PEONY
Not many
3FEW
Just a heads-up ...
3FYI
Performs a dramatic ballroom dance
6tangos
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
5apbio
On the way out
5GOING
Li'l ____
5eensy
Secret supply
5STASH
Short swims
4DIPS
Curiously strong mint
6ALTOID
Covered with colorful blotches
4pied
If I Could Turn Back Time singer
4CHER
Plot problem
4hole
Signs off on
3OKS
Fall faller
4LEAF
Part of a HIIT workout
6cardio
French toast need
3EGG
Citrusy frozen desserts
9lemonices
"Time for __": yawner's sigh
4anap
Brainchild
4IDEA
Standard
4NORM
Surrealist Salvador
4DALI
Explosive Minecraft block
3TNT
With cash at stake
6onabet
With secrecy
5slyly
Beers that ferment faster than lagers
4ales
Honshu city
5OSAKA
Home planet of Queen Amidala
5NABOO
Outlook message
5email
Like noble gases
5INERT
Cocktail garnish that may be stuffed with blue cheese
5olive
Dispatched
4SENT
___ and crafts
4ARTS
Common abbr. on street maps
3ave
Demographic cohort, for short
3GEN
Allow
3LET
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