Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, April 24, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, April 24, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "atherbackseaturt".
Total Clues
76
Longest
atherbackseaturt
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
JOE
ALLComplete Solution List
Not-so-hot wheels
4mons
Recap
5SUMUP
Range that measures acidity and alkalinity
5phsca
Seize eagerly, as an opportunity
4apat
__ acid
5AMINO
Like clean water
5potab
Theaters that typically don't serve popcorn
10cturehalls
Court action
5dribb
Singer Halliwell
4GERI
Baby foxes
4KITS
Round bump on a cactus
4areo
Heavy reptile with a flexible carapace
16atherbackseaturt
Economist who co-wrote "Freakonomics"
4vitt
Mud
3JOE
Sink annoyance
4DRIP
Sink annoyances
3aks
Spring event
4THAW
Snack topped with cotija
4taco
Antelope that can go without water for long stretches
4oryx
Gets the gold
4wins
Big spender at a casino
3wha
Gadget that has a click wheel
4ipod
__ velvet cupcake
3red
Duo
4coup
Ring leader?
16tsgetreadytorumb
I Hope You Dance singer Womack
4eann
Heritage gp. celebrated in May
4aapi
Month during which the shofar is blown daily
4elul
Person represented by the sunset flag
5sbian
Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers
10sidesaddle
Wright who plays Shuri in the MCU
5titia
Reorders a draft?
5edits
Make possible
4enab
One-pointers in horseshoes
5aners
Many, informally
5LOTSA
Place to hitch a ride?
4stab
Bud
3MAC
Make a call
3OPT
Zeros
7NAUGHTS
Crosswalk spot
6street
Hindi honorific
5SAHIB
Actress Thurman
3UMA
Guernsey, for one
7milkcow
As opposed to
6UNLIKE
Shares on socials
5posts
Abbr. for a rained-out event
3ppd
Fictional captain Hornblower
7HORATIO
Foment
6STIRUP
Giant pole tossed in Highland games
5caber
Monastery head
5ABBOT
Miscalculate
3ERR
Midsize ride
5sedan
Director DuVernay
3AVA
Kesha's "___ Tok"
3TIK
Trojan War warrior
4AJAX
Shuttlecock paths
4ARCS
Relaxed pace
4TROT
Monster slain by Hercules
5HYDRA
Neat
4TIDY
Like businesses with no overhead?
7openair
Yay, team!
7wedidit
"__ you like to know?"
7wouldnt
Fire on all cylinders
3HUM
PD dispatch
3APB
Light ___
6IGNITE
¡Ándale!
6rapido
Refinery inputs
6crudes
Seed covering
5TESTA
Polio vaccine developer
5SABIN
Canvas support
5EASEL
Thompson of "Creed"
5TESSA
Ipanema greeting
3OLA
Hip Hop Is Dead rapper
3NAS
Sci-fi beings
3ETS
Anaheim team, on scoreboards
3LAA
Subside
3EBB
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