Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, April 30, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "exclusivereport".
Total Clues
76
Longest
exclusivereport
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
AXE
ALLComplete Solution List
Gimli's weapon in "The Lord of the Rings"
3AXE
Mine passage
5SHAFT
Healthy side
5salad
Lunch
3box
Peninsular Arab state
5qatar
Act with feeling
5EMOTE
"Local Couple Makes a Commitment," e.g.
15exclusivereport
Nephew of Donald Duck
5LOUIE
Word with tea and toast
5texas
Diner slice
3PIE
Meat product with a museum in Minnesota
4spam
July's namesake
6caesar
"China Falls From Top Spot," e.g.
12breakingnews
Civil rights leader Wilkins
3ROY
Emotionless
5STONY
Olympic skater Cohen
5SASHA
Lotion additive
4ALOE
Carriers powered by pantographs and overhead lines
5trams
Early operating system
4UNIX
Drink carelessly
5slurp
Puts one foot in front of the other
5steps
Conduit shape
3ell
"Final Finalist Finally Arrives," e.g.
12latestupdate
Video meeting need
6camera
Cozy alcove
4NOOK
Prefix with meter
3ODO
"The Three-Body Problem" genre
5scifi
"Cannot __": slangy expression of mock horror
5unsee
"Photographer Embraces Traditional Darkroom Techniques,” e.g.
15developingstory
Flared dress style
5ALINE
Timed perfectly
5ONCUE
Cone-bearing tree
3FIR
Disreputable
5SEEDY
Tandem pair
5seats
Start of a giant recital?
3fee
Genesis brother
4ABEL
Love letters?
4XOXO
"Did I just hear what I think I heard?"
9excuseyou
Rodent proof?
7squeaks
Gives birth to
3HAS
Bumping heads
4ATIT
Bestest
4fave
Predatory dino
4trex
Goes back and forth
7SEESAWS
Psych up
3AMP
Cereal shapes
5loops
Open-air rooms
5ATRIA
Try to stop
5DETER
"Radical Optimism" singer Dua
4lipa
5K, for one
4RACE
Bakers' protection
4MITT
Genesis twin
4ESAU
Some undergarments
4BRAS
$2 worth of nickels, e.g.
4roll
Like Vikings
5NORSE
Swarming pests
5GNATS
Citi Field MLBer
5NYMET
Leaves unnoticed
9sneaksoff
Dagger handle
4HILT
Wheelbarrow part
4AXLE
Dashiell contemporary
4ERLE
Twirled
4SPUN
Pesto option
7parsley
Marriage partners.
7SPOUSES
Folded fare
4TACO
Word of warning
4DONT
Musical endings
5CODAS
One-named singer whose surname is Adkins
5adele
Theater showing
5MOVIE
NYSE investment opportunities
4ipos
Whatever
4FINE
Highlander of ancient Peru
4INCA
Cleveland's lake
4ERIE
Brontë governess
4EYRE
Frame : bowling :: __ : curling
3end
Tear down to the studs
3GUT
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