Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, May 4, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, May 4, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "crosscountry".
Total Clues
78
Longest
crosscountry
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
fez
ALLComplete Solution List
Airtight excuse for a defendant
5alibi
Pool floats
5RAFTS
Moroccan cap with a tassel
3fez
Add to the conversation
5putin
Snowboarding jump
5ollie
Big name in jarred tomato sauce
3rao
Cactus with showy flowers
11pricklypear
Self-serve coffee server
3URN
Sn, to a chemist
3TIN
Do ___ favor
3MEA
Extremely absurd
7asinine
Fish eating bird
8SEAEAGLE
Not at home
3OUT
Like some Winter Olympics skiing
12crosscountry
Kindle download
5EBOOK
Gramps?
4pops
Christopher Robin joey
3ROO
Dollywood's st.
4TENN
Studies all night
5CRAMS
Lettuce unit
4HEAD
Lipton product
3TEA
Stratford-upon-___
4AVON
Tuscan cathedral city south of Florence
5siena
Tummy trouble
12upsetstomach
Body art, briefly
3TAT
Playground structures that challenge balance and coordination
8logrolls
OPEC units
7BARRELS
Fish eggs
3ROE
You've Got Mail ISP
3AOL
Stack starter in solitaire
3ace
Satirical periodical featuring Alfred E. Neuman
11madmagazine
Lingerie top
3BRA
British baby buggies
5PRAMS
Free-for-all
5MELEE
Shrill shriek
3EEK
Grabs
5TAKES
Sarcastic commentary
5snark
Daily planner entries: Abbr.
5appts
San Francisco mayor Daniel
5lurie
Singer Turner's rock memoir
5itina
Clic Stic pen brand
3bic
Result of a leaking 4-Down, perhaps
7inkmark
Kansas City baseball team
6ROYALS
Swiss peak
3ALP
Pest on a pet
4FLEA
Aunts, in 26-Down
4tias
Humorless
7serious
Orchard growth
9fruittree
Be worthy of
4EARN
The Z of ZIP code
4ZONE
Brick that's painful to step on
4LEGO
Convent figure
3NUN
Supply-and-demand subj.
4ECON
Bad Bunny's native language, in his native language
7espanol
URL ending
3COM
Photo __: some PR events
3ops
Reddish speckled horse
4roan
Green Jedi master
4YODA
Brute
4ETTU
Microwave sound
4BEEP
Racking up victories
9onastreak
MinuteClinic drugstore chain
3cvs
Biodegrade
3ROT
Kermit's greeting
4HIHO
Have a go at
7ATTEMPT
Hollers with fright or delight
7screams
AirPod holder
3EAR
Swampy area
6MORASS
Awestruck
4AGOG
Undefeated boxer Ali
5LAILA
Solitary sort
5LONER
Smooth and shiny.
5SLEEK
Sweetie
4BABE
43,560 square feet
4ACRE
___ Croft: Tomb Raider
4LARA
Mt. Rushmore's st.
4sdak
Marseille Mrs.
3MME
School of Buddhism
3ZEN
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