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LA Times Crossword October 5 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the LA Times Crossword for October 5 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Word with ocean or eye5 AcrossReveal answer → Genetic material3 AcrossReveal answer → Old hoops org.3 AcrossReveal answer → Bath rug3 AcrossReveal answer → Attempted5 AcrossReveal answer → Rainbow maker5 AcrossReveal answer → Workstation option since the 1980s15 AcrossReveal answer → Sprawling property6 AcrossReveal answer → Wear away5 AcrossReveal answer → Skim through4 AcrossReveal answer → Polo shirt, e.g.3 AcrossReveal answer → Messy person4 AcrossReveal answer → Church seating3 AcrossReveal answer → Playful back-and-forth11 AcrossReveal answer → Fuss3 AcrossReveal answer → Chocolate-flavored latte5 AcrossReveal answer → Art studio stand5 AcrossReveal answer → Jar topper3 AcrossReveal answer → "Tár" Oscar nominee Blanchett4 AcrossReveal answer → With 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred Astaire3 AcrossReveal answer → River mammal5 AcrossReveal answer → Composer Stravinsky4 AcrossReveal answer → Cozy burrow3 AcrossReveal answer → Possibly dangerous5 AcrossReveal answer → Derive5 AcrossReveal answer → Connecticut Ivy Leaguer3 AcrossReveal answer → Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across11 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny trims5 AcrossReveal answer → Wanes4 AcrossReveal answer → Crown for a prom queen5 AcrossReveal answer → See 58-Across4 AcrossReveal answer → Punchiness5 AcrossReveal answer → Battery terminals6 AcrossReveal answer → Ticket pickup location15 AcrossReveal answer → Not exactly, informally5 AcrossReveal answer → Power strip switch5 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Wet blanket6 DownReveal answer → Chicago airport code3 DownReveal answer → Minor quibble3 DownReveal answer → 401(k) alternative3 DownReveal answer → Typing speed: Abbr.3 DownReveal answer → "I didn't quite catch that"7 DownReveal answer → Fiction subgenre7 DownReveal answer → Small earring4 DownReveal answer → Move like the wind4 DownReveal answer → Some hotel employees5 DownReveal answer → Not-so-humble bragging8 DownReveal answer → Brainstorm6 DownReveal answer → Affectionate feline6 DownReveal answer → Musical proclivity3 DownReveal answer → Eerie electronic instrument8 DownReveal answer → Entr'__4 DownReveal answer → Meet over coffee, perhaps7 DownReveal answer → Clever3 DownReveal answer → Spots where dogs may sit, lie down, and roll over7 DownReveal answer → Take a deep breath6 DownReveal answer → Certain sib3 DownReveal answer → Nintendo console released in 20063 DownReveal answer → Icelandic dairy product similar to yogurt4 DownReveal answer → Make a cake, say4 DownReveal answer → Triumph over4 DownReveal answer → Deets4 DownReveal answer → Minnesota representative Ilhan4 DownReveal answer → Apple pie-making tool5 DownReveal answer → Copy on an email reply6 DownReveal answer → Analogy words4 DownReveal answer → Squandered6 DownReveal answer → Receive, as a bequest7 DownReveal answer → Pool raft, e.g.7 DownReveal answer → Ye __ Shoppe4 DownReveal answer → Golf course standard3 DownReveal answer → "__ to Joy": highlight of Beethoven's Ninth3 DownReveal answer → Feature of many a Wile E. Coyote trap, for short3 DownReveal answer → Old gridiron org.3 DownReveal answer → Place for cuticle oil4 DownReveal answer → Does some alterations4 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the LA Times crossword published on Monday, October 5, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.