Monday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword October 5, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

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Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Monday

Easy difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

36

horizontal answers

Down

40

vertical answers

Across clues

36 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Tár" Oscar nominee Blanchett

C
A
T
E
 Across · 5 letters

Art studio stand

E
A
S
E
L
 Across · 5 letters

Attempted

T
R
I
E
D
 Across · 3 letters

Bath rug

M
A
T
 Across · 6 letters

Battery terminals

A
N
O
D
E
S
 Across · 5 letters

Chocolate-flavored latte

M
O
C
H
A
 Across · 3 letters

Church seating

P
E
W
 Across · 4 letters

Composer Stravinsky

I
G
O
R
 Across · 3 letters

Connecticut Ivy Leaguer

E
L
I
 Across · 3 letters

Cozy burrow

D
E
N
 Across · 5 letters

Crown for a prom queen

T
I
A
R
A
 Across · 5 letters

Derive

I
N
F
E
R
 Across · 3 letters

Fuss

A
D
O
 Across · 3 letters

Genetic material

D
N
A
 Across · 3 letters

Jar topper

L
I
D
 Across · 4 letters

Messy person

S
L
O
B
 Across · 5 letters

Not exactly, informally

K
I
N
D
A
 Across · 3 letters

Old hoops org.

A
B
A
 Across · 11 letters

Playful back-and-forth

W
I
T
T
Y
B
A
N
T
E
R
 Across · 3 letters

Polo shirt, e.g.

T
O
P
 Across · 5 letters

Possibly dangerous

R
I
S
K
Y
 Across · 5 letters

Power strip switch

O
N
O
F
F
 Across · 5 letters

Punchiness

O
O
M
P
H
 Across · 5 letters

Rainbow maker

P
R
I
S
M
 Across · 5 letters

River mammal

O
T
T
E
R
 Across · 4 letters

See 58-Across

S
H
O
E
 Across · 4 letters

Skim through

S
C
A
N
 Across · 6 letters

Sprawling property

E
S
T
A
T
E
 Across · 15 letters

Ticket pickup location

W
I
L
L
C
A
L
L
C
O
U
N
T
E
R
 Across · 11 letters

Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across

W
I
N
T
E
R
B
R
E
A
K
 Across · 5 letters

Tiny trims

S
N
I
P
S
 Across · 4 letters

Wanes

E
B
B
S
 Across · 5 letters

Wear away

E
R
O
D
E
 Across · 3 letters

With 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred Astaire

T
A
P
 Across · 5 letters

Word with ocean or eye

L
I
N
E
R
 Across · 15 letters

Workstation option since the 1980s

W
I
N
D
O
W
S
C
O
M
P
U
T
E
R

Down clues

40 clues
Down · 7 letters

"I didn't quite catch that"

S
P
E
A
K
U
P
 Down · 3 letters

"__ to Joy": highlight of Beethoven's Ninth

O
D
E
 Down · 3 letters

401(k) alternative

I
R
A
 Down · 6 letters

Affectionate feline

L
A
P
C
A
T
 Down · 4 letters

Analogy words

I
S
T
O
 Down · 5 letters

Apple pie-making tool

C
O
R
E
R
 Down · 6 letters

Brainstorm

I
D
E
A
T
E
 Down · 3 letters

Certain sib

B
R
O
 Down · 3 letters

Chicago airport code

O
R
D
 Down · 3 letters

Clever

S
L
Y
 Down · 6 letters

Copy on an email reply

L
O
O
P
I
N
 Down · 4 letters

Deets

I
N
F
O
 Down · 4 letters

Does some alterations

S
E
W
S
 Down · 8 letters

Eerie electronic instrument

T
H
E
R
E
M
I
N
 Down · 4 letters

Entr'__

A
C
T
E
 Down · 3 letters

Feature of many a Wile E. Coyote trap, for short

T
N
T
 Down · 7 letters

Fiction subgenre

R
O
M
A
N
C
E
 Down · 3 letters

Golf course standard

P
A
R
 Down · 4 letters

Icelandic dairy product similar to yogurt

S
K
Y
R
 Down · 4 letters

Make a cake, say

B
A
K
E
 Down · 7 letters

Meet over coffee, perhaps

C
O
N
N
E
C
T
 Down · 4 letters

Minnesota representative Ilhan

O
M
A
R
 Down · 3 letters

Minor quibble

N
I
T
 Down · 4 letters

Move like the wind

B
L
O
W
 Down · 3 letters

Musical proclivity

E
A
R
 Down · 3 letters

Nintendo console released in 2006

W
I
I
 Down · 8 letters

Not-so-humble bragging

B
O
A
S
T
I
N
G
 Down · 3 letters

Old gridiron org.

A
F
L
 Down · 4 letters

Place for cuticle oil

N
A
I
L
 Down · 7 letters

Pool raft, e.g.

F
L
O
A
T
E
R
 Down · 7 letters

Receive, as a bequest

I
N
H
E
R
I
T
 Down · 4 letters

Small earring

S
T
U
D
 Down · 5 letters

Some hotel employees

M
A
I
D
S
 Down · 7 letters

Spots where dogs may sit, lie down, and roll over

P
E
T
B
E
D
S
 Down · 6 letters

Squandered

W
A
S
T
E
D
 Down · 6 letters

Take a deep breath

I
N
H
A
L
E
 Down · 4 letters

Triumph over

B
E
S
T
 Down · 3 letters

Typing speed: Abbr.

W
P
M
 Down · 6 letters

Wet blanket

D
O
W
N
E
R
 Down · 4 letters

Ye __ Shoppe

O
L
D
E

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The LA Times Crossword for Monday, October 5, 2026 contains 76 clues (36 Across, 40 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Easy difficulty.

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