LA Times Daily Crossword April 17, 2026 Answers

1. Unaccounted-for period 4. Six-time WNBA All-Star Thomas 10. Textspeak qualifier 14. Timetable abbr. 15. Talked up 16. Lion's "I'm going to eat you!" 17. Encouragement to a writer who shows an early penchant for rhyme? 20. Singer Jason with the album "Love Is a Four Letter Word" 21. Core muscles 22. Ga. capital 23. Shadow 24. Carefully evaluate pasta? 28. Quartz suffix 29. Much sitar music 30. Actress Russo 31. Gardener who only plants the most exquisite ivy? 33. Pop duo __ & Him 35. Scale intervals 36. Cry of frustration 40. Waze tech 41. Anthem for a Colorado ski resort? 42. Taylor, to Swifties 45. Actor Vaughn 46. Compass dir. 47. Weapon wielded by a particularly dangerous snake? 50. Punxsutawney figure 51. Individual 52. Small battery 53. Experts 54. Safes made in the Volunteer State? 60. Lake into which the Cuyahoga empties 61. "A Real Pain" Oscar winner Culkin 62. Mama deer 63. Heap affection (on) 64. Has disdain for 65. 1975 TV debut, familiarly

1. Writer/editor Roxane who co-owns the online literary magazine The Rumpus 2. Like basmati rice 3. Appealing to one's baser nature 4. Encyclopedic in range 5. Reed of the Velvet Underground 6. Actor Brynner 7. Time zone wd. 8. Some cars 9. Vinegary marinade 10. Choler 11. Spirits 12. Hurry 13. "... if you know what's good for you!" 18. Berkeley, familiarly 19. Brandy letters 23. DVR option 24. Wind instruments? 25. Big personalities 26. Word often seen under a tilde? 27. __ code 29. Say "I'll be there," say 32. Old quarter back 33. Cake serving 34. In fine fettle 36. Kansas or Alabama 37. Climbers' supports 38. Demand 39. Neutrogena shampoo 41. Passing through 42. November sticker 43. Bread 44. "I can't wait to see what's inside!" 45. Pickle brand 48. "Hair Love" voice actress Issa 49. Soaks up the sun 50. Newark-based insurer, on stock tickers 53. Kitchen array 55. Once called 56. Job listing letters 57. Make a blunder 58. Many an airport shuttle 59. Salt, in French