LA Times Daily Crossword April 25, 2026 Answers

1. Award for Attica Locke's "Bluebird, Bluebird" 6. Gala portion 15. Duane __: NYC chain owned by Walgreens 16. Personal compass 17. "Precision Crafted Performance" sloganeer 18. One who really gets people? 19. Like a wise guy 21. Draws 22. Apt name for a cinematographer 23. Visual aids 25. Soccer great called "O Rei" 26. Had the conn 28. Gospel-singing sister of Aretha 29. Degree of difficulty? 32. Couture letters 33. "How fun!" 35. Features of some cold cases? 38. Mark up 39. Fabric 40. Part of a Cuban combo 42. Went first 43. The hills of Rome, e.g. 45. Parents 47. Hidden assets 52. Hostess treats 54. First name in country pop 55. Voice-activated, say 57. Bucks 58. Chiwere speaker 59. Cheerful tune 60. One bit 61. __ Reader 62. Serpentine fish 63. Bounce back

1. Wipe 2. Get on with one's half-life? 3. Get a feel for 4. Campaign managers? 5. Wake-up calls 6. Rock blaster 7. Billy who wore a velvet tuxedo jacket and ball gown to the Oscars in 2019 8. Speak highly of 9. Kent co-worker 10. __ Club 11. Loops into a chain 12. Breakfast option 13. The one, so to speak 14. Spread throughout 20. "Big yikes" 24. People person? 25. Bottled (up) 27. Useful connections for networking? 29. Chest day targets, for short 30. Lucy of "Pretty Little Liars" 31. Surprises with a call 34. Place to blow off smoke? 36. One who shows up 37. Low-pressure approach 41. As we speak 44. Layered dessert often topped with syllabub 46. City-state documented by Herodotus 48. Inducing the heebie-jeebies 49. "Inside the NBA" analyst since 2011 50. Horan of One Direction 51. "I hate to say it ... " 52. The old you? 53. Inventor who coined the term "horsepower" 56. "Arrival" arrivals, briefly