LA Times Daily Crossword February 24, 2026 Answers

1. Direction in the name of only one U.S. state 5. News network that changed its name in 2025 10. Story that spans generations 14. Writer Wiesel 15. Spanish nana 16. Large primates 17. Performer who might play finger cymbals 19. Baseball glove 20. "But that's not why I __ ... " 21. Cassette 23. Australian bird with secondary eyelids 24. Fennel flavor 25. Easily frightened sort 28. "The Simpsons" tavern owner 29. Plausible explanation 31. Leather with a fuzzy finish 32. Blog feed initials 34. Sort 35. "Shiny Happy People" band 36. Furry red "Sesame Street" toy 41. Small eggs 42. Very small eggs 43. Guffaw 45. __ hair pasta 48. Echoing guitar effect 51. Bar bill 53. Hardware store device that makes custom colors 55. Led Zeppelin's "Whole __ Love" 57. Feel poorly 58. Breakaway group 59. Actress/inventor Hedy 60. Sheet music symbol 62. "How goes it?," or a question that could be answered by 17-, 25-, 36-, and 53-Across 65. Listen to 66. Connected 67. Hawaii's state bird 68. Small whirlpool 69. __ Hall: New Jersey university 70. "My stars!"

1. Online video tool 2. Roosevelt who was first lady for 12 years 3. Most inane 4. Rats (on) 5. Exec's degree, often 6. __-dried tomatoes 7. Hummingbird food 8. Like sleep-deprived eyes 9. "__ diem!" 10. Actor Waterston 11. Each 12. Grow angry 13. Insightful 15. Sum up 18. Toss aside forcefully, in slang 22. Ford that flopped 25. Peddle 26. Cola choice 27. Delish 30. Go backpacking 33. Warning wail 35. Raise, as kids 37. Young male horses 38. Checkers turn 39. "Best. Day. __!" 40. Blooper reel bits 44. Hurricane in Jesmyn Ward's novel "Salvage the Bones" 45. Navajo neighbors 46. Did exactly right 47. "The Handmaid's Tale" setting 48. Lionel of the Commodores 49. Still around 50. Meh 52. Fred's friend in Bedrock 54. Whimpers 56. Muscat citizen 59. Acid rock's acid 61. Word after waffle or curly 63. Boxing ring ruling, for short 64. One of a D.C. 100