LA Times Daily Crossword February 4, 2026 Answers

1. Excerpt from a film 5. Like back legs 9. Wanders 14. Highway division 15. Purple berry in healthy smoothies 16. Illuminated from below 17. Food thickener made from seaweed 18. Takes a snooze 19. __-gritty 20. *Tailor's tool 23. Get ready 24. Word before bar or drink 27. Contents of a barn stack 28. Nursing spot 30. WNW's opposite 31. Very pale 34. *Inker's tool 36. The sun, for one 37. Common living room piece 38. Big name in volleyballs 39. *Intelligence agent's tool 41. Jai alai basket 42. Shorthand in a coffee order 43. Went as a passenger 44. Only Canadian MLB city, for short 45. Consumed uncooked 47. Look of the recently woken 51. Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do 54. Honeycrisp, e.g. 56. Shoe bottom 57. Hubbubs 58. Gives stars to 59. Work with yarn 60. NHL venue 61. Romantic meeting 62. Goes out with 63. Disappointing report card grades

1. Jewelry fastener 2. Golden beer 3. Amazed 4. Outer edge 5. Grumpy due to lack of food 6. Start of Caesar's boast 7. California wine valley 8. Many a drink coaster 9. Encounter 10. State one's view 11. Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, e.g. 12. Cambridge univ. 13. Total dump 21. Flat bread served with curry 22. Toffee bar brand 25. "Top Gun" outfit 26. Gossipy sort 28. Brownish gray 29. Engrave 31. Pet adoption org. 32. Weasel with a short black-tipped tail 33. Pessimist's description of a glass, perhaps 34. Super Mario character who looks like a mushroom 35. Picked up, in a way 37. Director Cameron 40. Most serious 41. Girls Who __: nonprofit that supports STEM initiatives 44. Religious beliefs 46. Parts 47. Contradict 48. Pearl Jam vocalist Vedder 49. Without company 50. Classroom workspaces 52. Sounds of disapproval 53. Sharpen, as a knife 54. Gallery display 55. Golf course standard