LA Times Daily Crossword February 8, 2026 Answers

1. Screenwriter's output 7. Confined 13. Emma of "Madame Web" 20. "Gotcha" 21. Excalibur, notably 22. Resolve 23. Job for an elephant caretaker? 25. Hot pepper 26. "Double-quick!" 27. Eggs __ easy 28. Sugar source 29. Mountain __ 30. Dangerous biters 33. Job for a department store model? 38. Show contempt for 41. Carrot, e.g. 42. Ring bearer, perhaps? 43. Alter, in a way 44. Coastline feature 45. "__ Fideles" 47. Kibble maker 51. Job for a tailor? 54. Onetime Nissan make 56. Galoot 57. Cartesian conclusion 58. Needle holder 59. "C'est la vie" 60. Saint __ fire 62. Brook fish 64. Casual attire 65. Job for a nanny? 70. Cry of realization 73. Roos in pouches 74. 1990s cardio workout system 75. Third-longest river in Europe 79. Summers on "Gilligan's Island" 81. Las Vegas drama 82. Brand for competitive divers 84. Entice 85. Job for a cheesemonger? 90. Ran off with 91. Bounces back 92. Bounce house filler 93. Ginger __ 94. Uni ref. work 97. Microbe 98. Record player 100. Job for an interior designer? 106. Whirlybird 107. Feel poorly 108. __ Goose vodka 109. Cedar Point state 111. Wall alternative 115. More clear, as a photo 117. Job for a corporate VIP? 122. Small 123. Back, on a boat 124. Completely committed 125. Rubs with oil 126. Affixes in a scrapbook 127. Subatomic particles

1. Breaks down in tears 2. Online help option 3. Pop singer Ora 4. Heavily panned 1987 Beatty/Hoffman comedy 5. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect 6. Mark of perfection, at times 7. Sketch show that once starred John Candy, for short 8. Animals that can run up to 50 mph 9. Appropriate, as power 10. Pewter metal 11. Tats 12. Discouraging words 13. Puerto __ 14. Anaheim's county 15. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor John 16. Compass reading 17. Repetitive musical composition 18. Properly pitched 19. Hearty dishes 24. Show up solo 28. Mentions in a footnote 31. Ribbon of fabric 32. "Common Sense" pamphleteer 34. Assayers' stuff 35. "The Joy of Painting" host Bob 36. Carry 37. Take the floor 38. Kingdom in what is now Yemen 39. "On the Beach" author Shute 40. Alpha's opposite 45. Friend of d'Artagnan 46. Evil fiend 48. Exam with an Argumentative Writing section 49. 100% 50. "Put your wallet away" 52. Poet Ogden 53. Humdinger 54. Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win 55. Penny-__ 58. Tuna tartare cut 60. Locale in a Steinbeck title 61. Certain NCO 62. Core argument 63. 1990s Israeli prime minister 66. Open a bit 67. __ the wiser 68. Secret store 69. Sought damages 70. Part of a Latin 101 conjugation 71. __ Top Creamery 72. "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur 76. Lear daughter 77. "Easy on Me" singer 78. Last one to cross the finish line 80. Klondike Gold Rush site 82. Run off with 83. Risk 85. "Mad Men" role for Elisabeth Moss 86. "Happy Birthday" writer 87. "Comin' __ the Rye" 88. Singer Perry 89. Fuel guzzler 95. Omelet maker 96. Work behind the camera 99. Wanderers 100. Brutus co-conspirator 101. Casual lead-in to "I'm home" 102. Memorable Texas mission 103. "Botheration" 104. "Haystacks" painter 105. English county 110. Quaint hotels 112. Black-and-white treat 113. Arabian port 114. Cough syrup amts. 116. Upstate NY school 117. 50 Cent piece? 118. Letters on Megan Rapinoe's jersey 119. Some Windows systems 120. Chest protector 121. "Painting To Be Stepped On" artist Yoko