LA Times Daily Crossword May 4, 2026 Answers

1. Airtight excuse for a defendant 6. Pool floats 11. Moroccan cap with a tassel 14. Add to the conversation 15. Snowboarding jump 16. Big name in jarred tomato sauce 17. Cactus with showy flowers 19. Self-serve coffee server 20. Sn, to a chemist 21. "Do __ favor?" 22. Extremely absurd 24. Fish-eating bird 27. Not at home 28. Like some Winter Olympics skiing 33. Kindle download 36. Gramps 37. "Christopher Robin" joey 38. Dollywood's st. 39. Studies all night 41. Lettuce unit 42. Lipton product 43. Stratford-upon-__ 44. Tuscan cathedral city south of Florence 45. Tummy trouble 49. Body art, briefly 50. Playground structures that challenge balance and coordination 54. OPEC units 58. Fish eggs 59. "You've got mail" ISP 60. Stack starter in solitaire 61. Satirical periodical featuring Alfred E. Neuman 64. Lingerie top 65. British baby buggies 66. Free-for-all 67. Shrill shriek 68. Grabs 69. Sarcastic commentary

1. Daily planner entries: Abbr. 2. San Francisco mayor Daniel 3. Singer Turner's rock memoir 4. Clic Stic pen brand 5. Result of a leaking 4-Down, perhaps 6. Kansas City baseball team 7. Swiss peak 8. Pest on a pet 9. Aunts, in 26-Down 10. Humorless 11. Orchard growth 12. Be worthy of 13. The "Z" of ZIP code 18. Brick that's painful to step on 23. Convent figure 25. Supply-and-demand subj. 26. Bad Bunny's native language, in his native language 29. URL ending 30. Photo __: some PR events 31. Reddish speckled horse 32. Green Jedi Master 33. "__, Brute?" 34. Microwave sound 35. Racking up victories 39. MinuteClinic drugstore chain 40. Biodegrade 41. Kermit's greeting 43. Have a go at 44. Hollers with fright or delight 46. AirPod holder 47. Swampy area 48. Awestruck 51. Undefeated boxer Ali 52. Solitary sort 53. Smooth and shiny 54. Sweetie 55. 43,560 square feet 56. "__ Croft: Tomb Raider" 57. Mt. Rushmore's st. 62. Marseille Mrs. 63. School of Buddhism