LA Times Daily Answers: Daily Lexical Challenge
Verified Solve by WordFinder Tips Expert Panel • February 5, 2026
The LA Times Daily for February 5, 2026 has arrived, featuring the Daily Lexical Challenge theme that requires some clever lateral thinking. Solving the crossword isn’t just about the answers; it’s about the journey. Our team plays the Daily Lexical Challenge grid at launch to ensure every hint provided here is contextually accurate for today’s release.
Today’s Across Clue Breakdown
1. Title said with a hat tip, perhaps
HINT Word starts with “M” (13 letters) REVEAL MAAMPAPAPEACE
5. Daddy
HINT Word starts with “A” (13 letters) REVEAL ANNEBLEDUTTER
9. "__ out!"
HINT Word starts with “N” (14 letters) REVEAL NEONJASONMOMOA
14. Photographer Geddes
HINT Word starts with “A” (10 letters) REVEAL AMISSTRAIN
15. Wasn't colorfast
HINT Word starts with “G” (14 letters) REVEAL GINANDTONICIBM
16. Complete
HINT Word starts with “E” (13 letters) REVEAL EATAAASLEDDOG
17. Sign gas
HINT Word starts with “F” (9 letters) REVEAL FINNSEONS
18. "Aquaman" star
HINT Word starts with “V” (13 letters) REVEAL VILLAGEPEOPLE
20. Out of order
HINT Word starts with “P” (9 letters) REVEAL PITATOPUP
22. "Hey, Soul Sister" rock band
HINT Word starts with “B” (13 letters) REVEAL BARTABSLENBOO
23. Cocktail that may be made with Bombay Sapphire
HINT Word starts with “S” (14 letters) REVEAL SLYGOOGLECLOUD
26. PC pioneer
HINT Word starts with “B” (10 letters) REVEAL BASILELITE
29. Chow down
HINT Word starts with “B” (14 letters) REVEAL BLUESCLUESALAS
30. Small battery, or an org. that may help with a car battery
HINT Word starts with “T” (13 letters) REVEAL TIRESETTUMEGS
31. Iditarod racer
HINT Word starts with “S” (13 letters) REVEAL SUNNIDEANAREA
33. Suomi speakers
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
35. Ages and ages
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
36. Band with the hit "In the Navy"
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
41. Gyro bread
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
42. Give a bit more
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
43. Accounts with round numbers?
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
47. Spy-fi novelist Deighton
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
48. Visitor in a knock-knock joke that ends, "It's nothing to cry about!"
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
51. Tricky
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
52. Microsoft Azure competitor
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
55. Herb in caprese salad
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
56. Upper crust
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
57. Children's show whose title character leaves paw-print hints, and what 18-, 23-, 36-, and 52-Across have in common
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
62. "Sad to say … "
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
63. Goodyear products
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
64. Legendary rebuke
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
65. Memory units, for short
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
66. Branch of Islam
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
67. Leader whose address ends with .edu
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
68. Bailiwick
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOLVED
Today’s Down Clue Breakdown
1. Run
HINT Word starts with “M” (6 letters) REVEAL MANAGE
2. Condition often treated with iron supplements
HINT Word starts with “P” (3 letters) REVEAL PBS
3. Tap, as one's successor
HINT Word starts with “B” (3 letters) REVEAL BTS
4. High-IQ society
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ANEMIA
5. Many a school sammie
HINT Word starts with “V” (4 letters) REVEAL VIAL
6. In the style of
HINT Word starts with “L” (3 letters) REVEAL LIU
7. 55-Across sauce
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ANOINT
8. Decorates
HINT Word starts with “I” (4 letters) REVEAL ITRY
9. Pedicure stone
HINT Word starts with “U” (3 letters) REVEAL URN
10. Harry and William's alma mater
HINT Word starts with “M” (5 letters) REVEAL MENSA
11. Convenience in a cash-only venue
HINT Word starts with “F” (4 letters) REVEAL FLAT
12. Corp. leader
HINT Word starts with “B” (4 letters) REVEAL BEEN
13. Shaded section of a timeline
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL SNAIL
19. Execute perfectly
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL AGASSI
21. Slug kin
HINT Word starts with “P” (3 letters) REVEAL PBJ
24. Comedian Carvey
HINT Word starts with “D” (4 letters) REVEAL DANA
25. Punchy flavor
HINT Word starts with “B” (4 letters) REVEAL BOSC
26. Pop sensation
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL ALA
27. Barbecue discard
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL TANG
28. Booker T.'s band
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SOILED
32. "Nosferatu" actress Lily-Rose
HINT Word starts with “P” (5 letters) REVEAL PESTO
33. No longer fizzy
HINT Word starts with “S” (3 letters) REVEAL SET
34. Game, __, match
HINT Word starts with “G” (5 letters) REVEAL GLUTE
36. Lab container
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ADORNS
37. "It was nothing"
HINT Word starts with “P” (4 letters) REVEAL POLL
38. Exit __
HINT Word starts with “E” (3 letters) REVEAL ETA
39. Fencing blade
HINT Word starts with “N” (4 letters) REVEAL NAIL
40. Light weight
HINT Word starts with “E” (4 letters) REVEAL EPEE
41. "Nova" network
HINT Word starts with “S” (3 letters) REVEAL SUN
44. Tennis star Andre
HINT Word starts with “P” (6 letters) REVEAL PUMICE
45. Anjou alternative
HINT Word starts with “O” (5 letters) REVEAL OUNCE
46. Dirtied
HINT Word starts with “E” (4 letters) REVEAL ETON
48. Tank in a basement
HINT Word starts with “D” (4 letters) REVEAL DEPP
49. Service interruption
HINT Word starts with “L” (5 letters) REVEAL LLAMA
50. Black Sea port
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL ATM
53. Posterior muscle, informally
HINT Word starts with “I” (4 letters) REVEAL IDOL
54. Many a denizen of Machu Picchu
HINT Word starts with “B” (6 letters) REVEAL BOILER
55. "It's __ a minute!"
HINT Word starts with “C” (3 letters) REVEAL CEO
57. "Mic Drop" K-pop septet
HINT Word starts with “B” (4 letters) REVEAL BONE
58. Actor Simu
HINT Word starts with “O” (6 letters) REVEAL OUTAGE
59. Samovar
HINT Word starts with “E” (3 letters) REVEAL ERA
60. Due-in hr.
HINT Word starts with “M” (3 letters) REVEAL MGS
61. Phoenix NBAer
HINT Word starts with “O” (6 letters) REVEAL ODESSA
🎯 Solver’s Strategy: Mastering the LA Times Daily
The Daily Lexical Challenge theme today utilizes a heavy dose of ‘Crosswordese’. To solve this grid efficiently, keep these pro-tips in mind:
Anchor Points: Focus on the 3 and 4-letter clues in the center. These often provide the necessary ‘anchors’ to reveal longer theme-based Across clues.The Plural Check: If a clue sounds plural, try placing an ‘S’ at the end. This simple trick often unlocks a vertical clue you were stuck on.Lexical Variety: Today’s puzzle blends classic synonyms with modern slang. If a direct definition doesn’t fit, think of contemporary usage.
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