LA Times Daily Answers: Daily Lexical Challenge
Verified Solve by WordFinder Tips Expert Panel • February 8, 2026
Are you finding today’s grid a bit tricky? The Daily Lexical Challenge themed puzzle for this Sunday is a masterpiece of wordplay. 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. Screenwriter's output
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SCRIPT
7. Confined
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SHUTIN
13. Emma of "Madame Web"
HINT Word starts with “R” (7 letters) REVEAL ROBERTS
20. "Gotcha"
HINT Word starts with “O” (6 letters) REVEAL OHISEE
21. Excalibur, notably
HINT Word starts with “C” (6 letters) REVEAL CASINO
22. Resolve
HINT Word starts with “I” (7 letters) REVEAL IRONOUT
23. Job for an elephant caretaker?
HINT Word starts with “B” (13 letters) REVEAL BATHINGTRUNKS
25. Hot pepper
HINT Word starts with “C” (7 letters) REVEAL CAYENNE
26. "Double-quick!"
HINT Word starts with “S” (4 letters) REVEAL STAT
27. Eggs __ easy
HINT Word starts with “O” (4 letters) REVEAL OVER
28. Sugar source
HINT Word starts with “C” (4 letters) REVEAL CANE
29. Mountain __
HINT Word starts with “D” (3 letters) REVEAL DEW
30. Dangerous biters
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ASPS
33. Job for a department store model?
HINT Word starts with “S” (13 letters) REVEAL SPORTINGGOODS
38. Show contempt for
HINT Word starts with “S” (7 letters) REVEAL SNORTAT
41. Carrot, e.g.
HINT Word starts with “R” (4 letters) REVEAL ROOT
42. Ring bearer, perhaps?
HINT Word starts with “E” (3 letters) REVEAL EAR
43. Alter, in a way
HINT Word starts with “H” (3 letters) REVEAL HEM
44. Coastline feature
HINT Word starts with “R” (3 letters) REVEAL RIA
45. "__ Fideles"
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ADESTE
47. Kibble maker
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ALPO
51. Job for a tailor?
HINT Word starts with “E” (14 letters) REVEAL EVENINGDRESSES
54. Onetime Nissan make
HINT Word starts with “D” (6 letters) REVEAL DATSUN
56. Galoot
HINT Word starts with “B” (6 letters) REVEAL BIGAPE
57. Cartesian conclusion
HINT Word starts with “I” (3 letters) REVEAL IAM
58. Needle holder
HINT Word starts with “T” (7 letters) REVEAL TONEARM
59. "C'est la vie"
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ALAS
60. Saint __ fire
HINT Word starts with “E” (5 letters) REVEAL ELMOS
62. Brook fish
HINT Word starts with “T” (5 letters) REVEAL TROUT
64. Casual attire
HINT Word starts with “T” (3 letters) REVEAL TEE
65. Job for a nanny?
HINT Word starts with “H” (15 letters) REVEAL HANDLINGCHARGES
70. Cry of realization
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL AHA
73. Roos in pouches
HINT Word starts with “J” (5 letters) REVEAL JOEYS
74. 1990s cardio workout system
HINT Word starts with “T” (5 letters) REVEAL TAEBO
75. Third-longest river in Europe
HINT Word starts with “U” (4 letters) REVEAL URAL
79. Summers on "Gilligan's Island"
HINT Word starts with “M” (7 letters) REVEAL MARYANN
81. Las Vegas drama
HINT Word starts with “C” (3 letters) REVEAL CSI
82. Brand for competitive divers
HINT Word starts with “S” (6 letters) REVEAL SPEEDO
84. Entice
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ALLURE
85. Job for a cheesemonger?
HINT Word starts with “P” (14 letters) REVEAL PITCHINGWEDGES
90. Ran off with
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL TOOK
91. Bounces back
HINT Word starts with “E” (6 letters) REVEAL ECHOES
92. Bounce house filler
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL AIR
93. Ginger __
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL ALE
94. Uni ref. work
HINT Word starts with “O” (3 letters) REVEAL OED
97. Microbe
HINT Word starts with “G” (4 letters) REVEAL GERM
98. Record player
HINT Word starts with “S” (7 letters) REVEAL SPINNER
100. Job for an interior designer?
HINT Word starts with “C” (13 letters) REVEAL CHANGINGROOMS
106. Whirlybird
HINT Word starts with “H” (4 letters) REVEAL HELO
107. Feel poorly
HINT Word starts with “A” (3 letters) REVEAL AIL
108. __ Goose vodka
HINT Word starts with “G” (4 letters) REVEAL GREY
109. Cedar Point state
HINT Word starts with “O” (4 letters) REVEAL OHIO
111. Wall alternative
HINT Word starts with “M” (4 letters) REVEAL MOAT
115. More clear, as a photo
HINT Word starts with “S” (7 letters) REVEAL SHARPER
117. Job for a corporate VIP?
HINT Word starts with “R” (13 letters) REVEAL RUNNINGBOARDS
122. Small
HINT Word starts with “C” (7 letters) REVEAL COMPACT
123. Back, on a boat
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ASTERN
124. Completely committed
HINT Word starts with “I” (6 letters) REVEAL INDEEP
125. Rubs with oil
HINT Word starts with “A” (7 letters) REVEAL ANOINTS
126. Affixes in a scrapbook
HINT Word starts with “P” (6 letters) REVEAL PASTES
127. Subatomic particles
HINT Word starts with “B” (6 letters) REVEAL BOSONS
Today’s Down Clue Breakdown
1. Breaks down in tears
HINT Word starts with “S” (4 letters) REVEAL SOBS
2. Online help option
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL SHEBA
3. Pop singer Ora
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL AMAT
4. Heavily panned 1987 Beatty/Hoffman comedy
HINT Word starts with “C” (5 letters) REVEAL CASCA
5. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect
HINT Word starts with “C” (4 letters) REVEAL CHAT
6. Mark of perfection, at times
HINT Word starts with “N” (5 letters) REVEAL NEVIL
7. Sketch show that once starred John Candy, for short
HINT Word starts with “H” (4 letters) REVEAL HALO
8. Animals that can run up to 50 mph
HINT Word starts with “H” (5 letters) REVEAL HIHON
9. Appropriate, as power
HINT Word starts with “R” (4 letters) REVEAL RITA
10. Pewter metal
HINT Word starts with “O” (5 letters) REVEAL OMEGA
11. Tats
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ARLO
12. Discouraging words
HINT Word starts with “A” (5 letters) REVEAL ALAMO
13. Puerto __
HINT Word starts with “I” (6 letters) REVEAL ISHTAR
14. Anaheim's county
HINT Word starts with “N” (4 letters) REVEAL NASH
15. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor John
HINT Word starts with “Y” (5 letters) REVEAL YUKON
16. Compass reading
HINT Word starts with “R” (3 letters) REVEAL RPI
17. Repetitive musical composition
HINT Word starts with “P” (3 letters) REVEAL PEI
18. Properly pitched
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL STRIP
19. Hearty dishes
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL AJAR
24. Show up solo
HINT Word starts with “E” (6 letters) REVEAL EGGPAN
28. Mentions in a footnote
HINT Word starts with “T” (3 letters) REVEAL TEN
31. Ribbon of fabric
HINT Word starts with “P” (5 letters) REVEAL PAINE
32. "Common Sense" pamphleteer
HINT Word starts with “N” (4 letters) REVEAL NONE
34. Assayers' stuff
HINT Word starts with “D” (6 letters) REVEAL DIRECT
35. "The Joy of Painting" host Bob
HINT Word starts with “G” (6 letters) REVEAL GOSTAG
36. Carry
HINT Word starts with “E” (4 letters) REVEAL EDEN
37. Take the floor
HINT Word starts with “N” (5 letters) REVEAL NERTS
38. Kingdom in what is now Yemen
HINT Word starts with “S” (4 letters) REVEAL SCTV
39. "On the Beach" author Shute
HINT Word starts with “D” (5 letters) REVEAL DILLY
40. Alpha's opposite
HINT Word starts with “P” (5 letters) REVEAL PEGGY
45. Friend of d'Artagnan
HINT Word starts with “H” (5 letters) REVEAL HARES
46. Evil fiend
HINT Word starts with “A” (6 letters) REVEAL ARAMIS
48. Exam with an Argumentative Writing section
HINT Word starts with “I” (4 letters) REVEAL ICER
49. 100%
HINT Word starts with “R” (3 letters) REVEAL RAP
50. "Put your wallet away"
HINT Word starts with “U” (5 letters) REVEAL USURP
52. Poet Ogden
HINT Word starts with “D” (5 letters) REVEAL DEMON
53. Humdinger
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL THRO
54. Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win
HINT Word starts with “U” (3 letters) REVEAL USA
55. Penny-__
HINT Word starts with “T” (3 letters) REVEAL TIN
58. Tuna tartare cut
HINT Word starts with “O” (4 letters) REVEAL ORES
60. Locale in a Steinbeck title
HINT Word starts with “S” (3 letters) REVEAL SGT
61. Certain NCO
HINT Word starts with “C” (4 letters) REVEAL COMO
62. Core argument
HINT Word starts with “N” (3 letters) REVEAL NTS
63. 1990s Israeli prime minister
HINT Word starts with “I” (3 letters) REVEAL INK
66. Open a bit
HINT Word starts with “R” (4 letters) REVEAL ROSS
67. __ the wiser
HINT Word starts with “C” (5 letters) REVEAL CACHE
68. Secret store
HINT Word starts with “M” (5 letters) REVEAL MONET
69. Sought damages
HINT Word starts with “N” (3 letters) REVEAL NOS
70. Part of a Latin 101 conjugation
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL TOTE
71. __ Top Creamery
HINT Word starts with “T” (6 letters) REVEAL THESIS
72. "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL SHIRE
76. Lear daughter
HINT Word starts with “C” (5 letters) REVEAL CITES
77. "Easy on Me" singer
HINT Word starts with “R” (5 letters) REVEAL RABIN
78. Last one to cross the finish line
HINT Word starts with “I” (4 letters) REVEAL INNS
80. Klondike Gold Rush site
HINT Word starts with “R” (5 letters) REVEAL RICAN
82. Run off with
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL TORO
83. Risk
HINT Word starts with “G” (6 letters) REVEAL GASHOG
85. "Mad Men" role for Elisabeth Moss
HINT Word starts with “O” (6 letters) REVEAL ORANGE
86. "Happy Birthday" writer
HINT Word starts with “D” (4 letters) REVEAL DOUG
87. "Comin' __ the Rye"
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL SWIPE
88. Singer Perry
HINT Word starts with “B” (3 letters) REVEAL BIB
89. Fuel guzzler
HINT Word starts with “B” (6 letters) REVEAL BOYEGA
95. Omelet maker
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ANTE
96. Work behind the camera
HINT Word starts with “P” (5 letters) REVEAL PERIL
99. Wanderers
HINT Word starts with “O” (3 letters) REVEAL ONO
100. Brutus co-conspirator
HINT Word starts with “E” (3 letters) REVEAL ENE
101. Casual lead-in to "I'm home"
HINT Word starts with “O” (5 letters) REVEAL ORATE
102. Memorable Texas mission
HINT Word starts with “S” (4 letters) REVEAL SUED
103. "Botheration"
HINT Word starts with “N” (6 letters) REVEAL NOMADS
104. "Haystacks" painter
HINT Word starts with “R” (5 letters) REVEAL RONDO
105. English county
HINT Word starts with “L” (4 letters) REVEAL LSAT
110. Quaint hotels
HINT Word starts with “R” (5 letters) REVEAL REGAN
112. Black-and-white treat
HINT Word starts with “O” (4 letters) REVEAL OREO
113. Arabian port
HINT Word starts with “T” (5 letters) REVEAL TUNED
114. Cough syrup amts.
HINT Word starts with “P” (4 letters) REVEAL PURE
116. Upstate NY school
HINT Word starts with “A” (5 letters) REVEAL ADELE
117. 50 Cent piece?
HINT Word starts with “A” (4 letters) REVEAL ADEN
118. Letters on Megan Rapinoe's jersey
HINT Word starts with “S” (5 letters) REVEAL STEWS
119. Some Windows systems
HINT Word starts with “O” (4 letters) REVEAL ONME
120. Chest protector
HINT Word starts with “L” (5 letters) REVEAL LOSER
121. "Painting To Be Stepped On" artist Yoko
HINT Word starts with “T” (4 letters) REVEAL TSPS
🎯 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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