February 5, 2026's edition of the LA Times games is finally out, and you can solve two of the toughest Crossword puzzles in the lineup right away.
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The internet has plenty of puzzles for you to solve, but there isn’t anything like the LA Times‘ Crossword and Mini Crossword out there. Both of them are challenging, as they feature several questions to test your knowledge. What’s even better is that they refresh daily, so you can play a fresh game every day.
Don’t worry, we will help you each day with a solutions guide like we’re doing today. Stay tuned to our LA Times section for more answers!
LA Times Crossword Answers for February 5, 2026
Here are the answers to today’s LA Times Crossword puzzle:
Across
1 Title said with a hat tip, perhaps – MAAM
5 Daddy – PAPA
9 “__ out!” – PEACE
14 Photographer Geddes – ANNE
15 Wasn’t colorfast – BLED
16 Complete – UTTER
17 Sign gas – NEON
18 “Aquaman” star – JASONMOMOA
20 Out of order – AMISS
22 “Hey, Soul Sister” rock band – TRAIN
23 Cocktail that may be made with Bombay Sapphire – GINANDTONIC
26 PC pioneer – IBM
29 Chow down – EAT
30 Small battery, or an org. that may help with a car battery – AAA
31 Iditarod racer – SLEDDOG
33 Suomi speakers – FINNS
35 Ages and ages – EONS
36 Band with the hit “In the Navy” – VILLAGEPEOPLE
41 Gyro bread – PITA
42 Give a bit more – TOPUP
43 Accounts with round numbers? – BARTABS
47 Spy-fi novelist Deighton – LEN
48 Visitor in a knock-knock joke that ends, “It’s nothing to cry about!” – BOO
51 Tricky – SLY
52 Microsoft Azure competitor – GOOGLECLOUD
55 Herb in caprese salad – BASIL
56 Upper crust – ELITE
57 Children’s show whose title character leaves paw-print hints, and what 18-, 23-, 36-, and 52-Across have in common – BLUESCLUES
62 “Sad to say … ” – ALAS
63 Goodyear products – TIRES
64 Legendary rebuke – ETTU
65 Memory units, for short – MEGS
66 Branch of Islam – SUNNI
67 Leader whose address ends with .edu – DEAN
68 Bailiwick – AREA
Down
1 Run – MANAGE
2 Condition often treated with iron supplements – ANEMIA
3 Tap, as one’s successor – ANOINT
4 High-IQ society – MENSA
5 Many a school sammie – PBJ
6 In the style of – ALA
7 55-Across sauce – PESTO
8 Decorates – ADORNS
9 Pedicure stone – PUMICE
10 Harry and William’s alma mater – ETON
11 Convenience in a cash-only venue – ATM
12 Corp. leader – CEO
13 Shaded section of a timeline – ERA
19 Execute perfectly – NAIL
21 Slug kin – SNAIL
24 Comedian Carvey – DANA
25 Punchy flavor – TANG
26 Pop sensation – IDOL
27 Barbecue discard – BONE
28 Booker T.’s band – MGS
32 “Nosferatu” actress Lily-Rose – DEPP
33 No longer fizzy – FLAT
34 Game, __, match – SET
36 Lab container – VIAL
37 “It was nothing” – ITRY
38 Exit __ – POLL
39 Fencing blade – EPEE
40 Light weight – OUNCE
41 “Nova” network – PBS
44 Tennis star Andre – AGASSI
45 Anjou alternative – BOSC
46 Dirtied – SOILED
48 Tank in a basement – BOILER
49 Service interruption – OUTAGE
50 Black Sea port – ODESSA
53 Posterior muscle, informally – GLUTE
54 Many a denizen of Machu Picchu – ILAMA
55 “It’s __ a minute!” – BEEN
57 “Mic Drop” K-pop septet – BTS
58 Actor Simu – LIU
59 Samovar – URN
60 Due-in hr. – ETA
61 Phoenix NBAer – SUN
LA Times Mini Crossword Answers for February 5, 2026
The following are the answers to today’s LA Times Mini Crossword puzzle:
Across
1 Apt vodka brand for a Sputnik cocktail – STOLI
6 Jukebox selections – TUNES
7 Ubiquitous typeface with simple, clean lines – ARIAL
8 Steak-lover’s order – TBONE
9 James Caan’s role in “The Godfather” – SONNY
Down
1 Ballpark figures – STATS
2 Engine booster – TURBO
3 Veggie in a latke recipe – ONION
4 Grammy-winning “Blue” singer Rimes – LEANN
5 The _ Brothers (“It’s Your Thing” group) – ISLEY
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