Sphinx, mostly Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MOSTLY (adverb)
1. in large part; mainly or chiefly
2. usually; as a rule
SPHINX (noun)
1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
2. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman’s head and breast on a lion’s body; daughter of Typhon

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
LINO

More LA Times Crossword (5/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. Like some temples

8. Epiphany trio

12. Maker of Sticking Point press-on nails

15. Tennis period since 1968

16. Make smooth

17. NFL Hall of Famer Dawson

18. Photographer

20. Pester

21. Bandleader's command

22. Hosp. areas

23. Dry Italian whites

25. Object of adoration

26. Police officer

30. MRNA vaccine maker

31. Splashes gently against

34. Brit's cuppa

36. "How ya ___?"

37. Org. that issues Energy Star labels

38. "That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzle

42. Fella

43. Quayle follower

45. Diamonds, slangily

46. Some big batteries

48. Retro

51. Florida coastal city, informally

52. Carpenter?

55. Milk source

59. Skiffle singer Donegan

60. By way of

61. Jeff Tweedy's band

62. Vader, as a boy

63. Realtor

66. Hr. division

67. City west of Tulsa

68. Giggly outbursts

69. Sack

70. Drawn-out tale

71. "I need an answer right now"

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1. Rice cake that may be filled with ice cream

2. Rose pest

3. Handle

4. Actor Ed and food writer Molly

5. Place to brood

6. Anger

7. Entered

8. Capital of Belarus

9. Uru. neighbor

10. Attends

11. Bit of hard-won progress

12. Bakery item dotted with kalamatas

13. Reliable plant

14. Quaint desk accessories

19. Tolkien baddie

24. Mature

26. Emerald City visitor

27. Key of Vivaldi's "Spring": Abbr.

29. "Amsterdam" novelist McEwan

31. Roasted entree that may be served with mint jelly

32. Kotero of "Purple Rain"

33. Letting off the hook

34. SHO subsidiary

35. __ contact

39. Level

40. Fragrance

41. Email covertly

44. Collar named for an elite school

47. Erode

49. Purple 13-Downs

50. Active volcano in Eur.

51. Warren who played Dick Tracy

53. Vegan body care brand

54. Fizzle (out)

56. Tribal leader

57. Oak tree, once

58. Trunk

61. Dampens

64. 18-wheeler

65. Try (for)

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