LA Times Crossword

May 17, 2026 Answers

Every Across and Down clue from the LA Times Crossword on May 17, 2026. Tap any tile to reveal a letter, or click the clue text for the full breakdown.

144
Total Clues
68
Across
76
Down
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Across 68

Bunches (of)
"The Menu" star Taylor-Joy
Abbey recess
North __ Sea: Central Asian lake
"Weekend Edition Sunday" host Rascoe
Triple-A squad in Buffalo
Chicken cordon __
More to the point
Game similar to pétanque
"Gangster Malone takes the bait!"?
Former U.N. head Hammarskjöld
Square root of cuatro
Listening device?
Neutral color lighter than greige
Countless lifetimes
Farm females
Egg maker
Root for a Calgary franchise?
Envelope part
Shearing event held under the big top?
Stefani of No Doubt
Colorful method of data visualization
Egg maker
Earring option
Georgetown athlete
Look for solutions
"Unfortunately ... "
Part of a foot
Secret suffix
Stuff of legend
Chaotic swirl
Most cruel
Shimmery gem
Connection points
Where it's hard to keep a secret?
"Weekend Edition Sunday" airer
Rowing implement
Smell
Above, poetically
Dayton's state
"Cool beans!"
Lake near Syracuse, New York
Labor agcy.
"Love Will Find a Way" band __ Cruise
"Yes, I'll invest in beachfront property in Arizona!"?
Lucy Van __: "Peanuts" kid
Event for people who won't drink Coca-Cola?
Small gears
Assembled in advance
Din
Tara of "Sharknado"
__ Fifth Avenue
Tiff
Letters on some makeup bottles
Place to learn about chili peppers?
Unflinching
To-do
Scattered
Coffee table item in a dollhouse?
First number in many countdowns
Pointer
Salad bar accessory
Baking amts.
Telegrams
Picture of health?
Folksy assent
__ Kippur
California wine grape, for short

Down 76

Secret admirer's sign-off
Quinn of "Practical Magic"
Advil alternative
South American behemoth
Tablet download
Zones
Triceps locale
Verb in a roast recipe
Weight training exercise
Part of the former Yugoslavia
Karate skill level
Cream-filled choux pastry
Spooky
F1 neighbor
Mac
Bog
Stereotypical name for a poodle
Sweat the small stuff, say
Word with age or wage
Thingamajig
Dharma follower
Tribute
Garden coils
Hyper-focused
"Don't sweat the small stuff"
Guacamole ingredients
Resonant chant
"__-Dick"
May honoree
"Butt out!" initials
__ rights: sponsorship option
Composer Rorem
"Uncle!," in Spanish
Poems of 49-Down
Catherine of "Beetlejuice"
Change machine inserts
Air fryer brand
Punishment-related
Tennis great Sampras
Academy newbies
Stop in
Maven
Infotainment spot
School gps.
Combustible heaps
Shake up
Slo-mo reviewer
Horse rider's strap
Fame
Fracas
Window part
Leaves char marks on
Brief moment?
Bringing down the house
Act clandestinely
Quick cut
Unflappable
"Performance is what we do" gas brand
Letters on an envelope
Shows some class, maybe?
Work together
Home of Arizona State
End-of-unit check
Foursomes
Place that's all fun and games
Auto engine booster
Use keys to enter
Hankering
Led into a theater, slangily
"Don't sweat the small stuff"
Dec. 25
Connecticut Ivy
Whoops
__ and yang
That way, quaintly
"If I were __ ... "

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