LA Times Crossword

May 31, 2026 Answers

Every Across and Down clue from the LA Times Crossword on May 31, 2026. Tap any tile to reveal a letter, or click the clue text for the full breakdown.

142
Total Clues
67
Across
75
Down
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Across 67

An end to reason?
"__ Twist, Scientist": Netflix series with a magic lab
"Hello" singer
"Sure, I get it"
Isn't 100%
Hilo "Hi"
OB test
Invalidate
Faking trendiness?
Four-footed Jetson
Caffeinated
"OutDaughtered" family name
City on the Orne
Sad, but composed?
How beer is served?
Sporty wheels
"Purgatorio" poet
Letter opener
Unenviable grade
Sandwich shops
Barely beats (out)
One of the orgs. merged in the Maastricht Treaty
Director Kazan
Son of Rebekah and Isaac
"Great Expectations" ward
Kinda sorta up for it?
Like a portrait hung by a professional?
Touchscreen image
Suffix with percent
Charged particles
Many a "Survivor" locale
"Here we go!"
Layered potluck staple
Toyed with
Cinematographer's choice
Two-thirds of a magnum
Unpartnered
Vague to the max?
Pitcher's jam
Ghostly sound
Cary Grant film about a gambler
Promise not to tell, for short
"Queer Eye" expert Jonathan Van __
"__ of Girls' Things": poem by Sharon Olds
Early Mexican civilization
Burden
Marshmallow treat
Curly dos
Baba ghanoush bread
Print media
Geeky without shame?
Hasty
Having the wealth of kings and queens?
Like a smart recycler?
Yields to gravity
Seawater evaporation site
Bodies of water
Spanish title
Astrobiology subj.
Rainbow backdrop
Yokozuna's sport
Cable giant acquired by AT&T
First man, in Maori mythology
Actress Spelling
"¿Cómo está __?"
Four Corners state
Magazine founder Eric

Down 75

"In space, no one can hear you scream" film
Set straight
"The Information" novelist Martin
Mimicked
Blown away
USMC truant
Small amount
Lunchroom, for short
__ soda
Last name of filmmakers Ethan and Joel
Cheddar kin
Fall apart
Manages
Ruminant's mouthful
Texas city where German chocolate cake was invented
Baseball Hall of Famer Jeter
Hullabaloo
Viscount superior
Airline that doesn't fly during the Sabbath
Beginning to lose?
Online finance firm
Relish
List abbr.
Makes a false show of
Group of pals
Twinkle
Last-ditch attempt
Permissible, in some diets
Atty.'s billing units
Creative development
Runs in place
Joints with caps
Like a fuzzy navel?
Like some questions
Fastener on many European cars
Genetic change
Reputation
"How cool"
SSW reverse
Punishment for a Gen X kid
Sleep aid brand
Bozos
Ukrainian port south of Kyiv
Edmonton NHL team
Go __ great length
Black tea grade
Says grace, e.g.
Abbey figure
Perfectionist's creed
Muscle training method
Covey member
Tabula __
Big Cup candy brand
Fixed, as shoelaces
Ascend
RSVP convenience
Quench
Hawks
"That's all __ wrote"
One resisting the five thieves
Noisy kiss
Cirque du __
Sylvia of jazz
Immune system component
"Beautiful Mistakes" rapper Megan __ Stallion
Temperature testers, at times
Funny bone neighbor
Like some parliaments
Gas or elec.
Tall tales
"Ew!"
Informal approvals
Peruvian legend Sumac
Some meditation practitioners
"If it isn't my nemesis!"

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