LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1Will beneficiary
- 5Thick-furred dog whose tail curls over its back
- 10"hahahahahaha"
- 14Gillette razor
- 15"Yellow Odalisque" painter Matisse
- 16Adept
- 17One skilled in routine deliveries?
- 20Many a Sunday talk show panelist
- 21"Today" producer
- 22Foal's father
- 25"Rules __ rules"
- 26San Francisco counterculture center of the 1960s
- 32Love, in Verona
- 33Cabbage side
- 34Fig. in a QB's completion percentage
- 37Second chances for students
- 39Lee Child protagonist
- 42Genetic material
- 43Gymnast Korbut
- 45TV executive Arledge
- 46Instrument that makes the sound of adults talking in "Peanuts" cartoons
- 50Smug cry
- 51Blood bank fluids
- 52Kylo Ren's father in "Star Wars"
- 56Jewel box
- 61Overhauls that have lasting effects, or what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters
- 64Paddington, but not Waterloo
- 65Grey Goose rival
- 66History book sections
- 67USN officers
- 68Schlepped
- 69Starchy root in poi
Down
- 1Strongbox fastener
- 2Words said to Marcus Junius Brutus
- 3Modern Persia
- 4Pretoria currency
- 5"Quit yapping!"
- 6Cheer team feeling
- 7Company abbr.
- 8Jumbo suffix
- 9Country between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers
- 10"It's Always Something" memoirist Gilda
- 11Theater honor
- 12Fault
- 13Camera part
- 18Sink accumulation
- 19Sandy shade
- 23Do a bit of grapplin'
- 24Night school subj.
- 26Like some cider
- 27Blessing response
- 28Bitty bits
- 29Pre-MBA hurdle
- 30Capital of 9-Down
- 31"Hot diggity dog!"
- 35Miss. neighbor
- 36Cypress or cedar
- 38Task manager?
- 40Ocean fleet
- 41Corn core
- 44Some classic muscle cars
- 47Total failures
- 48Waffle House rival
- 49Dragon's mouth, e.g.
- 52U.K.-based bank
- 53Wowed
- 54Close by
- 55"I think you're __ something"
- 57Tech trends site
- 58Indian tourist city with a mausoleum
- 59Step in a scallops recipe
- 60Petro-Canada rival
- 62Realized
- 63Guardians, on a scoreboard
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 32 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Shmuel Schmell.
All 74 answers
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- 1AWill beneficiaryHEIR
- 5AThick-furred dog whose tail curls over its backSPITZ
- 10A"hahahahahaha"ROFL
- 14AGillette razorATRA
- 15A"Yellow Odalisque" painter MatisseHENRI
- 16AAdeptABLE
- 17AOne skilled in routine deliveries?STANDUPCOMEDIAN
- 20AMany a Sunday talk show panelistPUNDIT
- 21A"Today" producerNBCNEWS
- 22AFoal's fatherSIRE
- 25A"Rules __ rules"ARE
- 26ASan Francisco counterculture center of the 1960sHAIGHTASHBURY
- 32ALove, in VeronaAMORE
- 33ACabbage sideSLAW
- 34AFig. in a QB's completion percentageATT
- 37ASecond chances for studentsRETESTS
- 39ALee Child protagonistREACHER
- 42AGenetic materialDNA
- 43AGymnast KorbutOLGA
- 45ATV executive ArledgeROONE
- 46AInstrument that makes the sound of adults talking in "Peanuts" cartoonsSLIDETROMBONE
- 50ASmug cryOHO
- 51ABlood bank fluidsSERA
- 52AKylo Ren's father in "Star Wars"HANSOLO
- 56AJewel boxCDCASE
- 61AOverhauls that have lasting effects, or what can be found in this puzzle's circled lettersSWEEPINGCHANGES
- 64APaddington, but not WaterlooBEAR
- 65AGrey Goose rivalSTOLI
- 66AHistory book sectionsERAS
- 67AUSN officersCDRS
- 68ASchleppedTOTED
- 69AStarchy root in poiTARO
- 1DStrongbox fastenerHASP
- 2DWords said to Marcus Junius BrutusETTU
- 3DModern PersiaIRAN
- 4DPretoria currencyRAND
- 5D"Quit yapping!"SHUTIT
- 6DCheer team feelingPEP
- 7DCompany abbr.INC
- 8DJumbo suffixTRON
- 9DCountry between the Zambezi and Limpopo riversZIMBABWE
- 10D"It's Always Something" memoirist GildaRADNER
- 11DTheater honorOBIE
- 12DFaultFLAW
- 13DCamera partLENS
- 18DSink accumulationDISHES
- 19DSandy shadeECRU
- 23DDo a bit of grapplin'RASSLE
- 24DNight school subj.ESL
- 26DLike some ciderHARD
- 27DBlessing responseAMEN
- 28DBitty bitsIOTAS
- 29DPre-MBA hurdleGRE
- 30DCapital of 9-DownHARARE
- 31D"Hot diggity dog!"YAHOO
- 35DMiss. neighborTENN
- 36DCypress or cedarTREE
- 38DTask manager?TODOLIST
- 40DOcean fleetARMADA
- 41DCorn coreCOB
- 44DSome classic muscle carsGTS
- 47DTotal failuresLOSERS
- 48DWaffle House rivalIHOP
- 49DDragon's mouth, e.g.ORCHID
- 52DU.K.-based bankHSBC
- 53DWowedAWED
- 54DClose byNEAR
- 55D"I think you're __ something"ONTO
- 57DTech trends siteCNET
- 58DIndian tourist city with a mausoleumAGRA
- 59DStep in a scallops recipeSEAR
- 60DPetro-Canada rivalESSO
- 62DRealizedGOT
- 63DGuardians, on a scoreboardCLE
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