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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, May 1, 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, May 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Departing word
  • 5"Of course," in Oviedo
  • 10Chevrolet model until 2019
  • 14Address letters
  • 15Bleachers shoutout
  • 16Biblical plot
  • 17Dramatic sigh
  • 18St. Teresa's birthplace
  • 19Succeeding
  • 20Color commentator's remark about a zebra on the field?
  • 23Created hazardous driving conditions, perhaps
  • 24Two-digit sign
  • 28Org. that promotes vegan leather
  • 29Pickling, canning, headspace, annealing, etc.?
  • 33Quaint affirmation
  • 35Sticky stuff
  • 36Abnormal
  • 37Like clockwork, e.g.?
  • 42Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for one
  • 43Comedian Wong
  • 44Prefix with binary
  • 45Pressing the "permanent press" button?
  • 49Swim/bike/run races, briefly
  • 52Growing alarm
  • 53Lifeblood
  • 56"Words are but wind"?
  • 60Place to find one's credit history?
  • 63Home of Creighton University
  • 64Net
  • 65Tarot figure carrying a bindle
  • 66Program broadcast from Rockefeller Plaza
  • 67Gastropub pours
  • 68Maker of Inzone gaming gear
  • 69Presents inaccurately, as data
  • 70Try out

Down

  • 1Nears burning
  • 2Geek Squad offering
  • 3Charge for cash
  • 4Gilbert and Sullivan work
  • 5Abrade
  • 6Club record holder?
  • 7"The Kite Runner" boy
  • 8Part
  • 9Yemen neighbor
  • 10Deceptive layer
  • 11Amanda Gorman's "An __ We Owe"
  • 12Latin law
  • 13Boom operator's need?
  • 21Cybercommerce
  • 22Audit firm exec
  • 25Spellbound
  • 26"Dirt Cheap" country singer Johnson
  • 27Terminus
  • 30"From the top"
  • 31Kim Possible sidekick __ Stoppable
  • 32Cusack of the "Toy Story" franchise
  • 34Skyrocket
  • 37Lighting effect
  • 38Lunch hour, for some
  • 39Mop & __
  • 40"__ luck!"
  • 41How viral videos might be played
  • 42Short decline
  • 46With quick movements
  • 47Clinch
  • 48Rodeo cry
  • 50Half of a meditative refrain
  • 51Film compositions
  • 54Collar supports
  • 55Dada pioneer Max
  • 57Fries alternative
  • 58Out of control
  • 59Not natural
  • 60Hypotheticals
  • 61Ranch sound
  • 62Put on

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 37-across.
  4. Constructed by John Michael Currie.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ADeparting wordCIAO
  • 5A"Of course," in OviedoCLARO
  • 10AChevrolet model until 2019VOLT
  • 14AAddress lettersHTTP
  • 15ABleachers shoutoutHIMOM
  • 16ABiblical plotEDEN
  • 17ADramatic sighAHME
  • 18ASt. Teresa's birthplaceAVILA
  • 19ASucceedingNEXT
  • 20AColor commentator's remark about a zebra on the field?REFREFERENCE
  • 23ACreated hazardous driving conditions, perhapsSLEETED
  • 24ATwo-digit signPEACE
  • 28AOrg. that promotes vegan leatherPETA
  • 29APickling, canning, headspace, annealing, etc.?JARJARGON
  • 33AQuaint affirmationTIS
  • 35ASticky stuffGOO
  • 36AAbnormalODD
  • 37ALike clockwork, e.g.?ANALOGANALOGY
  • 42ARosencrantz and Guildenstern, for oneDUO
  • 43AComedian WongALI
  • 44APrefix with binaryNON
  • 45APressing the "permanent press" button?IRONIRONY
  • 49ASwim/bike/run races, brieflyTRIS
  • 52AGrowing alarmPANIC
  • 53ALifebloodESSENCE
  • 56A"Words are but wind"?METAMETAPHOR
  • 60APlace to find one's credit history?IMDB
  • 63AHome of Creighton UniversityOMAHA
  • 64ANetEARN
  • 65ATarot figure carrying a bindleFOOL
  • 66AProgram broadcast from Rockefeller PlazaTODAY
  • 67AGastropub poursALES
  • 68AMaker of Inzone gaming gearSONY
  • 69APresents inaccurately, as dataSKEWS
  • 70ATry outTEST
  • 1DNears burningCHARS
  • 2DGeek Squad offeringITHELP
  • 3DCharge for cashATMFEE
  • 4DGilbert and Sullivan workOPERETTA
  • 5DAbradeCHAFE
  • 6DClub record holder?LIVEDJ
  • 7D"The Kite Runner" boyAMIR
  • 8DPartROLE
  • 9DYemen neighborOMAN
  • 10DDeceptive layerVENEER
  • 11DAmanda Gorman's "An __ We Owe"ODE
  • 12DLatin lawLEX
  • 13DBoom operator's need?TNT
  • 21DCybercommerceETAIL
  • 22DAudit firm execCPA
  • 25DSpellboundAGOG
  • 26D"Dirt Cheap" country singer JohnsonCODY
  • 27DTerminusEND
  • 30D"From the top"AGAIN
  • 31DKim Possible sidekick __ StoppableRON
  • 32DCusack of the "Toy Story" franchiseJOAN
  • 34DSkyrocketSOAR
  • 37DLighting effectAURA
  • 38DLunch hour, for someNOON
  • 39DMop & __GLO
  • 40D"__ luck!"LOTSA
  • 41DHow viral videos might be playedONREPEAT
  • 42DShort declineDIP
  • 46DWith quick movementsNIMBLY
  • 47DClinchICE
  • 48DRodeo cryYEEHAW
  • 50DHalf of a meditative refrainINHALE
  • 51DFilm compositionsSCORES
  • 54DCollar supportsSTAYS
  • 55DDada pioneer MaxERNST
  • 57DFries alternativeTOTS
  • 58DOut of controlAMOK
  • 59DNot naturalMADE
  • 60DHypotheticalsIFS
  • 61DRanch soundMOO
  • 62DPut onDON

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