LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, May 11, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Body art, slangily
- 5Turn into baby food
- 9"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion"
- 14La __ Tar Pits
- 15Comic-Con, e.g.
- 16Engaged for a job
- 17Very inexpensive
- 19South American mountain range
- 20Neck of the woods
- 21Drag show accessory
- 23HS diploma equivalent
- 24Subway smooch, e.g.: Abbr.
- 25Pants one may have to wriggle into
- 30Stirred up
- 32Red wine grape
- 33Many a TikToker
- 34Orange tubers
- 37Delicious
- 38Kitchen cloth
- 41Great Lakes mnemonic
- 44Hippocratic __
- 45Jittery
- 49Very tops
- 51Like elastic material
- 53Traditional Chinese wedding ritual
- 56Industrial tub
- 57Secrecy contract, for short
- 58Pie __ mode
- 59Skedaddled
- 61Selling point?
- 63Trendy jargon, or what can be found at the starts of 17-, 25-, 38-, and 53-Across
- 67Cowpoke's hello
- 68__ Day vitamins
- 69Out on the water
- 70"Siddhartha" novelist Hermann
- 71Designer Vera known for bridal gowns
- 72Refuse to allow
Down
- 1Brief "More info soon"
- 2Daughter of King Minos who helped Theseus escape the labyrinth
- 3Feature of many a rice paddy
- 4Fill up
- 5Verbal shrug
- 6Log chopper
- 7Offspring
- 8Pickup line?
- 9"I've got it!"
- 10Sodas in Shirley Temples
- 11Major trials
- 12"I __ remind you ... "
- 13Ribbon purchase qty.
- 18Playbill list
- 22Place to raise the bar?
- 24Cherry discard
- 26Cipher breakers
- 27State with a potato museum
- 28Ballet leap
- 29Farm pen
- 31Items in recipe boxes
- 35NYC subway org.
- 36__ voce
- 39"Understood"
- 40"At what time?"
- 41Fedora, for one
- 42Like shoes that show off a pedicure
- 43Spots for sheep to sleep
- 46Not all the same
- 47Cheer up
- 48"Are we there __?"
- 50Mrs., in Madrid
- 52Manhattan event with many designers and runway models, for short
- 54Arm joint
- 55__ Loa: world's largest active volcano
- 60Laundry batch
- 61Finger-on-lips sound
- 62Hurricane center
- 64Super chill
- 65Zig and __
- 66"You can __ that again!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 25-across.
- Constructed by Chloe Revery.
All 78 answers
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- 1ABody art, slangilyTATS
- 5ATurn into baby foodMASH
- 9A"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion"AGONY
- 14ALa __ Tar PitsBREA
- 15AComic-Con, e.g.EXPO
- 16AEngaged for a jobHIRED
- 17AVery inexpensiveDIRTCHEAP
- 19ASouth American mountain rangeANDES
- 20ANeck of the woodsAREA
- 21ADrag show accessoryWIG
- 23AHS diploma equivalentGED
- 24ASubway smooch, e.g.: Abbr.PDA
- 25APants one may have to wriggle intoSKINNYJEANS
- 30AStirred upINCITED
- 32ARed wine grapeMERLOT
- 33AMany a TikTokerTEEN
- 34AOrange tubersYAMS
- 37ADeliciousTASTY
- 38AKitchen clothDISHTOWEL
- 41AGreat Lakes mnemonicHOMES
- 44AHippocratic __OATH
- 45AJitteryEDGY
- 49AVery topsAPEXES
- 51ALike elastic materialTENSILE
- 53ATraditional Chinese wedding ritualTEACEREMONY
- 56AIndustrial tubVAT
- 57ASecrecy contract, for shortNDA
- 58APie __ modeALA
- 59ASkedaddledFLED
- 61ASelling point?STORE
- 63ATrendy jargon, or what can be found at the starts of 17-, 25-, 38-, and 53-AcrossBUZZWORDS
- 67ACowpoke's helloHOWDY
- 68A__ Day vitaminsONEA
- 69AOut on the waterASEA
- 70A"Siddhartha" novelist HermannHESSE
- 71ADesigner Vera known for bridal gownsWANG
- 72ARefuse to allowDENY
- 1DBrief "More info soon"TBD
- 2DDaughter of King Minos who helped Theseus escape the labyrinthARIADNE
- 3DFeature of many a rice paddyTERRACE
- 4DFill upSATE
- 5DVerbal shrugMEH
- 6DLog chopperAXE
- 7DOffspringSPAWN
- 8DPickup line?HOPIN
- 9D"I've got it!"AHA
- 10DSodas in Shirley TemplesGINGERALES
- 11DMajor trialsORDEALS
- 12D"I __ remind you ... "NEEDNOT
- 13DRibbon purchase qty.YDS
- 18DPlaybill listCAST
- 22DPlace to raise the bar?GYM
- 24DCherry discardPIT
- 26DCipher breakersKEYS
- 27DState with a potato museumIDAHO
- 28DBallet leapJETE
- 29DFarm penSTY
- 31DItems in recipe boxesINDEXCARDS
- 35DNYC subway org.MTA
- 36D__ voceSOTTO
- 39D"Understood"ISEE
- 40D"At what time?"WHEN
- 41DFedora, for oneHAT
- 42DLike shoes that show off a pedicureOPENTOE
- 43DSpots for sheep to sleepMEADOWS
- 46DNot all the sameDIVERSE
- 47DCheer upGLADDEN
- 48D"Are we there __?"YET
- 50DMrs., in MadridSRA
- 52DManhattan event with many designers and runway models, for shortNYFW
- 54DArm jointELBOW
- 55D__ Loa: world's largest active volcanoMAUNA
- 60DLaundry batchLOAD
- 61DFinger-on-lips soundSHH
- 62DHurricane centerEYE
- 64DSuper chillZEN
- 65DZig and __ZAG
- 66D"You can __ that again!"SAY
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