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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Wednesday, May 13, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, May 13, 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

  • 1Sticky and stinky sealant
  • 4Yank (on)
  • 7Agrees to
  • 14Purple yam from the Philippines
  • 15Game with red, yellow, blue, and green cards
  • 16Steel mill material
  • 17Barbecue choice
  • 19Find and remove
  • 20"Across the pond" pond
  • 22__ in comparison
  • 23Hotel amenity
  • 24Chooses to participate
  • 27Help desk techs
  • 30Bank charge
  • 31Got the highest score in golf, say
  • 34Jazz pianist Chick
  • 35Execs focused on the bottom line
  • 3610th grader, briefly
  • 37Singer-songwriter DiFranco
  • 38Special skills
  • 41Kaitlin's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" role
  • 42Totally dismantle
  • 44California-based candy company
  • 45Five Pillars religion
  • 47Grade sch.
  • 48Alternative to sparkling
  • 49Stick
  • 50Fine wool
  • 52Summer sign
  • 53Love, in Firenze
  • 55Like some game night games, or a feature of 4-, 11-, 21-, 29-, and 40-Down
  • 60Some park employees
  • 63Common oatmeal cookie ingredient
  • 64First Amendment word
  • 65Place to spend the night
  • 66One-on-one chats on soc. media
  • 67Agrees
  • 68Easter egg need
  • 69Up to now

Down

  • 1Bulky horn
  • 2Stand watch for, say
  • 3Instagram feed feature
  • 4One who switches sides
  • 5Fuses together
  • 6Mongolian for "waterless place"
  • 7Atmosphere
  • 8__-Magnon
  • 9Henhouses
  • 10Necessitates
  • 11Basic flotation device
  • 12"Good point"
  • 13Hardens, as concrete
  • 18Word with laissez or savoir
  • 21Brewery vessel?
  • 25Low-level workers
  • 26Trial
  • 27"You matter to me"
  • 28Like many Chinese dialects
  • 29Purse at a boxing match
  • 32Piece of fishing gear
  • 33Motif
  • 35G-rated
  • 39Prosecco kin
  • 40Soccer pitch boundary
  • 43Pops up
  • 46Vans or Crocs
  • 49Empire State capital
  • 51Like a clarinet's sound
  • 53Pet sounds
  • 54Rooney of "Women Talking"
  • 56Like the 6-Down
  • 57Spruce (up)
  • 58"I'm buying!"
  • 59Hushed summons
  • 61Blini topping
  • 62Texting format initials

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 11-down.
  4. Constructed by Ricky J. Sirois.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ASticky and stinky sealantTAR
  • 4AYank (on)TUG
  • 7AAgrees toACCEPTS
  • 14APurple yam from the PhilippinesUBE
  • 15AGame with red, yellow, blue, and green cardsUNO
  • 16ASteel mill materialIRONORE
  • 17ABarbecue choiceBEEFRIB
  • 19AFind and removeROOTOUT
  • 20A"Across the pond" pondATLANTIC
  • 22A__ in comparisonPALES
  • 23AHotel amenityICE
  • 24AChooses to participateOPTSIN
  • 27AHelp desk techsITPROS
  • 30ABank chargeFEE
  • 31AGot the highest score in golf, sayLOST
  • 34AJazz pianist ChickCOREA
  • 35AExecs focused on the bottom lineCFOS
  • 36A10th grader, brieflySOPH
  • 37ASinger-songwriter DiFrancoANI
  • 38ASpecial skillsTALENTS
  • 41AKaitlin's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" roleDEE
  • 42ATotally dismantleRAZE
  • 44ACalifornia-based candy companySEES
  • 45AFive Pillars religionISLAM
  • 47AGrade sch.ELEM
  • 48AAlternative to sparklingTAP
  • 49AStickADHERE
  • 50AFine woolMERINO
  • 52ASummer signLEO
  • 53ALove, in FirenzeAMORE
  • 55ALike some game night games, or a feature of 4-, 11-, 21-, 29-, and 40-DownTABLETOP
  • 60ASome park employeesRANGERS
  • 63ACommon oatmeal cookie ingredientRAISINS
  • 64AFirst Amendment wordFREEDOM
  • 65APlace to spend the nightINN
  • 66AOne-on-one chats on soc. mediaDMS
  • 67AAgreesSAYSYES
  • 68AEaster egg needDYE
  • 69AUp to nowYET
  • 1DBulky hornTUBA
  • 2DStand watch for, sayABET
  • 3DInstagram feed featureREEL
  • 4DOne who switches sidesTURNCOAT
  • 5DFuses togetherUNITES
  • 6DMongolian for "waterless place"GOBI
  • 7DAtmosphereAIR
  • 8D__-MagnonCRO
  • 9DHenhousesCOOPS
  • 10DNecessitatesENTAILS
  • 11DBasic flotation devicePOOLNOODLE
  • 12D"Good point"TRUE
  • 13DHardens, as concreteSETS
  • 18DWord with laissez or savoirFAIRE
  • 21DBrewery vessel?COFFEEPOT
  • 25DLow-level workersPEONS
  • 26DTrialTEST
  • 27D"You matter to me"ICARE
  • 28DLike many Chinese dialectsTONAL
  • 29DPurse at a boxing matchPRIZEMONEY
  • 32DPiece of fishing gearSPEAR
  • 33DMotifTHEME
  • 35DG-ratedCLEAN
  • 39DProsecco kinASTI
  • 40DSoccer pitch boundarySIDELINE
  • 43DPops upEMERGES
  • 46DVans or CrocsSHOES
  • 49DEmpire State capitalALBANY
  • 51DLike a clarinet's soundREEDY
  • 53DPet soundsARFS
  • 54DRooney of "Women Talking"MARA
  • 56DLike the 6-DownARID
  • 57DSpruce (up)TIDY
  • 58D"I'm buying!"ONME
  • 59DHushed summonsPSST
  • 61DBlini toppingROE
  • 62DTexting format initialsSMS

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