LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, May 15, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026/79 clues solved
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Across
- 1Urban haze
- 5Urban network
- 10Parts of some locks
- 15Boring outcome?
- 16Go up to
- 17Yamaha woodwinds
- 18SNAP benefits org.
- 19San Antonio site
- 20Take part financially
- 21Apparel worn between December 22 and January 19?
- 24Wine cocktail also called blanc-cassis
- 25Mortgage agcy.
- 26Pair of
- 27Bill fig.
- 30Unappreciative of St. Louis's hockey team?
- 35Dearie
- 36Expressions of discovery
- 37Bi- quadrupled
- 38"Four Quartets" poet
- 41Writer Harte or wrestler Hart
- 42Lets go
- 43SoCal emer. force
- 44Puts away
- 45French street
- 46Starts a top-to-bottom demolition of an old facade?
- 52Drink suffix
- 53Biblical suffix
- 54Private aid gp.
- 55Largest U.S. union
- 56Shakespearean "Listen up!," or an apt title for this puzzle?
- 61Longtime college football coach Nick
- 63Vintage violin
- 64Smack
- 65Scoundrel
- 66Almanac info
- 67Cover, in a way
- 68Alpine song
- 69Put away
- 70Big Apple resident, for short
Down
- 1"I'm sorta disappointed"
- 2Pompeii art form
- 3Experienced sort
- 4Locker contents
- 5Try to access, as the back of a closet
- 6Borrowed
- 7Hebrew month after Shevat
- 8Curse
- 9"Enough!"
- 10Rub shoulders (with)
- 11Be next to
- 12Kikkoman condiment
- 13Louvre Pyramid architect
- 14Protected fig.
- 22"Alternatively ... "
- 23Causes to gasp, perhaps
- 28Ration (out)
- 29General __ chicken
- 31Friend of TV's Mary Richards
- 32Brooks of country music
- 33"Lord, what fools __ mortals be!"
- 34Cinema icon born in Rome
- 38Site of Napoleon's exile
- 39Tallow kin
- 40Guilty expression
- 41Traction providers
- 42Hullabaloo
- 44Cornerstone abbr.
- 45Appealingly unconventional
- 47Place to keep toys?
- 48Benjamins
- 49"Not exactly, but close"
- 50"Developed With Dermatologists" lotion brand
- 51Spring holiday
- 57Icicle spot
- 58Give out
- 59Nonsense word similar to "blah"
- 60Jessica Mendoza's network
- 61Cloud's place
- 62"That's __-brainer!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.
- There are 39 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 30-across.
- Constructed by Jeffrey Wechsler.
All 79 answers
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- 1AUrban hazeSMOG
- 5AUrban networkROADS
- 10AParts of some locksHASPS
- 15ABoring outcome?HOLE
- 16AGo up toENDAT
- 17AYamaha woodwindsOBOES
- 18ASNAP benefits org.USDA
- 19ASan Antonio siteALAMO
- 20ATake part financiallyBUYIN
- 21AApparel worn between December 22 and January 19?CAPRICORNPANTS
- 24AWine cocktail also called blanc-cassisKIR
- 25AMortgage agcy.FHA
- 26APair ofTWO
- 27ABill fig.AMT
- 30AUnappreciative of St. Louis's hockey team?SCORNINGTHEBLUES
- 35ADearieHON
- 36AExpressions of discoveryAHAS
- 37ABi- quadrupledOCTO
- 38A"Four Quartets" poetELIOT
- 41AWriter Harte or wrestler HartBRET
- 42ALets goFREES
- 43ASoCal emer. forceLAFD
- 44APuts awayEATS
- 45AFrench streetRUE
- 46AStarts a top-to-bottom demolition of an old facade?BREAKSTHECORNICE
- 52ADrink suffixADE
- 53ABiblical suffixETH
- 54APrivate aid gp.NGO
- 55ALargest U.S. unionNEA
- 56AShakespearean "Listen up!," or an apt title for this puzzle?LENDMEYOUREARS
- 61ALongtime college football coach NickSABAN
- 63AVintage violinAMATI
- 64ASmackSWAT
- 65AScoundrelKNAVE
- 66AAlmanac infoTIDES
- 67ACover, in a wayPAVE
- 68AAlpine songYODEL
- 69APut awaySTASH
- 70ABig Apple resident, for shortNYER
- 1D"I'm sorta disappointed"SHUCKS
- 2DPompeii art formMOSAIC
- 3DExperienced sortOLDPRO
- 4DLocker contentsGEAR
- 5DTry to access, as the back of a closetREACHIN
- 6DBorrowedONLOAN
- 7DHebrew month after ShevatADAR
- 8DCurseDAMN
- 9D"Enough!"STOPTHAT
- 10DRub shoulders (with)HOBNOB
- 11DBe next toABUT
- 12DKikkoman condimentSOYSAUCE
- 13DLouvre Pyramid architectPEI
- 14DProtected fig.SSN
- 22D"Alternatively ... "IFNOT
- 23DCauses to gasp, perhapsAWES
- 28DRation (out)METE
- 29DGeneral __ chickenTSOS
- 31DFriend of TV's Mary RichardsRHODA
- 32DBrooks of country musicGARTH
- 33D"Lord, what fools __ mortals be!"THESE
- 34DCinema icon born in RomeLOREN
- 38DSite of Napoleon's exileELBA
- 39DTallow kinLARD
- 40DGuilty expressionIFEELBAD
- 41DTraction providersBATHMATS
- 42DHullabalooFUROR
- 44DCornerstone abbr.ESTD
- 45DAppealingly unconventionalROGUISH
- 47DPlace to keep toys?KENNEL
- 48DBenjaminsCNOTES
- 49D"Not exactly, but close"INAWAY
- 50D"Developed With Dermatologists" lotion brandCERAVE
- 51DSpring holidayEASTER
- 57DIcicle spotEAVE
- 58DGive outEMIT
- 59DNonsense word similar to "blah"YADA
- 60DJessica Mendoza's networkESPN
- 61DCloud's placeSKY
- 62D"That's __-brainer!"ANO
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