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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 16, 2026

Saturday, May 16, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, May 16, 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

  • 1Studies
  • 8Google Play download
  • 15Woodcutter in a tale told by Scheherazade
  • 16Went by yacht
  • 17Navel brass?
  • 19Patisserie treat
  • 20Cocktail whose color comes from grenadine
  • 21Winter hrs. for most of western Indiana
  • 22Relieve (of)
  • 23"Milk" director Gus Van __
  • 25Sector
  • 26Not discourteous
  • 30The CW predecessor
  • 31"Ooh, burn!"
  • 32"The Tale of __ Puddle-Duck"
  • 33Winless racehorses
  • 35Apple cultivar that dates to American colonial times
  • 36Euchre kin
  • 37Oscilloscope display
  • 38Sch. in Athens
  • 39Sparked again
  • 40Connection point
  • 41Barbaro's role in "A Complete Unknown"
  • 42Pyle player
  • 44Berkeley, familiarly
  • 45Kodai Senga's signature pitch
  • 48Yoga pose that alternates between arching and rounding the spine
  • 51Beyoncé challenge in the song "Energy"
  • 53Shows some major respect?
  • 54Mythical hunter transformed into a stag
  • 55Cunning
  • 56Lunar event

Down

  • 1Kapler who was NL Manager of the Year in 2021
  • 2Obi-Wan player
  • 3Microgeneration of the 1990s
  • 4Marketing method
  • 5"Just tell me!"
  • 6Dict. tag
  • 7__ cross
  • 8On the move
  • 9Tending (to)
  • 10Anticonformist subculture
  • 11Some brunch dates
  • 12China setting
  • 13Make better
  • 14Anxious
  • 18Halloween prank
  • 22Puts on
  • 23Ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates
  • 24Quickly
  • 25Niche mag
  • 27Facial expressions, e.g.
  • 28PR concern
  • 29Bolivian cultural center
  • 31One sextillion memory units
  • 32Speak unseriously
  • 34Mid-party errand
  • 35Balls (up)
  • 37Macrocosm
  • 40"We can manage without them"
  • 41Superhero star of a Lego movie
  • 43Sweets
  • 44Epic poem division
  • 45Admit, with "up"
  • 46Like a kumquat
  • 47Depend (on)
  • 482025 French Open winner Gauff
  • 49__-Missouria Tribe
  • 50Bounced
  • 52Vegetable related to lilies

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 32 across and 38 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Karen Steinberg.

All 70 answers

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  • 1AStudiesGAZESAT
  • 8AGoogle Play downloadAPPGAME
  • 15AWoodcutter in a tale told by ScheherazadeALIBABA
  • 16AWent by yachtCRUISED
  • 17ANavel brass?BELLYBUTTONRING
  • 19APatisserie treatECLAIR
  • 20ACocktail whose color comes from grenadinePINKLADY
  • 21AWinter hrs. for most of western IndianaEST
  • 22ARelieve (of)DIVEST
  • 23A"Milk" director Gus Van __SANT
  • 25ASectorZONE
  • 26ANot discourteousCIVIL
  • 30AThe CW predecessorUPN
  • 31A"Ooh, burn!"ZING
  • 32A"The Tale of __ Puddle-Duck"JEMIMA
  • 33AWinless racehorsesMAIDENS
  • 35AApple cultivar that dates to American colonial timesWINESAP
  • 36AEuchre kinECARTE
  • 37AOscilloscope displayWAVE
  • 38ASch. in AthensUGA
  • 39ASparked againRELIT
  • 40AConnection pointNODE
  • 41ABarbaro's role in "A Complete Unknown"BAEZ
  • 42APyle playerNABORS
  • 44ABerkeley, familiarlyCAL
  • 45AKodai Senga's signature pitchFORKBALL
  • 48AYoga pose that alternates between arching and rounding the spineCATCOW
  • 51ABeyoncé challenge in the song "Energy"EVERYBODYONMUTE
  • 53AShows some major respect?SALUTES
  • 54AMythical hunter transformed into a stagACTAEON
  • 55ACunningSLYNESS
  • 56ALunar eventMOONSET
  • 1DKapler who was NL Manager of the Year in 2021GABE
  • 2DObi-Wan playerALEC
  • 3DMicrogeneration of the 1990sZILLENNIAL
  • 4DMarketing methodEBLAST
  • 5D"Just tell me!"SAYIT
  • 6DDict. tagABBR
  • 7D__ crossTAU
  • 8DOn the moveACTIVE
  • 9DTending (to)PRONE
  • 10DAnticonformist subculturePUNKSCENE
  • 11DSome brunch datesGIRLTIME
  • 12DChina settingASIA
  • 13DMake betterMEND
  • 14DAnxiousEDGY
  • 18DHalloween prankTPING
  • 22DPuts onDONS
  • 23DAncient region between the Tigris and EuphratesSUMER
  • 24DQuicklyAPACE
  • 25DNiche magZINE
  • 27DFacial expressions, e.g.VISUALCUES
  • 28DPR concernIMAGE
  • 29DBolivian cultural centerLAPAZ
  • 31DOne sextillion memory unitsZETTABYTE
  • 32DSpeak unseriouslyJIVE
  • 34DMid-party errandDRINKRUN
  • 35DBalls (up)WADS
  • 37DMacrocosmWORLD
  • 40D"We can manage without them"NOLOSS
  • 41DSuperhero star of a Lego movieBATMAN
  • 43DSweetsBABES
  • 44DEpic poem divisionCANTO
  • 45DAdmit, with "up"FESS
  • 46DLike a kumquatOVAL
  • 47DDepend (on)RELY
  • 48D2025 French Open winner GauffCOCO
  • 49D__-Missouria TribeOTOE
  • 50DBouncedWENT
  • 52DVegetable related to liliesYAM

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