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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 2, 2026

Saturday, May 2, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, May 2, 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

  • 1Branch of Islam that includes Zaydism
  • 5KJ of "Riverdale"
  • 8Growing concern?
  • 12Brand with TV ads featuring Garfield
  • 13Half of all integers
  • 15"2 funny"
  • 16Galileo Galilei Airport city
  • 17Place for fans to show support
  • 19Kentucky Derby moniker
  • 21Narrow passages
  • 22Feature of thioacetone
  • 23Do groundbreaking work?
  • 24Intake plans
  • 26"He has my whole heart"
  • 30Brian who scored "The Lovely Bones"
  • 31Crumb
  • 32Patronizing person
  • 33APR reducer
  • 35Heading up?
  • 37Pop singer Alessia
  • 38Figures in quotes
  • 40Corner
  • 42"Corduroy" writer/illustrator Freeman
  • 43Bloom in a fall bouquet
  • 44Anne who had a recurring role on "The King of Queens"
  • 45Post __
  • 46Grammy winner Winans
  • 48"My guess is ... "
  • 50Racetrack with twin spires
  • 54Make it big
  • 55GPS listings
  • 57Bean sprout?
  • 58Stalking cats
  • 59Skillful
  • 60Stretch in office
  • 61Go out for a bit?
  • 62Part of a basic Spanish conjugation

Down

  • 1Bit of suction
  • 2Treatments for locks
  • 3Positive thinker's comment?
  • 4Happy baby, for one
  • 5Not a fan of
  • 6Smart-alecky
  • 7Pozole peppers
  • 8Amplifier for tap dancers, perhaps
  • 9"Spark" singer Tori
  • 10Put on a scale, say
  • 11Scale name
  • 13Pride and joy
  • 14Storage unit
  • 18Use a salamander
  • 20Wall Street's nabe
  • 21Himalayan ethnic group
  • 25__ Tatin
  • 27Specialist in executive orders?
  • 28Temporary repository
  • 29Position
  • 32Guessing game
  • 34Frappe ingredient
  • 36National Park Service handout
  • 39Standing upright
  • 41__ Robles, California
  • 44Rice vermicelli
  • 47Do some kitchen prep
  • 49Nobel, for one
  • 50Brief review
  • 51"Take cover!"
  • 52__ error
  • 53Priest in "Lost Horizon"
  • 56GPS listings

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 33 down.
  3. The longest answer has 14 letters and is 19-across.
  4. Constructed by Zhouqin Burnikel.

All 70 answers

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  • 1ABranch of Islam that includes ZaydismSHIA
  • 5AKJ of "Riverdale"APA
  • 8AGrowing concern?FARM
  • 12ABrand with TV ads featuring GarfieldIAMS
  • 13AHalf of all integersEVENS
  • 15A"2 funny"LMAO
  • 16AGalileo Galilei Airport cityPISA
  • 17APlace for fans to show supportMERCHBOOTH
  • 19AKentucky Derby monikerRUNFORTHEROSES
  • 21ANarrow passagesSTRAITS
  • 22AFeature of thioacetoneODOR
  • 23ADo groundbreaking work?HOE
  • 24AIntake plansDIETS
  • 26A"He has my whole heart"IMHIS
  • 30ABrian who scored "The Lovely Bones"ENO
  • 31ACrumbIOTA
  • 32APatronizing personCLIENT
  • 33AAPR reducerREFI
  • 35AHeading up?NORTH
  • 37APop singer AlessiaCARA
  • 38AFigures in quotesPRICES
  • 40ACornerTRAP
  • 42A"Corduroy" writer/illustrator FreemanDON
  • 43ABloom in a fall bouquetASTER
  • 44AAnne who had a recurring role on "The King of Queens"MEARA
  • 45APost __HOC
  • 46AGrammy winner WinansCECE
  • 48A"My guess is ... "IASSUME
  • 50ARacetrack with twin spiresCHURCHILLDOWNS
  • 54AMake it bigRISETOFAME
  • 55AGPS listingsETAS
  • 57ABean sprout?IDEA
  • 58AStalking catsPUMAS
  • 59ASkillfulDEFT
  • 60AStretch in officeTERM
  • 61AGo out for a bit?NAP
  • 62APart of a basic Spanish conjugationERES
  • 1DBit of suctionSIP
  • 2DTreatments for locksHAIRTONERS
  • 3DPositive thinker's comment?IMSUREOFIT
  • 4DHappy baby, for oneASANA
  • 5DNot a fan ofAVERSETO
  • 6DSmart-aleckyPERT
  • 7DPozole peppersANCHOS
  • 8DAmplifier for tap dancers, perhapsFLOORMIC
  • 9D"Spark" singer ToriAMOS
  • 10DPut on a scale, sayRATE
  • 11DScale nameMOHS
  • 13DPride and joyEMOTIONS
  • 14DStorage unitSHED
  • 18DUse a salamanderBROIL
  • 20DWall Street's nabeFIDI
  • 21DHimalayan ethnic groupSHERPA
  • 25D__ TatinTARTE
  • 27DSpecialist in executive orders?HEADHUNTER
  • 28DTemporary repositoryINROOMSAFE
  • 29DPositionSTANCE
  • 32DGuessing gameCHARADES
  • 34DFrappe ingredientICECREAM
  • 36DNational Park Service handoutTRAILMAP
  • 39DStanding uprightERECT
  • 41D__ Robles, CaliforniaPASO
  • 44DRice vermicelliMEIFUN
  • 47DDo some kitchen prepCHOP
  • 49DNobel, for oneSWEDE
  • 50DBrief reviewCRIT
  • 51D"Take cover!"HIDE
  • 52D__ errorUSER
  • 53DPriest in "Lost Horizon"LAMA
  • 56DGPS listingsSTS

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