LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, May 25, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, May 25, 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
- 1Sweeties
- 6"Gimme a break!"
- 10Like Supreme Court arguments
- 14Sight-related
- 15Tick off
- 16Item in a hotel closet
- 17One thumbing for a ride
- 19Mother Earth, in Greek myth
- 20Metaphor for a plan that may collapse at any moment
- 22From __ Z
- 25Inc. kin
- 26Phase one
- 27Empire State NFL team
- 32Chapel centerpiece
- 33Dishwasher capacity
- 34Pop-ups in a free game
- 37Snow toy with runners
- 38Shapewear company founded in 2000
- 40"In __ of gifts ... "
- 41Cornish game __
- 42"__ go bragh!"
- 43Agreed (with)
- 44Features of easy-to-read signs
- 47Insurance filing
- 50"There you __!"
- 51Susan of "L.A. Law"
- 52Stack heading to the post office, or what 20-, 27-, and 44-Across all have?
- 57Edinburgh resident
- 58Rats out one's co-conspirators, say
- 62Former Yankee slugger Martinez
- 63Health resorts
- 64The Met Gala, e.g.
- 65Spread slowly
- 66Org. with a white rabbit in its logo
- 67Patinkin of "Homeland"
Down
- 1Play-__: Hasbro toy clay
- 2Allergist's lead-in to Pen
- 3QB passing stat
- 4Like a billionaire
- 5Intellectual
- 6Butter substitute, in some recipes
- 7Angels outfielder Trout
- 8Butter substitute
- 9Backyard water fight brand
- 10Instruments with many pipes
- 11Laughs noisily
- 12Endure
- 13"That's the __ of my worries"
- 18Ship's framework
- 21Frosty
- 22Embarrass
- 23Bridal veil netting
- 24Frequently
- 28Passing trend
- 29Like a brand-new canvas
- 30Lithium-__ battery
- 31Hardly strict
- 34Supported
- 35Name on much farm equipment
- 36Foamy, as soap
- 38B'way sign
- 39Insta post
- 40Held a match to
- 42Ticklish Muppet
- 43Women's Media Center co-founder Gloria
- 44Three-ring circus setting
- 45San Diego suburb whose name means "the table"
- 46Historic stretches
- 47Expenditures
- 48Port St. __, Florida
- 49Make amends
- 53Clouseau or Gadget's rank, briefly
- 54Sensitive neck part
- 55MBA hopeful's exam
- 56Volcanic flow
- 59Guys
- 60Conclusion
- 61Hog farm pen
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Janice Luttrell.
All 78 answers
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- 1ASweetiesDEARS
- 6A"Gimme a break!"CMON
- 10ALike Supreme Court argumentsORAL
- 14ASight-relatedOPTIC
- 15ATick offRILE
- 16AItem in a hotel closetROBE
- 17AOne thumbing for a rideHITCHHIKER
- 19AMother Earth, in Greek mythGAIA
- 20AMetaphor for a plan that may collapse at any momentHOUSEOFCARDS
- 22AFrom __ ZATO
- 25AInc. kinLLC
- 26APhase oneONSET
- 27AEmpire State NFL teamBUFFALOBILLS
- 32AChapel centerpieceALTAR
- 33ADishwasher capacityLOAD
- 34APop-ups in a free gameADS
- 37ASnow toy with runnersSLED
- 38AShapewear company founded in 2000SPANX
- 40A"In __ of gifts ... "LIEU
- 41ACornish game __HEN
- 42A"__ go bragh!"ERIN
- 43AAgreed (with)SIDED
- 44AFeatures of easy-to-read signsBLOCKLETTERS
- 47AInsurance filingCLAIM
- 50A"There you __!"ARE
- 51ASusan of "L.A. Law"DEY
- 52AStack heading to the post office, or what 20-, 27-, and 44-Across all have?OUTGOINGMAIL
- 57AEdinburgh residentSCOT
- 58ARats out one's co-conspirators, sayNAMESNAMES
- 62AFormer Yankee slugger MartinezTINO
- 63AHealth resortsSPAS
- 64AThe Met Gala, e.g.EVENT
- 65ASpread slowlySEEP
- 66AOrg. with a white rabbit in its logoPETA
- 67APatinkin of "Homeland"MANDY
- 1DPlay-__: Hasbro toy clayDOH
- 2DAllergist's lead-in to PenEPI
- 3DQB passing statATT
- 4DLike a billionaireRICH
- 5DIntellectualSCHOLAR
- 6DButter substitute, in some recipesCRISCO
- 7DAngels outfielder TroutMIKE
- 8DButter substituteOLEO
- 9DBackyard water fight brandNERF
- 10DInstruments with many pipesORGANS
- 11DLaughs noisilyROARS
- 12DEndureABIDE
- 13D"That's the __ of my worries"LEAST
- 18DShip's frameworkHULL
- 21DFrostyCOLD
- 22DEmbarrassABASH
- 23DBridal veil nettingTULLE
- 24DFrequentlyOFTEN
- 28DPassing trendFAD
- 29DLike a brand-new canvasBLANK
- 30DLithium-__ batteryION
- 31DHardly strictLAX
- 34DSupportedAIDED
- 35DName on much farm equipmentDEERE
- 36DFoamy, as soapSUDSY
- 38DB'way signSRO
- 39DInsta postPIC
- 40DHeld a match toLIT
- 42DTicklish MuppetELMO
- 43DWomen's Media Center co-founder GloriaSTEINEM
- 44DThree-ring circus settingBIGTOP
- 45DSan Diego suburb whose name means "the table"LAMESA
- 46DHistoric stretchesERAS
- 47DExpendituresCOSTS
- 48DPort St. __, FloridaLUCIE
- 49DMake amendsATONE
- 53DClouseau or Gadget's rank, brieflyINSP
- 54DSensitive neck partNAPE
- 55DMBA hopeful's examGMAT
- 56DVolcanic flowLAVA
- 59DGuysMEN
- 60DConclusionEND
- 61DHog farm penSTY
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