LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Tuesday, May 26, 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
- 1Treadmill settings
- 6Learn to fit in
- 11Fuel for some stoves
- 14Enticing scent
- 15Brings to the ground
- 16"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita
- 17Toyota pickup since 1995
- 19Decimal base
- 20"Rooster" network
- 21Coin slot directive
- 22Bullfrog relative
- 23Ironman race, for short
- 24"Well, sort of"
- 26Sarcastic "Great idea!"
- 32Pre-1917 Russian ruler
- 34Molecule part
- 35Land parcels
- 37Pancake topper
- 39Take legal action against
- 40Large herbivore in India’s Kaziranga National Park
- 41"Cowboy Bebop" genre
- 42"Logically, this means ... "
- 44"Toy Story" boy
- 45Requires sacrifice to achieve
- 48Brian of Roxy Music
- 49Before, in classic ballads
- 50Confident and courageous
- 53Rum cocktail
- 57Embrace
- 60Cry of realization
- 61Portable Tex-Mex snack, or a progression depicted in this puzzle
- 63Grab a chair
- 64Common feature of flannel shirts
- 65Volunteer's offer
- 66Earth-turning tool
- 67Actress/writer Kaling
- 68Vanlifer, for one
Down
- 1Hiker's trail
- 2Many a Yemeni
- 3Pixar film set in Mexico
- 4Punk subgenre
- 5Wiley of "The Handmaid's Tale"
- 6The "A" of STEAM
- 7Truth or __
- 8Côte d'__, France
- 9Substance that makes jelly gel
- 10"You should know better!"
- 11Favorite choice
- 12District
- 13Temporary castle material
- 18Maria's friend in "West Side Story"
- 22TV quiz show with Cash Builder rounds
- 23Played monotonously
- 25Surgical memento
- 26Nintendo character in purple overalls
- 27Completely lost
- 28Tennis venue
- 29Last Greek letter
- 30"Read the fine __"
- 31Care for
- 32Airport org. with wands
- 33Match, as a laptop and the cloud
- 36Tofu base
- 38Part of a hammer
- 43Bounding main
- 46Mogadishu native
- 47Starting point
- 50Wild party
- 51Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's state
- 52Not on time
- 54Astronaut Shepard
- 55"Just joking!"
- 56In apple-pie order
- 57Pop band with sisters Este, Danielle, and Alana
- 58Home of the NCAA's Bruins
- 59Top Olympic prize
- 61Typist's stat
- 62"It takes __ to tango"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 26-across.
- Constructed by Stella Zawistowski.
All 78 answers
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- 1ATreadmill settingsPACES
- 6ALearn to fit inADAPT
- 11AFuel for some stovesGAS
- 14AEnticing scentAROMA
- 15ABrings to the groundRAZES
- 16A"How We Do (Party)" singer RitaORA
- 17AToyota pickup since 1995TACOMATRUCK
- 19ADecimal baseTEN
- 20A"Rooster" networkHBO
- 21ACoin slot directiveINSERT
- 22ABullfrog relativeTOAD
- 23AIronman race, for shortTRI
- 24A"Well, sort of"ISH
- 26ASarcastic "Great idea!"WHATACONCEPT
- 32APre-1917 Russian rulerTSAR
- 34AMolecule partATOM
- 35ALand parcelsACRES
- 37APancake topperSYRUP
- 39ATake legal action againstSUE
- 40ALarge herbivore in India’s Kaziranga National ParkRHINO
- 41A"Cowboy Bebop" genreANIME
- 42A"Logically, this means ... "ERGO
- 44A"Toy Story" boyANDY
- 45ARequires sacrifice to achieveCOMESATACOST
- 48ABrian of Roxy MusicENO
- 49ABefore, in classic balladsERE
- 50AConfident and courageousBOLD
- 53ARum cocktailMAITAI
- 57AEmbraceHUG
- 60ACry of realizationAHA
- 61APortable Tex-Mex snack, or a progression depicted in this puzzleWALKINGTACO
- 63AGrab a chairSIT
- 64ACommon feature of flannel shirtsPLAID
- 65AVolunteer's offerIWILL
- 66AEarth-turning toolHOE
- 67AActress/writer KalingMINDY
- 68AVanlifer, for oneNOMAD
- 1DHiker's trailPATH
- 2DMany a YemeniARAB
- 3DPixar film set in MexicoCOCO
- 4DPunk subgenreEMO
- 5DWiley of "The Handmaid's Tale"SAMIRA
- 6DThe "A" of STEAMARTS
- 7DTruth or __DARE
- 8DCôte d'__, FranceAZUR
- 9DSubstance that makes jelly gelPECTIN
- 10D"You should know better!"TSK
- 11DFavorite choiceGOTO
- 12DDistrictAREA
- 13DTemporary castle materialSAND
- 18DMaria's friend in "West Side Story"ANITA
- 22DTV quiz show with Cash Builder roundsTHECHASE
- 23DPlayed monotonouslyTHRUMMED
- 25DSurgical mementoSCAR
- 26DNintendo character in purple overallsWARIO
- 27DCompletely lostATSEA
- 28DTennis venueCOURT
- 29DLast Greek letterOMEGA
- 30D"Read the fine __"PRINT
- 31DCare forTEND
- 32DAirport org. with wandsTSA
- 33DMatch, as a laptop and the cloudSYNC
- 36DTofu baseSOY
- 38DPart of a hammerPEEN
- 43DBounding mainOCEAN
- 46DMogadishu nativeSOMALI
- 47DStarting pointORIGIN
- 50DWild partyBASH
- 51DRock & Roll Hall of Fame's stateOHIO
- 52DNot on timeLATE
- 54DAstronaut ShepardALAN
- 55D"Just joking!"IKID
- 56DIn apple-pie orderTIDY
- 57DPop band with sisters Este, Danielle, and AlanaHAIM
- 58DHome of the NCAA's BruinsUCLA
- 59DTop Olympic prizeGOLD
- 61DTypist's statWPM
- 62D"It takes __ to tango"TWO
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