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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, May 28, 2026

Thursday, May 28, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, May 28, 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

  • 1Command that might precede "paw"
  • 4Response to "You awake?"
  • 8Home of the Zambezi
  • 14Logical beginning?
  • 15Cosmic explosion
  • 16Racket
  • 17__ Speedwagon
  • 18Malaysian capital
  • 20TV spot sellers
  • 22__ Dhabi
  • 23Fragrant tree
  • 24Flying reptile of the Mesozoic Era
  • 26Group people are smart to join?
  • 27Approved of, on social media
  • 28"Brokeback Mountain" star Heath
  • 29Method of driving people to the mall?
  • 30Pig __
  • 33Unlikely pair?
  • 34Required by etiquette
  • 38Includes on an email
  • 41Physical effort
  • 42Give off
  • 46Request from someone in need of cuddling
  • 48"Way to go!"
  • 51Fields of study
  • 52Frothy cocktail from Peru
  • 54__ Kringle
  • 55Journalist Rather
  • 56Some dealmakers
  • 57"Correct!," or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 34-, and 52-Across
  • 60"__ willikers!"
  • 61Stick like glue
  • 62Treat like a pariah
  • 63Surgery ctrs.
  • 64Gives lip to
  • 65Jet stream direction
  • 66Ellipsis component

Down

  • 1Highest-order angels
  • 2Lipton beverage
  • 3Uncomfortably close to home
  • 4Place to dip a quill
  • 5Creamy chocolate dessert
  • 6Cavaliers sch.
  • 7Country in Micronesia whose largest city is Koror
  • 8Org. with a People Power grassroots network
  • 9Winter bug
  • 10Increased, with "up"
  • 11Encroach (on)
  • 12Advice
  • 13Overdue debts
  • 19Unlike the OED
  • 21Messed up
  • 25Make up on the spot
  • 26List that may be opened with a QR code
  • 28Tell tales
  • 31Before now
  • 32Spoils
  • 35Stately trees
  • 36"Call Me Maybe" singer Carly __ Jepsen
  • 37Angel who plays for Rose BC in the Unrivaled league
  • 38Energy points in yoga
  • 39Bullfight, in Spain
  • 40Vehicles with runners
  • 43Lunar deity
  • 44Prenatal
  • 45Least loquacious
  • 47Short races
  • 49Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun
  • 50Convincing
  • 52Kung __ shrimp
  • 53Occupied
  • 55Salon stock
  • 58Three, in Italian
  • 59"I get it now!"

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 18-across.
  4. Constructed by Jared Cappel.

All 74 answers

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  • 1ACommand that might precede "paw"SIT
  • 4AResponse to "You awake?"IMUP
  • 8AHome of the ZambeziAFRICA
  • 14ALogical beginning?ECO
  • 15ACosmic explosionNOVA
  • 16ARacketCLAMOR
  • 17A__ SpeedwagonREO
  • 18AMalaysian capitalKUALALUMPUR
  • 20ATV spot sellersADREPS
  • 22A__ DhabiABU
  • 23AFragrant treePINE
  • 24AFlying reptile of the Mesozoic EraPTEROSAUR
  • 26AGroup people are smart to join?MENSA
  • 27AApproved of, on social mediaHEARTED
  • 28A"Brokeback Mountain" star HeathLEDGER
  • 29AMethod of driving people to the mall?SALE
  • 30APig __LATIN
  • 33AUnlikely pair?ELS
  • 34ARequired by etiquetteDERIGUEUR
  • 38AIncludes on an emailCCS
  • 41APhysical effortLABOR
  • 42AGive offEMIT
  • 46ARequest from someone in need of cuddlingHOLDME
  • 48A"Way to go!"NICEONE
  • 51AFields of studyAREAS
  • 52AFrothy cocktail from PeruPISCOSOUR
  • 54A__ KringleKRIS
  • 55AJournalist RatherDAN
  • 56ASome dealmakersAGENTS
  • 57A"Correct!," or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 34-, and 52-AcrossRIGHTYOUARE
  • 60A"__ willikers!"GEE
  • 61AStick like glueADHERE
  • 62ATreat like a pariahSHUN
  • 63ASurgery ctrs.ORS
  • 64AGives lip toSASSES
  • 65AJet stream directionEAST
  • 66AEllipsis componentDOT
  • 1DHighest-order angelsSERAPHS
  • 2DLipton beverageICEDTEA
  • 3DUncomfortably close to homeTOOREAL
  • 4DPlace to dip a quillINKPOT
  • 5DCreamy chocolate dessertMOUSSE
  • 6DCavaliers sch.UVA
  • 7DCountry in Micronesia whose largest city is KororPALAU
  • 8DOrg. with a People Power grassroots networkACLU
  • 9DWinter bugFLU
  • 10DIncreased, with "up"RAMPED
  • 11DEncroach (on)IMPINGE
  • 12DAdviceCOUNSEL
  • 13DOverdue debtsARREARS
  • 19DUnlike the OEDABR
  • 21DMessed upERRED
  • 25DMake up on the spotADLIB
  • 26DList that may be opened with a QR codeMENU
  • 28DTell talesLIE
  • 31DBefore nowAGO
  • 32DSpoilsTURNS
  • 35DStately treesELMS
  • 36D"Call Me Maybe" singer Carly __ JepsenRAE
  • 37DAngel who plays for Rose BC in the Unrivaled leagueREESE
  • 38DEnergy points in yogaCHAKRAS
  • 39DBullfight, in SpainCORRIDA
  • 40DVehicles with runnersSLEIGHS
  • 43DLunar deityMOONGOD
  • 44DPrenatalINUTERO
  • 45DLeast loquaciousTERSEST
  • 47DShort racesDASHES
  • 49DMythical figure who flew too close to the sunICARUS
  • 50DConvincingCOGENT
  • 52DKung __ shrimpPAO
  • 53DOccupiedINUSE
  • 55DSalon stockDYES
  • 58DThree, in ItalianTRE
  • 59D"I get it now!"AHA

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