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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, May 29, 2026

Friday, May 29, 2026/79 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, May 29, 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

  • 1Like some temples
  • 8Epiphany trio
  • 12Maker of Sticking Point press-on nails
  • 15Tennis period since 1968
  • 16Make smooth
  • 17NFL Hall of Famer Dawson
  • 18Photographer?
  • 20Pester
  • 21Bandleader's command
  • 22Hosp. areas
  • 23Dry Italian whites
  • 25Object of adoration
  • 26Police officer?
  • 28Sphinx, mostly
  • 30mRNA vaccine maker
  • 31Splashes gently against
  • 34Brit's cuppa
  • 36"How ya __?"
  • 37Org. that issues Energy Star labels
  • 38"That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzle
  • 42Fella
  • 43Quayle follower
  • 45Diamonds, slangily
  • 46Some big batteries
  • 48Retro
  • 51Florida coastal city, informally
  • 52Carpenter?
  • 55Milk source
  • 59Skiffle singer Donegan
  • 60By way of
  • 61Jeff Tweedy's band
  • 62Vader, as a boy
  • 63Realtor?
  • 66Hr. division
  • 67City west of Tulsa
  • 68Giggly outbursts
  • 69Sack
  • 70Drawn-out tale
  • 71"I need an answer right now"

Down

  • 1Rice cake that may be filled with ice cream
  • 2Rose pest
  • 3Handle
  • 4Actor Ed and food writer Molly
  • 5Place to brood
  • 6Anger
  • 7Entered
  • 8Capital of Belarus
  • 9Uru. neighbor
  • 10Attends
  • 11Bit of hard-won progress
  • 12Bakery item dotted with kalamatas
  • 13Reliable plant
  • 14Quaint desk accessories
  • 19Tolkien baddie
  • 24Mature
  • 26Emerald City visitor
  • 27Key of Vivaldi's "Spring": Abbr.
  • 29"Amsterdam" novelist McEwan
  • 31Roasted entree that may be served with mint jelly
  • 32Kotero of "Purple Rain"
  • 33Letting off the hook
  • 34SHO subsidiary
  • 35__ contact
  • 39Level
  • 40Fragrance
  • 41Email covertly
  • 44Collar named for an elite school
  • 47Erode
  • 49Purple 13-Downs
  • 50Active volcano in Eur.
  • 51Warren who played Dick Tracy
  • 53Vegan body care brand
  • 54Fizzle out
  • 56Tribal leader
  • 57Oak tree, once
  • 58Trunk
  • 61Dampens
  • 6418-wheeler
  • 65Try (for)

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 40 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 18-across.
  4. Constructed by Zachary David Levy.

All 79 answers

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  • 1ALike some templesMASONIC
  • 8AEpiphany trioMAGI
  • 12AMaker of Sticking Point press-on nailsOPI
  • 15ATennis period since 1968OPENERA
  • 16AMake smoothIRON
  • 17ANFL Hall of Famer DawsonLEN
  • 18APhotographer?CHEESEMONGER
  • 20APesterIRK
  • 21ABandleader's commandHITIT
  • 22AHosp. areasERS
  • 23ADry Italian whitesSOAVES
  • 25AObject of adorationIDOL
  • 26APolice officer?TICKETAGENT
  • 28ASphinx, mostlyLION
  • 30AmRNA vaccine makerMODERNA
  • 31ASplashes gently againstLAPSAT
  • 34ABrit's cuppaTEA
  • 36A"How ya __?"DOIN
  • 37AOrg. that issues Energy Star labelsEPA
  • 38A"That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzleNOTMYJOB
  • 42AFellaLAD
  • 43AQuayle followerGORE
  • 45ADiamonds, slangilyICE
  • 46ASome big batteriesDCELLS
  • 48ARetroOLDTIME
  • 51AFlorida coastal city, informallyBOCA
  • 52ACarpenter?FLOORTRADER
  • 55AMilk sourceTEAT
  • 59ASkiffle singer DoneganLONNIE
  • 60ABy way ofVIA
  • 61AJeff Tweedy's bandWILCO
  • 62AVader, as a boyANI
  • 63ARealtor?STREETVENDOR
  • 66AHr. divisionMIN
  • 67ACity west of TulsaENID
  • 68AGiggly outburstsTITTERS
  • 69ASackBAG
  • 70ADrawn-out taleSAGA
  • 71A"I need an answer right now"YESORNO
  • 1DRice cake that may be filled with ice creamMOCHI
  • 2DRose pestAPHID
  • 3DHandleSEETO
  • 4DActor Ed and food writer MollyONEILLS
  • 5DPlace to broodNEST
  • 6DAngerIRE
  • 7DEnteredCAMEIN
  • 8DCapital of BelarusMINSK
  • 9DUru. neighborARG
  • 10DAttendsGOESTO
  • 11DBit of hard-won progressINROAD
  • 12DBakery item dotted with kalamatasOLIVEROLL
  • 13DReliable plantPERENNIAL
  • 14DQuaint desk accessoriesINKSTANDS
  • 19DTolkien baddieORC
  • 24DMatureAGED
  • 26DEmerald City visitorTOTO
  • 27DKey of Vivaldi's "Spring": Abbr.EMAJ
  • 29D"Amsterdam" novelist McEwanIAN
  • 31DRoasted entree that may be served with mint jellyLEGOFLAMB
  • 32DKotero of "Purple Rain"APOLLONIA
  • 33DLetting off the hookPARDONING
  • 34DSHO subsidiaryTMC
  • 35D__ contactEYE
  • 39DLevelTIER
  • 40DFragranceODOR
  • 41DEmail covertlyBCC
  • 44DCollar named for an elite schoolETON
  • 47DErodeEATINTO
  • 49DPurple 13-DownsIRISES
  • 50DActive volcano in Eur.MTETNA
  • 51DWarren who played Dick TracyBEATTY
  • 53DVegan body care brandAVEDA
  • 54DFizzle outDIE
  • 56DTribal leaderELDER
  • 57DOak tree, onceACORN
  • 58DTrunkTORSO
  • 61DDampensWETS
  • 64D18-wheelerRIG
  • 65DTry (for)VIE

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