LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Hip-hop trio that covered Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"
- 7Naughty
- 10Jazz singing style
- 14Plenty
- 15Fall Out Boy genre
- 16Foot part
- 17Total hunk
- 19Greek cheese
- 20Weigh station unit
- 21Destroy
- 22Storm-tracking aid
- 23Overdo and then some in the oven
- 26"The Irishman" star Robert
- 29Walking pace
- 30Chris of "Knives Out"
- 31Nothing to write home about
- 34Sch. whose colors are purple and gold
- 37Advantages for dealmakers
- 41Camera letters
- 42FasTrak payment
- 43Pound fraction
- 44Sculler's pair
- 47Simple bookmark
- 48With 59-Across, rhetorical taunt, or a question answered by the ends of 17-, 23-, and 37-Across
- 53Statutes that protect inventions and works of art, for short
- 54Iridescent gem
- 55Oral health org.
- 58"__ the change"
- 59See 48-Across
- 62QED center
- 63London's Big __
- 64"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.
- 65Fathers
- 66Do some sums
- 67U.S. citizens living abroad
Down
- 1Take a breather
- 2"And I say __ you ... "
- 3Subject of a sentence, typically
- 4Total bust
- 5__ Grand Las Vegas
- 6Fried cinnamon-sugar pastry
- 7Are appropriate for
- 8__ acids
- 9Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
- 10Excursion in the Serengeti
- 11Borrower's limit
- 12Stand in for
- 13"Movin' Out" choreographer Twyla
- 18Lots of laughs
- 22Color TV pioneer
- 23Microsoft search engine
- 24Latin for "bear"
- 25Eagerly excited
- 26New socialites, familiarly
- 27Test: Abbr.
- 28One-point advantage, say
- 31__-cone: icy treat
- 32Vinaigrette ingredient
- 33Weekly sketch show, briefly
- 35"Adopt, don't shop" org.
- 36__-friendly
- 38"The __-bitsy spider ... "
- 39Diner employee
- 40Massive
- 45Learns to fit in
- 46Use 44-Across
- 47Enlarge, as a pupil
- 48Walked in the woods, say
- 49Puccini work
- 50__ and aahed
- 51Flip over
- 52On the __: fleeing
- 55Letter before Bravo
- 56Financial liability
- 57Yard sale tag warning
- 59"More details soon" letters
- 60The Suns, on scoreboards
- 61Get-up-and-go
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by David Farthing.
All 78 answers
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- 1AHip-hop trio that covered Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"RUNDMC
- 7ANaughtyBAD
- 10AJazz singing styleSCAT
- 14APlentyENOUGH
- 15AFall Out Boy genreEMO
- 16AFoot partARCH
- 17ATotal hunkSTUDMUFFIN
- 19AGreek cheeseFETA
- 20AWeigh station unitTON
- 21ADestroyRUIN
- 22AStorm-tracking aidRADAR
- 23AOverdo and then some in the ovenBURNTOACRISP
- 26A"The Irishman" star RobertDENIRO
- 29AWalking paceGAIT
- 30AChris of "Knives Out"EVANS
- 31ANothing to write home aboutSOSO
- 34ASch. whose colors are purple and goldLSU
- 37AAdvantages for dealmakersBARGAININGCHIPS
- 41ACamera lettersSLR
- 42AFasTrak paymentTOLL
- 43APound fractionOUNCE
- 44ASculler's pairOARS
- 47ASimple bookmarkDOGEAR
- 48AWith 59-Across, rhetorical taunt, or a question answered by the ends of 17-, 23-, and 37-AcrossHOWDOYOULIKE
- 53AStatutes that protect inventions and works of art, for shortIPLAW
- 54AIridescent gemOPAL
- 55AOral health org.ADA
- 58A"__ the change"KEEP
- 59ASee 48-AcrossTHEMAPPLES
- 62AQED centerERAT
- 63ALondon's Big __BEN
- 64A"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.THEFBI
- 65AFathersDADS
- 66ADo some sumsADD
- 67AU.S. citizens living abroadEXPATS
- 1DTake a breatherREST
- 2D"And I say __ you ... "UNTO
- 3DSubject of a sentence, typicallyNOUN
- 4DTotal bustDUD
- 5D__ Grand Las VegasMGM
- 6DFried cinnamon-sugar pastryCHURRO
- 7DAre appropriate forBEFIT
- 8D__ acidsAMINO
- 9DMattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasonsDON
- 10DExcursion in the SerengetiSAFARI
- 11DBorrower's limitCREDITLINE
- 12DStand in forACTAS
- 13D"Movin' Out" choreographer TwylaTHARP
- 18DLots of laughsFUN
- 22DColor TV pioneerRCA
- 23DMicrosoft search engineBING
- 24DLatin for "bear"URSA
- 25DEagerly excitedAGOG
- 26DNew socialites, familiarlyDEBS
- 27DTest: Abbr.EVAL
- 28DOne-point advantage, sayNARROWLEAD
- 31D__-cone: icy treatSNO
- 32DVinaigrette ingredientOIL
- 33DWeekly sketch show, brieflySNL
- 35D"Adopt, don't shop" org.SPCA
- 36D__-friendlyUSER
- 38D"The __-bitsy spider ... "ITSY
- 39DDiner employeeCOOK
- 40DMassiveHUGE
- 45DLearns to fit inADAPTS
- 46DUse 44-AcrossROW
- 47DEnlarge, as a pupilDILATE
- 48DWalked in the woods, sayHIKED
- 49DPuccini workOPERA
- 50D__ and aahedOOHED
- 51DFlip overUPEND
- 52DOn the __: fleeingLAM
- 55DLetter before BravoALFA
- 56DFinancial liabilityDEBT
- 57DYard sale tag warningASIS
- 59D"More details soon" lettersTBA
- 60DThe Suns, on scoreboardsPHX
- 61DGet-up-and-goPEP
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