LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, May 7, 2026
Thursday, May 7, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Hajj destination
- 6Foxtrot follower
- 10Took off
- 14Brilliance
- 15Actress Taylor-Joy
- 16Land division
- 17Some tissue in the central nervous system
- 19Brit's trunk
- 20Not to be trusted, in slang
- 21Condo gp.
- 22Elusive picture book character
- 23Quantum mechanics phenomenon
- 28Frozen gutter problem
- 30"Saturday Night Live" unit
- 31"Ditto"
- 32Not great, say
- 34Sanskrit title of respect
- 37"Let's do this thing!," or what can be said about each set of circles in this puzzle
- 41Mont Blanc, e.g.
- 42Mystery writer Buchanan
- 43Lego unit
- 44Yogurt bowl berry
- 46Homes
- 47Sweet and tart fruit drink
- 52Not of this world
- 53Messy class, often
- 54Uno y uno
- 57__ diagram
- 58Therapeutic canopy for some respiratory ailments
- 62Board VIP
- 63McEntire of country
- 64Italian bowling game
- 65__ a soul
- 66Tree of Knowledge location
- 67A bit off
Down
- 1Gig segments
- 2Earth tone
- 3Brought elegance to
- 4Sandy island
- 5Outer bank?
- 6"Later, __!"
- 7Ready to go
- 8NaOH, more familiarly
- 9Not walkable, say
- 10Canadian brewery
- 11Cause of some food poisoning
- 12Baggins of the Shire
- 13"Grand" peak visible from eastern Idaho
- 18"Standing right here!"
- 22Mario Kart platform
- 24Soba alternative
- 25No longer in arrears
- 26Port city east of Kobe
- 27__ terrier
- 28Actress Rae
- 29Refrigerate
- 32Tune rarely played on Top 40 radio
- 33Family
- 34PowerPoint file, essentially
- 35Zoom
- 36Signs, as a contract
- 38Animal that goes with the floe?
- 39"Fernando" band
- 40Egg on
- 44Ability to shape one's own future
- 45Fleece
- 46Poker stake
- 47Whiz
- 48Wrestler Bliss known as "Five Feet of Fury"
- 49West Coast NFLer
- 50"It's always possible"
- 51Church fixture
- 55__ in a while
- 56Hearty bowlful
- 58Seam contents
- 59Crossed (out)
- 60Org. for Jazz quintets?
- 61Talking-__
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 Zachary David Levy.
All 78 answers
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- 1AHajj destinationMECCA
- 6AFoxtrot followerGOLF
- 10ATook offLEFT
- 14ABrillianceECLAT
- 15AActress Taylor-JoyANYA
- 16ALand divisionACRE
- 17ASome tissue in the central nervous systemGRAYMATTER
- 19ABrit's trunkBOOT
- 20ANot to be trusted, in slangSUS
- 21ACondo gp.HOA
- 22AElusive picture book characterWALDO
- 23AQuantum mechanics phenomenonSUPERPOSITION
- 28AFrozen gutter problemICEDAM
- 30A"Saturday Night Live" unitSKIT
- 31A"Ditto"SODOI
- 32ANot great, sayOKAY
- 34ASanskrit title of respectSRI
- 37A"Let's do this thing!," or what can be said about each set of circles in this puzzleSOUNDSLIKEAPLAN
- 41AMont Blanc, e.g.ALP
- 42AMystery writer BuchananEDNA
- 43ALego unitBRICK
- 44AYogurt bowl berryACAI
- 46AHomesABODES
- 47ASweet and tart fruit drinkMANGOLEMONADE
- 52ANot of this worldALIEN
- 53AMessy class, oftenART
- 54AUno y unoDOS
- 57A__ diagramVENN
- 58ATherapeutic canopy for some respiratory ailmentsOXYGENTENT
- 62ABoard VIPEXEC
- 63AMcEntire of countryREBA
- 64AItalian bowling gameBOCCE
- 65A__ a soulNARY
- 66ATree of Knowledge locationEDEN
- 67AA bit offASKEW
- 1DGig segmentsMEGS
- 2DEarth toneECRU
- 3DBrought elegance toCLASSEDUP
- 4DSandy islandCAY
- 5DOuter bank?ATM
- 6D"Later, __!"GATOR
- 7DReady to goONTAP
- 8DNaOH, more familiarlyLYE
- 9DNot walkable, sayFAR
- 10DCanadian breweryLABATT
- 11DCause of some food poisoningECOLI
- 12DBaggins of the ShireFRODO
- 13D"Grand" peak visible from eastern IdahoTETON
- 18D"Standing right here!"AHEM
- 22DMario Kart platformWII
- 24DSoba alternativeUDON
- 25DNo longer in arrearsPAID
- 26DPort city east of KobeOSAKA
- 27D__ terrierSKYE
- 28DActress RaeISSA
- 29DRefrigerateCOOL
- 32DTune rarely played on Top 40 radioOLDIE
- 33DFamilyKIN
- 34DPowerPoint file, essentiallySLIDEDECK
- 35DZoomRACE
- 36DSigns, as a contractINKS
- 38DAnimal that goes with the floe?SEAL
- 39D"Fernando" bandABBA
- 40DEgg onPROD
- 44DAbility to shape one's own futureAGENCY
- 45DFleeceCON
- 46DPoker stakeANTE
- 47DWhizMAVEN
- 48DWrestler Bliss known as "Five Feet of Fury"ALEXA
- 49DWest Coast NFLerNINER
- 50D"It's always possible"MAYBE
- 51DChurch fixtureORGAN
- 55D__ in a whileONCE
- 56DHearty bowlfulSTEW
- 58DSeam contentsORE
- 59DCrossed (out)XED
- 60DOrg. for Jazz quintets?NBA
- 61DTalking-__TOS
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