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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, May 8, 2026

Friday, May 8, 2026/76 clues solved

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Across

  • 1Meat in some fried rice
  • 5Place where heros are made
  • 9Ready to lose one's cool
  • 14Purnell of "Fallout"
  • 15Go
  • 16Wind turbine part
  • 17Polish target
  • 18Barn topper
  • 19Minds
  • 20Small car that can only follow a single route?
  • 23French automaker
  • 24Barrel-shaped drums
  • 28Map lines: Abbr.
  • 29Songs heard during a colorful spring festival?
  • 32Generic surname
  • 33Swanson of "Parks and Recreation"
  • 34Brewery kiln
  • 35Temple table
  • 38Blend
  • 39The loneliest numbers?
  • 40Set of socks
  • 41Family nickname
  • 42Advanced deg.
  • 43First dish made at a cook-off?
  • 46__ tai
  • 49Candy bar with peanuts and caramel
  • 50Small pieces
  • 52Designer's asset, or a phonetic description of 20-, 29-, and 43-Across
  • 55Some Ukrainians
  • 58Keen
  • 59"Picnic" playwright
  • 60Pronoun choices
  • 61Unvirtuous activity
  • 62Sweater fuzz
  • 63Order out
  • 64Condition affecting focus, briefly
  • 65"Not that much"

Down

  • 1Barcelona men
  • 2Revolutionary figure?
  • 3Crop circle makers, supposedly
  • 4Island near Sicily
  • 5Cheapen
  • 6Takes, as revenge
  • 7Clickable text
  • 8Object
  • 9Patch style
  • 10Inspiration for the DC Comics hero Green Arrow
  • 11Consumed
  • 12Barbie, e.g.
  • 1324-hour care ctrs.
  • 21Scuttlebutt
  • 22Clickable image
  • 25Aim
  • 26"One more thought ... "
  • 27Parks it
  • 30Like Guinness
  • 31Crew team leader
  • 32Biker trying to miss the bus, perhaps?
  • 35Per
  • 36Chorus syllables
  • 37Shipshape
  • 38__ drop
  • 39English county
  • 41Eye affliction
  • 42Trudged
  • 44Authoritative retort
  • 45"Jackpot!"
  • 46"You're being cruel!"
  • 47Formats, as text
  • 48Archipelago units
  • 51"Even so ... "
  • 53__ bean
  • 54"Metamorphoses" poet
  • 55Pronoun choice
  • 56NYC ave. on the East Side
  • 57Sushi option

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Constructed by Joel Woodford.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AMeat in some fried riceSPAM
  • 5APlace where heros are madeDELI
  • 9AReady to lose one's coolIRATE
  • 14APurnell of "Fallout"ELLA
  • 15AGoEXIT
  • 16AWind turbine partROTOR
  • 17APolish targetNAIL
  • 18ABarn topperVANE
  • 19AMindsOBEYS
  • 20ASmall car that can only follow a single route?ONETRACKMINI
  • 23AFrench automakerRENAULT
  • 24ABarrel-shaped drumsCONGAS
  • 28AMap lines: Abbr.STS
  • 29ASongs heard during a colorful spring festival?MUSICONHOLI
  • 32AGeneric surnameDOE
  • 33ASwanson of "Parks and Recreation"RON
  • 34ABrewery kilnOAST
  • 35ATemple tableALTAR
  • 38ABlendMIX
  • 39AThe loneliest numbers?SOLOS
  • 40ASet of socksPAIR
  • 41AFamily nicknameSIS
  • 42AAdvanced deg.PHD
  • 43AFirst dish made at a cook-off?OLDESTCHILI
  • 46A__ taiMAI
  • 49ACandy bar with peanuts and caramelPAYDAY
  • 50ASmall piecesMORSELS
  • 52ADesigner's asset, or a phonetic description of 20-, 29-, and 43-AcrossEYEFORDETAIL
  • 55ASome UkrainiansSLAVS
  • 58AKeenAVID
  • 59A"Picnic" playwrightINGE
  • 60APronoun choicesHEHIM
  • 61AUnvirtuous activityVICE
  • 62ASweater fuzzLINT
  • 63AOrder outEXILE
  • 64ACondition affecting focus, brieflyADHD
  • 65A"Not that much"LESS
  • 1DBarcelona menSENORS
  • 2DRevolutionary figure?PLANET
  • 3DCrop circle makers, supposedlyALIENS
  • 4DIsland near SicilyMALTA
  • 5DCheapenDEVALUE
  • 6DTakes, as revengeEXACTS
  • 7DClickable textLINK
  • 8DObjectITEM
  • 9DPatch styleIRONON
  • 10DInspiration for the DC Comics hero Green ArrowROBINHOOD
  • 11DConsumedATE
  • 12DBarbie, e.g.TOY
  • 13D24-hour care ctrs.ERS
  • 21DScuttlebuttRUMOR
  • 22DClickable imageICON
  • 25DAimGOAL
  • 26D"One more thought ... "ALSO
  • 27DParks itSITS
  • 30DLike GuinnessIRISH
  • 31DCrew team leaderCOX
  • 32DBiker trying to miss the bus, perhaps?DAREDEVIL
  • 35DPerAPOP
  • 36DChorus syllablesLALA
  • 37DShipshapeTIDY
  • 38D__ dropMIC
  • 39DEnglish countySHIRE
  • 41DEye afflictionSTYE
  • 42DTrudgedPLODDED
  • 44DAuthoritative retortSAYSME
  • 45D"Jackpot!"IMRICH
  • 46D"You're being cruel!"MEANIE
  • 47DFormats, as textALIGNS
  • 48DArchipelago unitsISLETS
  • 51D"Even so ... "STILL
  • 53D__ beanFAVA
  • 54D"Metamorphoses" poetOVID
  • 55DPronoun choiceSHE
  • 56DNYC ave. on the East SideLEX
  • 57DSushi optionAHI

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