LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 9, 2026
Saturday, May 9, 2026/68 clues solved
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Across
- 1Catalyst
- 8Prompted
- 15Generational tendency to delay speaking on video recordings
- 17Something taken by a teller?
- 18Hosp. areas
- 19Settings
- 20Like pitching machines and dinner guests
- 21"Ya es suficiente"
- 232015 NL Rookie of the year Bryant
- 24Sole
- 25Focuses of some museums
- 26Start to some health consultations?
- 27__ of nature
- 28Fencing defense
- 30Call into question
- 31Rigs
- 32Angular
- 33Traps, in a way
- 34Place that has rooms and a board
- 35Garments often adorned with metallic thread called zari
- 36Big name in comfort footwear
- 37"As if"
- 41"What she said"
- 42Hit the runway
- 43Stiller's partner
- 44Software vehicles, once
- 45"Hello __": classic barbershop song
- 47Garage occupant
- 48When one might find a blowout sale?
- 51Pulitzer-winning play chronicled in the oral history "The World Only Spins Forward"
- 52Headspring?
- 53Feature of the logos of Heineken and Macy's
Down
- 1Finish line
- 2Source of a good self-image
- 3Composition of most of the observable universe
- 4West __: upscale furniture store
- 5Some dabbling ducks
- 6__ itself
- 7Candy named for a Mars family horse
- 8Big name in loans
- 9French dips?
- 10Short lines at the register?
- 11"Diet Pepsi" singer Addison
- 12Scram
- 13Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
- 14One of the Ramones
- 16Miranda Cosgrove sitcom
- 22Popular tablet
- 24"Haha, u wish"
- 26Chic accessory?
- 27Bitter rivalry
- 29Pair o' graphs?
- 30Prohibits
- 31Sagittarius, for one
- 32Super duper?
- 33Zohran who walked the length of Manhattan on June 20, 2025
- 34Gorge
- 35"Holes" novelist Louis
- 36Trinidad's Pitch Lake, for one
- 38"Be honest with yourself"
- 39Lingua __
- 40__ sauce
- 42Coverage issue
- 43Subtle, as colors
- 45King of Prussia attraction
- 46Statement after putting down a card
- 49On the __: chronically, casually
- 50Title for some spouses
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
- There are 32 across and 36 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 15-across.
- Constructed by Sarah Sinclair %26 Erik Agard.
All 68 answers
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- 1ACatalystIMPETUS
- 8APromptedSPURRED
- 15AGenerational tendency to delay speaking on video recordingsMILLENNIALPAUSE
- 17ASomething taken by a teller?DRAMATICLICENSE
- 18AHosp. areasORS
- 19ASettingsLOCALES
- 20ALike pitching machines and dinner guestsFED
- 21A"Ya es suficiente"NOMAS
- 23A2015 NL Rookie of the year BryantKRIS
- 24ASoleLONE
- 25AFocuses of some museumsERAS
- 26AStart to some health consultations?TELE
- 27A__ of natureFORCE
- 28AFencing defensePARRY
- 30ACall into questionBELIE
- 31ARigsFIXES
- 32AAngularGAUNT
- 33ATraps, in a wayMIRES
- 34APlace that has rooms and a boardCONDO
- 35AGarments often adorned with metallic thread called zariSARIS
- 36ABig name in comfort footwearTAOS
- 37A"As if"PFFT
- 41A"What she said"AMEN
- 42AHit the runwayLAND
- 43AStiller's partnerMEARA
- 44ASoftware vehicles, onceCDS
- 45A"Hello __": classic barbershop songMARYLOU
- 47AGarage occupantCAR
- 48AWhen one might find a blowout sale?HAIRAPPOINTMENT
- 51APulitzer-winning play chronicled in the oral history "The World Only Spins Forward"ANGELSINAMERICA
- 52AHeadspring?RINGLET
- 53AFeature of the logos of Heineken and Macy'sREDSTAR
- 1DFinish lineIMDONE
- 2DSource of a good self-imageMIRROR
- 3DComposition of most of the observable universePLASMA
- 4DWest __: upscale furniture storeELM
- 5DSome dabbling ducksTEALS
- 6D__ itselfUNTO
- 7DCandy named for a Mars family horseSNICKERS
- 8DBig name in loansSALLIE
- 9DFrench dips?PLIES
- 10DShort lines at the register?UPCS
- 11D"Diet Pepsi" singer AddisonRAE
- 12DScramRUNFORIT
- 13DMagazine whose first editorial director was Gordon ParksESSENCE
- 14DOne of the RamonesDEEDEE
- 16DMiranda Cosgrove sitcomICARLY
- 22DPopular tabletASPIRIN
- 24D"Haha, u wish"LOLNOPE
- 26DChic accessory?TRES
- 27DBitter rivalryFEUD
- 29DPair o' graphs?AXES
- 30DProhibitsBANS
- 31DSagittarius, for oneFIRESIGN
- 32DSuper duper?GOODLIAR
- 33DZohran who walked the length of Manhattan on June 20, 2025MAMDANI
- 34DGorgeCANYON
- 35D"Holes" novelist LouisSACHAR
- 36DTrinidad's Pitch Lake, for oneTARPIT
- 38D"Be honest with yourself"FACEIT
- 39DLingua __FRANCA
- 40D__ sauceTARTAR
- 42DCoverage issueLAPSE
- 43DSubtle, as colorsMUTED
- 45DKing of Prussia attractionMALL
- 46DStatement after putting down a cardONME
- 49DOn the __: chronically, casuallyREG
- 50DTitle for some spousesMRS
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