LA Times Crossword Answers for May 17 2026
Every Across and Down clue from today’s LA Times Crossword, with the answers spelled out. Edited by Patti Varol.
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Bunches (of)
ALOT
Stefani of No Doubt
GWEN
Picture of health?
XRAY
Connection points
NODES
Dayton's state
OHIO
Square root of cuatro
DOS
Folksy assent
YESM
Coffee table item in a dollhouse?
TEENSYMAGAZINE
Triple-A squad in Buffalo
BISONS
Most cruel
MEANEST
California wine grape, for short
ZIN
Chicken cordon __
BLEU
Assembled in advance
PREMADE
Small gears
PINIONS
Listening device?
EAR
Former U.N. head Hammarskjöld
DAG
Above, poetically
OER
"Yes, I'll invest in beachfront property in Arizona!"?
PATSYANSWER
Din
RACKET
Abbey recess
APSE
Farm females
EWES
__ Fifth Avenue
SAKS
Look for solutions
IDEATE
Tiff
SPAT
Stuff of legend
LORE
North __ Sea: Central Asian lake
ARAL
"Gangster Malone takes the bait!"?
BUGSYBITES
Chaotic swirl
MAELSTROM
Letters on some makeup bottles
SPF
"Love Will Find a Way" band __ Cruise
PABLO
Pointer
TIP
"Cool beans!"
OHNEAT
Game similar to pétanque
BOCCE
Where it's hard to keep a secret?
NOSYMANSLAND
Place to learn about chili peppers?
SPICYMUSEUM
Egg maker
FABERGE
Shearing event held under the big top?
FLEECYCIRCUS
Salad bar accessory
TONGS
Lake near Syracuse, New York
ONEIDA
"Weekend Edition Sunday" airer
NPR
Telegrams
WIRES
Egg maker
HEN
Shimmery gem
MOONSTONE
Tara of "Sharknado"
REID
To-do
STIR
Neutral color lighter than greige
ECRU
Smell
ODOR
"Weekend Edition Sunday" host Rascoe
AYESHA
Labor agcy.
OSHA
Baking amts.
TSPS
Georgetown athlete
HOYA
Part of a foot
INCH
Event for people who won't drink Coca-Cola?
PEPSIRALLY
Secret suffix
IVE
Rowing implement
OAR
__ Kippur
YOM
Colorful method of data visualization
HEATMAP
More to the point
BLUNTER
"The Menu" star Taylor-Joy
ANYA
Countless lifetimes
EON
Scattered
STREWN
Unflinching
STEELY
Root for a Calgary franchise?
FANCYTHEFLAMES
Envelope part
FLAP
First number in many countdowns
TEN
Lucy Van __: "Peanuts" kid
PELT
"Unfortunately ... "
IFEAR
Earring option
HOOP
↓ Down
Hyper-focused
INAZONE
Karate skill level
DAN
South American behemoth
ANACONDA
__ and yang
YIN
Place that's all fun and games
TOYSTORE
End-of-unit check
TEST
Change machine inserts
ONES
Led into a theater, slangily
USHED
May honoree
MOM
Fame
RENOWN
Dec. 25
XMAS
Thingamajig
GIZMO
Connecticut Ivy
YALE
Spooky
EERIE
Stop in
POPBY
Academy newbies
PLEBES
Quinn of "Practical Magic"
AIDAN
Part of the former Yugoslavia
BOSNIA
Auto engine booster
TURBO
Guacamole ingredients
LIMES
Brief moment?
SEC
Tablet download
APP
Infotainment spot
PSA
Fracas
ROW
Sweat the small stuff, say
FRET
Tennis great Sampras
PETE
Letters on an envelope
SWAK
School gps.
PTAS
Verb in a roast recipe
BASTE
Bringing down the house
SLAYING
Whoops
YELLS
Act clandestinely
SNEAK
Catherine of "Beetlejuice"
OHARA
"Uncle!," in Spanish
NOMAS
Cream-filled choux pastry
ECLAIR
"__-Dick"
MOBY
Word with age or wage
GAP
Shake up
RATTLE
Triceps locale
ARM
Hankering
URGE
Zones
AREAS
Dharma follower
HINDU
Unflappable
STOIC
Air fryer brand
OSTER
"Performance is what we do" gas brand
SUNOCO
Maven
PRO
Leaves char marks on
SCORCHES
Home of Arizona State
TEMPE
Quick cut
SNIP
"If I were __ ... "
YOU
Poems of 49-Down
ODES
Garden coils
HOSES
__ rights: sponsorship option
NAMING
"Don't sweat the small stuff"
WHYWORRY
F1 neighbor
ESC
Horse rider's strap
REIN
Use keys to enter
TYPE
Slo-mo reviewer
REF
"Butt out!" initials
MYOB
Tribute
HOMAGE
Foursomes
TETRADS
Combustible heaps
PYRES
Advil alternative
ALEVE
"Don't sweat the small stuff"
LETITSLIDE
Bog
FEN
Work together
TEAMUP
Punishment-related
PENAL
Window part
SASH
Weight training exercise
BENCHPRESS
Secret admirer's sign-off
AFAN
Stereotypical name for a poodle
FIFI
That way, quaintly
YON
Resonant chant
LITANY
Mac
FELLA
Shows some class, maybe?
TEACHES
Composer Rorem
NED