LA Times Crossword Answers for May 24 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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Astrological big cat
LEO
Fuming
MAD
Springsteen, to fans
THEBOSS
For a __ pittance
MERE
No longer on the table?
EATEN
WNBA great Bird
SUE
Valuable violin
STRAD
Jun. and Jul.
MOS
Broken record?
IFALLTOPIECES
Namesake of the AL batting title
RODCAREW
"Not one more step!"
HALT
Pancake recipe instruction
FLIP
Largest loch by volume
NESS
Vampire squid's habitat
DEEPSEA
Newcastle upon __
TYNE
Portuguese "Hello"
OLA
Memo heading
INRE
Outdoes
BESTS
Black gem
ONYX
Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Trebek
ALEX
Site with handmade goods
ETSY
Annual: Abbr.
YRLY
Squirrel away
STORE
Use a mountain trail
HIKE
Totenberg of NPR
NINA
Asparagus unit
SPEAR
World record?
HEAVENISAPLACEONEARTH
Fossil record?
WALKTHEDINOSAUR
__ colada
PINA
LBJ's party
DEM
Harsh in one's nose
ACRID
Have a life
ARE
Medical record?
LIKEASURGEON
Assessed anew
REVALUED
Grocery section
AISLE
Marvel's Punisher, for one
ANTIHERO
Asides
TANGENTS
Criminal record?
MACKTHEKNIFE
"__ news?"
ANY
Megacity of India
DELHI
__ nouveau
ART
Goddess often depicted with a throne headdress
ISIS
Permanent record?
TOGETHERFOREVER
Beltway Series ballplayer, familiarly
NAT
Sign into law
ENACT
Word of sorrow
ALAS
iPad assistant
SIRI
Plop (down)
PLUNK
Mix, as a salad
TOSS
Morehouse, for one: Abbr.
HBCU
Undergrad lecturer
PROF
Costco rival, informally
SAMS
Mesh on a field
GOALNET
Comb target
KNOT
Community of flora and fauna
BIOME
Gender prefix
CIS
Places where forks may be found?
ROADS
Terse confirmation
IAM
Historical record?
BACKINTHEUSSR
Thumbs-up vote
YEA
Shahidi of "Black-ish"
YARA
Jedi foe
SITH
Curly coif
AFRO
High-level perfidy
TREASON
Mineral once used in baby powder
TALC
Also
TOO
Honeylike substances
GOOS
↓ Down
Singer Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa"
CELIA
Stitched
SEWN
Treat with vanilla creme
OREO
Turn out to be
ENDUP
Corp. bigwigs
CEOS
Jacksonville Jaguars color
TEAL
Religious devotion to an object
IDOLATRY
Aquarium fish
TETRA
Fruit that may be crossed with apricot
PLUM
Unadon fillets
EELS
Grasp at __
STRAWS
Moves with the wind
SAILS
Party nibble
CANAPE
Wafer name since 1967
NILLA
Switch type
ONOFF
Philosopher Descartes
RENE
Out of __ air
THIN
Dept. of Labor div.
OSHA
Memorization method
ROTE
"All finished!"
DIDIT
"Kama Sutra" topic
SEX
Push to the limit
TRY
Film critic Reed
REX
Hawaiian chordophone, for short
UKE
Thumbs-down vote
NAY
Actor Penn
KAL
Rackets
DINS
Part of a thread
EMAIL
"Praying" singer
KESHA
"Not sure why, but ... "
FORSOMEREASON
Mobile homes?
CRIBS
Carthaginian queen in Virgil's "Aeneid"
DIDO
Tranquil
SERENE
"No __ luck!"
SUCH
Attractive guy in Marvel Comics?
MAGNETO
Gp. of lawyers
ABA
Mardi Gras merrymaker
REVELER
Remedial treatment
THERAPY
Changed the laundry?
BLED
"L8r g8r!"
TTFN
Secret assignations
TRYSTS
"We the Youth" muralist Haring
KEITH
Like many shampoos
SCENTED
African grassland
SAVANNA
Pacific Coast Highway's route number
ONE
"Young Frankenstein" actress
TERIGARR
Old Glory
USFLAG
Shift+6 symbol
CARET
"That's bad!"
OHNO
"Take that!"
HAH
Guy who hosts Food Network's "Tournament of Champions"
FIERI
Church pipes
ORGAN
Copacabana setting
RIO
Vancouver hrs.
PST
TV sketch featuring Chloe Fineman or Colin Jost
SNLSKIT
"Just the news I needed!"
MUSICTOMYEARS
"True Detective" actor Mahershala
ALI
Sporty Mazda model
MIATA
Slack-jawed
AGAPE
Nesting sites
EAVES
Gave an impressive performance
SHONE
Got up
STOOD
Hunting cry
TALLYHO
Clear nail polish, say
BASE
Honeymoon booking
SUITE
Utterly captivated
ENRAPT
Mud bath venue
SPA
Links
TIES
Jeff Lynne's band
ELO
Per person
EACH
Outlandish
KOOKY
Writer/illustrator Carle
ERIC
Ballerina Pavlova
ANNA
Sushi roll type
MAKI
Fancy Feast alternative
SHEBA