LA Times Crossword Answers for May 27 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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Put an end to
HALT
Gloss target
LIP
Pasta topper, for short
PARM
"Star Trek" captain Jean-__ Picard
LUC
"Alfie" star Michael
CAINE
Poses such as happy baby and humble warrior
ASANAS
Hardware not found on a sliding door
HINGE
"I totally did that, yep"
GUILTYASCHARGED
Historic Harlem theater
APOLLO
Piper Cub, e.g.
PLANE
Muscle quality
TONE
Fractured spots in the earth's crust, or what 17-, 23-, and 49-Across are
FAULTLINES
Currently working the problem
ONIT
Military flute
FIFE
__-bouche: bite-size freebie
AMUSE
Critics' picks, informally
RECS
Meal for a pig
SLOP
Consequently
HENCE
Go by
ELAPSE
Shred the __: crush a black diamond run, say
GNAR
Bikini tops
BRAS
Stoneworker
MASON
Roof overhang
EAVE
Sound off
RANT
"I messed up"
THATSMYBAD
Writer Wiesel
ELIE
Half-inning trio
OUTS
Measuring device
GAUGE
First words in a confession booth, often
FORGIVEMEFATHER
Electric kettle part
SPOUT
Oft-pickled taco topper
RADISH
"Fiddler on the Roof" milkman
TEVYE
Kylo of "Star Wars"
REN
Flows back
EBBS
Mined find
ORE
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Inconvenient trip
SCHLEP
Flashy accessories
BLING
Watch episode after episode of
BINGE
Floor it
SPEED
Some postseason games
PLAYOFFS
Moon goddess
LUNA
Whac-a-Mole whackers
MALLETS
Rosh Hashanah bread
CHALLAH
Broadcast slot
AIRTIME
Letters on a Cardinal
STL
Old Testament garden
EDEN
Croc kin
GATOR
Holding a small lead
UPONE
Like some chemical bonds
IONIC
Lid
HAT
Feel crummy
AIL
Blurry craft in tabloid pics
UFO
Religious sister
NUN
Corner PC key
ESC
Match, in poker
SEE
Actor Fiennes
RALPH
Relaxing sound?
AAH
Olympic ice hockey gold medalists: Abbr.
USA
Right-hand man
GOTOGUY
Like a Jack and Jill bathroom
ENSUITE
Old Faithful, e.g.
GEYSER
Scoop up
NAB
Director DuVernay
AVA
Change the meaning of
REDEFINE
Get some air?
BREATHE
Clock-setting std.
GMT
Sambuca flavor
ANISE
Turn a corner, perhaps
STEER
"RuPaul's Drag Race" network
MTV
__ Vegas Aces
LAS
Camera setting that affects depth
FSTOP
Rossini work
OPERA
App that connects pet sitters and pet owners
ROVER
Musical rattles
MARACAS