LA Times Crossword Answers for May 28 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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Some dealmakers
AGENTS
Includes on an email
CCS
Physical effort
LABOR
Give off
EMIT
Request from someone in need of cuddling
HOLDME
"Way to go!"
NICEONE
Fields of study
AREAS
Frothy cocktail from Peru
PISCOSOUR
__ Kringle
KRIS
Journalist Rather
DAN
Required by etiquette
DERIGUEUR
"Correct!," or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 34-, and 52-Across
RIGHTYOUARE
"__ willikers!"
GEE
Stick like glue
ADHERE
Treat like a pariah
SHUN
Surgery ctrs.
ORS
Gives lip to
SASSES
Jet stream direction
EAST
Ellipsis component
DOT
__ Dhabi
ABU
Response to "You awake?"
IMUP
Home of the Zambezi
AFRICA
Logical beginning?
ECO
Cosmic explosion
NOVA
Racket
CLAMOR
__ Speedwagon
REO
Malaysian capital
KUALALUMPUR
TV spot sellers
ADREPS
Command that might precede "paw"
SIT
Fragrant tree
PINE
Flying reptile of the Mesozoic Era
PTEROSAUR
Group people are smart to join?
MENSA
Approved of, on social media
HEARTED
"Brokeback Mountain" star Heath
LEDGER
Method of driving people to the mall?
SALE
Pig __
LATIN
Unlikely pair?
ELS
↓ Down
Least loquacious
TERSEST
Spoils
TURNS
Stately trees
ELMS
"Call Me Maybe" singer Carly __ Jepsen
RAE
Angel who plays for Rose BC in the Unrivaled league
REESE
Energy points in yoga
CHAKRAS
Bullfight, in Spain
CORRIDA
Vehicles with runners
SLEIGHS
Lunar deity
MOONGOD
Prenatal
INUTERO
Before now
AGO
Short races
DASHES
Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun
ICARUS
Convincing
COGENT
Kung __ shrimp
PAO
Occupied
INUSE
Salon stock
DYES
Three, in Italian
TRE
"I get it now!"
AHA
Increased, with "up"
RAMPED
Lipton beverage
ICEDTEA
Uncomfortably close to home
TOOREAL
Place to dip a quill
INKPOT
Creamy chocolate dessert
MOUSSE
Cavaliers sch.
UVA
Country in Micronesia whose largest city is Koror
PALAU
Org. with a People Power grassroots network
ACLU
Winter bug
FLU
Highest-order angels
SERAPHS
Encroach (on)
IMPINGE
Advice
COUNSEL
Overdue debts
ARREARS
Unlike the OED
ABR
Messed up
ERRED
Make up on the spot
ADLIB
List that may be opened with a QR code
MENU
Tell tales
LIE