LA Times Crossword Answers for May 6 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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Throwback diet
PALEO
Leavening agents
YEASTS
Spool
REEL
Grads-to-be
SRS
Floor oppositions
NAYS
Appeared
SEEMED
Hesitant utterance
ERM
Do a washday chore
FOLDLAUNDRY
The Daily Show genre
SATIRE
Versatile home office device
ALLINONEPRINTER
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal and when one might hear the starts of 18- 23- 37- and 47-Across
POKERNIGHT
Journalist Lisa
LING
Power source
FUEL
Big bullies
OGRES
Against
ANTI
__-Alt-Del
CTRL
Heavy landing sound
THUNK
First lady between Eleanor and Mamie
BESS
Handy tool for the error-prone
ERASER
Kiss or slap
SMACK
Fashion designer Cassini
OLEG
Crawl (along)
INCH
Host
EMCEE
Bird symbolizing peace
DOVE
Canvas bag
TOTE
I say were square now
CALLITEVEN
Uncomfortably unfamiliar
ALIEN
Copious quantity
SEAS
Set new higher standards
RAISETHEBAR
Pianist in Casablanca
SAM
Egrets e.g.
HERONS
Flout openly
DEFY
Family doctor for short
PCP
Juicy gossip
DIRT
Conjure up
CREATE
↓ Down
Aromatic tree
FIR
Writer/director Alexander with two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay
PAYNE
Empties completely
CLEARSOUT
Team leader on offense
PLAYMAKER
Mexican condiment
CREMA
Agitate
RILEUP
Facility that may see 16 sunrises a day familiarly
ISS
Fruit covering
PEEL
Santas ride
SLEIGH
Paternity testing site
DNALAB
Study
DEN
... never mind then
ORNOT
NFL tackling gp.
DLINE
Monopoly income
RENTS
Ashram leaders
YOGIS
Unintentional giveaway
TELL
Rank below cpl.
PFC
Steve Carell voice role
GRU
Coop resident
HEN
Judgy sound
TSK
Small sofas
LOVESEATS
__ Holmes: Millie Bobby Brown film
ENOLA
Brand of microwave popcorn
ACTII
Gimme a break!
SHEESH
Gimme a __!
SEC
UFC sport
MMA
Oft-torn knee pt.
ACL
A-listers
CELEBS
Knightley of the Netflix series Black Doves
KEIRA
Lyrical tributes
ODES
Instrument that may have 21 strings
SITAR
Until the end of time
EVERAFTER
__ X
GEN
Road goo
TAR
You __ worry
NEEDNT
Charlies Angels and the Powerpuff Girls
TRIOS
Traffic jam sound
HORN
Joined
ENTERED
Austin Powers player Mike
MYERS