LA Times Crossword May 3 2026 Answers (5/3/26)

Our LA Times Crossword May 3, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword May 3, 2026 Answers

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« May 2 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Cheerful
5A	Wrigley product
8A	Ocean liner?
13A	Brazilian coins
18A	Govern
19A	Inspired by
20A	Per __
21A	Kaitlin of "High Potential"
22A	Upside found periodically in a bad situation?
24A	On the wrong path
25A	Shelter org.
26A	__ turtle
27A	Fills with love
29A	Queen singer played periodically by Rami Malek?
31A	"Come on now!"
33A	In the past
35A	Takes a rideshare
36A	MLB stat
38A	Flavor of many a bright green martini
41A	Baking ware that's only used periodically?
46A	Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
51A	Due-in hr.
52A	Parroted
54A	Swimmer's wear
55A	Midsize car
56A	Word
58A	Clutched
59A	Must pay
62A	Pagoda instrument
63A	Fancy tie
65A	Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
67A	Anise aperitif
69A	Advantage in some situations, or an alternate title for this puzzle
75A	Beauty aisle brand
76A	Dorm digs
77A	Coins of the realm?
80A	Basketball stuff
83A	Civil rights icon Mandela
86A	Olaf's creator in "Frozen"
89A	Udder part
90A	Physicist Newton
92A	__ Quixote
93A	Bee keeper
95A	"Rocky III" actor
96A	Dickens novel that's only read periodically?
100A	Perfect stand-up material performed periodically?
102A	Portrayal
104A	"What a treat!"
105A	"All the Light We Cannot See" novelist Anthony
108A	Perseveres with
111A	Warms
115A	Hairstyling device applied periodically?
118A	Like tiramisu and cannoli
120A	Letter before sigma
121A	Desert near the Sinai Peninsula
122A	Victory celebration
124A	Periodically prone to breaking the speed limit?
126A	Elevator stop, in Paris
127A	Fit to be farmed
128A	Chart topper
129A	Rae who plays President Barbie in "Barbie"
130A	Broadway awards
131A	Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet
132A	Batteries in some remotes
133A	Soapmaking supplies
1D	Clutch
2D	Olympic sleds
3D	God of Islam
4D	Agnus __
5D	Choice when the Tide runs out?
6D	Lower arm bones
7D	Pre-eruption lava
8D	Conspirator in "Julius Caesar"
9D	Go (for)
10D	Carrier whose primary hub is Charles de Gaulle
11D	Headliner
12D	Diggs of "All American"
13D	Surfaces that hold tracks and ties
14D	Borden mascot
15D	In accordance with
16D	Scottish waters
17D	Hiccup
20D	Bunch of clowns, maybe
23D	Greenhorn
28D	RN workplaces
30D	Boring
32D	Shelter sound
34D	Significant stretch
37D	Inseam unit
39D	BlackBerrys, e.g.: Abbr.
40D	Can opener
41D	Like a movie making fun of its own plot holes
42D	Great Basin people
43D	Mockery
44D	__ shed
45D	Sports podcaster Katie
47D	The 587-piece Pokémon Eevee, e.g.
48D	Big fuss
49D	"You __ do it!"
50D	Cornwall lang.
53D	Exchange words?
57D	Fifth-largest Hawaiian island
59D	"What a treat!"
60D	"Now, where __?"
61D	Team's adjective
64D	Business card no.
66D	Only OK
68D	Oomph
70D	Fellow
71D	Got the measure of
72D	The Miners of the NCAA
73D	Museum piece
74D	Syndrome in "The Incredibles," e.g.
78D	Model Delevingne
79D	"Not you too!"
80D	Pulled off
81D	Mex. neighbor
82D	Pt. of USNA
84D	Lacking sharp sound quality, briefly
85D	Ridicule
87D	__ Paulo, Brazil
88D	Military force
91D	Features of PC towers, once
93D	Rescue dog, e.g.
94D	"Hard pass"
97D	Home of the Large Hadron Collider
98D	Summer in la cité
99D	Go unused
101D	Give some shade?
103D	Intel org.
105D	As a result of
106D	Church instrument
107D	John Milton's "Lycidas," for one
109D	Letter before beta
110D	Lower leg bone
112D	Like many indie films
113D	"If __ walls could talk ... "
114D	Bar mixers
115D	Tech news site
116D	College figs.
117D	Grub
119D	Times before eves, in classified ads
123D	Legal org.
125D	Snake __

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