LA Times Crossword May 31 2026 Answers (5/31/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for May 31 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword May 31, 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 31, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 5/31/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Sporty wheels
6A Cinematographer's choice
10A Hasty
14A "Purgatorio" poet
19A Invalidate
20A Four Corners state
21A Director Kazan
22A Hilo "Hi"
23A Kinda sorta up for it?
25A First man, in Maori mythology
26A Two-thirds of a magnum
27A Cable giant acquired by AT&T
28A An end to reason?
29A Like a portrait hung by a professional?
31A Four-footed Jetson
33A City on the Orne
34A Ghostly sound
35A How beer is served?
39A Yields to gravity
40A Promise not to tell, for short
43A "__ of Girls' Things": poem by Sharon Olds
44A "Great Expectations" ward
45A Actress Spelling
46A Marshmallow treat
47A Curly dos
49A Geeky without shame?
52A Son of Rebekah and Isaac
53A "OutDaughtered" family name
55A Unenviable grade
56A "¿Cómo está __?"
57A Seawater evaporation site
59A Sandwich shops
61A "Sure, I get it"
62A Faking trendiness?
67A Astrobiology subj.
69A Toyed with
70A Cary Grant film about a gambler
74A OB test
75A Suffix with percent
76A Print media
79A Unpartnered
80A Vague to the max?
84A Early Mexican civilization
85A Touchscreen image
86A Charged particles
87A Layered potluck staple
90A One of the orgs. merged in the Maastricht Treaty
91A Rainbow backdrop
92A Burden
93A Having the wealth of kings and queens?
95A Baba ghanoush bread
96A Bodies of water
97A "Here we go!"
98A Like a smart recycler?
102A Yokozuna's sport
104A "__ Twist, Scientist": Netflix series with a magic lab
106A Caffeinated
107A Isn't 100%
108A Sad, but composed?
111A Spanish title
112A Many a "Survivor" locale
113A Magazine founder Eric
114A Pitcher's jam
115A Barely beats (out)
116A "Queer Eye" expert Jonathan Van __
117A Letter opener
118A "Hello" singer
1D Lunchroom, for short
2D Go __ great length
3D Like some parliaments
4D Perfectionist's creed
5D Beginning to lose?
6D Fastener on many European cars
7D List abbr.
8D Reputation
9D "That's all __ wrote"
10D Fixed, as shoelaces
11D Set straight
12D One resisting the five thieves
13D Last-ditch attempt
14D Texas city where German chocolate cake was invented
15D "In space, no one can hear you scream" film
16D Punishment for a Gen X kid
17D "Beautiful Mistakes" rapper Megan __ Stallion
18D Viscount superior
24D Tall tales
29D Permissible, in some diets
30D Some meditation practitioners
32D Temperature testers, at times
33D Cheddar kin
35D Manages
36D Ukrainian port south of Kyiv
37D Informal approvals
38D __ soda
39D Cirque du __
40D "How cool"
41D Baseball Hall of Famer Jeter
42D Mimicked
45D Immune system component
46D Muscle training method
48D Genetic change
50D Creative development
51D Covey member
53D Small amount
54D Gas or elec.
58D Abbey figure
59D Hullabaloo
60D Sylvia of jazz
63D Makes a false show of
64D Runs in place
65D Last name of filmmakers Ethan and Joel
66D Atty.'s billing units
67D Noisy kiss
68D Relish
71D Fall apart
72D Joints with caps
73D "Ew!"
74D "The Information" novelist Martin
76D Says grace, e.g.
77D Tabula __
78D Airline that doesn't fly during the Sabbath
81D Like a fuzzy navel?
82D "If it isn't my nemesis!"
83D Online finance firm
84D Bozos
88D Twinkle
89D Sleep aid brand
92D Edmonton NHL team
93D Big Cup candy brand
94D Like some questions
95D Black tea grade
96D Hawks
98D RSVP convenience
99D Blown away
100D Group of pals
101D Ascend
102D Quench
103D Funny bone neighbor
105D USMC truant
108D Ruminant's mouthful
109D Peruvian legend Sumac
110D SSW reverse

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