LA Times Crossword May 21 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 81 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the LA Times Crossword May 21 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 81 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Draped silk dressSARI4Across
Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clueSECRETMENU10Across
Opera solosARIAS5Across
Educational acronymSTEM4Across
Grown boysMEN3Across
Comedy series featuring Lily TomlinLAUGHIN7Across
World Series mo.OCT3Across
Purple bloomIRIS4Across
Digital execCTO3Across
*Apprenticeship in the ways of The ForceJEDITRAINING12Across
Call dibs onCLAIM5Across
Roadside org.AAA3Across
Only major U.S. city founded by a womanMIAMI5Across
*Brunch choiceFRENCHOMELET12Across
Under the weatherILL3Across
__ Cortina 2026MILANO6Across
Sure to end badlyNOWIN5Across
"Long," in HawaiianLOA3Across
Language of Sri LankaTAMIL5Across
Eel in maki sushiUNAGI5Across
Oyster openerOTTER5Across
Web feed initialsRSS3Across
Couple of bucks?STAGS5Across
Snacks stuffed with "stuf"OREOS5Across
Music producer BrianENO3Across
Leg day exerciseLUNGE5Across
Barbershop partsTENORS6Across
Sock partTOE3Across
*"I Just Called To Say I Love You" singerSTEVIEWONDER12Across
Texting format initialsSMS3Across
__ shu porkMOO3Across
Key West, e.g.ISLE4Across
*Negro Leagues player in the Baseball Hall of FameSATCHELPAIGE12Across
Result of advancing in the field?RBI3Across
Small cutSLIT4Across
Locavore's org.CSA3Across
Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a dayHOBBITS7Across
Navigation techGPS3Across
Charger, e.g.AUTO4Across
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LazinessINERTIA7Down
Big rigsSEMIS5Down
Mentor of MinionsGRU3Down
Fertilizer from batsGUANO5Down
"I feel seen"ITME4Down
Laptop brandACER4Down
Campus mil. unitROTC4Down
Sue Grafton's "__ for Malice"MIS3Down
Call, as a cabHAIL4Down
Disney film set in PolynesiaMOANA5Down
Skin soothersLOTIONS7Down
Sis, for oneSIB3Down
Last book of the Old TestamentMALACHI7Down
Bitter beersALES4Down
"Beetlejuice" director BurtonTIM3Down
Like some ruins in PeruINCAN5Down
Martini liquorGIN3Down
AstonishmentAWE3Down
Swe. neighborNOR3Down
Not well-matchedUNFIT5Down
First sultan of Syria and EgyptSALADIN7Down
Makes less wildTAMES5Down
Pasta ingredientEGG3Down
"The Code Breaker" subj.DNA3Down
FanNUT3Down
Tax agcy.IRS3Down
Kitchen initialismEVOO4Down
Sauna openings?PORES5Down
Loses steam?COOLS5Down
Didn't playSAT3Down
Put awaySTOW4Down
"Tartuffe" playwrightMOLIERE7Down
Sound investments?STEREOS7Down
City birdsPIGEONS7Down
Sparkly stuffGLITTER7Down
Central Texas cityABILENE7Down
Maine courseLOBSTER7Down
Artist known for fabric-wrapped installationsCHRISTO7Down
Footnote abbr.ETAL4Down
Inspiring figureMUSE4Down
Speed reader?TACH4Down
Jerky brandSLIMJIM7Down
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This page lists every clue and answer from the LA Times crossword published on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.