Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "poolnoodle".
Total Clues
76
Longest
poolnoodle
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
tar
ALLComplete Solution List
Sticky and stinky sealant
3tar
Yank on
3TUG
Agrees (to)
7ACCEPTS
Purple yam from the Philippines
3UBE
Game with red, yellow, blue, and green cards
3uno
Steel mill material
7ironore
Barbecue choice
7beefrib
Find and remove
7rootout
"Across the pond" pond
8atlantic
__ in comparison
5PALES
Hotel amenity
3ICE
Chooses to participate
6OPTSIN
Help desk techs
6itpros
Bank charge
3FEE
Got the highest score in golf, say
4lost
Jazz pianist Chick
5COREA
Execs focused on the bottom line
4cfos
10th grader, briefly
4soph
Singer/songwriter DiFranco
3ANI
Special skills
7TALENTS
Kaitlin's "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" role
3DEE
Totally dismantle
4raze
California-based candy company
4sees
Five Pillars religion
5ISLAM
Grade sch.
4ELEM
Alternative to sparkling
3tap
Stick
6ADHERE
Fine wool
6MERINO
Summer sign
3LEO
Love, in Firenze
5AMORE
Like some game night games, or a feature of 4-, 11-, 21-, 29-, and 40-Down
8tabletop
Some park employees
7rangers
Common oatmeal cookie ingredient
7raisins
First Amendment word
7FREEDOM
Place to spend the night
3INN
One-on-one chats on soc. media
3dms
Agrees
7SAYSYES
Easter egg need
3DYE
Up to now
3YET
Bulky horn
4TUBA
Stand watch for, say
4ABET
Instagram feed feature
4reel
One who switches sides
8turncoat
Fuses together
6unites
Mongolian for "waterless place"
4GOBI
Atmosphere
3AIR
__-Magnon
3CRO
Henhouses
5COOPS
Necessitates
7ENTAILS
Basic flotation device
10poolnoodle
Good point
4TRUE
Hardens, as concrete
4SETS
Word with laissez or savoir
5FAIRE
Brewery vessel
9coffeepot
Low-level workers
5PEONS
Trial
4TEST
You matter to me
5ICARE
Like many Chinese dialects
5tonal
Purse at a boxing match
10prizemoney
Piece of fishing gear
5spear
Motif
5THEME
G-rated
5CLEAN
Prosecco kin
4ASTI
Soccer pitch boundary
8sideline
Pops up
7EMERGES
Vans or Crocs
5shoes
Empire State capital
6ALBANY
Like a clarinet's sound
5REEDY
Pet sounds
4ARFS
Rooney of "Women Talking"
4MARA
Like the 6-Down
4arid
Spruce (up)
4TIDY
I'm buying!
4ONME
Hushed summons
4PSST
Blini topping
3ROE
Texting format initials
3SMS
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