Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, May 25, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, May 25, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "houseofcards".
Total Clues
78
Longest
houseofcards
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
ATO
ALLComplete Solution List
Sweeties
5DEARS
Gimme a break
4CMON
Like Supreme Court arguments
4oral
Sight-related
5OPTIC
Tick off
4RILE
Item in a hotel closet
4robe
One thumbing for a ride
10hitchhiker
Mother Earth, in Greek myth
4GAIA
Metaphor for a plan that may collapse at any moment
12houseofcards
From ___ Z
3ATO
Inc. kin
3LLC
Phase one
5onset
Empire State NFL team
12buffalobills
Chapel centerpiece
5ALTAR
Dishwasher capacity
4LOAD
Pop-ups in a free game
3ads
Snow toy with runners
4sled
Shapewear company founded in 2000
5spanx
In ___ of gifts ...
4LIEU
Cornish game __
3HEN
__ go bragh!
4ERIN
Agreed (with)
5SIDED
Features of easy-to-read signs
12blockletters
Insurance filing
5CLAIM
There you ___
3ARE
Susan of "L.A. Law"
3DEY
Stack heading to the post office, or what 20-, 27-, and 44-Across all have?
12outgoingmail
Edinburgh resident
4SCOT
Rats out one's co-conspirators, say
10namesnames
Former Yankee slugger Martinez
4TINO
Health resorts
4SPAS
The Met Gala, e.g.
5EVENT
Spread slowly
4seep
Org. with a white rabbit in its logo
4PETA
Patinkin of "Homeland"
5mandy
Play-__: Hasbro toy clay
3doh
Allergist's lead-in to Pen
3epi
QB passing stat
3att
Like a billionaire
4RICH
Intellectual
7SCHOLAR
Butter substitute, in some recipes
6CRISCO
Angels outfielder Trout
4mike
Butter substitute
4OLEO
Backyard water fight brand
4nerf
Instruments with many pipes
6organs
Laughs noisily
5roars
Endure
5ABIDE
That's the ___ of my worries
5LEAST
Ship's framework
4HULL
Frosty
4COLD
Embarrass
5ABASH
Bridal veil netting
5tulle
Frequently
5OFTEN
Passing trend
3FAD
Like a brand-new canvas
5blank
Lithium-___ battery
3ION
Hardly strict
3LAX
Supported
5AIDED
Name on much farm equipment
5DEERE
Foamy, as soap
5sudsy
B'way sign
3SRO
Insta post
3PIC
Held a match to
3LIT
Ticklish muppet
4ELMO
Women's Media Center co-founder Gloria
7steinem
Three-ring circus setting
6bigtop
San Diego suburb whose name means "the table"
6LAMESA
Historic stretches
4ERAS
Expenditures
5COSTS
Port St. ___, Florida
5LUCIE
Make amends
5ATONE
Clouseau or Gadget's rank, briefly
4insp
Sensitive neck part
4nape
MBA hopeful's exam
4GMAT
Volcanic flow
4LAVA
Guys
3MEN
Conclusion
3END
Hog farm pen
3sty
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