Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "forgivemefather".
Total Clues
74
Longest
forgivemefather
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
REN
ALLComplete Solution List
Measuring device
5GAUGE
Shred the __: crush a black diamond run, say
4gnar
Bikini tops
4BRAS
Stoneworker
5MASON
Roof overhang
4EAVE
Sound off
4RANT
I messed up!
10thatsmybad
Writer Wiesel
4ELIE
Half-inning trio
4OUTS
Go by
6ELAPSE
First words in a confession booth, often
15forgivemefather
Electric kettle part
5spout
Oft-pickled taco topper
6radish
Fiddler on the Roof milkman
5TEVYE
Kylo of "Star Wars"
3REN
Flows back
4EBBS
Mined find
3ORE
Piper Cub, e.g.
5PLANE
Gloss target
3LIP
Pasta topper, for short
4parm
Star Trek captain Jean-___ Picard
3LUC
Alfie star Michael
5CAINE
Poses such as happy baby and humble warrior
6asanas
Hardware not found on a sliding door
5hinge
"I totally did that, yep"
15guiltyascharged
Historic Harlem theater
6APOLLO
Put an end to
4HALT
Muscle quality
4TONE
Fractured spots in the earth's crust, or what 17-, 23-, and 49-Across are
10faultlines
Currently working the problem
4onit
Military flute
4FIFE
__-bouche: bite-size freebie
5amuse
Critics' picks, informally
4RECS
Meal for a pig
4SLOP
Consequently
5HENCE
Clock-setting std.
3GMT
Relaxing sound
3AAH
Olympic ice hockey gold medalists: Abbr.
3usa
Right-hand man
7gotoguy
Like a Jack and Jill bathroom
7ensuite
Old Faithful, e.g.
6GEYSER
Scoop up
3nab
Director DuVernay
3AVA
Change the meaning of
8REDEFINE
Get some air
7BREATHE
Actor Fiennes
5RALPH
Sambuca flavor
5ANISE
Turn a corner, perhaps
5steer
"RuPaul's Drag Race" network
3mtv
__ Vegas Aces
3LAS
Camera setting that affects depth
5FSTOP
Rossini work
5OPERA
App that connects pet sitters and pet owners
5rover
Musical rattles
7MARACAS
Old Testament garden
4EDEN
Flashy accessories
5BLING
Watch episode after episode of
5binge
Floor it
5SPEED
Some postseason games
8playoffs
Moon goddess
4LUNA
Whac-a-Mole whackers
7mallets
Rosh Hashanah bread
7challah
Broadcast slot
7AIRTIME
Letters on a Cardinal
3stl
Inconvenient trip
6schlep
Croc kin
5GATOR
Holding a small lead
5upone
Like some chemical bonds
5IONIC
Lid
3HAT
Feel crummy
3AIL
Blurry craft in tabloid pics
3UFO
Religious sister
3NUN
Corner PC key
3ESC
Match, in poker
3SEE
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