Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, May 29, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, May 29, 2026 features 79 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.2 letters. The longest answer is "cheesemonger".
Total Clues
79
Longest
cheesemonger
Avg Length
5.2
Shortest
opi
ALLComplete Solution List
Like some temples
7MASONIC
Epiphany trio
4MAGI
Maker of Sticking Point press-on nails
3opi
Tennis period since 1968
7OPENERA
Make smooth
4IRON
NFL Hall of Famer Dawson
3LEN
Photographer
12cheesemonger
Pester
3IRK
Bandleader's command
5HITIT
Hosp. areas
3ERS
Dry Italian whites
6soaves
Object of adoration
4IDOL
Police officer
11ticketagent
Sphinx, mostly
4LION
mRNA vaccine maker
7moderna
Splashes gently against
6LAPSAT
Brit's "cuppa"
3TEA
How ya __?
4DOIN
Org. that issues Energy Star labels
3epa
"That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzle
8notmyjob
Fella
3LAD
Quayle follower
4GORE
Diamonds, slangily
3ICE
Some big batteries
6dcells
Retro
7oldtime
Florida coastal city, informally
4boca
Carpenter ___
11floortrader
Milk source
4TEAT
Skiffle singer Donegan
6lonnie
By way of
3VIA
Jeff Tweedy's band
5wilco
Vader as a boy
3ANI
Realtor.
12streetvendor
Hr. division
3MIN
City west of Tulsa
4ENID
Giggly outbursts
7titters
Sack
3BAG
Drawn-out tale
4SAGA
"I need an answer right now"
7yesorno
Rice cake that may be filled with ice cream
5MOCHI
Rose pest
5APHID
Handle
5SEETO
Actor Ed and food writer Molly
7oneills
Place to brood
4NEST
Anger
3IRE
Entered
6CAMEIN
Capital of Belarus
5MINSK
Uru. neighbor
3ARG
Attends
6GOESTO
Bit of hard-won progress
6inroad
Bakery item dotted with kalamatas
9oliveroll
Reliable plant
9perennial
Quaint desk accessories
9inkstands
Tolkien baddie
3ORC
Mature
4AGED
Emerald City visitor
4TOTO
Key of Vivaldi's "Spring": Abbr.
4emaj
Amsterdam novelist McEwan
3IAN
Roasted entree that may be served with mint jelly
9legoflamb
Kotero of "Purple Rain"
9apollonia
Letting off the hook
9pardoning
SHO subsidiary
3TMC
Contact
3EYE
Level
4TIER
Fragrance
4ODOR
Email covertly
3bcc
Collar named for an elite school
4eton
Erode
7EATINTO
Purple 13-Downs
6irises
Active volcano in Eur.
6mtetna
Warren who played Dick Tracy
6BEATTY
Vegan body care brand
5aveda
Fizzle (out)
3DIE
Tribal leader
5ELDER
Oak tree, once
5acorn
Trunk?
5TORSO
Dampens
4WETS
18-wheeler
3RIG
Try (for)
3VIE
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