Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, June 5, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, June 5, 2026 features 79 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "pardonmyfrench".
Total Clues
79
Longest
pardonmyfrench
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
UGA
ALLComplete Solution List
Antlered animal
4STAG
Chews like a beaver
5GNAWS
Verbal digs
5BARBS
Super Monkey Ball company
4SEGA
Dulce de ___
5LECHE
Native Alaskan
5ALEUT
You can't be serious!
10eaubrother
Undersea data carrier
5cable
Flight segment
5RISER
Chance
4RISK
Bulldogs' sch.
3UGA
Up to, informally
3TIL
Chant from a giant
12fillefifofum
Flight segment
4STEP
Be sick
3AIL
Wok dish
7STIRFRY
Untainted
4PURE
Barrel wood
3OAK
Cal. neighbor
3ari
"Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-Across
14pardonmyfrench
Pilates surface
3MAT
56-Down pioneer
3aol
Glitz and ___
4GLAM
Lends a hand
7ASSISTS
Indent key
3TAB
___ ayam (Indonesian chicken noodle soup)
4SOTO
First words of the Constitution
12ouithepeople
Novel
3NEW
Patient care pros
3RNS
Quick study?
4CRAM
Glowing coal
5EMBER
Pageant topper
5TIARA
"RuPaul's Drag Race" catchphrase
10sachetaway
Religion with a call to prayer five times a day
5islam
Let one's actions speak for themselves
5mimed
Imperial gem of ancient China
4jade
Flings
5CASTS
Kills it on the runway
5slays
Mars' counterpart
4ARES
GPS heading
3SSE
Go wild on the dance floor
8TEARITUP
Christina of "Burlesque"
8aguilera
Talks and talks
4GABS
"I Will Survive" singer Gaynor
6gloria
Catch
3NET
German cry
3ACH
"__ were we?"
5where
Ornamental lines
6serifs
Go the wrong way?
8backfire
Gulf st.
3ALA
Brush off
6REBUFF
Tabbouleh grain
6bulgur
Like some "Heated Rivalry" scenes
6steamy
"What game are you watching!?" target
3ref
Raga instrument
5SITAR
Baking soda amt.
3TSP
Pride member
4LION
Quechua pack animal
5llama
Rubber gaskets
6ORINGS
Allow
6PERMIT
Capital in Honshu's Kansai region
5kyoto
Producers of road movies?
8DASHCAMS
Abalone eater
5OTTER
To-do
4FLAP
Backdrop of an animated series in a Lucasfilm franchise
8clonewar
Harsh negativity, in slang
8haterade
Take the field?
3mow
Like some heart valves
6aortic
Gymnast Lee who won the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025
6sunisa
Natural rug fibers
6sisals
Little jerks
6spasms
Runs, in a way
6BLEEDS
Username, often
5EMAIL
CPR expert
3EMT
Cal. neighbor, informally
4baja
I smell a __!
3RAT
Nashville honor, for short
3cma
Psst ...
3HEY
You rang?
3YES
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