LA Times Daily Crossword May 16, 2026 Answers
By Karen Steinberg
The complete set of 70 answers for the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword published on May 16, 2026 is listed below. If you're working through this Saturday's puzzle and need a hint, click on any clue to reveal the answer and find additional solutions that might fit your grid.
Across
1.
Studies
8.
Google Play download
15.
Woodcutter in a tale told by Scheherazade
16.
Went by yacht
17.
Navel brass?
19.
Patisserie treat
20.
Cocktail whose color comes from grenadine
21.
Winter hrs. for most of western Indiana
22.
Relieve (of)
23.
"Milk" director Gus Van __
25.
Sector
26.
Not discourteous
30.
The CW predecessor
31.
"Ooh, burn!"
32.
"The Tale of __ Puddle-Duck"
33.
Winless racehorses
35.
Apple cultivar that dates to American colonial times
36.
Euchre kin
37.
Oscilloscope display
38.
Sch. in Athens
39.
Sparked again
40.
Connection point
41.
Barbaro's role in "A Complete Unknown"
42.
Pyle player
44.
Berkeley, familiarly
45.
Kodai Senga's signature pitch
48.
Yoga pose that alternates between arching and rounding the spine
51.
Beyoncé challenge in the song "Energy"
53.
Shows some major respect?
54.
Mythical hunter transformed into a stag
55.
Cunning
56.
Lunar event
Down
1.
Kapler who was NL Manager of the Year in 2021
2.
Obi-Wan player
3.
Microgeneration of the 1990s
4.
Marketing method
5.
"Just tell me!"
6.
Dict. tag
7.
__ cross
8.
On the move
9.
Tending (to)
10.
Anticonformist subculture
11.
Some brunch dates
12.
China setting
13.
Make better
14.
Anxious
18.
Halloween prank
22.
Puts on
23.
Ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates
24.
Quickly
25.
Niche mag
27.
Facial expressions, e.g.
28.
PR concern
29.
Bolivian cultural center
31.
One sextillion memory units
32.
Speak unseriously
34.
Mid-party errand
35.
Balls (up)
37.
Macrocosm
40.
"We can manage without them"
41.
Superhero star of a Lego movie
43.
Sweets
44.
Epic poem division
45.
Admit, with "up"
46.
Like a kumquat
47.
Depend (on)
48.
2025 French Open winner Gauff
49.
__-Missouria Tribe
50.
Bounced
52.
Vegetable related to lilies
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from May 16, 2026?
The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from May 16, 2026 contains 70 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 32 Across clues and 38 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the May 16, 2026 LA Times Daily Crossword crossword?
All 70 answers for the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from May 16, 2026 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
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The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from May 16, 2026 was constructed by Karen Steinberg.
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