LA Times Daily Crossword May 24, 2026 Answers

1. Costco rival, informally 5. Undergrad lecturer 9. Morehouse, for one: Abbr. 13. Mix, as a salad 17. Plop (down) 19. iPad assistant 20. Word of sorrow 21. Sign into law 23. Grocery section 24. Permanent record? 27. Goddess often depicted with a throne headdress 29. __ nouveau 30. Megacity of India 31. "__ news?" 32. Criminal record? 37. Asides 39. Marvel's Punisher, for one 40. Beltway Series ballplayer, familiarly 42. Mesh on a field 43. Comb target 44. Community of flora and fauna 47. Gender prefix 49. Places where forks may be found? 50. Terse confirmation 51. Historical record? 55. Thumbs-up vote 57. Shahidi of "Black-ish" 58. Jedi foe 59. Curly coif 63. High-level perfidy 67. Mineral once used in baby powder 69. Also 70. Honeylike substances 71. World record? 75. Memo heading 76. Portuguese "Hello" 77. Newcastle upon __ 78. Vampire squid's habitat 79. Largest loch by volume 80. Pancake recipe instruction 82. "Not one more step!" 84. Astrological big cat 85. Broken record? 89. Jun. and Jul. 92. Valuable violin 96. WNBA great Bird 97. No longer on the table? 98. For a __ pittance 99. Springsteen, to fans 102. Fuming 104. Namesake of the AL batting title 106. Assessed anew 108. Medical record? 111. Have a life 112. Harsh in one's nose 114. LBJ's party 115. __ colada 116. Fossil record? 121. Outdoes 124. Asparagus unit 125. Totenberg of NPR 126. Use a mountain trail 127. Squirrel away 128. Annual: Abbr. 129. Site with handmade goods 130. Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Trebek 131. Black gem

1. Mud bath venue 2. "True Detective" actor Mahershala 3. "Just the news I needed!" 4. TV sketch featuring Chloe Fineman or Colin Jost 5. Vancouver hrs. 6. Copacabana setting 7. Church pipes 8. Guy who hosts Food Network's "Tournament of Champions" 9. "Take that!" 10. Changed the laundry? 11. Shift+6 symbol 12. Old Glory 13. "Young Frankenstein" actress 14. Pacific Coast Highway's route number 15. African grassland 16. Like many shampoos 18. "We the Youth" muralist Haring 22. Secret assignations 25. "L8r g8r!" 26. "That's bad!" 28. Fancy Feast alternative 32. Sushi roll type 33. Ballerina Pavlova 34. Writer/illustrator Carle 35. Outlandish 36. Per person 38. Jeff Lynne's band 41. Links 45. Sporty Mazda model 46. Utterly captivated 48. Honeymoon booking 51. Clear nail polish, say 52. Hunting cry 53. Got up 54. Gave an impressive performance 56. Nesting sites 59. Slack-jawed 60. "Not sure why, but ... " 61. Memorization method 62. Dept. of Labor div. 63. Out of __ air 64. Philosopher Descartes 65. Switch type 66. Wafer name since 1967 68. Party nibble 72. Moves with the wind 73. Singer Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" 74. Unadon fillets 81. Fruit that may be crossed with apricot 83. Aquarium fish 85. Religious devotion to an object 86. Jacksonville Jaguars color 87. Corp. bigwigs 88. Turn out to be 90. Treat with vanilla creme 91. Stitched 92. Grasp at __ 93. Remedial treatment 94. Mardi Gras merrymaker 95. Gp. of lawyers 98. Attractive guy in Marvel Comics? 100. "No __ luck!" 101. Tranquil 103. Carthaginian queen in Virgil's "Aeneid" 105. Mobile homes? 107. "All finished!" 109. "Praying" singer 110. Part of a thread 113. Rackets 117. Actor Penn 118. Thumbs-down vote 119. Hawaiian chordophone, for short 120. Film critic Reed 122. Push to the limit 123. "Kama Sutra" topic