LA Times Daily Crossword May 3, 2026 Answers

1. Cheerful 5. Wrigley product 8. Ocean liner? 13. Brazilian coins 18. Govern 19. Inspired by 20. Per __ 21. Kaitlin of "High Potential" 22. Upside found periodically in a bad situation? 24. On the wrong path 25. Shelter org. 26. __ turtle 27. Fills with love 29. Queen singer played periodically by Rami Malek? 31. "Come on now!" 33. In the past 35. Takes a rideshare 36. MLB stat 38. Flavor of many a bright green martini 41. Baking ware that's only used periodically? 46. Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels? 51. Due-in hr. 52. Parroted 54. Swimmer's wear 55. Midsize car 56. Word 58. Clutched 59. Must pay 62. Pagoda instrument 63. Fancy tie 65. Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" 67. Anise aperitif 69. Advantage in some situations, or an alternate title for this puzzle 75. Beauty aisle brand 76. Dorm digs 77. Coins of the realm? 80. Basketball stuff 83. Civil rights icon Mandela 86. Olaf's creator in "Frozen" 89. Udder part 90. Physicist Newton 92. __ Quixote 93. Bee keeper 95. "Rocky III" actor 96. Dickens novel that's only read periodically? 100. Perfect stand-up material performed periodically? 102. Portrayal 105. "All the Light We Cannot See" novelist Anthony 108. Perseveres with 111. Warms 115. Hairstyling device applied periodically? 118. Like tiramisu and cannoli 120. Letter before sigma 121. Desert near the Sinai Peninsula 122. Victory celebration 124. Periodically prone to breaking the speed limit? 126. Elevator stop, in Paris 127. Fit to be farmed 128. Chart topper 129. Rae who plays President Barbie in "Barbie" 130. Broadway awards 131. Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet 132. Batteries in some remotes 133. Soapmaking supplies

1. Clutch 2. Olympic sleds 3. God of Islam 4. Agnus __ 5. Choice when the Tide runs out? 6. Lower arm bones 7. Pre-eruption lava 8. Conspirator in "Julius Caesar" 9. Go (for) 10. Carrier whose primary hub is Charles de Gaulle 11. Headliner 12. Diggs of "All American" 13. Surfaces that hold tracks and ties 14. Borden mascot 15. In accordance with 16. Scottish waters 17. Hiccup 20. Bunch of clowns, maybe 23. Greenhorn 28. RN workplaces 30. Boring 32. Shelter sound 34. Significant stretch 37. Inseam unit 39. BlackBerrys, e.g.: Abbr. 40. Can opener 41. Like a movie making fun of its own plot holes 42. Great Basin people 43. Mockery 44. __ shed 45. Sports podcaster Katie 47. The 587-piece Pokémon Eevee, e.g. 48. Big fuss 49. "You __ do it!" 50. Cornwall lang. 53. Exchange words? 57. Fifth-largest Hawaiian island 59. "What a treat!" 60. "Now, where __?" 61. Team's adjective 64. Business card no. 66. Only OK 68. Oomph 70. Fellow 71. Got the measure of 72. The Miners of the NCAA 73. Museum piece 74. Syndrome in "The Incredibles," e.g. 78. Model Delevingne 79. "Not you too!" 80. Pulled off 81. Mex. neighbor 82. Pt. of USNA 84. Lacking sharp sound quality, briefly 85. Ridicule 87. __ Paulo, Brazil 88. Military force 91. Features of PC towers, once 93. Rescue dog, e.g. 94. "Hard pass" 97. Home of the Large Hadron Collider 98. Summer in la cité 99. Go unused 101. Give some shade? 103. Intel org. 105. As a result of 106. Church instrument 107. John Milton's "Lycidas," for one 109. Letter before beta 110. Lower leg bone 112. Like many indie films 113. "If __ walls could talk ... " 114. Bar mixers 115. Tech news site 116. College figs. 117. Grub 119. Times before eves, in classified ads 123. Legal org. 125. Snake __