LA Times Crossword hints and answers for May 30, 2026

Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.

Clues70
Across33
Down37
DaySaturday

Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers

Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.

Across

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Georgia city nickname (5)
Starts with A, ends with NATOWN→
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Diamond who went platinum (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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Time when shadows are shortest (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNOON→
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Rendezvous (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRYST→
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Problem that can grow with fame (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Boondocks (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTICKS→
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"May I?" (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPLEASE→
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Rodeo circuit? (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLASSO→
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Ricochet (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCAROM→
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Rogers Centre team (15)
Starts with T, ends with STORONTOBLUEJAYS→
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Temper (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINURE→
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Join (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESITBESIDE→
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Puff piece? (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCIGAR→
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Metric weights (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKILOS→
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Smithwick's, for one (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
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Donor's words (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIGAVE→
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Heavy coat? (3)
Starts with F, ends with GFOG→
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Studied on the side (9)
Starts with M, ends with NMINOREDIN→
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Managed (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
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"Gorillas in the Mist" subject (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Caesar dressing? (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOGAS→
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Arch Manning's uncle (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Some clinic procedures (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCANS→
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Pong maker (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
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Adjustable border (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
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Dough in a French bakery (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
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Major achievement? (15)
Starts with B, ends with EBACHELORSDEGREE→
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Try to get a rise out of (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTROLL→
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__ restaurant (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Take to the limit (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMAXOUT→
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Intel providers (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSETS→
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Syncopated piece (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRAG→

Down

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"30 Rock" page (7)
Starts with K, ends with HKENNETH→
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Bump in the road (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNAG→
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Longboard Island Lager brewer (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKONA→
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Writ, e.g. (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCOURTORDER→
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Line up (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSYNC→
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"Midsommar" director Aster (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
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Carrier letters (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUSS→
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Pick up a few spares, perhaps (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBOWL→
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Actress Ward (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASELA→
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Honey Cone lead singer Wright (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
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Spanish 101 word (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERES→
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Fluctuate (4)
Starts with V, ends with YVARY→
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Arizona's __ Fria river (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGUA→
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Noir establishment (8)
Starts with G, ends with TGINJOINT→
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Least friendly (6)
Starts with I, ends with TICIEST→
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Pasta aglio e __ (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOLIO→
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Hand ball? (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFIST→
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Beseech (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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"That's all, folks!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDONE→
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Show appreciation at a poetry slam, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
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Rugged feature (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCRAG→
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"Set it and forget it" mode (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTO→
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Exhausted (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEAT→
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Bolshevik leader (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLENIN→
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Arabic name that means "night" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALEILA→
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Some parents (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOMS→
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Chicago, for one (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMETROPOLIS→
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Poivre et __ (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSEL→
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Something to prove (6)
Starts with T, ends with STHESIS→
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Theatrical folks (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEMOTERS→
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Arctic __ (3)
Starts with F, ends with XFOX→
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Abundance (8)
Starts with P, ends with APLETHORA→
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Hill of __: home of Ireland's Lia Fáil (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATARA→
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Says (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGOES→
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"Daniel Deronda" novelist (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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"__ la vista" (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHASTA→

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