Friday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword May 8, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Friday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

39

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 3 letters

Advanced deg.

P
H
D
Across · 4 letters

Barn topper

V
A
N
E
Across · 6 letters

Barrel-shaped drums

C
O
N
G
A
S
Across · 3 letters

Blend

M
I
X
Across · 4 letters

Brewery kiln

O
A
S
T
Across · 6 letters

Candy bar with peanuts and caramel

P
A
Y
D
A
Y
Across · 4 letters

Condition affecting focus briefly

A
D
H
D
Across · 12 letters

Designers asset or a phonetic description of 20- 29- and 43-Across

E
Y
E
F
O
R
D
E
T
A
I
L
Across · 3 letters

Family nickname

S
I
S
Across · 11 letters

First dish made at a cook-off?

O
L
D
E
S
T
C
H
I
L
I
Across · 7 letters

French automaker

R
E
N
A
U
L
T
Across · 3 letters

Generic surname

D
O
E
Across · 4 letters

Go

E
X
I
T
Across · 4 letters

Keen

A
V
I
D
Across · 3 letters

Map lines: Abbr.

S
T
S
Across · 4 letters

Meat in some fried rice

S
P
A
M
Across · 5 letters

Minds

O
B
E
Y
S
Across · 4 letters

Not that much

L
E
S
S
Across · 5 letters

Order out

E
X
I
L
E
Across · 4 letters

Picnic playwright

I
N
G
E
Across · 4 letters

Place where heros are made

D
E
L
I
Across · 4 letters

Polish target

N
A
I
L
Across · 5 letters

Pronoun choices

H
E
H
I
M
Across · 4 letters

Purnell of Fallout

E
L
L
A
Across · 5 letters

Ready to lose ones cool

I
R
A
T
E
Across · 4 letters

Set of socks

P
A
I
R
Across · 12 letters

Small car that can only follow a single route?

O
N
E
T
R
A
C
K
M
I
N
I
Across · 7 letters

Small pieces

M
O
R
S
E
L
S
Across · 5 letters

Some Ukrainians

S
L
A
V
S
Across · 11 letters

Songs heard during a colorful spring festival?

M
U
S
I
C
O
N
H
O
L
I
Across · 3 letters

Swanson of Parks and Recreation

R
O
N
Across · 4 letters

Sweater fuzz

L
I
N
T
Across · 5 letters

Temple table

A
L
T
A
R
Across · 5 letters

The loneliest numbers?

S
O
L
O
S
Across · 4 letters

Unvirtuous activity

V
I
C
E
Across · 5 letters

Wind turbine part

R
O
T
O
R
Across · 3 letters

__ tai

M
A
I

Down clues

39 clues
Down · 3 letters

24-hour care ctrs.

E
R
S
Down · 4 letters

Aim

G
O
A
L
Down · 6 letters

Archipelago units

I
S
L
E
T
S
Down · 6 letters

Authoritative retort

S
A
Y
S
M
E
Down · 3 letters

Barbie e.g.

T
O
Y
Down · 6 letters

Barcelona men

S
E
N
O
R
S
Down · 9 letters

Biker trying to miss the bus perhaps?

D
A
R
E
D
E
V
I
L
Down · 7 letters

Cheapen

D
E
V
A
L
U
E
Down · 4 letters

Chorus syllables

L
A
L
A
Down · 4 letters

Clickable image

I
C
O
N
Down · 4 letters

Clickable text

L
I
N
K
Down · 3 letters

Consumed

A
T
E
Down · 3 letters

Crew team leader

C
O
X
Down · 6 letters

Crop circle makers supposedly

A
L
I
E
N
S
Down · 5 letters

English county

S
H
I
R
E
Down · 5 letters

Even so ...

S
T
I
L
L
Down · 4 letters

Eye affliction

S
T
Y
E
Down · 6 letters

Formats as text

A
L
I
G
N
S
Down · 9 letters

Inspiration for the DC Comics hero Green Arrow

R
O
B
I
N
H
O
O
D
Down · 5 letters

Island near Sicily

M
A
L
T
A
Down · 6 letters

Jackpot!

I
M
R
I
C
H
Down · 5 letters

Like Guinness

I
R
I
S
H
Down · 4 letters

Metamorphoses poet

O
V
I
D
Down · 3 letters

NYC ave. on the East Side

L
E
X
Down · 4 letters

Object

I
T
E
M
Down · 4 letters

One more thought ...

A
L
S
O
Down · 4 letters

Parks it

S
I
T
S
Down · 6 letters

Patch style

I
R
O
N
O
N
Down · 4 letters

Per

A
P
O
P
Down · 3 letters

Pronoun choice

S
H
E
Down · 6 letters

Revolutionary figure?

P
L
A
N
E
T
Down · 5 letters

Scuttlebutt

R
U
M
O
R
Down · 4 letters

Shipshape

T
I
D
Y
Down · 3 letters

Sushi option

A
H
I
Down · 6 letters

Takes as revenge

E
X
A
C
T
S
Down · 7 letters

Trudged

P
L
O
D
D
E
D
Down · 6 letters

Youre being cruel!

M
E
A
N
I
E
Down · 4 letters

__ bean

F
A
V
A
Down · 3 letters

__ drop

M
I
C

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The LA Times Crossword for Friday, May 8, 2026 contains 76 clues (37 Across, 39 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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