LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Enjoyable
- 5Not bad, not great
- 9Amazon smart speakers
- 14Pedal pusher
- 15Rocky outcrop
- 16Barely detectable amount
- 17Midday break from work
- 19Ninja Turtle home
- 20Shoe designer Jimmy
- 21Corp. VIP
- 23Word with garage or yard
- 24Low card in gin rummy
- 26Sony game console
- 29Ithaca Ivy
- 31Like some staff retreats
- 32Pledge drive gift
- 33Little piece of land
- 36Fashion trend that embraces a bold mix of patterns and colors, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across?
- 42Swerves
- 43Paper chain segment
- 45Equilibrium
- 49Matures, in a way
- 52Vacation with friends and their significant others
- 55Historical period
- 56Scheme
- 57Tiny terrier, e.g.
- 58"Tulsa King" actor McDonough
- 60__ Park, Colorado
- 62Artistically repurposing, as trash
- 66Gloss over, in speech
- 67Barking marine mammal
- 68Lost, metaphorically
- 69Like pound cake
- 70Contributes
- 71Blended family prefix
Down
- 1Org. with Lions and Bears, but not Tigers
- 2Short note?
- 3Composition for soloist and orchestra
- 4Engrave
- 5Podiatrist with a namesake orthopedic brand
- 6Gold, in Spanish
- 7Pert
- 8Folklore brutes
- 9UFO pilots, presumably
- 10Distinctive features of cockatoos
- 11The Big Island
- 12Spotted wildcat
- 13Peaceful
- 18Dream
- 22Central Plains people
- 24"__ your age!"
- 25Henhouse
- 27Wonderland visitor who uses a flamingo as a croquet mallet
- 28Scholarly collection: Abbr.
- 30Unfamiliar
- 34Camera type, for short
- 35__ pointer
- 37Downright rotten
- 38Go back to zero
- 39__-at-ease
- 40Jane Austen, for one
- 41Opera ending?
- 44Awareness-raising TV spot
- 45Lengthy diatribe
- 46Muss
- 47"Keep __ Weird": motto of a Texas city
- 48Podcast playback options
- 50Audiophile's collection
- 51Oil cartel acronym
- 53March composer John Philip __
- 54Not handwritten
- 59"Sad to say ... "
- 61"Catch my drift?"
- 63Currency with toonies, briefly
- 64Formerly named
- 65Hiatus
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
- Constructed by Amanda Cook.
All 76 answers
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- 1AEnjoyableNICE
- 5ANot bad, not greatSOSO
- 9AAmazon smart speakersECHOS
- 14APedal pusherFOOT
- 15ARocky outcropCRAG
- 16ABarely detectable amountTRACE
- 17AMidday break from workLUNCHHOUR
- 19ANinja Turtle homeSEWER
- 20AShoe designer JimmyCHOO
- 21ACorp. VIPCEO
- 23AWord with garage or yardSALE
- 24ALow card in gin rummyACE
- 26ASony game consolePLAYSTATION
- 29AIthaca IvyCORNELL
- 31ALike some staff retreatsONSITE
- 32APledge drive giftTOTE
- 33ALittle piece of landISLET
- 36AFashion trend that embraces a bold mix of patterns and colors, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across?POWERCLASHING
- 42ASwervesVEERS
- 43APaper chain segmentLOOP
- 45AEquilibriumSTASIS
- 49AMatures, in a wayEVOLVES
- 52AVacation with friends and their significant othersCOUPLESTRIP
- 55AHistorical periodERA
- 56ASchemeRUSE
- 57ATiny terrier, e.g.TOY
- 58A"Tulsa King" actor McDonoughNEAL
- 60A__ Park, ColoradoESTES
- 62AArtistically repurposing, as trashUPCYCLING
- 66AGloss over, in speechELIDE
- 67ABarking marine mammalSEAL
- 68ALost, metaphoricallyASEA
- 69ALike pound cakeDENSE
- 70AContributesADDS
- 71ABlended family prefixSTEP
- 1DOrg. with Lions and Bears, but not TigersNFL
- 2DShort note?IOU
- 3DComposition for soloist and orchestraCONCERTO
- 4DEngraveETCH
- 5DPodiatrist with a namesake orthopedic brandSCHOLL
- 6DGold, in SpanishORO
- 7DPertSAUCY
- 8DFolklore brutesOGRES
- 9DUFO pilots, presumablyETS
- 10DDistinctive features of cockatoosCRESTS
- 11DThe Big IslandHAWAII
- 12DSpotted wildcatOCELOT
- 13DPeacefulSERENE
- 18DDreamHOPE
- 22DCentral Plains peopleOTOES
- 24D"__ your age!"ACT
- 25DHenhouseCOOP
- 27DWonderland visitor who uses a flamingo as a croquet malletALICE
- 28DScholarly collection: Abbr.ANTH
- 30DUnfamiliarNEW
- 34DCamera type, for shortSLR
- 35D__ pointerLASER
- 37DDownright rottenEVIL
- 38DGo back to zeroRESET
- 39D__-at-easeILL
- 40DJane Austen, for oneNOVELIST
- 41DOpera ending?GOER
- 44DAwareness-raising TV spotPSA
- 45DLengthy diatribeSCREED
- 46DMussTOUSLE
- 47D"Keep __ Weird": motto of a Texas cityAUSTIN
- 48DPodcast playback optionsSPEEDS
- 50DAudiophile's collectionVINYLS
- 51DOil cartel acronymOPEC
- 53DMarch composer John Philip __SOUSA
- 54DNot handwrittenTYPED
- 59D"Sad to say ... "ALAS
- 61D"Catch my drift?"SEE
- 63DCurrency with toonies, brieflyCAD
- 64DFormerly namedNEE
- 65DHiatusGAP
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