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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, May 22, 2026

Friday, May 22, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, May 22, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Give and take
  • 5Blister
  • 11Tango number
  • 14Mother of Beyoncé and Solange
  • 15William Sydney Porter's pen name
  • 16Fresh
  • 17Pop artist Warhol
  • 18*Misleads in an alley
  • 20Hospital figs.
  • 21Of two minds
  • 22Sub-par performance?
  • 23*Wordle ad collection
  • 27Fog
  • 28Kicked off
  • 29Has a strong influence on
  • 31Posting on the side of a food truck
  • 32Summer music?
  • 34"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers
  • 40Walking aids
  • 41Icy response?
  • 43Reaction creators
  • 47The __ Brothers: blue-eyed soul band
  • 49Tsukiji market buy, perhaps
  • 50*Storied Gilead locale
  • 53__-Latin: medieval language
  • 55Only
  • 56Night of revelry, initially
  • 57*Plea deal venues
  • 60Sashimi's lack
  • 61Work of fiction
  • 62Carry too far
  • 63"__ come to me ... "
  • 64Northern limits?
  • 65Speed up
  • 66Some drones

Down

  • 1Fame
  • 2Manitoba's capital
  • 3Director's cut?
  • 4Cough up
  • 5Rave review
  • 6Old-fashioned farm apparatus
  • 7CVS Health subsidiary
  • 8Big bang letters
  • 9Charlemagne's domain, briefly
  • 10Governess who breaks the fourth wall
  • 11Star-crossed
  • 12Financial nabe in NYC
  • 13Little hooters
  • 19Auburn rival, to fans
  • 21Draw
  • 24Hardware with flanges
  • 25Goes up
  • 26Community pool org.
  • 30Entertainment medium, for short
  • 32Fabric named for a French city
  • 33Tahiti, par exemple
  • 35Ft. Worth school
  • 36Heavenly sign
  • 37Wind instrument featured in R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming"
  • 38City slicker
  • 39Early wheels
  • 42Does a cobbler's job
  • 43Bridle suite?
  • 44Listen
  • 45Spanish English
  • 46Chambers of commerce?
  • 47"A Man on the Inside" actor Ted
  • 48Honor bestowed by HM King Charles III
  • 51With it
  • 52Teeming crowd
  • 54Brief "Then again ... "
  • 58Reproductive cells
  • 59Montgomery of jazz
  • 60Umbrella spoke

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 34-across.
  4. Constructed by David P. Williams.

All 74 answers

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  • 1AGive and takeSWAP
  • 5ABlisterSCATHE
  • 11ATango numberTWO
  • 14AMother of Beyoncé and SolangeTINA
  • 15AWilliam Sydney Porter's pen nameOHENRY
  • 16AFreshRAW
  • 17APop artist WarholANDY
  • 18A*Misleads in an alleyGUTTERBALL
  • 20AHospital figs.RNS
  • 21AOf two mindsTORN
  • 22ASub-par performance?EAGLE
  • 23A*Wordle ad collectionDICTIONARY
  • 27AFogMIST
  • 28AKicked offOPENED
  • 29AHas a strong influence onIMPACTS
  • 31APosting on the side of a food truckMENU
  • 32ASummer music?DISCO
  • 34A"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answersGETTHELEADOUT
  • 40AWalking aidsCANES
  • 41AIcy response?BRRR
  • 43AReaction creatorsSTIMULI
  • 47AThe __ Brothers: blue-eyed soul bandDOOBIE
  • 49ATsukiji market buy, perhapsTUNA
  • 50A*Storied Gilead localeOMAHABEACH
  • 53A__-Latin: medieval languageANGLO
  • 55AOnlyLONE
  • 56ANight of revelry, initiallyNYE
  • 57A*Plea deal venuesBELLTOWERS
  • 60ASashimi's lackRICE
  • 61AWork of fictionLIE
  • 62ACarry too farOVERDO
  • 63A"__ come to me ... "ITLL
  • 64ANorthern limits?ENS
  • 65ASpeed upHASTEN
  • 66ASome dronesBEES
  • 1DFameSTARDOM
  • 2DManitoba's capitalWINNIPEG
  • 3DDirector's cut?ANDSCENE
  • 4DCough upPAY
  • 5DRave reviewSOGOOD
  • 6DOld-fashioned farm apparatusCHURN
  • 7DCVS Health subsidiaryAETNA
  • 8DBig bang lettersTNT
  • 9DCharlemagne's domain, brieflyHRE
  • 10DGoverness who breaks the fourth wallEYRE
  • 11DStar-crossedTRAGIC
  • 12DFinancial nabe in NYCWALLST
  • 13DLittle hootersOWLETS
  • 19DAuburn rival, to fansBAMA
  • 21DDrawTIE
  • 24DHardware with flangesTNUT
  • 25DGoes upRISES
  • 26DCommunity pool org.YMCA
  • 30DEntertainment medium, for shortPOD
  • 32DFabric named for a French cityDENIM
  • 33DTahiti, par exempleILE
  • 35DFt. Worth schoolTCU
  • 36DHeavenly signHALO
  • 37DWind instrument featured in R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming"OBOE
  • 38DCity slickerURBANITE
  • 39DEarly wheelsTRICYCLE
  • 42DDoes a cobbler's jobREHEELS
  • 43DBridle suite?STABLE
  • 44DListenTUNEIN
  • 45DSpanish EnglishINGLES
  • 46DChambers of commerce?MALL
  • 47D"A Man on the Inside" actor TedDANSON
  • 48DHonor bestowed by HM King Charles IIIOBE
  • 51DWith itALERT
  • 52DTeeming crowdHORDE
  • 54DBrief "Then again ... "OTOH
  • 58DReproductive cellsOVA
  • 59DMontgomery of jazzWES
  • 60DUmbrella spokeRIB

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