LA Times Crossword Answers for May 18 2026
Every Across and Down clue from today’s LA Times Crossword, with the answers spelled out. Edited by Patti Varol.
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EditorPatti Varol
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These days
LATELY
Fuel additive brand
STP
Avocado dip, for short
GUAC
Oft-protected personal ID
SSN
"Same here"
IAMTOO
College Board exam for sophs
PSAT
VW adorned with decals from the flower power era, e.g.
HIPPIEBUS
Capital of Kansas
TOPEKA
Richard of "Chicago"
GERE
Overt
BLATANT
"Gavel-to-gavel" coverage provider
CSPAN
Advice for adding power to a golf swing, or what can be said about 17-, 27-, and 50-Across
ITSALLINTHEHIPS
Lion's sound
ROAR
Pop singer Rita
ORA
Call forth, as memories
ELICIT
Car loan figs.
APRS
__ and improved
NEW
Show up for
ATTEND
Small stick in a bird's nest
TWIG
Reddit tell-all sesh
AMA
Veil material
LACE
Fiction influenced by net culture
ALTLIT
Grass roll
SOD
__ hygiene
ORAL
"Let me give you a few pointers ... "
HEREARESOMETIPS
Pointed (at)
AIMED
Galápagos lizard
IGUANA
Annoying ordeal
HASSLE
Yoga poses
ASANAS
Some track-and-field attempts
HIGHJUMPS
First step of a home reno
DEMO
Beatty/Hoffman film flop
ISHTAR
"I'm not sure" sounds
UHS
Phoenix NBA team
SUNS
Pickleball barrier
NET
↓ Down
Traffic marker
PYLON
"Wish we all had that kind of luck"
MUSTBENICE
Moving from gig to gig
ONTOUR
Scissors sound
SNIP
Slangy "Let's say ... "
SPOSE
Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
ASHE
__ chi: martial art
TAI
Part of a "Gabby's Dollhouse" costume
CATEARS
Smash success
MEGAHIT
Bridge charge
TOLL
Treaty
PACT
Web addresses
URLS
Money of Italy, once
LIRA
Resting on
ATOP
Former Russian ruler
TSAR
__ butter: skin care ingredient
SHEA
Pepper (with)
PELT
Furious feeling
IRE
Casual refusal
NAW
Brooch
PIN
Norm: Abbr.
STD
Solo for an opera diva
ARIA
Tavern beer
ALE
Likely feature of a valedictorian's report card
STRAIGHTAS
__ of hand: magician's knack
SLEIGHT
Actor Neeson
LIAM
To be, in French
ETRE
Donkey
ASS
Dairy sound
MOO
Online moderator, briefly
ADMIN
Pink blooms sacred to Buddhists
LOTUSES
Laugh syllable
HAH
Breakfast mascot's rank
CAPN
"Frozen" ice queen
ELSA
Dutch cheese
EDAM
"Yikes!"
EGAD
Category of noun
THING
Get smart
WISEUP
Soviet satellite launched in 1957
SPUTNIK
"Wish" heroine voiced by Ariana DeBose
ASHA
Quick punch
JAB