LA Times Crossword Answers for May 19 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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"Tulsa King" actor McDonough
NEAL
Swerves
VEERS
Paper chain segment
LOOP
Equilibrium
STASIS
Matures, in a way
EVOLVES
Vacation with friends and their significant others
COUPLESTRIP
Historical period
ERA
Scheme
RUSE
Tiny terrier, e.g.
TOY
Fashion trend that embraces a bold mix of patterns and colors, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across?
POWERCLASHING
__ Park, Colorado
ESTES
Artistically repurposing, as trash
UPCYCLING
Gloss over, in speech
ELIDE
Barking marine mammal
SEAL
Lost, metaphorically
ASEA
Like pound cake
DENSE
Contributes
ADDS
Blended family prefix
STEP
Corp. VIP
CEO
Not bad, not great
SOSO
Amazon smart speakers
ECHOS
Pedal pusher
FOOT
Rocky outcrop
CRAG
Barely detectable amount
TRACE
Midday break from work
LUNCHHOUR
Ninja Turtle home
SEWER
Shoe designer Jimmy
CHOO
Enjoyable
NICE
Word with garage or yard
SALE
Low card in gin rummy
ACE
Sony game console
PLAYSTATION
Ithaca Ivy
CORNELL
Like some staff retreats
ONSITE
Pledge drive gift
TOTE
Little piece of land
ISLET
↓ Down
Podcast playback options
SPEEDS
__ pointer
LASER
Downright rotten
EVIL
Go back to zero
RESET
__-at-ease
ILL
Jane Austen, for one
NOVELIST
Opera ending?
GOER
Awareness-raising TV spot
PSA
Lengthy diatribe
SCREED
Muss
TOUSLE
"Keep __ Weird": motto of a Texas city
AUSTIN
Camera type, for short
SLR
Audiophile's collection
VINYLS
Oil cartel acronym
OPEC
March composer John Philip __
SOUSA
Not handwritten
TYPED
"Sad to say ... "
ALAS
"Catch my drift?"
SEE
Currency with toonies, briefly
CAD
Formerly named
NEE
Hiatus
GAP
The Big Island
HAWAII
Short note?
IOU
Composition for soloist and orchestra
CONCERTO
Engrave
ETCH
Podiatrist with a namesake orthopedic brand
SCHOLL
Gold, in Spanish
ORO
Pert
SAUCY
Folklore brutes
OGRES
UFO pilots, presumably
ETS
Distinctive features of cockatoos
CRESTS
Org. with Lions and Bears, but not Tigers
NFL
Spotted wildcat
OCELOT
Peaceful
SERENE
Dream
HOPE
Central Plains people
OTOES
"__ your age!"
ACT
Henhouse
COOP
Wonderland visitor who uses a flamingo as a croquet mallet
ALICE
Scholarly collection: Abbr.
ANTH
Unfamiliar
NEW