LA Times Crossword Answers for May 20 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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Like some work in a teacher's stack
UNGRADED
Partner of flow
EBB
Wee
EENSY
Most populous continent
ASIA
Online birthday greeting
ECARD
A billion years
EON
Waterless treatment for some clothes
DRYCLEANING
Bullpen stat
ERA
Jam-packed containers?
JARS
Ham-and-cheese concoctions with Florida origins
CUBANSANDWICHES
Vow renewal vow
IDO
Feeling the squeeze, or what 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across may be
HARDPRESSED
Actress Peeples
NIA
Proverb
ADAGE
Conchiglie pasta shape
SHELL
Zeus or Poseidon
GOD
Saudi Arabia neighbor
YEMEN
"If all __ fails ... "
ELSE
Gin infusion berry
SLOE
"Break a leg" addressee
ACTOR
Minor quibble
NIT
Regions
AREAS
Sulu portrayer on "Star Trek"
TAKEI
Prior to today
AGO
LP or 45
VINYLRECORD
Category
ILK
"From my point of view ... "
ASISEEIT
Pesters
NAGS
Filmmaker Spike
LEE
Emergency feature on a car's key fob
PANICBUTTON
The Falcons, on scoreboards
ATL
Squabble
ARGUE
Sandler of "Uncut Gems"
ADAM
Plywood sheet
PANEL
PC core
CPU
↓ Down
Working a dance party, say
DJING
Bamboo eater
PANDA
Ques. response
ANS
Architect I.M. __
PEI
Can. neighbor
USA
Sci-fi author Stephenson
NEAL
Withered from drought
SERE
Is able to
CAN
Shares an email with
CCS
Many a tech school grad
ENGR
Fairy tale monsters
OGRES
Street on a 1969 Beatles album
ABBEYROAD
Marconi medium
RADIO
Elbow gently
NUDGE
Confident way to solve a crossword
INPEN
Famous Ford flop
EDSEL
Highland dances
REELS
Bewilder
ADDLE
Court legend Arthur
ASHE
Stable staple
HAY
Summer refresher suffix
ADE
SoFi Stadium NFL player
RAM
Game piece
TOKEN
Respond to reveille
ARISE
"Aladdin" role for Robin Williams
GENIE
Simon __
SAYS
Used Grubhub, say
ATEIN
Some succulents
CACTI
Ref's ring call, for short
TKO
Opposite of 'neath
OER
Divest (of)
RID
Mani-pedi pros
NAILTECHS
Yeti rival
IGLOO
Part of USNA
NAVAL
Got some shut-eye
SLEPT
Honest-to-goodness
REAL
"Rugrats" dad
STU
Smarties and Nerds
CANDY
Make, as beer
BREW
Wrinkly citrus fruit
UGLI
Org. whose symbol is a snake around a pole
AMA
Unreturned tennis serve
ACE
Add new audio to
DUB