LA Times Crossword May 21, 2026 Answers

Across

Texting format initials3 Eel in maki sushi5 Language of Sri Lanka5 "Long," in Hawaiian3 Sure to end badly5 __ Cortina 20266 Under the weather3 *Brunch choice12 Only major U.S. city founded by a woman5 Roadside org.3 Draped silk dress4 *Apprenticeship in the ways of The Force12 Digital exec3 Purple bloom4 World Series mo.3 Comedy series featuring Lily Tomlin7 Grown boys3 Educational acronym4 Opera solos5 Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue10 Call dibs on5 Charger, e.g.4 Navigation tech3 Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day7 Locavore's org.3 Small cut4 Result of advancing in the field?3 *Negro Leagues player in the Baseball Hall of Fame12 Key West, e.g.4 __ shu pork3 Oyster opener5 *"I Just Called To Say I Love You" singer12 Sock part3 Barbershop parts6 Leg day exercise5 Music producer Brian3 Snacks stuffed with "stuf"5 Couple of bucks?5 Web feed initials3

Down

Jerky brand7 "Tartuffe" playwright7 First sultan of Syria and Egypt7 Not well-matched5 Swe. neighbor3 Astonishment3 Martini liquor3 Like some ruins in Peru5 "Beetlejuice" director Burton3 Bitter beers4 Last book of the Old Testament7 Laziness7 Skin soothers7 Disney film set in Polynesia5 Call, as a cab4 Sue Grafton's "__ for Malice"3 Campus mil. unit4 Laptop brand4 "I feel seen"4 Fertilizer from bats5 Mentor of Minions3 Big rigs5 Sis, for one3 Speed reader?4 Inspiring figure4 Footnote abbr.4 Artist known for fabric-wrapped installations7 Maine course7 Central Texas city7 Sparkly stuff7 City birds7 Sound investments?7 Makes less wild5 Put away4 Didn't play3 Loses steam?5 Sauna openings?5 Kitchen initialism4 Tax agcy.3 Fan3 "The Code Breaker" subj.3 Pasta ingredient3