LA Times Crossword May 22, 2026 Answers

Across

Give and take4 Blister6 Tango number3 Mother of Beyoncé and Solange4 William Sydney Porter's pen name6 Fresh3 Pop artist Warhol4 *Misleads in an alley10 Hospital figs.3 Of two minds4 Sub-par performance?5 *Wordle ad collection10 Fog4 Kicked off6 Has a strong influence on7 Posting on the side of a food truck4 Summer music?5 "Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers13 Walking aids5 Icy response?4 Reaction creators7 The __ Brothers: blue-eyed soul band6 Tsukiji market buy, perhaps4 *Storied Gilead locale10 __-Latin: medieval language5 Only4 Night of revelry, initially3 *Plea deal venues10 Sashimi's lack4 Work of fiction3 Carry too far6 "__ come to me ... "4 Northern limits?3 Speed up6 Some drones4

Down

Fame7 Manitoba's capital8 Director's cut?8 Cough up3 Rave review6 Old-fashioned farm apparatus5 CVS Health subsidiary5 Big bang letters3 Charlemagne's domain, briefly3 Governess who breaks the fourth wall4 Star-crossed6 Financial nabe in NYC6 Little hooters6 Auburn rival, to fans4 Draw3 Hardware with flanges4 Goes up5 Community pool org.4 Entertainment medium, for short3 Fabric named for a French city5 Tahiti, par exemple3 Ft. Worth school3 Heavenly sign4 Wind instrument featured in R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming"4 City slicker8 Early wheels8 Does a cobbler's job7 Bridle suite?6 Listen6 Spanish English6 Chambers of commerce?4 "A Man on the Inside" actor Ted6 Honor bestowed by HM King Charles III3 With it5 Teeming crowd5 Brief "Then again ... "4 Reproductive cells3 Montgomery of jazz3 Umbrella spoke3