Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, May 18, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, May 18, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "herearesometips".
Total Clues
76
Longest
herearesometips
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
AMA
ALLComplete Solution List
Annoying ordeal
6HASSLE
Reddit tell-all sesh
3AMA
Veil material
4LACE
Fiction influenced by net culture
6altlit
Grass roll
3SOD
___ hygiene
4ORAL
"Let me give you a few pointers ... "
15herearesometips
Pointed (at)
5AIMED
Galápagos lizard
6IGUANA
Small stick in a bird's nest
4twig
Yoga poses
6ASANAS
Some track-and-field attempts
9highjumps
First step of a home reno
4demo
Beatty/Hoffman film flop
6ishtar
"I'm not sure" sounds
3uhs
Phoenix NBA team
4SUNS
Pickleball barrier
3NET
Overt
7blatant
Fuel additive brand
3STP
Avocado dip, for short
4GUAC
Oft-protected personal ID
3ssn
Same here.
6IAMTOO
College Board exam for sophs
4PSAT
VW adorned with decals from the flower power era, e.g.
9hippiebus
Capital of Kansas
6TOPEKA
Richard of "Chicago"
4GERE
___ these days!
6LATELY
"Gavel-to-gavel" coverage provider
5cspan
Advice for adding power to a golf swing, or what can be said about 17-, 27-, and 50-Across
15itsallinthehips
Lion's sound
4ROAR
Pop singer Rita
3ORA
Call forth, as memories
6elicit
Car-loan figs.
4APRS
___ and improved
3NEW
Show up for
6ATTEND
Laugh syllable
3hah
Tavern beer
3ale
Likely feature of a valedictorian's report card
10straightas
__ of hand: magician's knack
7sleight
Actor Neeson
4LIAM
To be, in French
4ETRE
Donkey
3ASS
Dairy sound
3MOO
Online moderator, briefly
5admin
Pink blooms sacred to Buddhists
7lotuses
Solo for an opera diva
4aria
Breakfast mascot's rank
4capn
"Frozen" ice queen
4elsa
Dutch cheese
4EDAM
Yikes!
4EGAD
Category of noun
5THING
Get smart
6WISEUP
Soviet satellite launched in 1957
7SPUTNIK
"Wish" heroine voiced by Ariana DeBose
4asha
Quick punch
3JAB
Web addresses
4URLS
"Wish we all had that kind of luck"
10mustbenice
Moving from gig to gig
6ontour
Scissors sound
4SNIP
Slangy "Let's say ... "
5SPOSE
Arthur in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
4ASHE
__ chi (martial art)
3TAI
Part of a "Gabby's Dollhouse" costume
7catears
Smash success
7MEGAHIT
Bridge charge
4TOLL
___ Treaty
4PACT
Traffic marker
5PYLON
Money of Italy, once
4lira
Resting on
4ATOP
Former Russian ruler
4TSAR
__ butter: skin care ingredient
4SHEA
Pepper (with)
4pelt
Furious feeling
3IRE
Casual refusal
3naw
Brooch
3PIN
Norm: Abbr.
3STD
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