Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "cubansandwiches".
Total Clues
78
Longest
cubansandwiches
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
NIT
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Pesters
4NAGS
"Break a leg" addressee
5actor
Minor quibble
3NIT
Regions
5AREAS
Sulu portrayer, on "Star Trek"
5TAKEI
Prior to today
3AGO
LP or 45
11vinylrecord
Category
3ILK
From my point of view ...
8ASISEEIT
Gin infusion berry
4sloe
Filmmaker Spike
3LEE
Emergency feature on a car's key fob
11panicbutton
The Falcons, on scoreboards
3ATL
Squabble
5ARGUE
Sandler of "Uncut Gems"
4ADAM
Plywood sheet
5PANEL
PC core
3CPU
Ham-and-cheese concoctions with Florida origins
15cubansandwiches
Partner of flow
3EBB
Wee
5EENSY
Most populous continent
4ASIA
Online birthday greeting
5ECARD
A billion years
3EON
Waterless treatment for some clothes
11drycleaning
Bullpen stat
3ERA
Jam-packed containers?
4jars
Like some work in a teacher's stack
8ungraded
Vow renewal vow
3ido
Feeling the squeeze, or what 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across may be
11hardpressed
Actress Peeples
3NIA
Proverb
5ADAGE
Conchiglie pasta shape
5shell
Zeus or Poseidon
3GOD
Saudi Arabia neighbor
5YEMEN
If all ___ fails ...
4ELSE
Part of USNA
5NAVAL
Respond to reveille
5ARISE
"Aladdin" role for Robin Williams
5genie
Simon ___
4SAYS
Used Grubhub, say
5atein
Some succulents
5cacti
Ref's ring call, for short
3tko
Opposite of 'neath
3OER
Divest (of)
3RID
Mani-pedi pros
9NAILTECHS
Yeti rival
5igloo
Game piece
5TOKEN
Got some shut-eye
5SLEPT
Honest-to-goodness
4REAL
Rugrats dad
3STU
Smarties and Nerds
5candy
Make, as beer
4BREW
Wrinkly citrus fruit
4UGLI
Org. whose symbol is a snake around a pole
3ama
Unreturned tennis serve
3ACE
Add new audio to
3dub
Street on a 1969 Beatles album
9abbeyroad
Bamboo eater
5PANDA
Ques. response
3ANS
Architect I. M.
3PEI
Can. neighbor
3USA
Sci-fi author Stephenson
4NEAL
Withered from drought
4sere
Is able to
3CAN
Shares an email with
3CCS
Many a tech school grad
4engr
Fairy tale monsters
5OGRES
Working a dance party, say
5djing
Marconi medium
5radio
Elbow gently
5NUDGE
Confident way to solve a crossword
5inpen
Famous Ford flop
5EDSEL
Highland dances
5REELS
Bewilder
5ADDLE
Court legend Arthur
4ASHE
Stable staple
3HAY
Summer refresher suffix
3ade
SoFi Stadium NFL player
3RAM
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