LA Times Daily Crossword May 19, 2026 Answers

1. Enjoyable 5. Not bad, not great 9. Amazon smart speakers 14. Pedal pusher 15. Rocky outcrop 16. Barely detectable amount 17. Midday break from work 19. Ninja Turtle home 20. Shoe designer Jimmy 21. Corp. VIP 23. Word with garage or yard 24. Low card in gin rummy 26. Sony game console 29. Ithaca Ivy 31. Like some staff retreats 32. Pledge drive gift 33. Little piece of land 36. Fashion trend that embraces a bold mix of patterns and colors, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across? 42. Swerves 43. Paper chain segment 45. Equilibrium 49. Matures, in a way 52. Vacation with friends and their significant others 55. Historical period 56. Scheme 57. Tiny terrier, e.g. 58. "Tulsa King" actor McDonough 60. __ Park, Colorado 62. Artistically repurposing, as trash 66. Gloss over, in speech 67. Barking marine mammal 68. Lost, metaphorically 69. Like pound cake 70. Contributes 71. Blended family prefix

1. Org. with Lions and Bears, but not Tigers 2. Short note? 3. Composition for soloist and orchestra 4. Engrave 5. Podiatrist with a namesake orthopedic brand 6. Gold, in Spanish 7. Pert 8. Folklore brutes 9. UFO pilots, presumably 10. Distinctive features of cockatoos 11. The Big Island 12. Spotted wildcat 13. Peaceful 18. Dream 22. Central Plains people 24. "__ your age!" 25. Henhouse 27. Wonderland visitor who uses a flamingo as a croquet mallet 28. Scholarly collection: Abbr. 30. Unfamiliar 34. Camera type, for short 35. __ pointer 37. Downright rotten 38. Go back to zero 39. __-at-ease 40. Jane Austen, for one 41. Opera ending? 44. Awareness-raising TV spot 45. Lengthy diatribe 46. Muss 47. "Keep __ Weird": motto of a Texas city 48. Podcast playback options 50. Audiophile's collection 51. Oil cartel acronym 53. March composer John Philip __ 54. Not handwritten 59. "Sad to say ... " 61. "Catch my drift?" 63. Currency with toonies, briefly 64. Formerly named 65. Hiatus