LA Times Daily Crossword May 21, 2026 Answers

1. Texting format initials 4. Eel in maki sushi 9. Language of Sri Lanka 14. "Long," in Hawaiian 15. Sure to end badly 16. __ Cortina 2026 17. Under the weather 18. *Brunch choice 20. Only major U.S. city founded by a woman 22. Roadside org. 23. Draped silk dress 24. *Apprenticeship in the ways of The Force 29. Digital exec 30. Purple bloom 31. World Series mo. 32. Comedy series featuring Lily Tomlin 34. Grown boys 35. Educational acronym 36. Opera solos 37. Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue 41. Call dibs on 44. Charger, e.g. 45. Navigation tech 48. Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day 51. Locavore's org. 52. Small cut 53. Result of advancing in the field? 54. *Negro Leagues player in the Baseball Hall of Fame 57. Key West, e.g. 59. __ shu pork 60. Oyster opener 61. *"I Just Called To Say I Love You" singer 66. Sock part 67. Barbershop parts 68. Leg day exercise 69. Music producer Brian 70. Snacks stuffed with "stuf" 71. Couple of bucks? 72. Web feed initials

1. Jerky brand 2. "Tartuffe" playwright 3. First sultan of Syria and Egypt 4. Not well-matched 5. Swe. neighbor 6. Astonishment 7. Martini liquor 8. Like some ruins in Peru 9. "Beetlejuice" director Burton 10. Bitter beers 11. Last book of the Old Testament 12. Laziness 13. Skin soothers 16. Disney film set in Polynesia 19. Call, as a cab 21. Sue Grafton's "__ for Malice" 25. Campus mil. unit 26. Laptop brand 27. "I feel seen" 28. Fertilizer from bats 33. Mentor of Minions 35. Big rigs 37. Sis, for one 38. Speed reader? 39. Inspiring figure 40. Footnote abbr. 41. Artist known for fabric-wrapped installations 42. Maine course 43. Central Texas city 45. Sparkly stuff 46. City birds 47. Sound investments? 49. Makes less wild 50. Put away 52. Didn't play 55. Loses steam? 56. Sauna openings? 58. Kitchen initialism 62. Tax agcy. 63. Fan 64. "The Code Breaker" subj. 65. Pasta ingredient