LA Times Daily Crossword May 22, 2026 Answers

1. Give and take 5. Blister 11. Tango number 14. Mother of Beyoncé and Solange 15. William Sydney Porter's pen name 16. Fresh 17. Pop artist Warhol 18. *Misleads in an alley 20. Hospital figs. 21. Of two minds 22. Sub-par performance? 23. *Wordle ad collection 27. Fog 28. Kicked off 29. Has a strong influence on 31. Posting on the side of a food truck 32. Summer music? 34. "Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers 40. Walking aids 41. Icy response? 43. Reaction creators 47. The __ Brothers: blue-eyed soul band 49. Tsukiji market buy, perhaps 50. *Storied Gilead locale 53. __-Latin: medieval language 55. Only 56. Night of revelry, initially 57. *Plea deal venues 60. Sashimi's lack 61. Work of fiction 62. Carry too far 63. "__ come to me ... " 64. Northern limits? 65. Speed up 66. Some drones

1. Fame 2. Manitoba's capital 3. Director's cut? 4. Cough up 5. Rave review 6. Old-fashioned farm apparatus 7. CVS Health subsidiary 8. Big bang letters 9. Charlemagne's domain, briefly 10. Governess who breaks the fourth wall 11. Star-crossed 12. Financial nabe in NYC 13. Little hooters 19. Auburn rival, to fans 21. Draw 24. Hardware with flanges 25. Goes up 26. Community pool org. 30. Entertainment medium, for short 32. Fabric named for a French city 33. Tahiti, par exemple 35. Ft. Worth school 36. Heavenly sign 37. Wind instrument featured in R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming" 38. City slicker 39. Early wheels 42. Does a cobbler's job 43. Bridle suite? 44. Listen 45. Spanish English 46. Chambers of commerce? 47. "A Man on the Inside" actor Ted 48. Honor bestowed by HM King Charles III 51. With it 52. Teeming crowd 54. Brief "Then again ... " 58. Reproductive cells 59. Montgomery of jazz 60. Umbrella spoke