Tuesday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword May 12, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

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Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Tuesday

Easy difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

39

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 4 letters

Back out (on)

B
A
I
L
 Across · 3 letters

Barbie actress Issa

R
A
E
 Across · 5 letters

Blacksmiths workshop

F
O
R
G
E
 Across · 5 letters

Boutonniere spot

L
A
P
E
L
 Across · 5 letters

Colorful striped stone

A
G
A
T
E
 Across · 7 letters

Craftsperson

A
R
T
I
S
A
N
 Across · 3 letters

Currency in MN and NM

U
S
D
 Across · 3 letters

First responder certified in AED use

E
M
T
 Across · 4 letters

Fish enjoyed on Unagi Day

E
E
L
S
 Across · 3 letters

Flight takeoff abbr.

E
T
D
 Across · 3 letters

Half-__ latte

C
A
F
 Across · 9 letters

Hidden nerdy side

I
N
N
E
R
G
E
E
K
 Across · 5 letters

How ballerinas may stand

O
N
T
O
E
 Across · 4 letters

In the company of

W
I
T
H
 Across · 5 letters

In the lead

A
H
E
A
D
 Across · 3 letters

It just clicked!

A
H
A
 Across · 4 letters

Ladder crosspiece

R
U
N
G
 Across · 3 letters

Last leg of a triathlon

R
U
N
 Across · 4 letters

Leafy vegetable rich in vitamin K

K
A
L
E
 Across · 5 letters

Living room seats

S
O
F
A
S
 Across · 7 letters

Monopoly players?

C
A
R
T
E
L
S
 Across · 4 letters

None of that is true!

L
I
E
S
 Across · 4 letters

Objectives

A
I
M
S
 Across · 3 letters

PC hookup

L
A
N
 Across · 11 letters

Practical baby shower gift

D
I
A
P
E
R
G
E
N
I
E
 Across · 4 letters

Praise

L
A
U
D
 Across · 10 letters

Pumping device in a pub

B
E
E
R
E
N
G
I
N
E
 Across · 6 letters

Put emphasis on

S
T
R
E
S
S
 Across · 3 letters

R&B singer Lennox

A
R
I
 Across · 4 letters

Shawarma bread

P
I
T
A
 Across · 10 letters

Sheer brilliance

P
U
R
E
G
E
N
I
U
S
 Across · 6 letters

Sides of a gem

F
A
C
E
T
S
 Across · 11 letters

Simple salad or what 17- 26- 36- and 52-Across all have

M
I
X
E
D
G
R
E
E
N
S
 Across · 5 letters

Skirt with flare?

A
L
I
N
E
 Across · 4 letters

Stranger Things actress Hawke

M
A
Y
A
 Across · 5 letters

Supports for crows nests

M
A
S
T
S
 Across · 3 letters

TruTV sister station

T
B
S

Down clues

39 clues
Down · 5 letters

Adler who outwits Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia

I
R
E
N
E
 Down · 5 letters

Alabama city in civil rights history

S
E
L
M
A
 Down · 4 letters

Battering wind

G
A
L
E
 Down · 7 letters

Bit read by a fortune teller

T
E
A
L
E
A
F
 Down · 3 letters

Blazer sleeve

A
R
M
 Down · 3 letters

Blouse or turtleneck

T
O
P
 Down · 7 letters

Bring to life

A
N
I
M
A
T
E
 Down · 7 letters

City with the worlds busiest airport

A
T
L
A
N
T
A
 Down · 4 letters

Come across as

S
E
E
M
 Down · 7 letters

Delicate handling

F
I
N
E
S
S
E
 Down · 3 letters

Down with a bug

I
L
L
 Down · 7 letters

Father in a blended family

S
T
E
P
D
A
D
 Down · 4 letters

Flatbread often enriched with yogurt

N
A
A
N
 Down · 5 letters

For the time __

B
E
I
N
G
 Down · 3 letters

Furious state

I
R
E
 Down · 6 letters

Gets the feeling

S
E
N
S
E
S
 Down · 7 letters

Gulps of air

B
R
E
A
T
H
S
 Down · 7 letters

Leafy vegetable also known as rocket

A
R
U
G
U
L
A
 Down · 7 letters

Level of importance

S
T
A
T
U
R
E
 Down · 4 letters

Mardi __

G
R
A
S
 Down · 3 letters

Nine-digit ID that never begins with a nine

S
S
N
 Down · 3 letters

Noon on sundials

X
I
I
 Down · 3 letters

Number of legs on a lobster

T
E
N
 Down · 3 letters

Org. that banned DDT

E
P
A
 Down · 7 letters

Picturesque scene

T
A
B
L
E
A
U
 Down · 4 letters

Place to order a Reuben

D
E
L
I
 Down · 5 letters

Postpone

D
E
F
E
R
 Down · 5 letters

Pricey Japanese beef

W
A
G
Y
U
 Down · 4 letters

Punt or field goal

K
I
C
K
 Down · 5 letters

Rumor is ...

I
H
E
A
R
 Down · 3 letters

Self-image

E
G
O
 Down · 4 letters

Sings like G-Dragon

R
A
P
S
 Down · 5 letters

Some lipstick shades

N
U
D
E
S
 Down · 3 letters

Torontos prov.

O
N
T
 Down · 5 letters

Vaping devices

E
C
I
G
S
 Down · 7 letters

Verizon or T-Mobile

C
A
R
R
I
E
R
 Down · 6 letters

Workers who strike poses

M
O
D
E
L
S
 Down · 3 letters

Yes in Osaka

H
A
I
 Down · 4 letters

__ shui

F
E
N
G

About this puzzle

The LA Times Crossword for Tuesday, May 12, 2026 contains 76 clues (37 Across, 39 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Easy difficulty.

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