L.A. Times Daily Tuesday May 18 2021 Crossword Answers

 L.A. Times Daily - May 18 2021 Tuesday Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
'Gay' capital of song	PAREE
'Mostly Ghostly' series writer R.L. __	STINE
'Take a load off'	RELAX
'This round's __'	ONME
'Whose turn is it?' shout	NEXT
2002 biopic about con man Frank Abagnale	CATCHMEIFYOUCAN
Activist Brockovich	ERIN
Amtrak speedster	ACELA
Ancient Greek astronomer	PTOLEMY
Back of the boat	STERN
Balaam's mount	ASS
Bogey on a par 5	SIX
Cannabis concentrate	HASHISH
Chance to play	TURN
Chef's flavoring	HERB
Cleaner of teeth	DENTALHYGIENIST
Course with operations	MATH
Cybermessage	ENOTE
Dig for quahogs, say	CLAM
Ensnare	TRAP
Ensure the win	ICEIT
First female attorney general	RENO
Flashy promotion	HYPE
Food truck fare	TACOS
Four-sided fig	RECT
Frozen dessert chain	TCBY
Gaming brand since 1972	ATARI
Go ballistic	HITTHECEILING
Hammett pooch	ASTA
Hand-up command	HALT
Hawaiian staple	POI
Homer's TV neighbor	NED
Hoppy brews, briefly	IPAS
In exact terms	PRECISELY
Is bested by	LOSESTO
Kickoff aid	TEE
Kimono sash	OBI
Letter before chi	PHI
Make-or-break poker bet	ALLIN
McDonald's slogan since 2003	IMLOVINIT
Medieval laborer	SERF
Midterm, e.g	EXAM
Minister's house	MANSE
MLB Hall of Famer Mel	OTT
Musical with the song 'Memory'	CATS
Newton fruit	FIGS
Niger neighbor	LIBYA
Offer a humble retraction	EATDIRT
Opera highlight	ARIA
Optimist's phrase	IHOPE
Overextended ... and what's literally in each set of circles	STRETCHEDTHIN
Ped __: street sign	XING
Poor, as an excuse	LAME
Really funny sort	RIOT
Romantic rendezvous	TRYST
Sacred	HOLY
Self-indulgent period	METIME
Show appreciation for the performance	CLAP
Sousa specialty	MARCH
Stops bleeding	CLOTS
Stylish	CHIC
Take the sloop out	SAIL
Takes care of	SEESTO
The 'I' in I.M. Pei	IEOH
The 'v' in vlog	VIDEO
The Beatles' 'Let __'	ITBE
Tough H.S. exams	APS
Trendy berry	ACAI
Ump's NBA counterpart	REF
Uncertain	IFFY
Unit of heat: Abbr	BTU
USMA and USNA: Abbr	ACADS
__ 67: Montreal World's Fair	EXPO
__ Pendragon, King Arthur's father	UTHER