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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Wednesday, July 1, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1"A Christmas Carol" scoff
  • 4Insta posts
  • 8Discomfit
  • 13County seat of Hawaii County
  • 14Home of the Mighty Five national parks
  • 15Bundled software collection
  • 16Disapproving sounds
  • 17Plumbing part
  • 18Play a banjo
  • 19"Well, not quite ... "
  • 22Well-mannered
  • 23IRS form expert
  • 24Catchy part of a song
  • 27Book part
  • 28"The gall!"
  • 30Persona non __
  • 32Worked for
  • 33Compass rose dir.
  • 36Portuguese greeting
  • 37Sch. in the smallest U.S. state
  • 38Some SAT takers
  • 39Excuses
  • 41Fashion
  • 43Move to the country?
  • 45Scope
  • 49Small whirlpool
  • 50Murmur
  • 51Smooth and suave
  • 52Go to great lengths, or what this puzzle's circled letters do?
  • 55Share one's thoughts
  • 57Financing figs.
  • 58Skirt feature
  • 59Sweet, in Italian
  • 60"Bro!"
  • 61Goes out with
  • 62Stella who founded an acting school in New York City
  • 63Short railroad branch
  • 64Fabric store meas.

Down

  • 1Diagonal mover in chess
  • 2High-pH substance
  • 3In charge of Thanksgiving dinner, say
  • 4Butterflies-to-be
  • 5"Yep"
  • 6Bot blocker
  • 7Tibetan people
  • 8Exec's helper
  • 9Mispronounce horrendously, as a name
  • 10Shock jock's sound effects
  • 11"The Simpsons" disco guy
  • 12Tailored edge
  • 13Part of an encrypted URL
  • 20Anti-inflammatory choice
  • 21Restaurant
  • 25Finito
  • 26"Comfortable. Confident." shoe brand
  • 28Elena Rybakina's org.
  • 29Finger painting?
  • 31Cultural territory in France's Grand Est region
  • 33Realtor's success
  • 34Made it home quickly?
  • 35Image on Dutch Bros coffee cups
  • 37Sporty truck, briefly
  • 40"Cowboy Carter" icon
  • 41Grab before anyone else can
  • 42Diplomatic mission
  • 44Migratory people
  • 46Helped (out)
  • 47Concave belly buttons
  • 48Tries, as patience
  • 51Auto racing family name
  • 53Swerve
  • 54Rawalpindi language
  • 55"Ghost" psychic __ Mae Brown
  • 56Okra or orca unit

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 38 across and 36 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 19-across.
  4. Constructed by Emily Biegas.

All 74 answers

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  • 1A"A Christmas Carol" scoffBAH
  • 4AInsta postsPICS
  • 8ADiscomfitABASH
  • 13ACounty seat of Hawaii CountyHILO
  • 14AHome of the Mighty Five national parksUTAH
  • 15ABundled software collectionSUITE
  • 16ADisapproving soundsTSKS
  • 17APlumbing partPIPE
  • 18APlay a banjoSTRUM
  • 19A"Well, not quite ... "THATSASTRETCH
  • 22AWell-manneredPOLITE
  • 23AIRS form expertCPA
  • 24ACatchy part of a songHOOK
  • 27ABook partSPINE
  • 28A"The gall!"WHATNERVE
  • 30APersona non __GRATA
  • 32AWorked forEARNED
  • 33ACompass rose dir.SSW
  • 36APortuguese greetingOLA
  • 37ASch. in the smallest U.S. stateURI
  • 38ASome SAT takersSRS
  • 39AExcusesALIBIS
  • 41AFashionSTYLE
  • 43AMove to the country?LINEDANCE
  • 45AScopeAMBIT
  • 49ASmall whirlpoolEDDY
  • 50AMurmurCOO
  • 51ASmooth and suaveURBANE
  • 52AGo to great lengths, or what this puzzle's circled letters do?MOVEMOUNTAINS
  • 55AShare one's thoughtsOPINE
  • 57AFinancing figs.APRS
  • 58ASkirt featureSLIT
  • 59ASweet, in ItalianDOLCE
  • 60A"Bro!"DUDE
  • 61AGoes out withSEES
  • 62AStella who founded an acting school in New York CityADLER
  • 63AShort railroad branchSPUR
  • 64AFabric store meas.YDS
  • 1DDiagonal mover in chessBISHOP
  • 2DHigh-pH substanceALKALI
  • 3DIn charge of Thanksgiving dinner, sayHOSTING
  • 4DButterflies-to-bePUPAE
  • 5D"Yep"ITIS
  • 6DBot blockerCAPTCHA
  • 7DTibetan peopleSHERPA
  • 8DExec's helperASST
  • 9DMispronounce horrendously, as a nameBUTCHER
  • 10DShock jock's sound effectsAIRHORNS
  • 11D"The Simpsons" disco guySTU
  • 12DTailored edgeHEM
  • 13DPart of an encrypted URLHTTPS
  • 20DAnti-inflammatory choiceSTEROID
  • 21DRestaurantEATERY
  • 25DFinitoOVER
  • 26D"Comfortable. Confident." shoe brandKEDS
  • 28DElena Rybakina's org.WTA
  • 29DFinger painting?NAILART
  • 31DCultural territory in France's Grand Est regionALSACE
  • 33DRealtor's successSALE
  • 34DMade it home quickly?SLID
  • 35DImage on Dutch Bros coffee cupsWINDMILL
  • 37DSporty truck, brieflyUTE
  • 40D"Cowboy Carter" iconBEYONCE
  • 41DGrab before anyone else canSCOOPUP
  • 42DDiplomatic missionEMBASSY
  • 44DMigratory peopleNOMADS
  • 46DHelped (out)BAILED
  • 47DConcave belly buttonsINNIES
  • 48DTries, as patienceTESTS
  • 51DAuto racing family nameUNSER
  • 53DSwerveVEER
  • 54DRawalpindi languageURDU
  • 55D"Ghost" psychic __ Mae BrownODA
  • 56DOkra or orca unitPOD

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