LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, July 17, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026/77 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, July 17, 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.
Stuck on one clue?0/77 solved
Check a single clue without seeing the rest. The underscores show how many letters the answer has.
Across
- 1Agreeing (with)
- 7Unleash (on)
- 10Chemically quiet
- 15Rocker Dee
- 16"Industry" network
- 17Levi's Stadium player
- 18Vague advice for space travelers worried about black holes?
- 20Prickly plants
- 21Green prefix
- 22Folk icon Joan
- 23Washed-out
- 24Espresso froth
- 26Air travel that's the fifth-best option?
- 28Element of many English breakfast blends
- 30Sci-fi beings
- 31Vehicle with sliding doors
- 32Waver
- 33Group of badgers
- 35Part of R&R
- 36"My job is ranking people on a scale of 'miffed' to 'downright furious'"?
- 39Catchall gp.
- 42Bad-mouth
- 43"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer
- 47Sun Devils sch.
- 48Snag
- 49Treble-makers?
- 51Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
- 54Colorful South Asian dresses
- 55Running groups?
- 56Aphrodite's son
- 58Thai neighbor
- 59Places for soaks
- 60Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
- 63Pair of hearts?
- 64Enthusiast
- 65Tickled
- 66Show emotion
- 67Estadio cheer
- 68Most easygoing
Down
- 1Org. with a "Get Ready for Baby" page
- 2Multiplication, to division
- 3Bishop's domain
- 4Hard to translate, in a way
- 5Nancy Drew's boyfriend
- 6Snag
- 7Slip-ons lack
- 8Third-largest of the Balearic Islands
- 9Fish oil source
- 10Like LOL, but not haha
- 11Horan of One Direction
- 12Lesotho, for one
- 13Organ parts with rods and cones
- 14Aquaman's staff
- 19__ pen
- 23Honey or sugar
- 24Feline
- 25Pt. of USA
- 27Far from far
- 29Goods people
- 34Scope rival
- 35Wedding attire, for some
- 37"Mambo Birdland" Grammy winner Puente
- 38Low digits?
- 39Milky Way kin
- 40Silo
- 41Indonesian island crossed by the equator
- 44Bring up again
- 45Colorful songbirds
- 46Sourdough starter?
- 48Charges
- 50Product removed by shear force?
- 52Value system
- 53Heavy __
- 57Shut tight
- 60Sci-fi craft
- 61Thurman of "Gattaca"
- 62Philly summer hrs.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 77 entries.
- There are 39 across and 38 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 18-across.
- Constructed by Alex Rossell Hayes %26 Brian Callahan.
All 77 answers
Show every answerFull spoiler
- 1AAgreeing (with)SIDING
- 7AUnleash (on)SIC
- 10AChemically quietINERT
- 15ARocker DeeSNIDER
- 16A"Industry" networkHBO
- 17ALevi's Stadium playerNINER
- 18AVague advice for space travelers worried about black holes?AVOIDAVOID
- 20APrickly plantsCACTI
- 21AGreen prefixECO
- 22AFolk icon JoanBAEZ
- 23AWashed-outPALLID
- 24AEspresso frothCREMA
- 26AAir travel that's the fifth-best option?PLANEPLANE
- 28AElement of many English breakfast blendsASSAMTEA
- 30ASci-fi beingsETS
- 31AVehicle with sliding doorsVAN
- 32AWaverTEETER
- 33AGroup of badgersCLAN
- 35APart of R&RREST
- 36A"My job is ranking people on a scale of 'miffed' to 'downright furious'"?IRATEIRATE
- 39ACatchall gp.MISC
- 42ABad-mouthDISS
- 43A"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singerMONROE
- 47ASun Devils sch.ASU
- 48ASnagGET
- 49ATreble-makers?TWEETERS
- 51AJuliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?ROMEOROMEO
- 54AColorful South Asian dressesSARIS
- 55ARunning groups?SLATES
- 56AAphrodite's sonEROS
- 58AThai neighborLAO
- 59APlaces for soaksBATHS
- 60AHelpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?UTILEUTILE
- 63APair of hearts?ATRIA
- 64AEnthusiastFAN
- 65ATickledAMUSED
- 66AShow emotionREACT
- 67AEstadio cheerOLE
- 68AMost easygoingLAXEST
- 1DOrg. with a "Get Ready for Baby" pageSSA
- 2DMultiplication, to divisionINVERSE
- 3DBishop's domainDIOCESE
- 4DHard to translate, in a wayIDIOMATIC
- 5DNancy Drew's boyfriendNED
- 6DSnagGRAB
- 7DSlip-ons lackSHOELACES
- 8DThird-largest of the Balearic IslandsIBIZA
- 9DFish oil sourceCOD
- 10DLike LOL, but not hahaINCAPS
- 11DHoran of One DirectionNIALL
- 12DLesotho, for oneENCLAVE
- 13DOrgan parts with rods and conesRETINAS
- 14DAquaman's staffTRIDENT
- 19D__ penVAPE
- 23DHoney or sugarPETNAME
- 24DFelineCAT
- 25DPt. of USAAMER
- 27DFar from farNEAR
- 29DGoods peopleTRADERS
- 34DScope rivalLISTERINE
- 35DWedding attire, for someRENTALTUX
- 37D"Mambo Birdland" Grammy winner PuenteTITO
- 38DLow digits?TOES
- 39DMilky Way kinMARSBAR
- 40DSiloISOLATE
- 41DIndonesian island crossed by the equatorSUMATRA
- 44DBring up againRERAISE
- 45DColorful songbirdsORIOLES
- 46DSourdough starter?ESS
- 48DChargesGOESAT
- 50DProduct removed by shear force?WOOL
- 52DValue systemETHIC
- 53DHeavy __METAL
- 57DShut tightSEAL
- 60DSci-fi craftUFO
- 61DThurman of "Gattaca"UMA
- 62DPhilly summer hrs.EDT
The other games today
Recent puzzles
Every past puzzle stays online. Browse the full LA Times Crossword archive.
August 19 78 answersAugust 18 78 answersAugust 17 78 answersAugust 16 131 answersAugust 15 68 answersAugust 14 76 answers
Questions
What are today's LA Times Crossword answers?
The Friday, July 17, 2026 grid has 77 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Friday, July 17, 2026 puzzle?
No theme has been published for this grid.
Where can I find older LA Times Crossword answers?
Every past grid stays online with its full solution, so an old clue is always one search away.
How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword?
Today's grid has 77 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.