LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, July 20, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, July 20, 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
- 1Scouting mission, briefly
- 6Assent nonverbally
- 9Blue-green hue
- 13Greeting at a luau
- 14Identical
- 15Organ with bronchioles
- 16Nickname for Hollywood
- 18Meaty spread
- 19Meh
- 20"Tastes great!"
- 21__ to go: full of enthusiasm
- 22Sanction for running a red light
- 26Hopelessly stuck
- 28Peruvian capital
- 29One-named "Dancing on My Own" singer
- 30Astonish
- 32Pepper partner
- 36Comm. used by many CODAs
- 37Collections with cups and saucers, or a phonetic description of 16-, 22-, 49-, and 60-Across
- 40Fish eggs
- 41Require
- 43Tears
- 44Secures with a key
- 46King of the Norse pantheon
- 48Many a chart-topping song
- 49"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," e.g.
- 54Express feelings
- 55Approves
- 56Like a plump red strawberry
- 59Org. with a phonetic alphabet
- 60"Magic Tree House" subject
- 63Gender-neutral pronoun
- 64Zone
- 65Gaming giant
- 66Back talk
- 67Frying vessel
- 68Gets soupy, as ice cream
Down
- 1Sewer scurriers
- 2Pixar film about a boy who meets aliens
- 3British police officer
- 4"Whoops, my bad"
- 5Scottish denial
- 6Tennis star Osaka
- 7Texter's "Coming!"
- 8Cozy room
- 9Pack animals known for spitting
- 10Elementary subatomic particle
- 11Loosen, as a knot
- 12Representative
- 14Double __ Oreo
- 17Uber competitor
- 21Outer edge
- 23Mom's sister
- 24"Blue's __": Nick Jr. show
- 25Add color to
- 26Tehran's country
- 27Rudolph's red body part
- 30Exceptionally kind person
- 31Baking qty.
- 33Biggest competitor
- 34Trickster of the Norse pantheon
- 35Midterm, e.g.
- 38Shallowest Great Lake
- 39Opening in a spatula
- 42Nylabones, squeak balls, and the like
- 45Do surgery
- 47Payable now
- 48Soft "Hey, you!"
- 49Camp shelters
- 50Biggest city in the Cornhusker State
- 51Parts of a scale
- 52People celebrated internationally every March 8
- 53Furniture chain founded in Sweden
- 57Cheeky
- 58Yale students
- 60Alternative to bottled, in a restaurant
- 61Golden yrs. fund
- 62Aries animal
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 22-across.
- Constructed by Rena Cohen.
All 78 answers
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- 1AScouting mission, brieflyRECON
- 6AAssent nonverballyNOD
- 9ABlue-green hueAQUA
- 13AGreeting at a luauALOHA
- 14AIdenticalSAME
- 15AOrgan with bronchiolesLUNG
- 16ANickname for HollywoodTINSELTOWN
- 18AMeaty spreadPATE
- 19AMehSOSO
- 20A"Tastes great!"YUM
- 21A__ to go: full of enthusiasmRARIN
- 22ASanction for running a red lightTRAFFICTICKET
- 26AHopelessly stuckINARUT
- 28APeruvian capitalLIMA
- 29AOne-named "Dancing on My Own" singerROBYN
- 30AAstonishSTUN
- 32APepper partnerSALT
- 36AComm. used by many CODAsASL
- 37ACollections with cups and saucers, or a phonetic description of 16-, 22-, 49-, and 60-AcrossTEASETS
- 40AFish eggsROE
- 41ARequireNEED
- 43ATearsRIPS
- 44ASecures with a keyLOCKS
- 46AKing of the Norse pantheonODIN
- 48AMany a chart-topping songPOPHIT
- 49A"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," e.g.TONGUETWISTER
- 54AExpress feelingsEMOTE
- 55AApprovesOKS
- 56ALike a plump red strawberryRIPE
- 59AOrg. with a phonetic alphabetNATO
- 60A"Magic Tree House" subjectTIMETRAVEL
- 63AGender-neutral pronounTHEY
- 64AZoneAREA
- 65AGaming giantATARI
- 66ABack talkSASS
- 67AFrying vesselPAN
- 68AGets soupy, as ice creamMELTS
- 1DSewer scurriersRATS
- 2DPixar film about a boy who meets aliensELIO
- 3DBritish police officerCONSTABLE
- 4D"Whoops, my bad"OHSORRY
- 5DScottish denialNAE
- 6DTennis star OsakaNAOMI
- 7DTexter's "Coming!"OMW
- 8DCozy roomDEN
- 9DPack animals known for spittingALPACAS
- 10DElementary subatomic particleQUARK
- 11DLoosen, as a knotUNTIE
- 12DRepresentativeAGENT
- 14DDouble __ OreoSTUF
- 17DUber competitorLYFT
- 21DOuter edgeRIM
- 23DMom's sisterAUNT
- 24D"Blue's __": Nick Jr. showCLUES
- 25DAdd color toTINT
- 26DTehran's countryIRAN
- 27DRudolph's red body partNOSE
- 30DExceptionally kind personSAINT
- 31DBaking qty.TSP
- 33DBiggest competitorARCHRIVAL
- 34DTrickster of the Norse pantheonLOKI
- 35DMidterm, e.g.TEST
- 38DShallowest Great LakeERIE
- 39DOpening in a spatulaSLOT
- 42DNylabones, squeak balls, and the likeDOGTOYS
- 45DDo surgeryOPERATE
- 47DPayable nowDUE
- 48DSoft "Hey, you!"PSST
- 49DCamp sheltersTENTS
- 50DBiggest city in the Cornhusker StateOMAHA
- 51DParts of a scaleNOTES
- 52DPeople celebrated internationally every March 8WOMEN
- 53DFurniture chain founded in SwedenIKEA
- 57DCheekyPERT
- 58DYale studentsELIS
- 60DAlternative to bottled, in a restaurantTAP
- 61DGolden yrs. fundIRA
- 62DAries animalRAM
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