LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Prattles on
- 5Bay Area sch.
- 9Uninspiring
- 14Mapa of "Ugly Betty"
- 15"New Rules" and "New Love" singer Dua
- 16Twisted humor
- 17Shampoo for horses as well as humans
- 19Honeycomb units
- 20Neither partner
- 21Future atty.'s exam
- 23Southeast Asian language
- 24Meatless Chinese noodle dish
- 29Hullabaloo
- 30Light __ feather
- 31Product labels
- 32Private aid gp.
- 33Sure winner
- 36"The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winner
- 42Not asea
- 43Poem of praise
- 45Former House Speaker Nancy
- 48Due-in hr.
- 51Crank (up)
- 52Tender salad greens
- 56"The Lord of the Rings" beast
- 57Move for one's co., say
- 58Olive extract
- 59Capone cohort Frank
- 61Principal draw on fight night, or an apt title for this puzzle
- 66"OK, that was dishonest"
- 67Ritz-Carlton competitor
- 68Tops with frosting
- 69Ride a bike
- 70"Auld Lang __"
- 71Every __ and cranny
Down
- 1Thanksgiving tuber
- 2__ carte menu
- 3Writing tool
- 4All-too-public argument
- 5Marathons longer than 26.2 miles, familiarly
- 6U.S. intel org.
- 7Tell all, as gossip
- 8Untrue
- 9Beckham also known as Posh Spice
- 10"__ we there yet?"
- 11Wind-borne allergen
- 12Embedded, as tiles
- 13High-end vacuum cleaners
- 18The "N" of N.B.
- 22"Tuesdays With Morrie" writer Mitch
- 24Vehicle for movers
- 25Microsoft web browser
- 26Yummy
- 27Iraq port city
- 28Plenty of
- 34__ of the woods mushrooms
- 35More quirky
- 37Entryway
- 38Without losing one's cool
- 39Renée __ Goldsberry of "Girls5eva"
- 40Sushi seaweed
- 41Biblical garden
- 4441-Down woman
- 45Relating to sound
- 46In a creepy way
- 47Acid type built up during high-intensity exercise
- 49Nickname for Canada's $2 coin
- 50French friend
- 53"Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James __
- 54Like hand soap
- 55Singing brother of Simon and Theodore
- 60No. on a resume
- 62Airbnb alternative
- 63__-friendly
- 64Opposite of paleo-
- 65Sound of disapproval
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 24-across.
- Constructed by Kinan Alsheikh.
All 76 answers
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- 1APrattles onYAPS
- 5ABay Area sch.UCSF
- 9AUninspiringVAPID
- 14AMapa of "Ugly Betty"ALEC
- 15A"New Rules" and "New Love" singer DuaLIPA
- 16ATwisted humorIRONY
- 17AShampoo for horses as well as humansMANENTAIL
- 19AHoneycomb unitsCELLS
- 20ANeither partnerNOR
- 21AFuture atty.'s examLSAT
- 23ASoutheast Asian languageLAO
- 24AMeatless Chinese noodle dishVEGETABLELOMEIN
- 29AHullabalooADO
- 30ALight __ featherASA
- 31AProduct labelsBRANDS
- 32APrivate aid gp.NGO
- 33ASure winnerSHOOIN
- 36A"The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winnerEDDIEREDMAYNE
- 42ANot aseaONLAND
- 43APoem of praiseODE
- 45AFormer House Speaker NancyPELOSI
- 48ADue-in hr.ETA
- 51ACrank (up)REV
- 52ATender salad greensHEARTSOFROMAINE
- 56A"The Lord of the Rings" beastORC
- 57AMove for one's co., sayRELO
- 58AOlive extractOIL
- 59ACapone cohort FrankNITTI
- 61APrincipal draw on fight night, or an apt title for this puzzleMAINEVENT
- 66A"OK, that was dishonest"ILIED
- 67ARitz-Carlton competitorOMNI
- 68ATops with frostingICES
- 69ARide a bikeCYCLE
- 70A"Auld Lang __"SYNE
- 71AEvery __ and crannyNOOK
- 1DThanksgiving tuberYAM
- 2D__ carte menuALA
- 3DWriting toolPEN
- 4DAll-too-public argumentSCENE
- 5DMarathons longer than 26.2 miles, familiarlyULTRAS
- 6DU.S. intel org.CIA
- 7DTell all, as gossipSPILL
- 8DUntrueFALSE
- 9DBeckham also known as Posh SpiceVICTORIA
- 10D"__ we there yet?"ARE
- 11DWind-borne allergenPOLLEN
- 12DEmbedded, as tilesINLAID
- 13DHigh-end vacuum cleanersDYSONS
- 18DThe "N" of N.B.NOTA
- 22D"Tuesdays With Morrie" writer MitchALBOM
- 24DVehicle for moversVAN
- 25DMicrosoft web browserEDGE
- 26DYummyGOOD
- 27DIraq port cityBASRA
- 28DPlenty ofMANY
- 34D__ of the woods mushroomsHEN
- 35DMore quirkyODDER
- 37DEntrywayDOOR
- 38DWithout losing one's coolINSTRIDE
- 39DRenée __ Goldsberry of "Girls5eva"ELISE
- 40DSushi seaweedNORI
- 41DBiblical gardenEDEN
- 44D41-Down womanEVE
- 45DRelating to soundPHONIC
- 46DIn a creepy wayEERILY
- 47DAcid type built up during high-intensity exerciseLACTIC
- 49DNickname for Canada's $2 coinTOONIE
- 50DFrench friendAMIE
- 53D"Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James __OLMOS
- 54DLike hand soapFOAMY
- 55DSinging brother of Simon and TheodoreALVIN
- 60DNo. on a resumeTEL
- 62DAirbnb alternativeINN
- 63D__-friendlyECO
- 64DOpposite of paleo-NEO
- 65DSound of disapprovalTSK
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