LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, July 22, 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
- 1Mission by the San Antonio River Walk
- 6Irks
- 11IT dept. array
- 14Steel rod
- 15Target Center, e.g.
- 16"I found it!"
- 17Singer known as the "Queen of Christmas"
- 19Like rubies and garnets
- 20"Anne of Green Gables" setting
- 21Proactive Health pet food brand
- 23Agcy. concerned with scheduling?
- 24Oscar won by Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet"
- 29"No ifs, __, or buts"
- 31"Ambiguous Desire" singer Parks
- 32Mina Kimes's channel
- 33Doofus
- 36Sit next to
- 38Feel bad
- 39Device that gets the party poppin'?
- 43Enthusiast
- 44"Beyond the Gates," for one
- 45Protective layer?
- 46With skill
- 48Knee parts, for short
- 50Hertz rentals
- 54Academic field for Judith Butler
- 58Change shades
- 59Pageant wear
- 60Gives a lecture
- 62Prof's deg., often
- 63Vacation for posers?, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
- 67Luau strings, briefly
- 68Korean dumplings
- 69Guitarist Steve
- 70Billie Eilish's "__ Guy"
- 71Piano exercise
- 72Like baklava
Down
- 1Fleet
- 2Get a rise out of?
- 3Out of the country
- 4Primary
- 5Dental care brand
- 6Airbnb competitor
- 7Notable time
- 8'70s baby, e.g.
- 9Opposite of WSW
- 10"Just tell us!"
- 11Oft-shaved cheese
- 12Simple Southern dessert
- 13Feeling low
- 18Chuckle noise
- 22"Where the Wild Things __"
- 25Run roughshod over
- 26"Jane the Virgin" grandmother
- 27Spot to veg
- 28Longtime NBC sketch show, casually
- 30Weep loudly
- 34Crunch muscles
- 35Ice cream treat
- 37Word that's trademarked in Ohio State University's official name
- 39Headscarf
- 40Gas station choice
- 41A pop
- 42Magazine with an annual "Female Founders" list
- 43Web page that has all the answers
- 47"Absolutely!"
- 49"You said it!"
- 51Stick
- 52Hearty amber beer
- 53Six-line poem
- 55Sound alike
- 56Food writer Drummond
- 57"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard
- 61Stick in one's __
- 62Spot for a pint
- 64Vegan-friendly latte option
- 65Serengeti antelope
- 66Do the math
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 39-across.
- Constructed by Shannon Rapp %26 Will Eisenberg.
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- 1AMission by the San Antonio River WalkALAMO
- 6AIrksVEXES
- 11AIT dept. arrayPCS
- 14ASteel rodREBAR
- 15ATarget Center, e.g.ARENA
- 16A"I found it!"AHA
- 17ASinger known as the "Queen of Christmas"MARIAHCAREY
- 19ALike rubies and garnetsRED
- 20A"Anne of Green Gables" settingAVONLEA
- 21AProactive Health pet food brandIAMS
- 23AAgcy. concerned with scheduling?DEA
- 24AOscar won by Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet"BESTACTRESS
- 29A"No ifs, __, or buts"ANDS
- 31A"Ambiguous Desire" singer ParksARLO
- 32AMina Kimes's channelESPN
- 33ADoofusOAF
- 36ASit next toABUT
- 38AFeel badAIL
- 39ADevice that gets the party poppin'?BUBBLEMACHINE
- 43AEnthusiastFAN
- 44A"Beyond the Gates," for oneSOAP
- 45AProtective layer?HEN
- 46AWith skillABLY
- 48AKnee parts, for shortACLS
- 50AHertz rentalsCARS
- 54AAcademic field for Judith ButlerQUEERTHEORY
- 58AChange shadesDYE
- 59APageant wearSASH
- 60AGives a lectureTEACHES
- 62AProf's deg., oftenPHD
- 63AVacation for posers?, or what can be found in each set of circled lettersYOGARETREAT
- 67ALuau strings, brieflyUKE
- 68AKorean dumplingsMANDU
- 69AGuitarist SteveEARLE
- 70ABillie Eilish's "__ Guy"BAD
- 71APiano exerciseETUDE
- 72ALike baklavaSWEET
- 1DFleetARMADA
- 2DGet a rise out of?LEAVEN
- 3DOut of the countryABROAD
- 4DPrimaryMAIN
- 5DDental care brandORALB
- 6DAirbnb competitorVACASA
- 7DNotable timeERA
- 8D'70s baby, e.g.XER
- 9DOpposite of WSWENE
- 10D"Just tell us!"SAYIT
- 11DOft-shaved cheesePARMESAN
- 12DSimple Southern dessertCHESSPIE
- 13DFeeling lowSAD
- 18DChuckle noiseHEE
- 22D"Where the Wild Things __"ARE
- 25DRun roughshod overTRAMPLE
- 26D"Jane the Virgin" grandmotherALBA
- 27DSpot to vegCOUCH
- 28DLongtime NBC sketch show, casuallySNL
- 30DWeep loudlySOB
- 34DCrunch musclesABS
- 35DIce cream treatFLOAT
- 37DWord that's trademarked in Ohio State University's official nameTHE
- 39DHeadscarfBABUSHKA
- 40DGas station choiceUNLEADED
- 41DA popEACH
- 42DMagazine with an annual "Female Founders" listINC
- 43DWeb page that has all the answersFAQ
- 47D"Absolutely!"YES
- 49D"You said it!"SOTRUE
- 51DStickADHERE
- 52DHearty amber beerRYEALE
- 53DSix-line poemSESTET
- 55DSound alikeRHYME
- 56DFood writer DrummondREE
- 57D"Revolutionary Road" novelist RichardYATES
- 61DStick in one's __CRAW
- 62DSpot for a pintPUB
- 64DVegan-friendly latte optionOAT
- 65DSerengeti antelopeGNU
- 66DDo the mathADD
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