LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 23, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, July 23, 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
- 1Like a specialized committee
- 6Qualified
- 10Sheer delight
- 14Ready to drop
- 15Squander
- 16Wet and squirmy
- 17Springsteen portrayer Jeremy __ White
- 18__ carotene
- 19Athletic brand
- 20Cinematographer's assignment?
- 23Short greetings
- 24Straight, for short
- 25Make an alliance
- 28Novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"
- 29Opposite of sans
- 31Many a Chiwere language student
- 32Screenwriter's assignment?
- 36Toys with tails
- 38Nutrient in spinach
- 39"Srsly!?"
- 41iPhone helper
- 42"Ghostbusters" actor Harold
- 44Costume designer's assignment?
- 46Question in reply to "omw," maybe
- 47"Anyone __?"
- 49Detroit labor org.
- 50Town in Ontario County, New York
- 52The works
- 53Aves. and blvds.
- 56Director's assignment?
- 60Low on dough
- 62Zither kin
- 63Sound that comes from on high
- 64Volkswagen Group subsidiary
- 65Like supervillains
- 66Hall of Famer Shaquille
- 67Get out of bed
- 68French jeweler and glassmaker Lalique
- 69Bookish sorts
Down
- 1Teeming (with)
- 2Metropolis in north-central India
- 3The MLB's Angels, to fans
- 4Cookie with a limited-edition BTS collaboration
- 5"Harriet" and "Wicked" Oscar nominee Erivo
- 6Monastery leader
- 7Veal cordon __
- 8Tolkien saga, briefly
- 9Old mice and such
- 10Italian salami city
- 11Recurring melodic phrase
- 12Big grazer
- 13Cornea locale
- 21Mello __ soda
- 22"Dang!"
- 26Gestation sites
- 27Put forth
- 28High-end hotel chain
- 29"Concrete Rose" novelist Thomas
- 30Dryer outlet
- 32S'mores cookers
- 33Speak from a rostrum
- 34Namesakes of most planets
- 35Little devils
- 37"That didn't escape my notice"
- 40Windows shaped like 13-Downs
- 43Product of a schism
- 45Golden, as bygone days
- 48Foam
- 51Otherworldly
- 52Waldorf salad fruit
- 53Less polite
- 54Trepidation
- 55Exchanges for money
- 57Order at a restaurant
- 58CNN anchor Burnett
- 59__ poem: free-form orchestral work
- 60Target score in disc golf
- 61"Bien sûr"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Ryan Patrick Smith.
All 78 answers
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- 1ALike a specialized committeeADHOC
- 6AQualifiedABLE
- 10ASheer delightGLEE
- 14AReady to dropWEARY
- 15ASquanderBLOW
- 16AWet and squirmyEELY
- 17ASpringsteen portrayer Jeremy __ WhiteALLEN
- 18A__ caroteneBETA
- 19AAthletic brandNIKE
- 20ACinematographer's assignment?SHOOTYOURSHOT
- 23AShort greetingsHIS
- 24AStraight, for shortHET
- 25AMake an allianceTEAMUP
- 28ANovel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"OIL
- 29AOpposite of sansAVEC
- 31AMany a Chiwere language studentOTO
- 32AScreenwriter's assignment?FORMALINE
- 36AToys with tailsKITES
- 38ANutrient in spinachIRON
- 39A"Srsly!?"OMGNO
- 41AiPhone helperSIRI
- 42A"Ghostbusters" actor HaroldRAMIS
- 44ACostume designer's assignment?PITCHAFIT
- 46AQuestion in reply to "omw," maybeETA
- 47A"Anyone __?"ELSE
- 49ADetroit labor org.UAW
- 50ATown in Ontario County, New YorkSENECA
- 52AThe worksALL
- 53AAves. and blvds.RDS
- 56ADirector's assignment?GETTHEPICTURE
- 60ALow on doughPOOR
- 62AZither kinHARP
- 63ASound that comes from on highYODEL
- 64AVolkswagen Group subsidiaryAUDI
- 65ALike supervillainsEVIL
- 66AHall of Famer ShaquilleONEAL
- 67AGet out of bedRISE
- 68AFrench jeweler and glassmaker LaliqueRENE
- 69ABookish sortsNERDS
- 1DTeeming (with)AWASH
- 2DMetropolis in north-central IndiaDELHI
- 3DThe MLB's Angels, to fansHALOS
- 4DCookie with a limited-edition BTS collaborationOREO
- 5D"Harriet" and "Wicked" Oscar nominee ErivoCYNTHIA
- 6DMonastery leaderABBOT
- 7DVeal cordon __BLEU
- 8DTolkien saga, brieflyLOTR
- 9DOld mice and suchEWASTE
- 10DItalian salami cityGENOA
- 11DRecurring melodic phraseLEITMOTIF
- 12DBig grazerELK
- 13DCornea localeEYE
- 21DMello __ sodaYELLO
- 22D"Dang!"HECK
- 26DGestation sitesUTERI
- 27DPut forthPOSIT
- 28DHigh-end hotel chainOMNI
- 29D"Concrete Rose" novelist ThomasANGIE
- 30DDryer outletVENT
- 32DS'mores cookersFIRES
- 33DSpeak from a rostrumORATE
- 34DNamesakes of most planetsROMANGODS
- 35DLittle devilsIMPS
- 37D"That didn't escape my notice"ISAW
- 40DWindows shaped like 13-DownsOCULI
- 43DProduct of a schismSECT
- 45DGolden, as bygone daysHALCYON
- 48DFoamLATHER
- 51DOtherworldlyEERIE
- 52DWaldorf salad fruitAPPLE
- 53DLess politeRUDER
- 54DTrepidationDREAD
- 55DExchanges for moneySELLS
- 57DOrder at a restaurantHAVE
- 58DCNN anchor BurnettERIN
- 59D__ poem: free-form orchestral workTONE
- 60DTarget score in disc golfPAR
- 61D"Bien sûr"OUI
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