LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026/81 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, July 29, 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
- 1Daytona 500 org.
- 7Poetic measure
- 11Hushed "Hey!"
- 15Musical interval
- 16Enunciate poorly
- 17Stratford-__-Avon
- 18*Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes
- 20Café or thé lightener
- 21"When pigs fly!"
- 22Gender-specific pronoun
- 23Florence of Florence and the Machine
- 25Stage award
- 26*"Olly olly oxen free" game
- 29More spent
- 31R&R provider for GIs
- 32Steamed bun
- 33Play-__: Fun Factory maker
- 34Tally
- 36Garment worn with a choli
- 37*Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy
- 41Nautical call
- 43Decide (to)
- 44Ecol. monitor
- 45Gun, as an engine
- 46Actress Thurman
- 48"Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __
- 52*Document in some pirate stories
- 56Radar image
- 57Proprietor
- 58Diarist Anaïs
- 59Orchestral pace
- 60Kristen of "Bridesmaids"
- 61"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues
- 64Cozy quarters
- 65Japanese noodle
- 66"That's a lie!"
- 67Put through the paces
- 68Petty quarrels
- 69Goes back to zero
Down
- 1"There, there"
- 2"Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua
- 3Aspartame alternative
- 4Opportunity for students to consider their futures
- 5State definitively
- 6Hi-__ monitor
- 7"To repeat ... "
- 8"I'll take complete credit, thanks"
- 9Mess around a sty
- 10Cleveland team
- 11Drawer handles
- 12Long key
- 13"That's the word on the street"
- 14Demolition letters
- 19Sound like a fan
- 24Tokyo, long ago
- 26"lol"
- 27A5 and Q5 automaker
- 28Colorful carp
- 30Safari platform
- 34Mobile download
- 35Polka __
- 36Vehicle safety devices
- 37LGBTQ+ rights slogan
- 38Sound like fans
- 39Quarter-moon tide
- 40Covers with sheets?
- 41__ deco
- 42Princess Leia, e.g.
- 46Word before "force" or "the Force"
- 47Cooing sound
- 48Quite a few
- 49Blues guitarist __ James
- 50Remove, as knitted stitches
- 51Rods in bike wheels
- 53High anxiety
- 54Supply funding for
- 55Attitudes
- 59Song
- 60Wisdom partner
- 62Fuss
- 63Possessive word
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 81 entries.
- There are 39 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by Sala Wanetick %26 Dena R. Verkuil.
All 81 answers
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- 1ADaytona 500 org.NASCAR
- 7APoetic measureIAMB
- 11AHushed "Hey!"PSST
- 15AMusical intervalOCTAVE
- 16AEnunciate poorlySLUR
- 17AStratford-__-AvonUPON
- 18A*Book series with a character in red-and-white stripesWHERESWALDO
- 20ACafé or thé lightenerLAIT
- 21A"When pigs fly!"NEVER
- 22AGender-specific pronounHIM
- 23AFlorence of Florence and the MachineWELCH
- 25AStage awardOBIE
- 26A*"Olly olly oxen free" gameHIDEANDSEEK
- 29AMore spentWEARIER
- 31AR&R provider for GIsUSO
- 32ASteamed bunBAO
- 33APlay-__: Fun Factory makerDOH
- 34ATallyADD
- 36AGarment worn with a choliSARI
- 37A*Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toyLASERPOINTER
- 41ANautical callAHOY
- 43ADecide (to)OPT
- 44AEcol. monitorEPA
- 45AGun, as an engineREV
- 46AActress ThurmanUMA
- 48A"Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __MASTERS
- 52A*Document in some pirate storiesTREASUREMAP
- 56ARadar imageBLIP
- 57AProprietorOWNER
- 58ADiarist AnaïsNIN
- 59AOrchestral paceTEMPO
- 60AKristen of "Bridesmaids"WIIG
- 61A"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred cluesMADEYOULOOK
- 64ACozy quartersINNS
- 65AJapanese noodleUDON
- 66A"That's a lie!"UNTRUE
- 67APut through the pacesTEST
- 68APetty quarrelsROWS
- 69AGoes back to zeroRESETS
- 1D"There, there"NOWNOW
- 2D"Things Fall Apart" novelist ChinuaACHEBE
- 3DAspartame alternativeSTEVIA
- 4DOpportunity for students to consider their futuresCAREERDAY
- 5DState definitivelyAVER
- 6DHi-__ monitorRES
- 7D"To repeat ... "ISAID
- 8D"I'll take complete credit, thanks"ALLME
- 9DMess around a styMUD
- 10DCleveland teamBROWNS
- 11DDrawer handlesPULLS
- 12DLong keySPACEBAR
- 13D"That's the word on the street"SOIHEAR
- 14DDemolition lettersTNT
- 19DSound like a fanWHIR
- 24DTokyo, long agoEDO
- 26D"lol"HEHE
- 27DA5 and Q5 automakerAUDI
- 28DColorful carpKOI
- 30DSafari platformIOS
- 34DMobile downloadAPP
- 35DPolka __DOT
- 36DVehicle safety devicesSEATBELTS
- 37DLGBTQ+ rights sloganLOVEWINS
- 38DSound like fansROAR
- 39DQuarter-moon tideNEAP
- 40DCovers with sheets?TPS
- 41D__ decoART
- 42DPrincess Leia, e.g.HEROINE
- 46DWord before "force" or "the Force"USE
- 47DCooing soundMURMUR
- 48DQuite a fewMANY
- 49DBlues guitarist __ JamesELMORE
- 50DRemove, as knitted stitchesRIPOUT
- 51DRods in bike wheelsSPOKES
- 53DHigh anxietyANGST
- 54DSupply funding forENDOW
- 55DAttitudesMIENS
- 59DSongTUNE
- 60DWisdom partnerWIT
- 62DFussADO
- 63DPossessive wordOUR
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