Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "rewindtheclock".
Total Clues
78
Longest
rewindtheclock
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
DAY
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Pizza-crust option
4THIN
24 hours
3DAY
Some
4AFEW
Nevada gambling town
4reno
Penalized for littering, say
5fined
Tilt-A-Whirl, e.g.
4RIDE
Overnight __: breakfast dish
4OATS
Flatscreen, maybe
5ledtv
At no cost
4FREE
Build a snow fort or catch frogs
11playoutside
Conclude
3END
Startled cry
3EEK
Married name follower
3nee
Put in the overhead bin
4STOW
What a deeply regretful person may wish to do
14rewindtheclock
Boiling
3HOT
Spoil
3ROT
Qatar's capital
4DOHA
Intel mission
5RECON
Wrinkly little dog
3PUG
Ran out of patience
5HADIT
Am ___ late?
4ITOO
Mined-over matter?
3ORE
Insurance giant bailed out in 2008
3AIG
Stop mid-story to add suspense, say
14pauseforeffect
Food Network figure
4CHEF
___ Lanka
3SRI
For ___ a jolly good fellow...
3HES
Volcanic eruption residue
3ash
Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?
11remotestart
Drops behind?
4LAGS
Bright celestial events
5novas
Creole vegetable
4OKRA
Important phases in history
4eras
__ Valley, California
5DEATH
Ancient city in modern Turkey
4troy
___ of the times.
4SIGN
Mets' div.
3NLE
Mr. Potato Head attachments
4ears
Familiar plot device
5TROPE
Medic in role-playing games
6healer
Amount of food consumed
6intake
Likely to snoop
4nosy
Tried to reduce one's 3-Down
6dieted
No ifs, ___ or buts
4ANDS
Bigfoot cousin
4YETI
Dog kennel greeting
3arf
Fuel that can be stacked
8firewood
Perfect place
4EDEN
Invasive plant
4WEED
Able to speak a language with ease
6fluent
Movie franchise package, perhaps
6dvdset
Bagel flavor
5ONION
And more of the same: Abbr.
3ETC
Golden years
6OLDAGE
Blow (by)
6whoosh
More realistic
5truer
One who isn't good at sharing
3hog
The Blackhawks, on scoreboards
3chi
Actress Dennings
3KAT
Unfortunate sound to hear while bending
3rip
Landing-hr. guess
3ETA
Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons"
8couchgag
Seasoned vet
3PRO
Old audio systems
5HIFIS
Cause resentment
6OFFEND
From the top
6AFRESH
Eternally, in poetry
3EER
Sprawling property
6ESTATE
Yoga energy point
6CHAKRA
Abject fear
6TERROR
Doesn't leave
5STAYS
Hoppy pintfuls
4ales
Hindi cinema dress
4sari
Faucet brand
4MOEN
Racket head shape
4OVAL
Reusable bag
4TOTE
Target of ID thieves
3ssn
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