Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, June 24, 2026 features 81 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "economicboom".
Total Clues
81
Longest
economicboom
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
MEH
ALLComplete Solution List
Getting off the fence
6opting
Indian state known for silk and tea
5assam
Nothing special
3MEH
Subdued
6LOWKEY
High wispy clouds
5CIRRI
'Twas the night before Christmas?
3eve
*Time of financial growth
12economicboom
Antidiscrimination HR initiative
3dei
Replace with a grawlix, say
6censor
Helping
6AIDING
Gush
4SPEW
*What may follow kids in a candy store?
10sugarcrash
Elixirs
6TONICS
To ___ is human ...
3ERR
Past regulation, briefly
4INOT
Blooper reel bit
7outtake
Sounding shocked
5AGASP
TD's six
3PTS
Handshake alternative
8FISTBUMP
Knight's title
3SIR
Italian scooter
5VESPA
Try to be like
7EMULATE
Eye ailment
4STYE
Puppy's bark
3YIP
Speechified.
6ORATED
*Stressful contest?
10poetryslam
Antacid brand
4TUMS
Let me check
6ILLSEE
Someone who has a trying job?
6tester
Manicure choice
3gel
Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do
12endwithabang
Andrea Gibson's "__ to the Public Panic Attack"
3ode
Oktoberfest mug
5STEIN
Soul legend Franklin
6ARETHA
Craggy hill
3TOR
Kagan of the Supreme Court
5ELENA
Let's hear it
6DOTELL
Fútbol chant
3ole
Abbr. that includes many racial identities
3poc
Opinion
8TWOCENTS
"Didn't fool me!"
7iknewit
Gas in bright signs
4NEON
Fitness centers
4GYMS
Accumulate, as sick time
6accrue
Sis or bro
3SIB
No seats sign
3SRO
Like fans after great plays
5aroar
Mirror __
5mimic
Freeway divider
6median
And yet ...
6EVENSO
Progress that may be measured on a doorframe
6height
Siri platform
3IOS
Coffee option
4DRIP
Quit it!
4STOP
Sulky look
4POUT
Snatch quickly
4GRAB
Exchange words
5ARGUE
Bistro
4CAFE
Hits the slopes
4SKIS
Awards such as Best Play and Best Team
5espys
Paintballs, e.g.
4AMMO
Egg on
4SPUR
Long part of a comet
4TAIL
Drench
8SATURATE
Article
4ITEM
Cincinnati MLBers
4reds
Doberman docs
4vets
Dishonorable wager
7latebet
Faucet
6SPIGOT
Ohio city on Lake Erie
6TOLEDO
Loud person
6yeller
Green film on copper.
6PATINA
Actress Witherspoon
5REESE
Film starring Barbra Streisand as a woman who pretends to be a yeshiva boy
5yentl
Have we __?
3MET
Herring kin
4SHAD
Dim sum root vegetable
4taro
Department head
3dee
Finish first
3WIN
Org. emulated in "Heated Rivalry"
3nhl
Lass
3GAL
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