Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, July 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, July 2, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "yourenotserious".
Total Clues
76
Longest
yourenotserious
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
WON
ALLComplete Solution List
Jazzy improvisation
4riff
Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"
4ANYA
Whimper
4PULE
Vulgar one
4boor
Bird on the Canadian dollar coin
4LOON
Hard to erase, perhaps
5inink
"Today was rough"
9ineedahug
High cost for the Super Bowl
5adfee
"... at the very least"
6ormore
Dame introduction?
5notre
{/Parks and Recreation/} town
6PAWNEE
Red friend of Cookie Monster
4elmo
Was first
3WON
Close enough
3ish
Yemen port that faces the Somaliland port Berbera
4aden
"I am in this meme"
4itme
Checkpoint for the terminally on line?
3tsa
Banh mi spread
4MAYO
Fashion week focus
6design
Health-insurance giant
5AETNA
Update from a Lyft driver
3eta
Big mad and not hiding it
5aggro
Floor connectors
6STAIRS
Architect's constraint, for short
4spec
Feminine pronoun
3HER
Meaty sauce
4ragu
Engrave on glass
4ETCH
Kilt companion
3tam
HS fundraiser
3pta
Very, informally
4UBER
Ocean escapades?
6heists
Command to attack
5SICEM
Middle-distance runners
6milers
Bracelet spot
5ANKLE
Potbelly that needs constant feeding
9COALSTOVE
Oktoberfest souvenir
5STEIN
Bread for an Italian sandwich?
4euro
Boo-boo
4OWIE
Like "Yesterday"
4stat
"The Pat McAfee Show" network
4espn
Turow book set at Harvard
4ONEL
Sac-fly result
3RBI
Atom with a sign
3ion
Adversary
3FOE
Refrigerant trademark since the 1930s
5FREON
Tree-lined walkway
7ALAMEDA
NYC nabe below Union Square
4noho
Skeptical remark
15yourenotserious
Figure in a halo
5angel
Key influencers?
13pianoteachers
Go back a step
4UNDO
Engage in some strength training, or what this puzzle's circled letters do
11liftweights
First page of el calendario
5ENERO
Peachy follower
4KEEN
Cartesian concept that questions the reality of waking life
13dreamargument
Deli pockets
5PITAS
Portfolio piece
5ASSET
"Can you believe this scam?"
11whataracket
Prefix with day or way
3MID
SHADOW
3EYE
Umami enhancer, briefly
3msg
Dane introduction?
5great
Social rules
5norms
Actress Vardalos
3NIA
Fitting
3APT
Long sammich
3sub
Level of authority
7ECHELON
Spots for education?
4psas
Subtle hair dyes
5tints
Awards ceremony host
5emcee
Childish comeback
5ISTOO
Director Kazan
4ELIA
Take part in an outdoor fantasy game
4larp
Possess
3OWN
Contend (for)
3VIE
Nigiri topper never served raw
3eel
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