Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, July 3, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, July 3, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "solepurpose".
Total Clues
76
Longest
solepurpose
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
HER
ALLComplete Solution List
Path behind a mower
5SWATH
Cheese in a Greek omelet
4FETA
Whack with snowballs, say
4pelt
Goosebump-causing
5EERIE
Person with a fan club
4IDOL
Cooking spread
4OLEO
Comfort that can only come from French bread?
10painrelief
Gradually introduce to solid foods
4WEAN
Isfahan's country
4IRAN
Claims that won't pass fact checks
4lies
Posh and __: nickname of a British celebrity couple
5becks
Mesopotamian empire that included parts of 20-Across
7assyria
Likely to be mouthy
4pert
Creating perfect sunbathing conditions on an Italian beach?
11solepurpose
Software demos
5betas
Capital of British Columbia.
8VICTORIA
Employs
4USES
Spot
5SPECK
Staple that's often helpful in a pinch?
4salt
Chased
8RANAFTER
Bench press muscles
5DELTS
Positive review in a German newspaper?
11gutreaction
Clairvoyant
4SEER
Lost one's cool
7snapped
Word with act or action
5CLASS
Political alliance
4BLOC
Conditional programming word
4ELSE
"Only Murders in the Building" home
4hulu
Home for the king of Spain?
10realestate
Salchow kin
4AXEL
Zealous
4AVID
Asked too many questions, say
5pried
Unwelcome visitor
4PEST
Funeral rite pile
4PYRE
Senators' staffers
5aides
Instagram filter shade
5SEPIA
Models
5WEARS
Met highlights
5ARIAS
Lacking resonance
5TINNY
Gender-specific pronoun
3HER
Relating to offspring
6filial
Actress Falco
4EDIE
Wiggled body parts
4toes
ET from Melmac
3ALF
Confidence-enabling stance
9powerpose
__ College
9ELECTORAL
Security breach
4LEAK
Jillions
4TONS
2025 Pixar title character
4elio
Muppet who lives in the basement of 123 Sesame Street
4bert
Blog feed letters
3RSS
Senators' target
4PUCK
Navratilova rival
5EVERT
Camera shot
3PIC
Sandy sediment
4SILT
Noshes
4EATS
Nondescript town
4BURG
Biblical twin
4ESAU
Events in retail parking lots
9tentsales
Thus
9asaresult
Elite athlete
4star
Bench press muscle
3PEC
Extra charges
4FEES
Cold case sample
3dna
Tristan's beloved
6ISOLDE
Fairy tale start
4ONCE
Dish
5PETRI
Flannel pattern
5PLAID
Name in the makeup aisle
5ESTEE
Monopoly stack
5DEEDS
Bloke
4CHAP
Quite posh
4luxe
Quail group
4BEVY
Bear necessity
4lair
Ice Spice genre
3RAP
Ballston __, New York
3spa
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