Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, July 7, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "crossexamine".
Total Clues
76
Longest
crossexamine
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
TOO
ALLComplete Solution List
Baked desserts
4PIES
Shoot!
4DRAT
Threaded fastener
5SCREW
Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect"
4ANNA
Learning by memorization
4ROTE
Throw with effort
5HEAVE
A little naughty
4RACY
Big brass horn
4TUBA
Prodded
5URGED
Question, as the opposing side's witness
12crossexamine
Location of all but two NATO members
6europe
Overly
3TOO
Covered in cinders
4ASHY
Cell service letters
3LTE
List-ending abbr.
3ETC
Giants legend Mays
6willie
Settings that reinforce personal biases
12echochambers
Breathe hard
4PANT
Language similar to Thai
3LAO
Fashioned
4MADE
Tool for monitoring blood sugar levels
12glucosemeter
Stop working
6RETIRE
Icarus, to Daedalus
3SON
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
3ask
Landfill output
4ODOR
Some short albums
3eps
No longer surprised by
6usedto
Classic Beatles song, or an apt description of the progression of this puzzle's circles
12cometogether
Was able to
5COULD
Comedian Trevor
4NOAH
Take this
4HERE
Possessed
5OWNED
Sushi seaweed
4NORI
Zone
4AREA
Trudges heavily
5plods
What ___ is new?
4ELSE
Element seen all over Las Vegas
4neon
Package
6PARCEL
Bored by routine
6inarut
Do it again!
6ENCORE
Authorization
5SAYSO
The Electric Mayhem bandleader
7drteeth
Common sauce base
4ROUX
Facing the pitcher
5ATBAT
Spanish "I love you"
5TEAMO
Give the cold-shoulder
4SHUN
Individually wrapped breakfast choice
9cerealbar
Cleaning cloth
3RAG
Night of anticipation
3EVE
Hitched
3WED
Ronnie who sang lead on "Be My Baby"
7spector
Corn Belt state
4IOWA
Luge or skeleton
4sled
Add to the staff
4HIRE
Desired response to a promposal
3yes
Kenneth of fashion
4COLE
Gigantic
7IMMENSE
Surrounded
9ENCIRCLED
Pic taker
3CAM
Weeding tools
4HOES
Claimed no contest, maybe
4pled
Prefix with correct or complete
4auto
Miracle-___ (garden brand)
3GRO
Appear to be
4SEEM
Difficult question
7toughie
Show some stick-to-itiveness?
6adhere
Audiophile's system
6stereo
Like BTS or bibimbap
6korean
Tubular pasta
5PENNE
Perch at a pub
5stool
Hawke of "Before Sunrise"
5ethan
Action figures?
4ODDS
Rowboat pair
4OARS
Many a "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" character
3cop
Bird in Tootsie Pop ads
3owl
Game with Reverse cards
3UNO
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