Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "returntothefold".
Total Clues
78
Longest
returntothefold
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
BAD
ALLComplete Solution List
Seaweed on tobiko maki
4nori
Trophy winner
5CHAMP
Quaker grains
4OATS
Sing the praises of
4LAUD
Striped Girl Scout cookie
5SAMOA
Tortilla sandwich
4WRAP
Suggestion for a 52-Across patron who didn't finish a book by closing time?
10checkitout
The Dalai __
4LAMA
Geena's "Thelma & Louise" co-star
5SUSAN
Native Canadian
4CREE
Not great
3BAD
Reminder on a collection that can't leave a 52-Across?
12readonlyfile
Former South African president Nelson
7mandela
Slices and ___
5DICES
Melber of MS NOW
3ari
Frequently, in poetry
3OFT
March 14 dessert
3pie
Sign near a door slot of a 52-Across?
15returntothefold
Look at
3SEE
Gangnam Style rapper
3PSY
Forever and a day
3EON
Group of lions
5PRIDE
Home of Canadian curler Marc Kennedy
7alberta
Community facility for researchers and book lovers
12locallibrary
The "A" of IPA
3ALE
Fountain ___
4SODA
Greek fable writer
5AESOP
Healthy piece
4SLAB
Advice for patrons who borrow materials from a 52-Across?
10dontbelate
Prefix with phone
4MEGA
Twinkle
5GLEAM
Raison d'__
4ETRE
Greek war god
4ARES
County in southeast England
5ESSEX
Furniture wood
4TEAK
MLB playoff round
4NLCS
Diamond Head's island
4OAHU
Wants to take back
4RUES
Security checkpoint request
6IDCARD
CBS forensic franchise
3CSI
See 34-Down
3hat
Corporation previously called Standard Oil of Indiana
5amoco
Grieve
5MOURN
Dev of "Lion"
5PATEL
"Horned" bird
3owl
Language of the Quran
6ARABIC
Snack steamed in a corn husk
6tamale
Small shovels
6spades
Patella locale
4KNEE
Grammy winner Gorme
5EYDIE
Like Kevin McCallister at Christmas
5alone
Inane
4DAFT
Feudal estate
4FIEF
Feb. follower
3MAR
Odds ___ . . .
3ARE
Tiny issue
3NIT
With 6-Down, part of an Abraham Lincoln costume
3top
Kingdom divisions
5PHYLA
Food-safety org.
4USDA
Film spools
5REELS
Peter the Great, for one
4TSAR
Not 'neath
3OER
Spot with many spots
3lot
Genetic material
3DNA
Blood bank supply
6PLASMA
Skates
6roller
Worldwide cold spell
6iceage
Scottish hillside
4BRAE
Shoelace hole
6EYELET
Mountain hangout
5lodge
Role models
5IDOLS
Curses!
5BANES
Fill until full
4SATE
Other, in Oaxaca
4OTRA
Steal a glance
4PEEK
Humanities degs.
3BAS
__ kwon do
3TAE
Extreme sport with bunny hops
3bmx
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