Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 features 79 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "secrettalent".
Total Clues
79
Longest
secrettalent
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
SEN
ALLComplete Solution List
Gerrit who won the 2023 AL Cy Young Award
4cole
Patient contributions
6copays
Capitol Hill fig.
3SEN
Assert
4AVER
Natural light shows
7AURORAS
Pub quaff
3ALE
*Yet-to-be-revealed ability
12secrettalent
Sleep acronym
3REM
Menopause treatment, briefly
3HRT
Fragrances
6smells
Nonverbal greeting
4wave
Consecrate
5BLESS
*Fundraising events for some libraries
9booksales
Flat tire problem
7airleak
Playwright O'Neill
6EUGENE
Nevada city near Lake Tahoe
4RENO
Horned equine
7unicorn
Capital of Switzerland
3ESS
Airport announcement
10gatechange
Moody rock genre
3EMO
Now, listen ...
7SEEHERE
Speller's phrase
4ASIN
Martin of TV's "Mission: Impossible"
6landau
Person from Ljubljana, e.g.
7slovene
First Amendment guarantee
9FREEPRESS
Audacity
5NERVE
Challenge for a biker
4hill
Rebecca novelist du Maurier
6DAPHNE
___ al-Fitr
3EID
de Armas of "Knives Out"
3ANA
Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are
12doubleagents
First number in many countdowns
3TEN
Likable enough
7niceish
Get together
4MEET
NNW opposite
3SSE
Warns
6ALERTS
Bygone Palm smartphone
4TREO
Feature of some wedding receptions
7cashbar
Rest on top of
7OVERLIE
Speaker's stand
7LECTERN
Go wrong
3ERR
Adorable
4CUTE
Toothbrush brand
5ORALB
Arroz con __: chicken dish
5POLLO
Childish retort
5ARESO
PBS chef Martin
3YAN
Retired boomer, for short
3SST
Frozen brand that "nobody doesn't like"
7saralee
Gridiron sides
7elevens
Formidable rivals
7NEMESES
Bread box?
3ATM
Being, in Latin
4ESSE
Dog's nonverbal greeting
3wag
Plod along
4SLOG
Part of an ear
6KERNEL
Belted out
4SUNG
Stylish filmmaker
6AUTEUR
Leg-bending joint
4knee
German pronoun
3ICH
Evita narrator
3CHE
Boathouse collection
4oars
Now
4ASAP
Roof overhang
4EAVE
Toppers in Santa's workshop
7elfhats
Military branch at Camp Pendleton
7marines
Narrow, as some bridges
7onelane
More calm
7SERENER
Possible guest
7invitee
Must
7NEEDSTO
Wilmington's st.
3DEL
Universal donor's type, briefly
4ONEG
Bring out
5EDUCE
__-toothed cat
5saber
Challenge for a bowler
5SPLIT
Gas brand with toy trucks
4HESS
Uh-uh
3NAH
Genetic info carrier
3DNA
Canola __
3OIL
CPR giver
3EMT
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