Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, July 16, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, July 16, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "thymecapsules".
Total Clues
76
Longest
thymecapsules
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
OAR
ALLComplete Solution List
Kiddie pool filler
4HOSE
Admin. aide
4ASST
General feelings
5VIBES
The big screen?
4imax
Burrowing rodent
4VOLE
Vinegary sauce
5ADOBO
Southern region of South America
9patagonia
Puts up for sale.
5lists
Herbal medicines?
13thymecapsules
Crew blade
3OAR
Covers in goo
4TARS
Obscure to protect privacy, perhaps
6redact
Amer. capital
3USD
Affectionate text
3ily
Glasgow refusal
3NAE
Veggie dogs?
10beetboxers
__ lost!
4GONE
Chabert of the "Crossword Mysteries" series
5lacey
Hosp. scan
3MRI
Dancer and choreographer Ailey
5alvin
Olympic archer?
4EROS
Green new deal?
10peastreaty
NLE rival of NYM
3atl
Any of the Tetons: Abbr.
3mtn
Arabic for "son of"
3IBN
The "T" of T.S. Eliot
6thomas
Not great
4SOSO
System of connected PCs, for short
3lan
Unexceptional, or an apt description of 20-, 30-, and 40-Across?
13gardenvariety
Energy-channeling healing technique
5REIKI
Cloudburst
9RAINSTORM
WandaVision star Elizabeth
5OLSEN
Dibs
4MINE
Shorten, in a way
4snip
Our, in French
5notre
Some cold brews
4ales
What is it?
4YEAH
In on
5HIPTO
Nebraska home of the College World Series
5omaha
Forest figure of myth
5satyr
Skills assessment
4exam
State fruit of California
7AVOCADO
Ocean waves
5sonar
Ignores a "wet floor" sign, maybe
5slips
Steeped brews
4TEAS
Silicon __
6valley
"Could not stop laughing!"
5idied
Brazilian music genre
9bossanova
SNAP system
3EBT
Mayday letters
3SOS
Manages
6GETSBY
Browser links
4URLS
Quiet you!
5canit
Wee
5TEENY
Four Corners natives
4UTES
Colorful ring
4IRIS
Sheepish cry
5bleat
Mars neighbor
5EARTH
Many a climate change expert
9ecologist
Wolverine's cohort
4xmen
Historical period
3ERA
"Wichita Lineman" singer Campbell
4glen
Shady areas
6ARBORS
Condition that may be treated with SSRIs
4PTSD
Medicinal 8-Down
7tisanes
Of the sea
6MARINE
Word with peace or pace
5maker
SpongeBob's pet, for one
5snail
Just like ewe?
5OVINE
Currency in West Africa
5LEONE
Interior courtyards
5ATRIA
Forest figure of myth
5nymph
Humorist Bombeck
4ERMA
Wee
4ITSY
This Is Us Emmy winner __ Cephas Jones
3RON
Evil Woman rock gp.
3ELO
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