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LA Times Crossword
Saturday, July 18, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, July 18, 2026 features 68 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "readingrainbow".
Total Clues
68
Longest
readingrainbow
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
GAS
ALLComplete Solution List
Doctrines
7DOGMATA
Incomplete Wikipedia article
4STUB
1990s sketch comedy show
13inlivingcolor
PBS series hosted by librarian Mychal Threets
14readingrainbow
Lemon juice?
3GAS
Javelin
5SPEAR
Strong suit
5ASSET
Conditional word
4ELSE
Senior
5OLDER
Mother of Apollo and Artemis
4LETO
Shaping tool
5LATHE
Tillamook's state
6oregon
Blast!
4BALL
"Am I free to go?"
9arewedone
Complex trap
3WEB
Nail salon brand
3OPI
___ Gen.
3XER
___ États-Unis
3LES
Recklessly
9headfirst
Has a summer job?
4ADDS
Recently
6OFLATE
Birds paraded on Saint Stephen's Day in Ireland
5wrens
Pressing need?
4IRON
Hardship
5TRIAL
Grow friendlier
4thaw
Squeals
5SINGS
Nerve
5OPTIC
Like
3ALA
"Regardless of what you think ... "
14believeitornot
"I deserved that"
13servesmeright
"Do-Re-Mi" figure
4deer
Spanish wives
7esposas
Expression of grief.
5DIRGE
Youngest Oscar winner
5ONEAL
Part of a frame job?
5glass
Just OK
3mid
Dollar alternative
4AVIS
Second-rate
6tinpot
Capellini
9angelhair
Alarm
5SCARE
French pronoun
3TOI
Pinkie-side bone
4ulna
Gravity-powered racer
7bobsled
Equipment that may level the playing field
6grader
Copper alloy popularized by its use in Fabergé eggs
8rosegold
Wipes brand
7wetones
Vocal qualities
5TONES
Lens opening
3ell
Sports reporter Holly
4rowe
Up in the air
5ALOFT
Played over
5RERAN
Barbecue option
7beefrib
Snacks for sea otters
8abalones
Leeway for a test-taker
9extratime
Start of some "Jeopardy!" responses
5WHOIS
Neoplasticism pioneer Mondrian
4piet
Offered as an inducement
7dangled
App gestures
6swipes
Setting not observed by most of Arizona: Abbr.
3dst
Ruling classes
6ELITES
Opportunity on Mars, e.g.
5ROVER
Chills
5HANGS
Word in many Polynesian languages
5aloha
Los Angeles neighborhood where many Walter Mosley novels are set
5watts
Royal address
4SIRE
Business org.
4CORP
Anticipatory period
3eve
Duran Duran album with the hit "Hungry Like the Wolf"
3RIO
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