Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "bubblemachine".
Total Clues
78
Longest
bubblemachine
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
PCS
ALLComplete Solution List
Mission by the San Antonio River Walk
5alamo
Irks
5VEXES
IT dept. array
3PCS
Steel rod
5REBAR
Target Center, e.g.
5ARENA
I found it!
3AHA
Singer known as the "Queen of Christmas"
11mariahcarey
Like rubies and garnets
3red
Anne of Green Gables setting
7AVONLEA
Proactive Health pet food brand
4iams
Agcy. concerned with scheduling?
3dea
Oscar won by Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet"
11bestactress
No ifs, ___ or buts
4ANDS
"Ambiguous Desire" singer Parks
4arlo
Mina Kimes's channel
4ESPN
Doofus
3OAF
Sit next to
4ABUT
Feel bad
3AIL
Device that gets the party poppin'?
13bubblemachine
Enthusiast
3FAN
"Beyond the Gates," for one
4soap
Protective layer
3HEN
With skill
4ABLY
Knee parts, for short
4ACLS
Hertz rentals
4cars
Academic field for Judith Butler
11queertheory
Change shades
3DYE
Pageant wear
4SASH
Gives a lecture
7teaches
Prof's deg., often
3PHD
Vacation for posers?, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
11yogaretreat
Luau strings, briefly
3UKE
Korean dumplings
5mandu
Guitarist Steve
5EARLE
Billie Eilish's "__ Guy"
3bad
Piano exercise
5ETUDE
Like baklava
5SWEET
Fleet
6ARMADA
Get a rise out of?
6LEAVEN
Out of the country
6ABROAD
Primary
4MAIN
Dental care brand
5ORALB
Airbnb competitor
6vacasa
Notable time
3ERA
'70s baby, e.g.
3xer
Opposite of WSW
3ENE
"Just tell us!"
5sayit
Oft-shaved cheese
8parmesan
Simple Southern dessert
8chesspie
Feeling low
3SAD
Chuckle noise
3HEE
Where the Wild Things ___
3ARE
Run roughshod over
7trample
"Jane the Virgin" grandmother
4alba
Spot to veg
5couch
Longtime NBC sketch show, casually
3snl
Weep loudly
3SOB
Crunch muscles
3ABS
Ice cream treat
5FLOAT
Word that's trademarked in Ohio State University's official name
3the
Headscarf
8babushka
Gas station choice
8unleaded
A pop
4EACH
Magazine with an annual "Female Founders" list
3inc
Web page that has all the answers
3faq
Absolutely!
3YES
You said it!
6SOTRUE
Stick
6ADHERE
Hearty amber beer
6ryeale
Six-line poem
6SESTET
Sound alike
5RHYME
Food writer Drummond
3REE
Revolutionary Road novelist Richard
5YATES
Stick in one's __
4CRAW
Spot for a pint
3pub
Vegan-friendly latte option
3oat
Serengeti antelope
3GNU
Do the math?
3ADD
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