Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "thomaspynchon".
Total Clues
76
Longest
thomaspynchon
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
UNC
ALLComplete Solution List
Ginger cookie
4SNAP
Cyan shade
4AQUA
Oven setting
4BAKE
Document with an executor
4WILL
Coffee cups
4MUGS
Speaks foolishly
5jives
Drag Defense Fund org.
4ACLU
Frying liquids
4OILS
Get down ___ knee
5ONONE
"Gravity's Rainbow" novelist
13thomaspynchon
Tuned to, as a radio dial
5SETAT
Chapel Hill sch.
3UNC
Art technique also known as French embossing
12glassetching
On the house
4FREE
Bert who played the Cowardly Lion
4LAHR
Everglades wading bird
5heron
Chuckle in a DM
3lol
That's my intention
7IPLANTO
Egg cells
3OVA
Photo book
5ALBUM
Et ___ (and others)
4ALIA
Med. school subj.
4ANAT
Act with chivalry
12beagentleman
Energizer size
3AAA
Stuffed grape leaf
5DOLMA
Psychological cause of personal failure, or a feature of 19-, 24-, 38-, and 45-Across
13innersaboteur
Pop icon Lauper
5cyndi
Irish currency
4EURO
"Don't __ me, but ... "
4hate
Diet food phrase
5NOFAT
MC or Visa alternative
4AMEX
Like the score at the start of overtime
4even
Midday
4NOON
Little bouquet
4POSY
Take it easy
4REST
Slaps (at)
5swats
Wall recess
5NICHE
Portion out
5ALLOT
Bird's feathers
7PLUMAGE
Singer/songwriter Tori
4AMOS
Witty remark
4QUIP
Not easy on the eyes
4UGLY
Org.
4ASSN
Juliette of "The English Patient"
7binoche
Cosmetics giant that started as the California Perfume Company
4avon
Jazz documentarian Burns
3KEN
WNW's opposite
3ESE
Sulu player in recent "Star Trek" films
7johncho
Hartsfield-Jackson airport code
3ATL
Use scissors on
3CUT
Swiss peak
3ALP
Ritual prayer of Islam
5salat
We ____ overcome
5SHALL
Ghostbusters actor Hudson
5ERNIE
Word after curling or waffle
4iron
__ Scotia, Canada
4NOVA
Pest in a cloud
4GNAT
Extra fat
4FLAB
Actor's part to play
4role
Actor Idris
4ELBA
No fooling!
7IMEANIT
Scottish cap
3TAM
Kampala native
7UGANDAN
One more
7ANOTHER
Sorry, laddie
3NAE
Stir
3ADO
Depart
5LEAVE
Silences, as on Zoom
5MUTES
___ you clever!
5ARENT
The 411
4INFO
Gather
4REAP
Japanese wrestling
4SUMO
Greek war god
4ARES
Like the Honda Element
4BOXY
"The Source With Kaitlan Collins" network
3cnn
___-hoo, over here!
3YOO
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