Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 features 81 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "laserpointer".
Total Clues
81
Longest
laserpointer
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
HIM
ALLComplete Solution List
Daytona 500 org.
6NASCAR
Poetic measure
4IAMB
Hushed "Hey!"
4PSST
Musical interval
6OCTAVE
Enunciate poorly
4SLUR
Stratford-___-Avon
4UPON
*Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes
11whereswaldo
Café or thé lightener
4lait
When pigs fly!
5NEVER
Gender-specific pronoun
3HIM
Florence of Florence and the Machine
5welch
Stage award
4OBIE
*"Olly olly oxen free" game
11hideandseek
More spent
7wearier
R&R provider for GIs
3uso
Steamed bun
3BAO
Play-__: Fun Factory maker
3doh
Tally
3ADD
Garment worn with a choli
4SARI
*Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy
12laserpointer
Nautical call
4AHOY
Decide (to)
3OPT
Ecol. monitor
3EPA
Gun, as an engine
3REV
Actress Thurman
3UMA
"Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __
7masters
*Document in some pirate stories
11treasuremap
Radar image
4BLIP
Proprietor
5OWNER
Diarist Anaïs
3NIN
Orchestral pace
5tempo
Kristen of "Bridesmaids"
4WIIG
"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues
11madeyoulook
Cozy quarters
4inns
Japanese noodle
4UDON
That's a lie!
6UNTRUE
Put through the paces
4TEST
Petty quarrels
4rows
Goes back to zero
6RESETS
There, there
6nownow
Things Fall Apart novelist Chinua
6ACHEBE
Aspartame alternative
6stevia
Opportunity for students to consider their futures
9careerday
State definitively
4AVER
Hi-___ monitor
3RES
To repeat...
5ISAID
"I'll take complete credit, thanks"
5allme
Mess around a sty
3MUD
Cleveland team.
6browns
Drawer handles
5PULLS
Long key
8SPACEBAR
That's the word on the street
7SOIHEAR
Demolition letters
3TNT
Sound like a fan
4WHIR
Tokyo, long ago
3EDO
LOL!
4HEHE
A5 and Q5 automaker
4AUDI
Colorful carp
3KOI
Safari platform
3IOS
Mobile download
3APP
Polka ___
3DOT
Vehicle safety devices
9SEATBELTS
LGBTQ+ rights slogan
8lovewins
Sound like fans
4roar
Quarter-moon tide
4NEAP
Covers with sheets?
3tps
__ Deco
3ART
Princess Leia, e.g.
7HEROINE
Word before "force" or "the Force"
3USE
Cooing sound
6MURMUR
Quite a few
4MANY
Blues guitarist ___ James
6ELMORE
Remove, as knitted stitches
6ripout
Rods in bike wheels
6spokes
High anxiety
5ANGST
Supply funding for
5ENDOW
Attitudes
5MIENS
Song
4TUNE
Wisdom partner
3wit
Fuss
3ADO
Possessive word
3OUR
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