Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, August 7, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, August 7, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "sidestreets".
Total Clues
78
Longest
sidestreets
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
tet
ALLComplete Solution List
Sheer
5UTTER
Walrus kin
4seal
Waffle over in the freezer aisle
4eggo
Bête ___
5NOIRE
__ shoestring
4LACE
Infuriate
4roil
"Our previous recommendation stands"?
10illadvised
Explore Mars, perhaps
4rove
Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
3tet
Reaction to lions and tigers and bears
4OHMY
Vein of ore
4LODE
Genesis locale
4EDEN
"My peacock's tail is the best!," e.g.?
10featherboa
Genesis locale
5sodom
Accessory often tipped or used for tips
3hat
Dee-lish!
3YUM
French bean?
7HARICOT
"We are not alone" subj.
4seti
Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?
11sidestreets
Shoo!
4SCAT
"Call Me" band
7blondie
Bud
3PAL
Refuse to settle, perhaps
3sue
Sticker
5DECAL
Record of one's attempts to enter a hedge maze?
10arthistory
Mountain lion
4PUMA
"Yer killin' me!"
4cmon
Utah city near two national parks
4MOAB
Fishing pole
3ROD
Drops from above
4RAIN
Promise made by a serial dater who aspires to commit?
10onemoretry
Early Bond foe
4DRNO
Actor Auberjonois
4RENE
^
5IMSAD
Fortuneteller
4SEER
Spanish kiss
4BESO
Touchscreen tappers
5styli
Marries
6UNITES
Home of the El Greco Museum
6toledo
Pitching ___
6TILTED
Pitching stat.
3ERA
Make over
4REDO
Substance celebrated by the Sloomoo Institute
5slime
Smooth course
5easya
Best club in Vegas?
3ace
Was up
3LED
Bad move?
5ERROR
Peace offerings
8goodbyes
Buckle
7giveout
The Grand __ Opry
3OLE
TV broadcast band
3VHF
Allow
3LET
Like a 2024 Blake Snell game
5nohit
Sticker
5THORN
Despised
5HATED
French friend
3AMI
Steamed
3MAD
Symbolic puzzle that dates to the Middle Ages
5rebus
Key
5ISLET
Cybersecurity exec
3cto
Very much inclined
5steep
Source of some pink seasoning
8saltmine
Ramadan-ending holiday, informally
3EID
Cocoa scrub venue
3spa
Auto maintenance
7CARCARE
Transgression
3SIN
Respectful dip
6curtsy
Virtually indifferent?
6amoral
The People's Princess
6LADYDI
Show respect for
5HONOR
Signs
5OMENS
Shakespeare lover
5ROMEO
Former NBA star Ming
3YAO
Jewish rite
4BRIS
Hwys.
3RDS
Sphere consulted by a 66-Across
3orb
Born abroad
3NEE
CPR expert
3EMT
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