Thursday · 76 clues

LA Times Crossword July 16, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

Puzzle stats

76 total clues

Day

Thursday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

76

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

39

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Dibs!"

M
I
N
E
Across · 5 letters

"WandaVision" star Elizabeth

O
L
S
E
N
Across · 4 letters

"What is it?"

Y
E
A
H
Across · 4 letters

Admin. aide

A
S
S
T
Across · 3 letters

Affectionate text

I
L
Y
Across · 3 letters

Amer. capital

U
S
D
Across · 3 letters

Any of the Tetons: Abbr.

M
T
N
Across · 3 letters

Arabic for "son of"

I
B
N
Across · 4 letters

Burrowing rodent

V
O
L
E
Across · 5 letters

Chabert of the "Crossword Mysteries" series

L
A
C
E
Y
Across · 9 letters

Cloudburst

R
A
I
N
S
T
O
R
M
Across · 4 letters

Covers in goo

T
A
R
S
Across · 3 letters

Crew blade

O
A
R
Across · 5 letters

Dancer and choreographer Ailey

A
L
V
I
N
Across · 5 letters

Energy-channeling healing technique

R
E
I
K
I
Across · 5 letters

General feelings

V
I
B
E
S
Across · 3 letters

Glasgow refusal

N
A
E
Across · 10 letters

Green new deal?

P
E
A
S
T
R
E
A
T
Y
Across · 13 letters

Herbal medicines?

T
H
Y
M
E
C
A
P
S
U
L
E
S
Across · 3 letters

Hosp. scan

M
R
I
Across · 4 letters

Kiddie pool filler

H
O
S
E
Across · 4 letters

Lost

G
O
N
E
Across · 3 letters

NLE rival of NYM

A
T
L
Across · 4 letters

Not great

S
O
S
O
Across · 6 letters

Obscure to protect privacy, perhaps

R
E
D
A
C
T
Across · 4 letters

Olympic archer?

E
R
O
S
Across · 5 letters

Our, in French

N
O
T
R
E
Across · 5 letters

Puts up for sale

L
I
S
T
S
Across · 4 letters

Shorten, in a way

S
N
I
P
Across · 4 letters

Some cold brews

A
L
E
S
Across · 9 letters

Southern region of South America

P
A
T
A
G
O
N
I
A
Across · 3 letters

System of connected PCs, for short

L
A
N
Across · 6 letters

The "T" of T.S. Eliot

T
H
O
M
A
S
Across · 4 letters

The big screen?

I
M
A
X
Across · 13 letters

Unexceptional, or an apt description of 20-, 30-, and 40-Across?

G
A
R
D
E
N
V
A
R
I
E
T
Y
Across · 10 letters

Veggie dogs?

B
E
E
T
B
O
X
E
R
S
Across · 5 letters

Vinegary sauce

A
D
O
B
O

Down clues

39 clues
Down · 5 letters

"Could not stop laughing!"

I
D
I
E
D
Down · 3 letters

"Evil Woman" rock gp.

E
L
O
Down · 3 letters

"Mayday!" letters

S
O
S
Down · 5 letters

"Quiet, you"

C
A
N
I
T
Down · 3 letters

"This Is Us" Emmy winner __ Cephas Jones

R
O
N
Down · 4 letters

"Wichita Lineman" singer Campbell

G
L
E
N
Down · 9 letters

Brazilian music genre

B
O
S
S
A
N
O
V
A
Down · 4 letters

Browser links

U
R
L
S
Down · 4 letters

Colorful ring

I
R
I
S
Down · 4 letters

Condition that may be treated with SSRIs

P
T
S
D
Down · 5 letters

Currency in West Africa

L
E
O
N
E
Down · 5 letters

Forest figure of myth

S
A
T
Y
R
Down · 5 letters

Forest figure of myth

N
Y
M
P
H
Down · 4 letters

Four Corners Natives

U
T
E
S
Down · 3 letters

Historical period

E
R
A
Down · 4 letters

Humorist Bombeck

E
R
M
A
Down · 5 letters

Ignores a "wet floor" sign, maybe

S
L
I
P
S
Down · 5 letters

In on

H
I
P
T
O
Down · 5 letters

Interior courtyards

A
T
R
I
A
Down · 5 letters

Just like ewe

O
V
I
N
E
Down · 6 letters

Manages

G
E
T
S
B
Y
Down · 9 letters

Many a climate change expert

E
C
O
L
O
G
I
S
T
Down · 5 letters

Mars neighbor

E
A
R
T
H
Down · 7 letters

Medicinal 8-Down

T
I
S
A
N
E
S
Down · 5 letters

Nebraska home of the College World Series

O
M
A
H
A
Down · 5 letters

Ocean waves?

S
O
N
A
R
Down · 6 letters

Of the sea

M
A
R
I
N
E
Down · 3 letters

SNAP system

E
B
T
Down · 6 letters

Shady areas

A
R
B
O
R
S
Down · 5 letters

Sheepish cry?

B
L
E
A
T
Down · 6 letters

Silicon __

V
A
L
L
E
Y
Down · 4 letters

Skills assessment

E
X
A
M
Down · 5 letters

SpongeBob's pet, for one

S
N
A
I
L
Down · 7 letters

State fruit of California

A
V
O
C
A
D
O
Down · 4 letters

Steeped brews

T
E
A
S
Down · 5 letters

Wee

T
E
E
N
Y
Down · 4 letters

Wee

I
T
S
Y
Down · 4 letters

Wolverine's cohort

X
M
E
N
Down · 5 letters

Word with peace or pace

M
A
K
E
R

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The LA Times Crossword for Thursday, July 16, 2026 contains 76 clues (37 Across, 39 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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