Saturday · 68 clues

LA Times Crossword July 18, 2026 answers

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

Puzzle stats

68 total clues

Day

Saturday

Hard difficulty

Total clues

68

in today's grid

Across

32

horizontal answers

Down

36

vertical answers

Across clues

32 clues
Across · 9 letters

"Am I free to go?"

A
R
E
W
E
D
O
N
E
Across · 4 letters

"Do-Re-Mi" figure

D
E
E
R
Across · 13 letters

"I deserved that"

S
E
R
V
E
S
M
E
R
I
G
H
T
Across · 14 letters

"Regardless of what you think ... "

B
E
L
I
E
V
E
I
T
O
R
N
O
T
Across · 13 letters

1990s sketch comedy show

I
N
L
I
V
I
N
G
C
O
L
O
R
Across · 5 letters

Birds paraded on Saint Stephen's Day in Ireland

W
R
E
N
S
Across · 4 letters

Blast

B
A
L
L
Across · 3 letters

Complex trap

W
E
B
Across · 4 letters

Conditional word

E
L
S
E
Across · 7 letters

Doctrines

D
O
G
M
A
T
A
Across · 3 letters

Gen __

X
E
R
Across · 4 letters

Grow friendlier

T
H
A
W
Across · 5 letters

Hardship

T
R
I
A
L
Across · 4 letters

Has a summer job?

A
D
D
S
Across · 4 letters

Incomplete Wikipedia article

S
T
U
B
Across · 5 letters

Javelin

S
P
E
A
R
Across · 3 letters

Lemon juice?

G
A
S
Across · 3 letters

Like

A
L
A
Across · 4 letters

Mother of Apollo and Artemis

L
E
T
O
Across · 3 letters

Nail salon brand

O
P
I
Across · 14 letters

PBS series hosted by librarian Mychal Threets

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D
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N
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R
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N
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O
W
Across · 4 letters

Pressing need

I
R
O
N
Across · 6 letters

Recently

O
F
L
A
T
E
Across · 9 letters

Recklessly

H
E
A
D
F
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R
S
T
Across · 5 letters

Senior

O
L
D
E
R
Across · 5 letters

Shaping tool

L
A
T
H
E
Across · 7 letters

Spanish wives

E
S
P
O
S
A
S
Across · 5 letters

Squeals

S
I
N
G
S
Across · 5 letters

Strong suit

A
S
S
E
T
Across · 6 letters

Tillamook's state

O
R
E
G
O
N
Across · 5 letters

__ nerve

O
P
T
I
C
Across · 3 letters

__ États-Unis

L
E
S

Down clues

36 clues
Down · 5 letters

Alarm

S
C
A
R
E
Down · 3 letters

Anticipatory period

E
V
E
Down · 6 letters

App gestures

S
W
I
P
E
S
Down · 7 letters

Barbecue option

B
E
E
F
R
I
B
Down · 4 letters

Business org.

C
O
R
P
Down · 9 letters

Capellini

A
N
G
E
L
H
A
I
R
Down · 5 letters

Chills

H
A
N
G
S
Down · 8 letters

Copper alloy popularized by its use in Fabergé eggs

R
O
S
E
G
O
L
D
Down · 4 letters

Dollar alternative

A
V
I
S
Down · 3 letters

Duran Duran album with the hit "Hungry Like the Wolf"

R
I
O
Down · 6 letters

Equipment that may level the playing field

G
R
A
D
E
R
Down · 5 letters

Expression of grief

D
I
R
G
E
Down · 3 letters

French pronoun

T
O
I
Down · 7 letters

Gravity-powered racer

B
O
B
S
L
E
D
Down · 3 letters

Just OK

M
I
D
Down · 9 letters

Leeway for a test-taker

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X
T
R
A
T
I
M
E
Down · 3 letters

Lens opening?

E
L
L
Down · 5 letters

Los Angeles neighborhood where many Walter Mosley novels are set

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T
S
Down · 4 letters

Neoplasticism pioneer Mondrian

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E
T
Down · 7 letters

Offered as an inducement

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D
Down · 5 letters

Opportunity on Mars, e.g.

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E
R
Down · 5 letters

Part of a frame job?

G
L
A
S
S
Down · 4 letters

Pinkie-side bone

U
L
N
A
Down · 5 letters

Played over

R
E
R
A
N
Down · 4 letters

Royal address

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I
R
E
Down · 6 letters

Ruling classes

E
L
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T
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Down · 6 letters

Second-rate

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N
P
O
T
Down · 3 letters

Setting not observed by most of Arizona: Abbr.

D
S
T
Down · 8 letters

Snacks for sea otters

A
B
A
L
O
N
E
S
Down · 4 letters

Sports reporter Holly

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O
W
E
Down · 5 letters

Start of some "Jeopardy!" responses

W
H
O
I
S
Down · 5 letters

Up in the air

A
L
O
F
T
Down · 5 letters

Vocal qualities

T
O
N
E
S
Down · 7 letters

Wipes brand

W
E
T
O
N
E
S
Down · 5 letters

Word in many Polynesian languages

A
L
O
H
A
Down · 5 letters

Youngest Oscar winner

O
N
E
A
L

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The LA Times Crossword for Saturday, July 18, 2026 contains 68 clues (32 Across, 36 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Hard difficulty.

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