Wednesday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword July 22, 2026 answers

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

Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Wednesday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 4 letters

"Ambiguous Desire" singer Parks

A
R
L
O
Across · 7 letters

"Anne of Green Gables" setting

A
V
O
N
L
E
A
Across · 4 letters

"Beyond the Gates," for one

S
O
A
P
Across · 3 letters

"I found it!"

A
H
A
Across · 4 letters

"No ifs, __, or buts"

A
N
D
S
Across · 11 letters

Academic field for Judith Butler

Q
U
E
E
R
T
H
E
O
R
Y
Across · 3 letters

Agcy. concerned with scheduling?

D
E
A
Across · 3 letters

Billie Eilish's "__ Guy"

B
A
D
Across · 3 letters

Change shades

D
Y
E
Across · 13 letters

Device that gets the party poppin'?

B
U
B
B
L
E
M
A
C
H
I
N
E
Across · 3 letters

Doofus

O
A
F
Across · 3 letters

Enthusiast

F
A
N
Across · 3 letters

Feel bad

A
I
L
Across · 7 letters

Gives a lecture

T
E
A
C
H
E
S
Across · 5 letters

Guitarist Steve

E
A
R
L
E
Across · 4 letters

Hertz rentals

C
A
R
S
Across · 3 letters

IT dept. array

P
C
S
Across · 5 letters

Irks

V
E
X
E
S
Across · 4 letters

Knee parts, for short

A
C
L
S
Across · 5 letters

Korean dumplings

M
A
N
D
U
Across · 5 letters

Like baklava

S
W
E
E
T
Across · 3 letters

Like rubies and garnets

R
E
D
Across · 3 letters

Luau strings, briefly

U
K
E
Across · 4 letters

Mina Kimes's channel

E
S
P
N
Across · 5 letters

Mission by the San Antonio River Walk

A
L
A
M
O
Across · 11 letters

Oscar won by Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet"

B
E
S
T
A
C
T
R
E
S
S
Across · 4 letters

Pageant wear

S
A
S
H
Across · 5 letters

Piano exercise

E
T
U
D
E
Across · 4 letters

Proactive Health pet food brand

I
A
M
S
Across · 3 letters

Prof's deg., often

P
H
D
Across · 3 letters

Protective layer?

H
E
N
Across · 11 letters

Singer known as the "Queen of Christmas"

M
A
R
I
A
H
C
A
R
E
Y
Across · 4 letters

Sit next to

A
B
U
T
Across · 5 letters

Steel rod

R
E
B
A
R
Across · 5 letters

Target Center, e.g.

A
R
E
N
A
Across · 11 letters

Vacation for posers?, or what can be found in each set of circled letters

Y
O
G
A
R
E
T
R
E
A
T
Across · 4 letters

With skill

A
B
L
Y

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 3 letters

"Absolutely!"

Y
E
S
Down · 4 letters

"Jane the Virgin" grandmother

A
L
B
A
Down · 5 letters

"Just tell us!"

S
A
Y
I
T
Down · 5 letters

"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard

Y
A
T
E
S
Down · 3 letters

"Where the Wild Things __"

A
R
E
Down · 6 letters

"You said it!"

S
O
T
R
U
E
Down · 3 letters

'70s baby, e.g.

X
E
R
Down · 4 letters

A pop

E
A
C
H
Down · 6 letters

Airbnb competitor

V
A
C
A
S
A
Down · 3 letters

Chuckle noise

H
E
E
Down · 3 letters

Crunch muscles

A
B
S
Down · 5 letters

Dental care brand

O
R
A
L
B
Down · 3 letters

Do the math

A
D
D
Down · 3 letters

Feeling low

S
A
D
Down · 6 letters

Fleet

A
R
M
A
D
A
Down · 3 letters

Food writer Drummond

R
E
E
Down · 8 letters

Gas station choice

U
N
L
E
A
D
E
D
Down · 6 letters

Get a rise out of?

L
E
A
V
E
N
Down · 8 letters

Headscarf

B
A
B
U
S
H
K
A
Down · 6 letters

Hearty amber beer

R
Y
E
A
L
E
Down · 5 letters

Ice cream treat

F
L
O
A
T
Down · 3 letters

Longtime NBC sketch show, casually

S
N
L
Down · 3 letters

Magazine with an annual "Female Founders" list

I
N
C
Down · 3 letters

Notable time

E
R
A
Down · 8 letters

Oft-shaved cheese

P
A
R
M
E
S
A
N
Down · 3 letters

Opposite of WSW

E
N
E
Down · 6 letters

Out of the country

A
B
R
O
A
D
Down · 4 letters

Primary

M
A
I
N
Down · 7 letters

Run roughshod over

T
R
A
M
P
L
E
Down · 3 letters

Serengeti antelope

G
N
U
Down · 8 letters

Simple Southern dessert

C
H
E
S
S
P
I
E
Down · 6 letters

Six-line poem

S
E
S
T
E
T
Down · 5 letters

Sound alike

R
H
Y
M
E
Down · 3 letters

Spot for a pint

P
U
B
Down · 5 letters

Spot to veg

C
O
U
C
H
Down · 6 letters

Stick

A
D
H
E
R
E
Down · 4 letters

Stick in one's __

C
R
A
W
Down · 3 letters

Vegan-friendly latte option

O
A
T
Down · 3 letters

Web page that has all the answers

F
A
Q
Down · 3 letters

Weep loudly

S
O
B
Down · 3 letters

Word that's trademarked in Ohio State University's official name

T
H
E

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The LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 contains 78 clues (37 Across, 41 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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