Thursday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword June 18, 2026 answers

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

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Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Thursday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

42

horizontal answers

Down

36

vertical answers

Across clues

42 clues
Across · 5 letters

"Casablanca" star, affectionately

B
O
G
I
E
 Across · 3 letters

"Chandelier" singer

S
I
A
 Across · 7 letters

"Say 'aye' forcefully and project confidence," e.g.

P
R
O
T
I
P
S
 Across · 5 letters

"What's Your Country Song" singer Thomas

R
H
E
T
T
 Across · 3 letters

20-Across alternative

A
O
L
 Across · 7 letters

A few

N
O
T
M
A
N
Y
 Across · 3 letters

Acid rock's acid

L
S
D
 Across · 3 letters

Anxiety-related med. condition

O
C
D
 Across · 5 letters

Big name in the school supply aisle

E
L
M
E
R
 Across · 5 letters

Cacophonous

A
R
O
A
R
 Across · 3 letters

Cars singer Ocasek

R
I
C
 Across · 4 letters

Chest muscles

P
E
C
S
 Across · 4 letters

Completely smitten

G
A
G
A
 Across · 3 letters

Core muscles

A
B
S
 Across · 5 letters

Current fashion

T
R
E
N
D
 Across · 3 letters

Debt letters

I
O
U
 Across · 3 letters

Egg cells

O
V
A
 Across · 5 letters

Email option since 1997

Y
A
H
O
O
 Across · 6 letters

Exactly

J
U
S
T
S
O
 Across · 9 letters

Exercise that may wind up in a playground

F
I
R
E
D
R
I
L
L
 Across · 3 letters

Flow stopper

D
A
M
 Across · 3 letters

Genetic messenger molecule

R
N
A
 Across · 4 letters

Gymnast's move

F
L
I
P
 Across · 3 letters

In need of a towel

W
E
T
 Across · 3 letters

Ipanema's city

R
I
O
 Across · 5 letters

Iraq port city

B
A
S
R
A
 Across · 4 letters

Kiss, in Cancún

B
E
S
O
 Across · 4 letters

Like some history and hygiene

O
R
A
L
 Across · 7 letters

Longtime Buick model

L
E
S
A
B
R
E
 Across · 7 letters

Medicine derived from the bark of the willow tree

A
S
P
I
R
I
N
 Across · 5 letters

Minor disagreements

T
I
F
F
S
 Across · 3 letters

Neck wrap

B
O
A
 Across · 5 letters

Piano composition

E
T
U
D
E
 Across · 4 letters

Policy chief

C
Z
A
R
 Across · 5 letters

Realm

A
R
E
N
A
 Across · 7 letters

Share an office workstation

H
O
T
D
E
S
K
 Across · 4 letters

Sharpen

H
O
N
E
 Across · 3 letters

Sphere

O
R
B
 Across · 3 letters

Sudoku figs.

N
O
S
 Across · 4 letters

Tiny amount

I
O
T
A
 Across · 3 letters

Tourism prefix

E
C
O
 Across · 6 letters

Winter fishing tool

I
C
E
S
A
W

Down clues

36 clues
Down · 11 letters

"Hug the shore until you reach the ocean," e.g.

S
O
U
N
D
A
D
V
I
C
E
 Down · 4 letters

"Mamma Mia!" band

A
B
B
A
 Down · 10 letters

"Pair it with thyme or rosemary," e.g.

S
A
G
E
W
I
S
D
O
M
 Down · 4 letters

"Teach Your Children" gp.

C
S
N
Y
 Down · 10 letters

"The cinnamon version tastes better than the original," e.g.

L
I
F
E
L
E
S
S
O
N
 Down · 5 letters

"Wouldn't that be nice!"

I
H
O
P
E
 Down · 3 letters

"__ you sure?"

A
R
E
 Down · 3 letters

401(k) kin

I
R
A
 Down · 3 letters

Actor Meadows

T
I
M
 Down · 4 letters

Backup camera's view

R
E
A
R
 Down · 11 letters

Blip producer

R
A
D
A
R
B
E
A
C
O
N
 Down · 5 letters

Body part with 27- and 52-Across

T
O
R
S
O
 Down · 3 letters

Choose

O
P
T
 Down · 5 letters

City southeast of Alexandria

C
A
I
R
O
 Down · 5 letters

Cool and distant

A
L
O
O
F
 Down · 3 letters

E-file org.

I
R
S
 Down · 5 letters

Ear cleaners

S
W
A
B
S
 Down · 4 letters

Google Meet alternative

Z
O
O
M
 Down · 5 letters

Lacking skill

I
N
E
P
T
 Down · 7 letters

Marvel assassin played by Jennifer Garner

E
L
E
K
T
R
A
 Down · 4 letters

Nasty wound

G
A
S
H
 Down · 4 letters

Obnoxious one

B
O
O
R
 Down · 4 letters

Opening payment

A
N
T
E
 Down · 4 letters

Out of shape, say

S
O
F
T
 Down · 7 letters

Output of some furnaces

O
I
L
H
E
A
T
 Down · 4 letters

Prefer to be called

G
O
B
Y
 Down · 11 letters

Professional who specializes in oil cleanups?

A
R
T
R
E
S
T
O
R
E
R
 Down · 5 letters

Put on ice

C
H
I
L
L
 Down · 4 letters

Region

A
R
E
A
 Down · 5 letters

Saint __: Lesser Antilles island

L
U
C
I
A
 Down · 5 letters

Scandinavian inlet

F
J
O
R
D
 Down · 4 letters

Sign of disuse

D
U
S
T
 Down · 4 letters

Spread

S
P
A
N
 Down · 3 letters

Sweetie

B
A
E
 Down · 5 letters

Use, as a ladle

D
I
P
I
N
 Down · 3 letters

__ Speedwagon

R
E
O

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The LA Times Crossword for Thursday, June 18, 2026 contains 78 clues (42 Across, 36 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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