LA Times Crossword hints and answers for July 29, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues81
Across39
Down42
DayWednesday
Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Florence of Florence and the Machine (5)
Starts with W, ends with HWELCH→
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*Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy (12)
Starts with L, ends with RLASERPOINTER→
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Garment worn with a choli (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
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Play-__: Fun Factory maker (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDOH→
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Steamed bun (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBAO→
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R&R provider for GIs (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUSO→
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More spent (7)
Starts with W, ends with RWEARIER→
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*"Olly olly oxen free" game (11)
Starts with H, ends with KHIDEANDSEEK→
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Stage award (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBIE→
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Nautical call (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
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Gender-specific pronoun (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHIM→
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"When pigs fly!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNEVER→
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Café or thé lightener (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLAIT→
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*Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes (11)
Starts with W, ends with OWHERESWALDO→
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Stratford-__-Avon (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Enunciate poorly (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
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Musical interval (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOCTAVE→
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Hushed "Hey!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Poetic measure (4)
Starts with I, ends with BIAMB→
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Orchestral pace (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTEMPO→
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Goes back to zero (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRESETS→
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Petty quarrels (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROWS→
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Put through the paces (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
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"That's a lie!" (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUNTRUE→
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Japanese noodle (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUDON→
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Cozy quarters (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINNS→
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"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues (11)
Starts with M, ends with KMADEYOULOOK→
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Kristen of "Bridesmaids" (4)
Starts with W, ends with GWIIG→
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Daytona 500 org. (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNASCAR→
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Diarist Anaïs (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNIN→
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Proprietor (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROWNER→
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Radar image (4)
Starts with B, ends with PBLIP→
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*Document in some pirate stories (11)
Starts with T, ends with PTREASUREMAP→
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"Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __ (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMASTERS→
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Actress Thurman (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUMA→
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Gun, as an engine (3)
Starts with R, ends with VREV→
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Ecol. monitor (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
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Decide (to) (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
Down
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Long key (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSPACEBAR→
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Polka __ (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDOT→
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Mobile download (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
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Safari platform (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
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Colorful carp (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
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A5 and Q5 automaker (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
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Tokyo, long ago (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEDO→
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Sound like a fan (4)
Starts with W, ends with RWHIR→
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Demolition letters (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
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"That's the word on the street" (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSOIHEAR→
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Vehicle safety devices (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSEATBELTS→
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Drawer handles (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPULLS→
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Cleveland team (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBROWNS→
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Mess around a sty (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMUD→
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"I'll take complete credit, thanks" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALLME→
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"To repeat ... " (5)
Starts with I, ends with DISAID→
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Hi-__ monitor (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRES→
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State definitively (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAVER→
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Opportunity for students to consider their futures (9)
Starts with C, ends with YCAREERDAY→
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Aspartame alternative (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASTEVIA→
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Blues guitarist __ James (6)
Starts with E, ends with EELMORE→
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Possessive word (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
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Wisdom partner (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWIT→
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Attitudes (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMIENS→
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Supply funding for (5)
Starts with E, ends with WENDOW→
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High anxiety (5)
Starts with A, ends with TANGST→
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Rods in bike wheels (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPOKES→
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Remove, as knitted stitches (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRIPOUT→
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"Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua (6)
Starts with A, ends with EACHEBE→
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Quite a few (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMANY→
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Cooing sound (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMURMUR→
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Word before "force" or "the Force" (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
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Princess Leia, e.g. (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHEROINE→
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__ deco (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
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Covers with sheets? (3)
Starts with T, ends with STPS→
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Quarter-moon tide (4)
Starts with N, ends with PNEAP→
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Sound like fans (4)
Starts with R, ends with RROAR→
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LGBTQ+ rights slogan (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLOVEWINS→
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"There, there" (6)
Starts with N, ends with WNOWNOW→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for July 29, 2026?+
81 clues: 39 Across and 42 Down.
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For example: Florence of Florence and the Machine (WELCH); *Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy (LASERPOINTER); Garment worn with a choli (SARI).
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