LA Times Mini Crossword Answers - Jul 24

July 24, 2026

By Elizabeth C. Gorski

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LA Times Mini Crossword Clues

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Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Price-less? — Answer: FREE. Hint: Something you can enjoy without spending any money! 🎉
  2. 5. Plumbing problem — Answer: LEAK. Hint: Sometimes water has a way of escaping where it shouldn't! 💧
  3. 6. Foes of pros — Answer: ANTIS. Hint: Think of the opposing side in a debate! 🤔
  4. 8. "Any Given Sunday" director Oliver — Answer: STONE. Hint: This filmmaker is known for his intense and thought-provoking films. 🎬
  5. 9. Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh — Answer: KANGA. Hint: Think of a caring mother from the Hundred Acre Wood! 🦘

Down

  1. 1. Portable liquor store? — Answer: FLASK. Hint: Think of something you can carry that keeps your favorite drink close at hand! 🥃
  2. 2. Fashion's Oscar de la ___ — Answer: RENTA. Hint: This designer is known for elegant dresses that often grace the red carpet! 🎉
  3. 3. Stationery brand — Answer: EATON. Hint: Think of a name that sounds like it could be a place where you grab office supplies! ✏️
  4. 4. Stretching (out) — Answer: EKING. Hint: Think about making something last a little longer than it should! 🕰️
  5. 7. Orca's home — Answer: SEA. Hint: Think of the vast blue where these magnificent creatures roam! 🌊

Here are the LA Times Mini Crossword answers for Friday, July 24, 2026 — every solution for that day's small puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on July 24?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live LA Times Mini Crossword answers page.

LA Times Mini Crossword answers for July 24, 2026

The full solution for the July 24 LA Times Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, July 24.

Hints for the July 24 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The July 24 LA Times Mini was a quick Friday solve — a small grid meant to be cleared in about a minute, in the LA Times' friendly, fair style. Because it's so compact, a single unfamiliar name that day was usually the one square that held people up, which is exactly why the full clue-by-clue answers are listed above. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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