LA Times Crossword Answers - Jul 29
By Sala Wanetick & Dena R. Verkuil · Edited by Patti Varol
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Across
- 1. Daytona 500 org. — Answer: NASCAR. Hint: Stock-car racing's big-league organizer puts on the Daytona 500 🏁
- 7. Poetic measure — Answer: IAMB. Hint: A classic rhythm used in many sonnets and plays, with a gentle da-DUM beat 🎭
- 11. Hushed "Hey!" — Answer: PSST. Hint: A very quiet way to get someone’s attention 😊
- 15. Musical interval — Answer: OCTAVE. Hint: A big eight-note leap in music 🎵
- 16. Enunciate poorly — Answer: SLUR. Hint: Speak in a way that makes every word a little mushy 😵
- 17. Stratford-__-Avon — Answer: UPON. Hint: The little word that bridges Stratford and Avon in Shakespeare’s hometown 🌉
- 18. *Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes — Answer: WHERESWALDO. Hint: A classic seek-and-find series where a striped traveler keeps slipping into the crowd 👓
- 20. Café or thé lightener — Answer: LAIT. Hint: What you stir into a cup to mellow it out ☕
- 21. "When pigs fly!" — Answer: NEVER. Hint: A classic way to say something won’t happen anytime soon 😄
- 22. Gender-specific pronoun — Answer: HIM. Hint: A pronoun you’d use when talking about a male friend 😊
- 23. Florence of Florence and the Machine — Answer: WELCH. Hint: She’s the fiery frontwoman behind the band, with a surname that sounds a bit like a Celtic nod 🎤
- 25. Stage award — Answer: OBIE. Hint: A little off-Broadway honor for a standout performance 🎭
- 26. *"Olly olly oxen free" game — Answer: HIDEANDSEEK. Hint: A classic backyard chase where everyone vanishes and one person hunts them down 👀
- 29. More spent — Answer: WEARIER. Hint: Feeling even more worn out than before, like a pair of shoes on their last legs 👟
- 31. R&R; provider for GIs — Answer: USO. Hint: A familiar morale-boosting stop for service members on leave 😊
- 32. Steamed bun — Answer: BAO. Hint: A fluffy little dumpling from the dim sum steamer, often filled and folded with care 🥟
- 33. Play-__: Fun Factory maker — Answer: DOH. Hint: The classic squishy modeling stuff that kids mold into anything they imagine 🍩
- 34. Tally — Answer: ADD. Hint: A quick way to pile up numbers in your head 📈
- 36. Garment worn with a choli — Answer: SARI. Hint: A classic drape that pairs beautifully with a choli at celebrations and weddings 👗
- 37. *Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy — Answer: LASERPOINTER. Hint: A tiny beam that can wow a crowd and send a feline into full chase mode 🔦
- 41. Nautical call — Answer: AHOY. Hint: A cheerful cry from one ship to another, matey 🚢
- 43. Decide (to) — Answer: OPT. Hint: Make a choice and go for it 🙂
- 44. Ecol. monitor — Answer: EPA. Hint: U.S. agency that keeps an eye on pollution and environmental rules 🌿
- 45. Gun, as an engine — Answer: REV. Hint: Give it the old car-enthusiast rev-up 🚗
- 46. Actress Thurman — Answer: UMA. Hint: A stylish actress with a famously short first name. 🎬
- 48. "Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __ — Answer: MASTERS. Hint: He wrote the famed collection of epitaph-like poems about a tiny town’s buried secrets 📚
- 52. *Document in some pirate stories — Answer: TREASUREMAP. Hint: A swashbuckling guide to where the loot is buried 🏴☠️
- 56. Radar image — Answer: BLIP. Hint: A tiny blurt on the screen when something briefly shows up 📡
- 57. Proprietor — Answer: OWNER. Hint: The one calling the shots and holding the keys to the place 🔑
- 58. Diarist Anaïs — Answer: NIN. Hint: French-born writer whose short journals became famously intimate ✍️
- 59. Orchestral pace — Answer: TEMPO. Hint: The speed a conductor keeps the whole ensemble moving at 🎼
- 60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids" — Answer: WIIG. Hint: This comedy star steals scenes in a bridesmaid dress 😄
- 61. "Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues — Answer: MADEYOULOOK. Hint: A playful taunt for the eye-catching reveal in the puzzle’s starred entries 👀
- 64. Cozy quarters — Answer: INNS. Hint: Where travelers tuck in for the night 🛏️
- 65. Japanese noodle — Answer: UDON. Hint: A comforting bowlful often served in hot broth 🍜
- 66. "That's a lie!" — Answer: UNTRUE. Hint: A quick way to call out a fib 👀
- 67. Put through the paces — Answer: TEST. Hint: A way to see how something performs under pressure 🧪
- 68. Petty quarrels — Answer: ROWS. Hint: Little arguments that keep things mildly tense 😅
- 69. Goes back to zero — Answer: RESETS. Hint: Starts over from scratch after a fresh beginning 🔄
Down
- 1. "There, there" — Answer: NOWNOW. Hint: A soothing phrase for calming someone in the moment, repeated for extra comfort 🙂
- 2. "Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua — Answer: ACHEBE. Hint: Nigerian author of a classic novel about colonial clash and cultural upheaval 📚
- 3. Aspartame alternative — Answer: STEVIA. Hint: A plant-based sweetener that steps in when sugar wants a break 🍃
- 4. Opportunity for students to consider their futures — Answer: CAREERDAY. Hint: A school event where students explore possible paths after graduation 📚
- 5. State definitively — Answer: AVER. Hint: State it with certainty and no wiggle room 🤝
- 6. Hi-__ monitor — Answer: RES. Hint: The little trio that rounds out a monitor’s greeting. 🖥️
- 7. "To repeat ... " — Answer: ISAID. Hint: A way of quoting yourself when you’re reminding someone you already spoke up 🎤
- 8. "I'll take complete credit, thanks" — Answer: ALLME. Hint: A boastful way to claim every bit of the glory for yourself 😏
- 9. Mess around a sty — Answer: MUD. Hint: What pigs roll in when they’re playing dirty 🐷
- 10. Cleveland team — Answer: BROWNS. Hint: Ohio football crew in orange and brown colors 🏈
- 11. Drawer handles — Answer: PULLS. Hint: What you do to open a drawer, after a little tug of course 😉
- 12. Long key — Answer: SPACEBAR. Hint: The big bar on a keyboard that gives your fingers a break 😄
- 13. "That's the word on the street" — Answer: SOIHEAR. Hint: A phrase for “that’s what I’ve been told” when gossip is doing the talking. 👂
- 14. Demolition letters — Answer: TNT. Hint: A trio of letters known for making things go boom 💥
- 19. Sound like a fan — Answer: WHIR. Hint: A breezy little noise you hear from a fan spinning fast 💨
- 24. Tokyo, long ago — Answer: EDO. Hint: Old-school name for Japan’s capital before it became Tokyo 🏯
- 26. "lol" — Answer: HEHE. Hint: A giggle that sounds like it’s trying not to giggle 😄
- 27. A5 and Q5 automaker — Answer: AUDI. Hint: Luxury German wheels with a famous four-ring badge 🚗
- 28. Colorful carp — Answer: KOI. Hint: A pond celebrity known for its bright patterns and calm glide 🐟
- 30. Safari platform — Answer: IOS. Hint: Apple’s mobile operating system often carries the animal-themed app world 🦁
- 34. Mobile download — Answer: APP. Hint: A little thing you tap to get something onto your phone 📱
- 35. Polka __ — Answer: DOT. Hint: Tiny circular pattern you’d spot on a dress or wallpaper 🎯
- 36. Vehicle safety devices — Answer: SEATBELTS. Hint: The kind of straps that keep you snug when the ride gets bumpy 🚗
- 37. LGBTQ+ rights slogan — Answer: LOVEWINS. Hint: A cheerful rallying cry about equality and pride prevails. 🌈
- 38. Sound like fans — Answer: ROAR. Hint: What a crowd does when the excitement really builds up 📣
- 39. Quarter-moon tide — Answer: NEAP. Hint: The tide that plays it small when the moon is at half power 🌙
- 40. Covers with sheets? — Answer: TPS. Hint: A tidy way to talk about paper cut into office-sized pieces 📄
- 41. __ deco — Answer: ART. Hint: A stylish little prefix for a design movement 🎨
- 42. Princess Leia, e.g. — Answer: HEROINE. Hint: A brave leading lady in the story, not just the sidekick. 👑
- 46. Word before "force" or "the Force" — Answer: USE. Hint: It’s the little verb that turns up in both “___ force” and “___ the Force” 🙂
- 47. Cooing sound — Answer: MURMUR. Hint: A soft, repetitive whisper-like sound that seems to come from a crowd or the wind 🌬️
- 48. Quite a few — Answer: MANY. Hint: A lot, but not too many—just enough to notice 😉
- 49. Blues guitarist __ James — Answer: ELMORE. Hint: Think of the legendary bluesman whose first name sounds a bit like a tree-lined meadow. 🎸
- 50. Remove, as knitted stitches — Answer: RIPOUT. Hint: What you do when you carefully undo a row of knitting 🧶
- 51. Rods in bike wheels — Answer: SPOKES. Hint: They connect the hub to the rim and keep the wheel true 🚲
- 53. High anxiety — Answer: ANGST. Hint: A tight knot of worry that sits in your chest 😬
- 54. Supply funding for — Answer: ENDOW. Hint: Provide the money that keeps something going long-term 💰
- 55. Attitudes — Answer: MIENS. Hint: Facial expressions that quietly reveal what someone’s thinking 🙂
- 59. Song — Answer: TUNE. Hint: A catchy little melody you can hum along to 🎵
- 60. Wisdom partner — Answer: WIT. Hint: The kind of partner that keeps a joke sharp and a conversation clever 🤓
- 62. Fuss — Answer: ADO. Hint: A little unnecessary excitement over something minor 😅
- 63. Possessive word — Answer: OUR. Hint: A tiny word that says something belongs to all of us together 🤝
Here are the LA Times Crossword answers for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (larger Sunday) 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 29?” 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 Crossword answers page.
LA Times Crossword answers for July 29, 2026
The full solution for the July 29 LA Times Crossword 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 Wednesday, July 29.
Full LA Times Crossword answer list for July 29, 2026
Every clue from the July 29 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona 500 org. | NASCAR |
| 7 | Poetic measure | IAMB |
| 11 | Hushed "Hey!" | PSST |
| 15 | Musical interval | OCTAVE |
| 16 | Enunciate poorly | SLUR |
| 17 | Stratford-__-Avon | UPON |
| 18 | *Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes | WHERESWALDO |
| 20 | Café or thé lightener | LAIT |
| 21 | "When pigs fly!" | NEVER |
| 22 | Gender-specific pronoun | HIM |
| 23 | Florence of Florence and the Machine | WELCH |
| 25 | Stage award | OBIE |
| 26 | *"Olly olly oxen free" game | HIDEANDSEEK |
| 29 | More spent | WEARIER |
| 31 | R&R; provider for GIs | USO |
| 32 | Steamed bun | BAO |
| 33 | Play-__: Fun Factory maker | DOH |
| 34 | Tally | ADD |
| 36 | Garment worn with a choli | SARI |
| 37 | *Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy | LASERPOINTER |
| 41 | Nautical call | AHOY |
| 43 | Decide (to) | OPT |
| 44 | Ecol. monitor | EPA |
| 45 | Gun, as an engine | REV |
| 46 | Actress Thurman | UMA |
| 48 | "Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __ | MASTERS |
| 52 | *Document in some pirate stories | TREASUREMAP |
| 56 | Radar image | BLIP |
| 57 | Proprietor | OWNER |
| 58 | Diarist Anaïs | NIN |
| 59 | Orchestral pace | TEMPO |
| 60 | Kristen of "Bridesmaids" | WIIG |
| 61 | "Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues | MADEYOULOOK |
| 64 | Cozy quarters | INNS |
| 65 | Japanese noodle | UDON |
| 66 | "That's a lie!" | UNTRUE |
| 67 | Put through the paces | TEST |
| 68 | Petty quarrels | ROWS |
| 69 | Goes back to zero | RESETS |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "There, there" | NOWNOW |
| 2 | "Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua | ACHEBE |
| 3 | Aspartame alternative | STEVIA |
| 4 | Opportunity for students to consider their futures | CAREERDAY |
| 5 | State definitively | AVER |
| 6 | Hi-__ monitor | RES |
| 7 | "To repeat ... " | ISAID |
| 8 | "I'll take complete credit, thanks" | ALLME |
| 9 | Mess around a sty | MUD |
| 10 | Cleveland team | BROWNS |
| 11 | Drawer handles | PULLS |
| 12 | Long key | SPACEBAR |
| 13 | "That's the word on the street" | SOIHEAR |
| 14 | Demolition letters | TNT |
| 19 | Sound like a fan | WHIR |
| 24 | Tokyo, long ago | EDO |
| 26 | "lol" | HEHE |
| 27 | A5 and Q5 automaker | AUDI |
| 28 | Colorful carp | KOI |
| 30 | Safari platform | IOS |
| 34 | Mobile download | APP |
| 35 | Polka __ | DOT |
| 36 | Vehicle safety devices | SEATBELTS |
| 37 | LGBTQ+ rights slogan | LOVEWINS |
| 38 | Sound like fans | ROAR |
| 39 | Quarter-moon tide | NEAP |
| 40 | Covers with sheets? | TPS |
| 41 | __ deco | ART |
| 42 | Princess Leia, e.g. | HEROINE |
| 46 | Word before "force" or "the Force" | USE |
| 47 | Cooing sound | MURMUR |
| 48 | Quite a few | MANY |
| 49 | Blues guitarist __ James | ELMORE |
| 50 | Remove, as knitted stitches | RIPOUT |
| 51 | Rods in bike wheels | SPOKES |
| 53 | High anxiety | ANGST |
| 54 | Supply funding for | ENDOW |
| 55 | Attitudes | MIENS |
| 59 | Song | TUNE |
| 60 | Wisdom partner | WIT |
| 62 | Fuss | ADO |
| 63 | Possessive word | OUR |
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