LA Times Crossword July 20 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday Los Angeles Times crossword, checked against the published solution. Reveal answers one clue at a time, or open any clue for its own answer page.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
Require4NEED
Tears4RIPS
Secures with a key5LOCKS
Express feelings5EMOTE
Approves3OKS
"Magic Tree House" subject10TIMETRAVEL
Zone4AREA
Gaming giant5ATARI
Back talk4SASS
Frying vessel3PAN
Fish eggs3ROE
Blue-green hue4AQUA
Greeting at a luau5ALOHA
Identical4SAME
Nickname for Hollywood10TINSELTOWN
Meaty spread4PATE
Meh4SOSO
"Tastes great!"3YUM
Hopelessly stuck6INARUT
Peruvian capital4LIMA
Astonish4STUN
Pepper partner4SALT
DOWN
Soft "Hey, you!"4PSST
Payable now3DUE
Do surgery7OPERATE
Midterm, e.g.4TEST
Biggest competitor9ARCHRIVAL
Baking qty.3TSP
Camp shelters5TENTS
Parts of a scale5NOTES
Cheeky4PERT
Yale students4ELIS
Aries animal3RAM
Loosen, as a knot5UNTIE
Sewer scurriers4RATS
British police officer9CONSTABLE
"Whoops, my bad"7OHSORRY
Scottish denial3NAE
Tennis star Osaka5NAOMI
Cozy room3DEN
Representative5AGENT
Double __ Oreo4STUF
Uber competitor4LYFT
Outer edge3RIM
Mom's sister4AUNT
Add color to4TINT
Tehran's country4IRAN
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