LA Times Daily Crossword July 21, 2026 Answers

1. Prattles on 5. Bay Area sch. 9. Uninspiring 14. Mapa of "Ugly Betty" 15. "New Rules" and "New Love" singer Dua 16. Twisted humor 17. Shampoo for horses as well as humans 19. Honeycomb units 20. Neither partner 21. Future atty.'s exam 23. Southeast Asian language 24. Meatless Chinese noodle dish 29. Hullabaloo 30. Light __ feather 31. Product labels 32. Private aid gp. 33. Sure winner 36. "The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winner 42. Not asea 43. Poem of praise 45. Former House Speaker Nancy 48. Due-in hr. 51. Crank (up) 52. Tender salad greens 56. "The Lord of the Rings" beast 57. Move for one's co., say 58. Olive extract 59. Capone cohort Frank 61. Principal draw on fight night, or an apt title for this puzzle 66. "OK, that was dishonest" 67. Ritz-Carlton competitor 68. Tops with frosting 69. Ride a bike 70. "Auld Lang __" 71. Every __ and cranny

1. Thanksgiving tuber 2. __ carte menu 3. Writing tool 4. All-too-public argument 5. Marathons longer than 26.2 miles, familiarly 6. U.S. intel org. 7. Tell all, as gossip 8. Untrue 9. Beckham also known as Posh Spice 10. "__ we there yet?" 11. Wind-borne allergen 12. Embedded, as tiles 13. High-end vacuum cleaners 18. The "N" of N.B. 22. "Tuesdays With Morrie" writer Mitch 24. Vehicle for movers 25. Microsoft web browser 26. Yummy 27. Iraq port city 28. Plenty of 34. __ of the woods mushrooms 35. More quirky 37. Entryway 38. Without losing one's cool 39. Renée __ Goldsberry of "Girls5eva" 40. Sushi seaweed 41. Biblical garden 44. 41-Down woman 45. Relating to sound 46. In a creepy way 47. Acid type built up during high-intensity exercise 49. Nickname for Canada's $2 coin 50. French friend 53. "Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James __ 54. Like hand soap 55. Singing brother of Simon and Theodore 60. No. on a resume 62. Airbnb alternative 63. __-friendly 64. Opposite of paleo- 65. Sound of disapproval