LA Times Daily Crossword July 26, 2026 Answers

1. Do something 4. Career fair haul 8. Claim forcefully 14. Insert, as a link 19. Prepping period 21. Mammals with big calves 22. Stains with ash 23. *Command to turn 24. Winter cap feature 25. Jam 26. Clarifying phrase 27. Too sure of oneself 29. *Recovers somewhat 31. Coup target 33. Small camping shelter 35. Slowpoke's place 36. "Despacito" singer Fonsi 39. Part of LAPD 40. Nonprofit org. with a school for aspiring moviemakers 42. Infatuated 45. *Flourishing 49. *Perform a daring act 52. Dedicated poem 53. Tudyk of "Firefly" 54. Emulate Alysa Liu 56. Bark beetle target 57. Fancy-schmancy 59. Previously 61. Relaxed sigh 62. Novel at the center of Bloomsday celebrations 64. Westernmost city in Texas 66. McIntosh or Macintosh 68. Poison Ivy, to Robin 69. Seasoning for kimchi 70. *Makes explicitly clear 72. Insects in a colony 75. Apex predators of the sea 77. New York City's __ Place 78. Baseless 80. Vidal of hair care 83. Vader's childhood nickname 84. Southernmost Ivy 86. Party leader? 87. Software-driven F/X 88. Improviser's concluding phrase 91. Fat-heavy diet 93. "Look what I found!" 94. *Person who works a lot? 96. *Ink-filled tool for illustrators 99. Org. running many missions 100. Snack for a frog 101. Of vital importance 102. Speak unclearly 103. Ione of "La Brea" 105. Lions and tigers 109. Gets the picture 112. *Places to drop envelopes 115. High-five sound 118. Starts to work together 120. In flames 121. Make public 123. Start of a spelling rule, or a rule to keep in mind while answering the starred clues 125. Spot of land 126. Lower in fat 127. Trial spin on a bike 128. Parts in a play 129. Daisylike flowers 130. Tuck away 131. Telepath's ability

1. __ Romeo: motorsport brand 2. Discontinue 3. Implicit 4. Busiest airport in MO 5. Nintendo consoles that debuted in 2006 6. Switch on the radio? 7. "Rise and shine!" 8. Dazzle 9. Vertical passages 10. Draped wedding garment 11. Discovery astronaut Ochoa 12. "I'm gonna be straight with you ... " 13. Cough syrup amts. 14. OPI rival 15. Sequence of film cuts 16. Regattas 17. Raison d'__ 18. High-end camera initials 20. National park north of Anchorage 28. Shorebird with webbed feet 30. Easily broken 32. Salade Niçoise fish 34. __-sci 37. Nome dome home 38. Bird with a long neck 41. Display flagrantly 43. Destructive wind 44. Bank lobby devices 45. Leisurely gait 46. Subjects of fan clubs 47. "Roman Holiday" scooter 48. Like some heated posts 49. Command 50. "Kinda" 51. "What's up, bro!" 55. Reports by hotline 58. Head lights? 60. Prefix with graph or gram 63. Electronica instrument 65. Hybrid thoroughfare with frequent access points 67. Smoothing tool 68. Shout of discovery 70. Open-toed shoe 71. Alley-__ 73. Scouting unit 74. Gimbap alternative 76. Cypress, for one 78. Up to 79. Ian Fleming's alma mater 80. Glance over 81. Amazon contents 82. Quits fidgeting 83. Card with a single pip 85. Front page material 89. Cunning folks 90. Garden with forbidden fruit 92. Responsibility 95. Home for a squirrel 97. Some deli loaves 98. Genetics pioneer Mendel 101. Piehole 104. Throws, in slang 106. Kiwi in Kyoto, say 107. Sierra __, Africa 108. Features of some skirts 110. Quietly unnerving 111. Snow day rides 112. Dragon's place 113. "In that case ... " 114. Grammy-winning banjoist Fleck 116. Help out on a heist 117. Cozumel coin 119. Ooze 122. Workplaces for some RNs 124. Texter's "Victory!"