LA Times Daily Crossword July 29, 2026 Answers

1. Daytona 500 org. 7. Poetic measure 11. Hushed "Hey!" 15. Musical interval 16. Enunciate poorly 17. Stratford-__-Avon 18. *Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes 20. Café or thé lightener 21. "When pigs fly!" 22. Gender-specific pronoun 23. Florence of Florence and the Machine 25. Stage award 26. *"Olly olly oxen free" game 29. More spent 31. R&R provider for GIs 32. Steamed bun 33. Play-__: Fun Factory maker 34. Tally 36. Garment worn with a choli 37. *Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toy 41. Nautical call 43. Decide (to) 44. Ecol. monitor 45. Gun, as an engine 46. Actress Thurman 48. "Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __ 52. *Document in some pirate stories 56. Radar image 57. Proprietor 58. Diarist Anaïs 59. Orchestral pace 60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids" 61. "Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues 64. Cozy quarters 65. Japanese noodle 66. "That's a lie!" 67. Put through the paces 68. Petty quarrels 69. Goes back to zero

1. "There, there" 2. "Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua 3. Aspartame alternative 4. Opportunity for students to consider their futures 5. State definitively 6. Hi-__ monitor 7. "To repeat ... " 8. "I'll take complete credit, thanks" 9. Mess around a sty 10. Cleveland team 11. Drawer handles 12. Long key 13. "That's the word on the street" 14. Demolition letters 19. Sound like a fan 24. Tokyo, long ago 26. "lol" 27. A5 and Q5 automaker 28. Colorful carp 30. Safari platform 34. Mobile download 35. Polka __ 36. Vehicle safety devices 37. LGBTQ+ rights slogan 38. Sound like fans 39. Quarter-moon tide 40. Covers with sheets? 41. __ deco 42. Princess Leia, e.g. 46. Word before "force" or "the Force" 47. Cooing sound 48. Quite a few 49. Blues guitarist __ James 50. Remove, as knitted stitches 51. Rods in bike wheels 53. High anxiety 54. Supply funding for 55. Attitudes 59. Song 60. Wisdom partner 62. Fuss 63. Possessive word