LA Times Daily Crossword July 7, 2026 Answers

1. Baked desserts 5. "Shoot!" 9. Threaded fastener 14. Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect" 15. Learning by memorization 16. Throw with effort 17. A little naughty 18. Big brass horn 19. Prodded 20. Question, as the opposing side's witness 23. Location of all but two NATO members 24. Overly 25. Covered in cinders 29. Cell service letters 30. List-ending abbr. 32. Giants legend Mays 34. Settings that reinforce personal biases 37. Breathe hard 39. Language similar to Thai 40. Fashioned 41. Tool for monitoring blood sugar levels 44. Stop working 45. Icarus, to Daedalus 46. The first "A" of Reddit's AMA 49. Landfill output 50. Some short albums 53. No longer surprised by 55. Classic Beatles song, or an apt description of the progression of this puzzle's circles 58. Was able to 61. Comedian Trevor 62. "Take this" 63. Possessed 64. Sushi seaweed 65. Zone 66. Trudges heavily 67. "What __ is new?" 68. Element seen all over Las Vegas

1. Package 2. Bored by routine 3. "Do it again!" 4. Authorization 5. The Electric Mayhem bandleader 6. Common sauce base 7. Facing the pitcher 8. Spanish "I love you" 9. Give the cold shoulder 10. Individually wrapped breakfast choice 11. Cleaning cloth 12. Night of anticipation 13. Hitched 21. Ronnie who sang lead on "Be My Baby" 22. Corn Belt state 26. Luge or skeleton 27. Add to the staff 28. Desired response to a promposal 31. Kenneth of fashion 33. Gigantic 34. Surrounded 35. Pic taker 36. Weeding tools 37. Claimed no contest, maybe 38. Prefix with correct or complete 41. Miracle-__: garden brand 42. Appear to be 43. Difficult question 46. Show some stick-to-itiveness? 47. Audiophile's system 48. Like BTS or bibimbap 51. Tubular pasta 52. Perch at a pub 54. Hawke of "Before Sunrise" 56. Action figures? 57. Rowboat pair 58. Many a "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" character 59. Bird in Tootsie Pop ads 60. Game with Reverse cards