LA Times Crossword July 12 2026 Answers (7/12/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for July 12 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword July 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword July 12, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 7/12/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Option B precursor
6A Creature in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
10A Winter resort rentals
14A Supermodel Kate
18A Old Renault
19A Apple tablet
20A Penny
21A Each
22A Not suitable
23A Mandala medium, often
24A "__ you asked ... "
25A Count (on)
26A Took unnecessary risks, in a British idiom
30A WNW opposite
31A Love, in Italian
32A Asian language
33A Handel oratorio
37A Former
38A All excited
42A Ginger __
43A Backup for a proofreader, perhaps
46A Lightweight fabric
48A Romance
49A "C'est la __!"
50A Trolley car
51A Celebrity couple
52A Pres. on a dime
53A Imrie of "The Thursday Murder Club"
57A Square things
58A Grow increasingly recalcitrant
63A 2028 Olympics host: Abbr.
64A "The Fresh Prince of __-Air"
65A __ acid
66A Apology starter
67A Male swan
70A Suffer public humiliation
74A 2024 Olympics host
77A Newark's county
78A Permit
79A Burden
80A Lasting mark
81A Org. nicknamed "No Such Agency"
83A Owns
84A Nimble
85A 2010 animated film featuring Princess Fiona
92A Singer __ King Cole
93A Game for little batters
94A Hazardous gas
95A Goes on and on
97A Finish
98A OB test
99A Reuben sandwich bread
100A Oxymoron, or what can be found five times in this puzzle
109A __ of paradise
110A Flared skirt style
111A Voting group
112A Inbox message
113A Demolish
114A Ice sheet
115A 85-Across figure
116A Mother-of-pearl
117A Rude one
118A Throw out
119A "Easier __ than done"
120A Woolen cloth
1D "And also ... "
2D Singer and civil rights activist Horne
3D Palm berry
4D City where pizza was invented
5D __ well
6D Frisbee, e.g.
7D Birthstone between sapphire and topaz
8D Paul who played twins in "There Will Be Blood"
9D "Most likely ... "
10D Annabella of "Tulsa King"
11D __ cloth: Ghanaian textile
12D Move slowly
13D Digital protection device?
14D Figure that comes with strings attached
15D Accepting customers
16D "Deal!"
17D Intel gatherer
24D Small porch
27D Campus leader
28D Mideast leader
29D Urchin
33D Beach city near Pepperdine
34D Powerful groups
35D __ Falls Convention
36D "What a bore"
37D Soup often garnished with bean sprouts
38D Nev. neighbor
39D Wrap with tzatziki
40D Tilt
41D "Hanna" star Creed-Miles
44D Having trouble deciding
45D Physiologist Pavlov
47D Given to moping, maybe
52D Sense
53D Unresponsive states
54D Party-planning site
55D Massachusetts home of the Tanglewood Music Festival
56D Wrinkle remover
57D Quaint word of despair
59D Many execs
60D Lasses
61D Pardon
62D Vivid vegetable
67D Pointy tooth
68D Eye-related
69D Attacks from all sides
70D Figure who manipulates flames in a Nickelodeon fantasy series
71D Phobia
72D Villainous Count of kid-lit
73D Confused state
74D Note-passer's utterance
75D Head or heart follower
76D Valuable to collectors
81D Annual Player Selection Meeting, informally
82D Step on the scale?
83D Largest Chinese ethnic group
84D Military encampment unit
86D Philosopher Immanuel
87D Winter stoats
88D "Lovecraft Country" actor Courtney B. __
89D Revise
90D Reddish-brown tea
91D Work hard for
96D Grandma, to some
98D "Farewell, amigos!"
100D "Farewell, amici!"
101D Ricelike pasta
102D French greeting
103D Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature
104D Onigiri wrapper
105D Like cupcakes but not muffins, usually
106D Compete against the clock
107D Slimy mud
108D Toboggan, e.g.
109D Texter's "Just a moment"

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