LA Times Crossword July 23, 2026 Answers

Across

Like a specialized committee5 Qualified4 Sheer delight4 Ready to drop5 Squander4 Wet and squirmy4 Springsteen portrayer Jeremy __ White5 __ carotene4 Athletic brand4 Cinematographer's assignment?13 Short greetings3 Straight, for short3 Make an alliance6 Novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"3 Opposite of sans4 Many a Chiwere language student3 Screenwriter's assignment?9 Toys with tails5 Nutrient in spinach4 "Srsly!?"5 iPhone helper4 "Ghostbusters" actor Harold5 Costume designer's assignment?9 Question in reply to "omw," maybe3 "Anyone __?"4 Detroit labor org.3 Town in Ontario County, New York6 The works3 Aves. and blvds.3 Director's assignment?13 Low on dough4 Zither kin4 Sound that comes from on high5 Volkswagen Group subsidiary4 Like supervillains4 Hall of Famer Shaquille5 Get out of bed4 French jeweler and glassmaker Lalique4 Bookish sorts5

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Teeming (with)5 Metropolis in north-central India5 The MLB's Angels, to fans5 Cookie with a limited-edition BTS collaboration4 "Harriet" and "Wicked" Oscar nominee Erivo7 Monastery leader5 Veal cordon __4 Tolkien saga, briefly4 Old mice and such6 Italian salami city5 Recurring melodic phrase9 Big grazer3 Cornea locale3 Mello __ soda5 "Dang!"4 Gestation sites5 Put forth5 High-end hotel chain4 "Concrete Rose" novelist Thomas5 Dryer outlet4 S'mores cookers5 Speak from a rostrum5 Namesakes of most planets9 Little devils4 "That didn't escape my notice"4 Windows shaped like 13-Downs5 Product of a schism4 Golden, as bygone days7 Foam6 Otherworldly5 Waldorf salad fruit5 Less polite5 Trepidation5 Exchanges for money5 Order at a restaurant4 CNN anchor Burnett4 __ poem: free-form orchestral work4 Target score in disc golf3 "Bien sûr"3