Parental figure for a queen

Archive answer — July 19, 2026

70 Down

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“DRAGMOTHER” is the published 10-letter fill for 70 Down. Use the crossing letters in the grid below to verify how it fits.

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Across

67 clues
  1. 1Two-headed muscle, informally
  2. 6Witchy words
  3. 11Kinney who writes the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books
  4. 15Singular pronoun
  5. 18Earthy colour
  6. 19Sugar substitute?
  7. 20R&B's India.__
  8. 21Dory mover
  9. 22Sign on rural roads
  10. 24University of Montana's home
  11. 26Key hit in panic
  12. 27Was more consuming?
  13. 28Stays with a series of friends
  14. 30Six-time NBA MVP Abdul-Jabbar
  15. 32Juice option
  16. 33College Park athlete, for short
  17. 34Instruments in string quartets
  18. 36Many a beach scavenger
  19. 39In the left lane, say
  20. 42Vegetables that may be chopped while wearing goggles
  21. 44Actress Jessica
  22. 45Curved line
  23. 46Bronco or Mustang
  24. 47"I've seen worse"
  25. 50Savory potato patties in Indian cuisine
  26. 53Lavish celebration
  27. 54Flatbreads served with saag paneer
  28. 55Spun records
  29. 56Sat around
  30. 57Almost-grads
  31. 58Drive or park
  32. 59Semana seventh
  33. 60Race
  34. 61Find common ground
  35. 66Put pen to paper, say
  36. 68Contains
  37. 69Thread-bearing?
  38. 70"Breaking Bad" org.
  39. 73Living space?
  40. 74Hilarious human
  41. 76Crunchy salad bits
  42. 78Shade source
  43. 79"How rude!"
  44. 81Project that kindergartners need to use their noodles for
  45. 83Startled syllable
  46. 84Kyoto currency
  47. 85Dance that tells a story
  48. 86Bean
  49. 87Bursts of light
  50. 90Sleepover duds
  51. 93Site of a Herculean task
  52. 94Digital extension?
  53. 95Makes illegal
  54. 96Mexican bucks
  55. 98With 107-Across, reunite a musical group, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
  56. 101"Foundation" trilogy novelist Isaac
  57. 103LAX gatekeepers
  58. 106Blissful
  59. 107See 98-Across
  60. 110Compete
  61. 111Water-resistant wood
  62. 112Rights activist Hernandez
  63. 113Fun aunt's movie date, maybe
  64. 114The Oilers, on sports crawls
  65. 115Some 35mm cameras
  66. 116Fastened, in a way
  67. 117Small pastries

Down

77 clues
  1. 1Portend
  2. 2Keeps cold
  3. 3Task managers?
  4. 4"I'd rather __ on the side of caution"
  5. 5Cheese with a Romano variety
  6. 6Bagel variety
  7. 7History
  8. 8Canal in upstate New York
  9. 9"Encanto" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda
  10. 10Hamstring exercise
  11. 11Obstruct
  12. 12Celebrity chef Adjepong
  13. 13Tilapia-and-tortilla dish
  14. 14Admits, with "up"
  15. 15Deli spear
  16. 16Soccer period
  17. 17History chapters
  18. 19Loves (on)
  19. 23Regret
  20. 25Plural pronoun
  21. 29Not new
  22. 31Peerless?
  23. 32Splotchy
  24. 34Bobs and weaves?
  25. 35Head in
  26. 37Jacobson of "Long Story Short"
  27. 38Cut on the __
  28. 39Poke
  29. 40Undressed
  30. 41Crossword diagram
  31. 43Drive way?
  32. 45Pint glass serving
  33. 48Linger in the tub
  34. 49Other, in Spanish
  35. 50Not entirely open
  36. 51Not entirely sober
  37. 52Nice concept?
  38. 55Party bowlful
  39. 58Chromosome units
  40. 59Private convos
  41. 60Nurses
  42. 61Actor Liu
  43. 62French cabbage
  44. 63Cereal grain
  45. 64Swimmer with a saddle patch
  46. 65"Wuthering Heights" setting
  47. 66Google phone
  48. 67Product of Chicago?
  49. 70Parental figure for a queenDRAGMOTHER
  50. 71Unsettling
  51. 72Cigna competitor
  52. 73Feud
  53. 74Some seeded loaves
  54. 75Particle in a stellar wind
  55. 76Salve
  56. 77Puree in a breakfast bowl
  57. 78Striped big cat
  58. 80Where one may set their sights
  59. 81"__ the word!"
  60. 82Insignificant occurrence
  61. 85Fanny pack alternative
  62. 88Fill up
  63. 89Drummer's cymbals
  64. 90Stan and __ Berenstain of kid-lit
  65. 91Provided clarity, in a way
  66. 92Alvin and Theodore's brother
  67. 95Safe spaces?
  68. 97Eggy drink
  69. 98Donate
  70. 99Oklahoma city
  71. 100Winter hibernator
  72. 101Anti-censorship org.
  73. 102__-Ball: arcade game
  74. 104Breakaway group
  75. 105Trojan War god
  76. 108Need a sick day, say
  77. 109Argentine aunt

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Every clue links to a dedicated answer page. Use the list below to scan the complete fill without opening the interactive board.

Across

  1. 1. Two-headed muscle, informally

    Answer: BICEP

  2. 6. Witchy words

    Answer: SPELL

  3. 11. Kinney who writes the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books

    Answer: JEFF

  4. 15. Singular pronoun

    Answer: SHE

  5. 18. Earthy colour

    Answer: OCHRE

  6. 19. Sugar substitute?

    Answer: DEARIE

  7. 20. R&B's India.__

    Answer: ARIE

  8. 21. Dory mover

    Answer: OAR

  9. 22. Sign on rural roads

    Answer: DEERCROSSING

  10. 24. University of Montana's home

    Answer: MISSOULA

  11. 26. Key hit in panic

    Answer: ESC

  12. 27. Was more consuming?

    Answer: OUTATE

  13. 28. Stays with a series of friends

    Answer: COUCHSURFS

  14. 30. Six-time NBA MVP Abdul-Jabbar

    Answer: KAREEM

  15. 32. Juice option

    Answer: PULP

  16. 33. College Park athlete, for short

    Answer: TERP

  17. 34. Instruments in string quartets

    Answer: CELLI

  18. 36. Many a beach scavenger

    Answer: SEABIRD

  19. 39. In the left lane, say

    Answer: PASSING

  20. 42. Vegetables that may be chopped while wearing goggles

    Answer: ONIONS

  21. 44. Actress Jessica

    Answer: BIEL

  22. 45. Curved line

    Answer: ARC

  23. 46. Bronco or Mustang

    Answer: CAR

  24. 47. "I've seen worse"

    Answer: ITSNOTSOBAD

  25. 50. Savory potato patties in Indian cuisine

    Answer: ALOOTIKKI

  26. 53. Lavish celebration

    Answer: FETE

  27. 54. Flatbreads served with saag paneer

    Answer: ROTIS

  28. 55. Spun records

    Answer: DJED

  29. 56. Sat around

    Answer: IDLED

  30. 57. Almost-grads

    Answer: SRS

  31. 58. Drive or park

    Answer: GEAR

  32. 59. Semana seventh

    Answer: DIA

  33. 60. Race

    Answer: SPEED

  34. 61. Find common ground

    Answer: SEEKACOMPROMISE

  35. 66. Put pen to paper, say

    Answer: PRINT

  36. 68. Contains

    Answer: HAS

  37. 69. Thread-bearing?

    Answer: ROPY

  38. 70. "Breaking Bad" org.

    Answer: DEA

  39. 73. Living space?

    Answer: BIOME

  40. 74. Hilarious human

    Answer: RIOT

  41. 76. Crunchy salad bits

    Answer: BACOS

  42. 78. Shade source

    Answer: TREE

  43. 79. "How rude!"

    Answer: EXCUSEYOU

  44. 81. Project that kindergartners need to use their noodles for

    Answer: MACARONIART

  45. 83. Startled syllable

    Answer: EEK

  46. 84. Kyoto currency

    Answer: YEN

  47. 85. Dance that tells a story

    Answer: HULA

  48. 86. Bean

    Answer: NOGGIN

  49. 87. Bursts of light

    Answer: FLASHES

  50. 90. Sleepover duds

    Answer: JAMMIES

  51. 93. Site of a Herculean task

    Answer: NEMEA

  52. 94. Digital extension?

    Answer: NAIL

  53. 95. Makes illegal

    Answer: BANS

  54. 96. Mexican bucks

    Answer: DINERO

  55. 98. With 107-Across, reunite a musical group, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters

    Answer: GETTHEBAND

  56. 101. "Foundation" trilogy novelist Isaac

    Answer: ASIMOV

  57. 103. LAX gatekeepers

    Answer: TSA

  58. 106. Blissful

    Answer: INHEAVEN

  59. 107. See 98-Across

    Answer: BACKTOGETHER

  60. 110. Compete

    Answer: VIE

  61. 111. Water-resistant wood

    Answer: TEAK

  62. 112. Rights activist Hernandez

    Answer: AILEEN

  63. 113. Fun aunt's movie date, maybe

    Answer: NIECE

  64. 114. The Oilers, on sports crawls

    Answer: EDM

  65. 115. Some 35mm cameras

    Answer: SLRS

  66. 116. Fastened, in a way

    Answer: GLUED

  67. 117. Small pastries

    Answer: TARTS

Down

  1. 1. Portend

    Answer: BODE

  2. 2. Keeps cold

    Answer: ICES

  3. 3. Task managers?

    Answer: CHECKLISTS

  4. 4. "I'd rather __ on the side of caution"

    Answer: ERR

  5. 5. Cheese with a Romano variety

    Answer: PECORINO

  6. 6. Bagel variety

    Answer: SESAME

  7. 7. History

    Answer: PAST

  8. 8. Canal in upstate New York

    Answer: ERIE

  9. 9. "Encanto" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda

    Answer: LIN

  10. 10. Hamstring exercise

    Answer: LEGCURL

  11. 11. Obstruct

    Answer: JAMUP

  12. 12. Celebrity chef Adjepong

    Answer: ERIC

  13. 13. Tilapia-and-tortilla dish

    Answer: FISHTACO

  14. 14. Admits, with "up"

    Answer: FESSES

  15. 15. Deli spear

    Answer: SOURPICKLE

  16. 16. Soccer period

    Answer: HALF

  17. 17. History chapters

    Answer: ERAS

  18. 19. Loves (on)

    Answer: DOTES

  19. 23. Regret

    Answer: RUE

  20. 25. Plural pronoun

    Answer: OURS

  21. 29. Not new

    Answer: OLD

  22. 31. Peerless?

    Answer: ALONE

  23. 32. Splotchy

    Answer: PIED

  24. 34. Bobs and weaves?

    Answer: COIFS

  25. 35. Head in

    Answer: ENTER

  26. 37. Jacobson of "Long Story Short"

    Answer: ABBI

  27. 38. Cut on the __

    Answer: BIAS

  28. 39. Poke

    Answer: PROD

  29. 40. Undressed

    Answer: NAKED

  30. 41. Crossword diagram

    Answer: GRID

  31. 43. Drive way?

    Answer: STREET

  32. 45. Pint glass serving

    Answer: ALE

  33. 48. Linger in the tub

    Answer: SOAK

  34. 49. Other, in Spanish

    Answer: OTRA

  35. 50. Not entirely open

    Answer: AJAR

  36. 51. Not entirely sober

    Answer: TIPSY

  37. 52. Nice concept?

    Answer: IDEE

  38. 55. Party bowlful

    Answer: DIP

  39. 58. Chromosome units

    Answer: GENES

  40. 59. Private convos

    Answer: DMS

  41. 60. Nurses

    Answer: SIPSON

  42. 61. Actor Liu

    Answer: SIMU

  43. 62. French cabbage

    Answer: CHOU

  44. 63. Cereal grain

    Answer: OAT

  45. 64. Swimmer with a saddle patch

    Answer: ORCA

  46. 65. "Wuthering Heights" setting

    Answer: MOOR

  47. 66. Google phone

    Answer: PIXEL

  48. 67. Product of Chicago?

    Answer: ROCKANTHEM

  49. 70. Parental figure for a queen

    Answer: DRAGMOTHER

  50. 71. Unsettling

    Answer: EERIE

  51. 72. Cigna competitor

    Answer: AETNA

  52. 73. Feud

    Answer: BEEF

  53. 74. Some seeded loaves

    Answer: RYES

  54. 75. Particle in a stellar wind

    Answer: ION

  55. 76. Salve

    Answer: BALM

  56. 77. Puree in a breakfast bowl

    Answer: ACAI

  57. 78. Striped big cat

    Answer: TIGER

  58. 80. Where one may set their sights

    Answer: EYELEVEL

  59. 81. "__ the word!"

    Answer: MUMS

  60. 82. Insignificant occurrence

    Answer: NONEVENT

  61. 85. Fanny pack alternative

    Answer: HANDBAG

  62. 88. Fill up

    Answer: SATE

  63. 89. Drummer's cymbals

    Answer: HIHATS

  64. 90. Stan and __ Berenstain of kid-lit

    Answer: JAN

  65. 91. Provided clarity, in a way

    Answer: EDITED

  66. 92. Alvin and Theodore's brother

    Answer: SIMON

  67. 95. Safe spaces?

    Answer: BANKS

  68. 97. Eggy drink

    Answer: NOG

  69. 98. Donate

    Answer: GIVE

  70. 99. Oklahoma city

    Answer: ENID

  71. 100. Winter hibernator

    Answer: BEAR

  72. 101. Anti-censorship org.

    Answer: ACLU

  73. 102. __-Ball: arcade game

    Answer: SKEE

  74. 104. Breakaway group

    Answer: SECT

  75. 105. Trojan War god

    Answer: ARES

  76. 108. Need a sick day, say

    Answer: AIL

  77. 109. Argentine aunt

    Answer: TIA

The answer to “Parental figure for a queen” in the LA Times Crossword is DRAGMOTHER — a 10-letter word. It appears in our available data for July 19, 2026 at 70-Down. Below you can reveal the fill one letter at a time, check the full puzzle, and open every related clue page.

“Parental figure for a queen” answer

DRAGMOTHER(10 letters)

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What is the answer to “Parental figure for a queen”?

The answer is DRAGMOTHER.

How many letters are in the answer?

10 letters: DRAGMOTHER.

When did this clue appear?

It appears in the LA Times Crossword for July 19, 2026 at 70-Down.

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