Western mountain range, informally Crossword Clue

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NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 19, 2026

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More clues from the New York Times (July 19, 2026)

Across

1. Teacher's summons
6. –
11. Bench press muscle, for short
14. –
18. ___ Basin (D.C. attraction)
19. Progeny
20. Didn't turn away
22. Texas A&M athlete
23. Prefix with media
24. Person providing a sworn account
25. "I really, really appreciate it!"
27. Unspoken communication syst.
28. After-the-fact discount
29. Not fresh
30. Big movie theater chain
31. Website that calls itself "the heart of the internet"
32. Paramedic's skill
35. Reward for a good puppy
37. Harbingers
39. One-named singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be"
41. Score usually resulting from an error, in baseball
44. Like sheep, so to speak
46. Degree holder, informally
47. Displayed audacity
48. The Psychedelic ___ (rock band)
49. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay
50. Explosive stuff
51. –
53. Dancing hippo's wear in Disney's "Fantasia"
54. –
55. Actress Shirley of "The Apartment"
57. –
59. "Nice idea!"
61. Beethoven's Third
62. David Foster Wallace's "Tense Present," e.g.
63. Conspiring cliques
65. Judge of diamond value?
66. Grab (onto)
67. Word order
69. Britain's most prestigious military decoration
71. Fantasizes about
73. Block someone's passage, say
74. Scribble on, say
75. Egyptian symbol of life
76. Exits
77. Allow to enroll
79. Brand seen on the U.S. World Cup jerseys
80. Gets more expensive
82. Vague approximation
85. Restrictive undergarment
86. Word employment
88. Pia ___ (brain covering)
89. Pained yelps
90. Linings of nautilus shells
92. Hired detectives, for short
94. Slow ___ (Asian primate)
97. –
98. Prefix with -bar
99. –
101. Stayed somewhere temporarily
104. Peak of religion?
106. "No worries!"
107. Number ones
108. You're doing it every day
109. "I'll pass"
110. Bank offering for a property buyer
111. Roommate who doesn't pay rent?
112. 2000 Christina Aguilera #1 hit
113. "T-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's ___" (Notorious B.I.G.'s breakfast in "Big Poppa")

Down

1. "Right now!"
2. This clue's number, cubed
3. Hairstyle similar to a bowl cut
4. Top priority on the agenda
5. Strauss opera inspired by a Sophocles tragedy
6. [See title]
7. Baton Rouge institution, familiarly
8. Five Pillars religion
9. Defeat in competition
10. Mötley Crüe frontman Vince ___
11. Accepts a deal from the D.A., say
12. Spanish folk hero
13. Meets head-on?
14. [See title]
15. Nabokov novel
16. Whitesmith's material
17. Doc using an otoscope
20. TV's Don Draper and his co-workers
21. Took orders, say
26. Fortuneteller
30. Calm
31. "Star Wars" character Kylo ___
32. Plastic cap?
33. Tube-shaped pasta
34. Do some road maintenance on
36. Et cetera
38. Clear as ___ (not clear)
40. Western mountain range, informally
41. Arm bones
42. Christmas display pieces
43. E.R. V.I.P.s
45. Classic Italian appetizer
46. Paper source?
48. Rage
51. [See title]
52. Puerto ___
53. Player's club
54. [See title]
56. Despises
57. [See title]
58. Brandy letters
60. Artist Chagall
62. Big heads
64. Travel a winding route
67. They're at the ends of some rainbows
68. Test for M.A. seekers
69. Explorer da Gama
70. Following behind
72. Making a comeback
73. Ambulance initials
76. "Keep it together!"
77. Summer mo.
78. Expression of frustration
79. Sam Elliott's role in "The Big Lebowski"
81. Suppressed, as emotions
82. It's in the pipeline
83. "___ never fly"
84. Asking for a human's attention, perhaps
87. They're often covered with dirt
91. ___ slalom (event at the Summer Olympics)
93. Coastal region of ancient Greece
95. The 'gram
96. Pound the pavement?
97. [See title]
98. "You don't need to tell me"
99. [See title]
100. ___-Ball
101. Any of the U.C.s
102. Cry of playful discovery
103. Q: Why was the road sticky? A: Traffic ___
105. Kitchen intruder

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Questions

What is the answer to “Western mountain range, informally”?

SIERRAS, 7 letters: a mountain range.

When was “Western mountain range, informally” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of July 19, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

7 letters, starting with S.