LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, January 1, 2026
Thursday, January 1, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Complete failures
- 6"Now!"
- 10A couple of bucks?
- 14Oak tree, once
- 15Words of dismay
- 16New Age artist who often sings in Irish
- 17Crossover design from Vivienne Westwood and Diane von Fürstenberg?
- 19Suds
- 20Former quarterback Manning
- 21__-Caps candy
- 22Give a damn?
- 23__ gel: contents of "Do not eat" packets
- 26On the decline
- 29Creative team behind Lilly Pulitzer's signature frock?
- 33Liturgical vestment
- 36Really, really enjoy a joke
- 37Madre's sister
- 38Greek cafe
- 40Alive and __
- 43Viking weapon
- 44Pinnacle
- 46Affection from a dog
- 47Item in Giorgio Armani's 50th anniversary collection?
- 51Patterned fabric woven on Jacquard looms
- 52Orates
- 56__ shorts
- 58Be in debt
- 60Briny
- 61Vaping device
- 62Line of Mary Quant's trademark skirts?
- 66Place for pews
- 67Legend
- 68Wet bars?
- 69Even
- 70Keyboard locale
- 71Really hard to see
Down
- 1Innocents
- 2Circular openings in domes
- 3Synergy Supreme+ gasoline retailer
- 4"Putting my phone down a sec"
- 5Weekly skit show, for short
- 6Scattered
- 7Target in a game of catch
- 8Japanese carrier
- 9Blouse
- 10Expose as false
- 11Peppy
- 12Seeing things
- 13Redder than medium
- 18Actor Morales
- 22Round fig.
- 24Remote getaway spot
- 25"Moonstruck" Oscar winner
- 27Faces the day
- 28Musubi seaweed
- 30Brawl
- 31Playing surface surrounded by boards
- 32Droops
- 33Try
- 34Call with a raised hand
- 35State of ramped-up productivity
- 39Zilch
- 41Rate of speed
- 42Beach toy
- 45Greek island in the Cyclades
- 48Caught off base?
- 49Med. plan option
- 50Functions
- 53Nepali, e.g.
- 54Stays fresh
- 55"Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazine
- 56Penny
- 57Berry native to the Amazon rainforest
- 59"Don't take me too seriously" indicator
- 62Prefix with way or wife
- 63Raw bar need
- 64Language suffix
- 65Caviar
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 36 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 29-across.
- Constructed by Jill Rafaloff %26 Michelle Sontarp.
All 78 answers
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- 1AComplete failuresBOMBS
- 6A"Now!"STAT
- 10AA couple of bucks?DEER
- 14AOak tree, onceACORN
- 15AWords of dismayOHNO
- 16ANew Age artist who often sings in IrishENYA
- 17ACrossover design from Vivienne Westwood and Diane von Fürstenberg?BUBBLEWRAP
- 19ASudsBEER
- 20AFormer quarterback ManningELI
- 21A__-Caps candySNO
- 22AGive a damn?CURSE
- 23A__ gel: contents of "Do not eat" packetsSILICA
- 26AOn the declineWANING
- 29ACreative team behind Lilly Pulitzer's signature frock?SHIFTWORKERS
- 33ALiturgical vestmentSTOLE
- 36AReally, really enjoy a jokeROAR
- 37AMadre's sisterTIA
- 38AGreek cafeTAVERNA
- 40AAlive and __KICKING
- 43AViking weaponAXE
- 44APinnacleACME
- 46AAffection from a dogLICKS
- 47AItem in Giorgio Armani's 50th anniversary collection?BIRTHDAYSUIT
- 51APatterned fabric woven on Jacquard loomsDAMASK
- 52AOratesSPEAKS
- 56A__ shortsCARGO
- 58ABe in debtOWE
- 60ABrinySEA
- 61AVaping deviceECIG
- 62ALine of Mary Quant's trademark skirts?MINISERIES
- 66APlace for pewsNAVE
- 67ALegendICON
- 68AWet bars?SOAPS
- 69AEvenTIED
- 70AKeyboard localeDESK
- 71AReally hard to seeEENSY
- 1DInnocentsBABES
- 2DCircular openings in domesOCULI
- 3DSynergy Supreme+ gasoline retailerMOBIL
- 4D"Putting my phone down a sec"BRB
- 5DWeekly skit show, for shortSNL
- 6DScatteredSOWN
- 7DTarget in a game of catchTHROWTO
- 8DJapanese carrierANA
- 9DBlouseTOP
- 10DExpose as falseDEBUNK
- 11DPeppyENERGETIC
- 12DSeeing thingsEYES
- 13DRedder than mediumRARE
- 18DActor MoralesESAI
- 22DRound fig.CIR
- 24DRemote getaway spotISLE
- 25D"Moonstruck" Oscar winnerCHER
- 27DFaces the dayAWAKES
- 28DMusubi seaweedNORI
- 30DBrawlFRACAS
- 31DPlaying surface surrounded by boardsRINK
- 32DDroopsSAGS
- 33DTrySTAB
- 34DCall with a raised handTAXI
- 35DState of ramped-up productivityOVERDRIVE
- 39DZilchNADA
- 41DRate of speedCLIP
- 42DBeach toyKITE
- 45DGreek island in the CycladesMYKONOS
- 48DCaught off base?TAGGED
- 49DMed. plan optionHMO
- 50DFunctionsUSES
- 53DNepali, e.g.ASIAN
- 54DStays freshKEEPS
- 55D"Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazineSASSY
- 56DPennyCENT
- 57DBerry native to the Amazon rainforestACAI
- 59D"Don't take me too seriously" indicatorWINK
- 62DPrefix with way or wifeMID
- 63DRaw bar needICE
- 64DLanguage suffixESE
- 65DCaviarROE
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