LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, January 12, 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Awards such as Best Upset and Best Game
- 6Have a spoonful, say
- 11"Tsk!" kin
- 14Fleece source
- 15Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center
- 16Activist Yoko
- 171980s Atari racing game
- 19Air passenger screening org.
- 20Future counselor's maj.
- 21Hallucinations
- 23Salt Lake state
- 25Black dialect, for short
- 27"Doggone it!"
- 28Tree goo
- 29Minimally invasive surgical procedure
- 32Mop target
- 34Old photo hue
- 35Amuses, as with anecdotes
- 38Elementary school shoebox project
- 42Actor Nick
- 44Calf's suckling spot
- 45Hall of Fame pitcher who threw four no-hitters for the Dodgers
- 50Industrial tank
- 51__ vera gel
- 52Front of a ship
- 53Like some high-fiber breakfast bars
- 54Snug apartments
- 57Times New __
- 59Give in to gravity
- 60Cylinder in the snack aisle
- 64Notable time
- 65Texas A&M athlete
- 66Cathedral city in Tuscany
- 67Summer hrs.
- 68Frowned-upon acts
- 69Analyze, as ore
Down
- 1Start to sneeze?
- 2Moo __ pork
- 3British cartoon character who loves muddy puddles
- 4"Oof, that's not good"
- 5Quick and nimble
- 6Monopoly token sported by the game's mascot
- 7Crossword dir.
- 8Shook with cold
- 9Novelist Morrison
- 10Breaks bread
- 11Miyazaki's "My Neighbor __"
- 12Open, as a onesie
- 13Nice and warm
- 18Emotional wound
- 2219-Across request
- 23Spy-fi side
- 24See 26-Down
- 26With 24-Down, outmoded media format
- 29Mixture of metals
- 30Nail salon brand
- 31__ City, Iowa
- 33Terse text sent while taxiing to the terminal
- 36Large ruminant in the Rockies
- 37Octagon at an intersection
- 39Prepayments in some big book deals
- 40Ravioli filling, sometimes
- 41Highbrow
- 43Benelux continent
- 45Got smart with
- 46Sites for some rites
- 47Chewy candy
- 48Blacksmiths' workplaces
- 49Mil. truant
- 53Desert watering hole
- 55AirPlay and AirDrop tablet
- 56Challenging chem course
- 58Phoenix suburb
- 61Petty peeve
- 62Actress de Armas
- 63Yea's opposite
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 36 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Patti Varol.
All 76 answers
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- 1AAwards such as Best Upset and Best GameESPYS
- 6AHave a spoonful, sayTASTE
- 11A"Tsk!" kinTUT
- 14AFleece sourceSHEEP
- 15AAstronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space CenterOCHOA
- 16AActivist YokoONO
- 17A1980s Atari racing gameSUPERSPRINT
- 19AAir passenger screening org.TSA
- 20AFuture counselor's maj.PSYCH
- 21AHallucinationsVISIONS
- 23ASalt Lake stateUTAH
- 25ABlack dialect, for shortAAVE
- 27A"Doggone it!"DRAT
- 28ATree gooSAP
- 29AMinimally invasive surgical procedureARTHROSCOPY
- 32AMop targetSPILL
- 34AOld photo hueSEPIA
- 35AAmuses, as with anecdotesREGALES
- 38AElementary school shoebox projectDIORAMA
- 42AActor NickNOLTE
- 44ACalf's suckling spotUDDER
- 45AHall of Fame pitcher who threw four no-hitters for the DodgersSANDYKOUFAX
- 50AIndustrial tankVAT
- 51A__ vera gelALOE
- 52AFront of a shipPROW
- 53ALike some high-fiber breakfast barsOATY
- 54ASnug apartmentsSTUDIOS
- 57ATimes New __ROMAN
- 59AGive in to gravitySAG
- 60ACylinder in the snack aislePRINGLESCAN
- 64ANotable timeERA
- 65ATexas A&M athleteAGGIE
- 66ACathedral city in TuscanySIENA
- 67ASummer hrs.DST
- 68AFrowned-upon actsDONTS
- 69AAnalyze, as oreASSAY
- 1DStart to sneeze?ESS
- 2DMoo __ porkSHU
- 3DBritish cartoon character who loves muddy puddlesPEPPAPIG
- 4D"Oof, that's not good"YEESH
- 5DQuick and nimbleSPRY
- 6DMonopoly token sported by the game's mascotTOPHAT
- 7DCrossword dir.ACR
- 8DShook with coldSHIVERED
- 9DNovelist MorrisonTONI
- 10DBreaks breadEATS
- 11DMiyazaki's "My Neighbor __"TOTORO
- 12DOpen, as a onesieUNSNAP
- 13DNice and warmTOASTY
- 18DEmotional woundSCAR
- 22D19-Across requestIDCARD
- 23DSpy-fi sideUSSR
- 24DSee 26-DownTAPE
- 26DWith 24-Down, outmoded media formatVHS
- 29DMixture of metalsALLOY
- 30DNail salon brandOPI
- 31D__ City, IowaSIOUX
- 33DTerse text sent while taxiing to the terminalLANDED
- 36DLarge ruminant in the RockiesELK
- 37DOctagon at an intersectionSTOPSIGN
- 39DPrepayments in some big book dealsADVANCES
- 40DRavioli filling, sometimesMEAT
- 41DHighbrowARTY
- 43DBenelux continentEUR
- 45DGot smart withSASSED
- 46DSites for some ritesALTARS
- 47DChewy candyNOUGAT
- 48DBlacksmiths' workplacesFORGES
- 49DMil. truantAWOL
- 53DDesert watering holeOASIS
- 55DAirPlay and AirDrop tabletIPAD
- 56DChallenging chem courseORGO
- 58DPhoenix suburbMESA
- 61DPetty peeveNIT
- 62DActress de ArmasANA
- 63DYea's oppositeNAY
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