LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1In the thick of
- 5School attendee
- 10Muscles above abs
- 14Junction point
- 15Father of Kartikeya and Ganesha, in Hindu traditions
- 16Feedback for a prof
- 17*Part of the bus that makes the wheels go round and round, round and round
- 19Frost
- 20"Groovy!"
- 21Leave slack-jawed
- 22Extend beyond
- 24Mass-mailing tool
- 26*Part of the Blessed Trinity
- 28Barbecue wipe
- 30Punster
- 31One of the Three Stooges
- 32At the original rate, in sheet music
- 35Canasta combination
- 36*Folded flyer
- 40Ordinances
- 41Kolkata resident
- 42Simile center
- 43Long stretch
- 45Lawn care task
- 49*Command aboard the USS Enterprise
- 53Sing in a high range?
- 54Most peculiar
- 55Glorify
- 57Farm-to-table program, briefly
- 58Golda of Israel
- 59Permission to adapt a novel, say, or what the answers to the starred clues all have
- 62Novelist Tyler
- 63Rubber-stamping
- 64Gets even with
- 65Badgers
- 66Witherspoon of "The Morning Show"
- 67Agile
Down
- 1"Christina's World" painter Wyeth
- 2Booster target, perhaps
- 3Victorious cry
- 4Actor Patel
- 5Sibilant summons
- 6Slangy affirmative
- 7Grand instrument
- 8Assisted reproductive option: Abbr.
- 9Singer Jackson
- 10Capital of Western Australia
- 11Really bad sign
- 12Top with spaghetti straps
- 13Came down hard?
- 18Grand property
- 23Brand of fleecy slippers
- 25Onesie closers
- 27Euphemistic expression of affection
- 29Each
- 33Quebec neighbor
- 34Brooch
- 35National fruit of the Philippines
- 36Caltech locale
- 37Handing an Emmy to, e.g.
- 38__ chart
- 39Royal bride of 1981
- 40Doors album whose last track is "Riders on the Storm"
- 43Pothook shape
- 44Select
- 46Pet-locating device
- 47Mama bird, for one
- 48Like some stares
- 50French fathers
- 51"Love Me Like You Do" singer Goulding
- 52Sends to eternal punishment
- 56Craving
- 60Actor Barinholtz
- 61Classic sports cars
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 37 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
- Constructed by Jeff Stillman.
All 74 answers
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- 1AIn the thick ofAMID
- 5ASchool attendeePUPIL
- 10AMuscles above absPECS
- 14AJunction pointNODE
- 15AFather of Kartikeya and Ganesha, in Hindu traditionsSHIVA
- 16AFeedback for a profEVAL
- 17A*Part of the bus that makes the wheels go round and round, round and roundDRIVESHAFT
- 19AFrostRIME
- 20A"Groovy!"RAD
- 21ALeave slack-jawedSTUN
- 22AExtend beyondOUTLIE
- 24AMass-mailing toolELIST
- 26A*Part of the Blessed TrinityHOLYGHOST
- 28ABarbecue wipeWETNAP
- 30APunsterWAG
- 31AOne of the Three StoogesMOE
- 32AAt the original rate, in sheet musicATEMPO
- 35ACanasta combinationMELD
- 36A*Folded flyerPAPERAIRPLANE
- 40AOrdinancesLAWS
- 41AKolkata residentINDIAN
- 42ASimile centerASA
- 43ALong stretchEON
- 45ALawn care taskEDGING
- 49A*Command aboard the USS EnterpriseWARPSPEED
- 53ASing in a high range?YODEL
- 54AMost peculiarODDEST
- 55AGlorifyLAUD
- 57AFarm-to-table program, brieflyCSA
- 58AGolda of IsraelMEIR
- 59APermission to adapt a novel, say, or what the answers to the starred clues all haveFILMRIGHTS
- 62ANovelist TylerANNE
- 63ARubber-stampingOKING
- 64AGets even withTIES
- 65ABadgersNAGS
- 66AWitherspoon of "The Morning Show"REESE
- 67AAgileSPRY
- 1D"Christina's World" painter WyethANDREW
- 2DBooster target, perhapsMORALE
- 3DVictorious cryIDIDIT
- 4DActor PatelDEV
- 5DSibilant summonsPSST
- 6DSlangy affirmativeUHHUH
- 7DGrand instrumentPIANO
- 8DAssisted reproductive option: Abbr.IVF
- 9DSinger JacksonLATOYA
- 10DCapital of Western AustraliaPERTH
- 11DReally bad signEVILOMEN
- 12DTop with spaghetti strapsCAMISOLE
- 13DCame down hard?SLEETED
- 18DGrand propertyESTATE
- 23DBrand of fleecy slippersUGG
- 25DOnesie closersSNAPS
- 27DEuphemistic expression of affectionLWORD
- 29DEachPER
- 33DQuebec neighborMAINE
- 34DBroochPIN
- 35DNational fruit of the PhilippinesMANGO
- 36DCaltech localePASADENA
- 37DHanding an Emmy to, e.g.AWARDING
- 38D__ chartPIE
- 39DRoyal bride of 1981LADYDI
- 40DDoors album whose last track is "Riders on the Storm"LAWOMAN
- 43DPothook shapeESS
- 44DSelectOPTFOR
- 46DPet-locating deviceIDCHIP
- 47DMama bird, for oneNESTER
- 48DLike some staresGLASSY
- 50DFrench fathersPERES
- 51D"Love Me Like You Do" singer GouldingELLIE
- 52DSends to eternal punishmentDAMNS
- 56DCravingURGE
- 60DActor BarinholtzIKE
- 61DClassic sports carsGTS
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