LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026/79 clues solved
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Across
- 1Pitiful cry
- 5Treaty
- 9"__ the bag!"
- 14Many an April baby
- 16Dubliner's home
- 17Awaken
- 18Humvee or motor home, typically
- 20Fruit in a fritter
- 21Caterer's heat source
- 22Ace stat
- 24Listen to
- 25Cookies-and-cream Dairy Queen treats
- 29Ski lodge drink
- 32Believes (in)
- 33Golfer Jon who won the 2023 Masters Tournament
- 34[Finger over lips]
- 35Capt. Kirk crewmate
- 38Sashimi choice
- 39"We're dressed the same!," or a phonetic feature of 18-, 25-, 51-, and 62-Across
- 42Smith and Jones sci-fi film
- 43Ball State University city
- 45NBC founder
- 46Willing
- 47Huge storage unit
- 50Patron
- 51Exciting points in time?
- 54Home to billions
- 55Four-sided figs.
- 56Obviously a fan of needlework?
- 60Many new drivers
- 62Pi Day celebration, perhaps
- 65Egypt's Mubarak
- 66Meeting proposal
- 67Nobility
- 68Execution key
- 69Half a salad grabber
- 70Oath of old
Down
- 1Periodicals, briefly
- 2The "E" of QED
- 3Learned
- 4First-class feature
- 5Treat from a dispenser
- 6Feel unwell
- 7Angler baskets
- 8"Totes fab!"
- 9Tax efficient fund, for short
- 10Headgear for Jiminy Cricket and Scrooge McDuck
- 11All-powerful
- 12Marooned, perhaps
- 13"Who __ them?"
- 15The Arkestra jazz band leader
- 19"Lioness" actress Saldaña
- 23"Fancy" artist Iggy
- 26Surprised greeting
- 27German route
- 28Comic strip about a high schooler
- 29Study feverishly
- 30Honolulu locale
- 31Most tacky and cheap
- 34Takes an oath
- 36Prom rental
- 37Company that succeeds by driving its customers away
- 39Hankook product
- 40Sp. miss
- 41"The Coldest Rap" rapper
- 44"The Card Players" painter
- 46Age badly, in a way
- 48Grill master's spot
- 49"That's true about me"
- 50Hang over
- 51Get into hot water
- 52Apply to
- 53GPS calculation
- 57Subj. where teachers go off on tangents?
- 58Blues Hall of Famer James
- 59Like the Chicago River on March 17
- 61Round Table title
- 63__ garden
- 64Take a turn?
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.
- There are 37 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 25-across.
- Constructed by Michael Hobin.
All 79 answers
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- 1APitiful cryMEWL
- 5ATreatyPACT
- 9A"__ the bag!"ITSIN
- 14AMany an April babyARIES
- 16ADubliner's homeEIRE
- 17AAwakenROUSE
- 18AHumvee or motor home, typicallyGASGUZZLER
- 20AFruit in a fritterAPPLE
- 21ACaterer's heat sourceSTERNO
- 22AAce statERA
- 24AListen toHEED
- 25ACookies-and-cream Dairy Queen treatsOREOBLIZZARDS
- 29ASki lodge drinkCOCOA
- 32ABelieves (in)HASFAITH
- 33AGolfer Jon who won the 2023 Masters TournamentRAHM
- 34A[Finger over lips]SHH
- 35ACapt. Kirk crewmateLTSULU
- 38ASashimi choiceAHI
- 39A"We're dressed the same!," or a phonetic feature of 18-, 25-, 51-, and 62-AcrossTWINSIES
- 42ASmith and Jones sci-fi filmMIB
- 43ABall State University cityMUNCIE
- 45ANBC founderRCA
- 46AWillingGAME
- 47AHuge storage unitTERABYTE
- 50APatronDONOR
- 51AExciting points in time?BUZZERBEATERS
- 54AHome to billionsASIA
- 55AFour-sided figs.SQS
- 56AObviously a fan of needlework?TATTED
- 60AMany new driversTEENS
- 62APi Day celebration, perhapsPIZZAPARTY
- 65AEgypt's MubarakHOSNI
- 66AMeeting proposalIDEA
- 67ANobilityELITE
- 68AExecution keyENTER
- 69AHalf a salad grabberTONG
- 70AOath of oldEGAD
- 1DPeriodicals, brieflyMAGS
- 2DThe "E" of QEDERAT
- 3DLearnedWISE
- 4DFirst-class featureLEGROOM
- 5DTreat from a dispenserPEZ
- 6DFeel unwellAIL
- 7DAngler basketsCREELS
- 8D"Totes fab!"TERRIF
- 9DTax efficient fund, for shortIRA
- 10DHeadgear for Jiminy Cricket and Scrooge McDuckTOPHATS
- 11DAll-powerfulSUPERHUMAN
- 12DMarooned, perhapsISLED
- 13D"Who __ them?"NEEDS
- 15DThe Arkestra jazz band leaderSUNRA
- 19D"Lioness" actress SaldañaZOE
- 23D"Fancy" artist IggyAZALEA
- 26DSurprised greetingOHHI
- 27DGerman routeBAHN
- 28DComic strip about a high schoolerZITS
- 29DStudy feverishlyCRAM
- 30DHonolulu localeOAHU
- 31DMost tacky and cheapCHINTZIEST
- 34DTakes an oathSWEARS
- 36DProm rentalLIMO
- 37DCompany that succeeds by driving its customers awayUBER
- 39DHankook productTIRE
- 40DSp. missSRTA
- 41D"The Coldest Rap" rapperICET
- 44D"The Card Players" painterCEZANNE
- 46DAge badly, in a wayGOSTALE
- 48DGrill master's spotBBQPIT
- 49D"That's true about me"YESIDO
- 50DHang overDRAPE
- 51DGet into hot waterBATHE
- 52DApply toUSEON
- 53DGPS calculationETA
- 57DSubj. where teachers go off on tangents?TRIG
- 58DBlues Hall of Famer JamesETTA
- 59DLike the Chicago River on March 17DYED
- 61DRound Table titleSIR
- 63D__ gardenZEN
- 64DTake a turn?ZAG
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