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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, January 16, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, January 16, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Lemon piece
  • 6Shoe with a "Sport Mode"
  • 10Sunscreen ingredient
  • 14Far from familiar
  • 15Off-white hue
  • 16"Pick me!"
  • 17[Math], science, gym, English
  • 19Simplicity
  • 20Start of a long drive, perhaps
  • 21Available sans Rx
  • 23Craps cube
  • 24Journalist Katie
  • 26Formal expulsion
  • 28Well-suited
  • 30Allegory, [fable], anecdote, parable
  • 32Tasks
  • 34Doja Cat's signature song
  • 35Zipped, or ripped
  • 36"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" airer
  • 37Kardashian matriarch
  • 41Sailor Moon headpiece
  • 44Benoit Blanc, e.g.
  • 46Walkout, slowdown, [picketing], sit-in
  • 50Pigpen
  • 51Tried to improve one's score on, perhaps
  • 52Rat
  • 54"__ longa, vita brevis"
  • 55Cat seat
  • 57Some bagels
  • 60Masjid prayer leader
  • 62Safari lodge, island property, destination spa, [all-inclusive beach hotel]
  • 64"Bob's Burgers" girl
  • 65Redhead of classic TV
  • 66Features of some lobbies
  • 67"Quit it!"
  • 68Rain delay sight
  • 69Small

Down

  • 1Travel by air
  • 2Lebanese fashion designer Saab
  • 3Chloé Zhao, for one
  • 4Bas-relief medium
  • 5Gush
  • 6Boston player
  • 7TV producer
  • 8Ish
  • 9Guardianship
  • 10Elmo's orange friend
  • 11"Couldn't resist!"
  • 12More likely to pry
  • 13Chipper
  • 18Targets of some workouts
  • 22Swear
  • 25People who get half the credit
  • 27Stir up
  • 28Do one's part
  • 29Soup with rice noodles
  • 31Pt. of USNA
  • 33In vogue again
  • 36B.A. Baracus player
  • 38Mount with southeast-facing faces
  • 39Addams cousin
  • 40Reserved
  • 42Object of admiration
  • 43Have high expectations
  • 44One with two poles
  • 45Cry of hunger?
  • 46Qualities
  • 47__ crab
  • 48"I'll have to pass"
  • 49Foot part
  • 53Isabel Wilkerson's "__: The Origins of Our Discontents"
  • 56Dada
  • 58Former "DWTS" co-host Andrews
  • 59Hotel visit
  • 61World view?
  • 63"Aaron Burr, __": "Hamilton" song

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 30-across.
  4. Constructed by Alex Rohrer.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ALemon pieceWEDGE
  • 6AShoe with a "Sport Mode"CROC
  • 10ASunscreen ingredientZINC
  • 14AFar from familiarALIEN
  • 15AOff-white hueECRU
  • 16A"Pick me!"OHOH
  • 17A[Math], science, gym, EnglishFIRSTCLASS
  • 19ASimplicityEASE
  • 20AStart of a long drive, perhapsTEESHOT
  • 21AAvailable sans RxOTC
  • 23ACraps cubeDIE
  • 24AJournalist KatieCOURIC
  • 26AFormal expulsionOUSTER
  • 28AWell-suitedAPT
  • 30AAllegory, [fable], anecdote, parableSECONDSTORY
  • 32ATasksCHORES
  • 34ADoja Cat's signature songSAYSO
  • 35AZipped, or rippedTORE
  • 36A"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" airerMTV
  • 37AKardashian matriarchKRIS
  • 41ASailor Moon headpieceTIARA
  • 44ABenoit Blanc, e.g.SLEUTH
  • 46AWalkout, slowdown, [picketing], sit-inTHIRDSTRIKE
  • 50APigpenSTY
  • 51ATried to improve one's score on, perhapsRETOOK
  • 52ARatSNITCH
  • 54A"__ longa, vita brevis"ARS
  • 55ACat seatLAP
  • 57ASome bagelsSESAMES
  • 60AMasjid prayer leaderIMAM
  • 62ASafari lodge, island property, destination spa, [all-inclusive beach hotel]LASTRESORT
  • 64A"Bob's Burgers" girlTINA
  • 65ARedhead of classic TVOPIE
  • 66AFeatures of some lobbiesATRIA
  • 67A"Quit it!"STOP
  • 68ARain delay sightTARP
  • 69ASmallTEENY
  • 1DTravel by airWAFT
  • 2DLebanese fashion designer SaabELIE
  • 3DChloé Zhao, for oneDIRECTOR
  • 4DBas-relief mediumGESSO
  • 5DGushENTHUSE
  • 6DBoston playerCELTIC
  • 7DTV producerRCA
  • 8DIshORSO
  • 9DGuardianshipCUSTODY
  • 10DElmo's orange friendZOE
  • 11D"Couldn't resist!"IHADTO
  • 12DMore likely to pryNOSIER
  • 13DChipperCHEERY
  • 18DTargets of some workoutsCORES
  • 22DSwearCUSS
  • 25DPeople who get half the creditCOSTARS
  • 27DStir upSTOKE
  • 28DDo one's partACT
  • 29DSoup with rice noodlesPHO
  • 31DPt. of USNANAV
  • 33DIn vogue againRETRO
  • 36DB.A. Baracus playerMRT
  • 38DMount with southeast-facing facesRUSHMORE
  • 39DAddams cousinITT
  • 40DReservedSHY
  • 42DObject of admirationIDOL
  • 43DHave high expectationsASKALOT
  • 44DOne with two polesSKIER
  • 45DCry of hunger?LETSEAT
  • 46DQualitiesTRAITS
  • 47D__ crabHERMIT
  • 48D"I'll have to pass"ITSANO
  • 49DFoot partINSTEP
  • 53DIsabel Wilkerson's "__: The Origins of Our Discontents"CASTE
  • 56DDadaPAPA
  • 58DFormer "DWTS" co-host AndrewsERIN
  • 59DHotel visitSTAY
  • 61DWorld view?MAP
  • 63D"Aaron Burr, __": "Hamilton" songSIR

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