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LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Tuesday, January 20, 2026/72 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Tuesday, January 20, 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

  • 1Facing attack from all sides
  • 6Getup
  • 10Target's target, for one
  • 14"Well done!"
  • 15Double-reed woodwind
  • 16Each, informally
  • 17Uses as evidence in a research paper
  • 18Run a rag over
  • 19Tuckered out
  • 20Trousers with tool-carrying pockets and loops
  • 23Elite squads
  • 24Bubble source, maybe
  • 25__ Lanka
  • 26Give up, in an idiom
  • 30"So glad I don't have to deal with that"
  • 35Broke bread
  • 36Amazement
  • 37"By __ way ... "
  • 38Goal of meditation, perhaps
  • 45Lifestyle brand with origins in surf culture
  • 46"Yeah, right!"
  • 47Liquor in a bee's knees cocktail
  • 48Fitting measurement
  • 51Backpedaled, or what's found in 20-, 30-, and 38-Across
  • 56Desertlike
  • 57Layered cookie
  • 58Whirlpool subsidiary
  • 60__ de gallo: salsa choice
  • 61"Hot To Go!" singer Chappell
  • 62Resonates, as a successful joke
  • 63Witnessed
  • 64IDs that never begin with 666
  • 65Punctuation in a web address

Down

  • 1"EastEnders" airer
  • 2Oldest child on "The Goldbergs"
  • 3Occupied, as a diner booth
  • 4"Into Thin Air" mountain peak
  • 5More than is needed
  • 6Bridal shop selections
  • 7"You haven't changed __!"
  • 8Tire swing line
  • 9Potbelly
  • 10Ritchie Valens hit
  • 11Doing business
  • 12Farm animal in some yoga classes
  • 13Makes a choice
  • 21Dubai dignitary
  • 22"How Long" singer Charlie
  • 26Prompted on stage
  • 27Against
  • 28"If u ask me ... "
  • 29Many a promgoer
  • 30Big blast
  • 31"At Last" singer James
  • 32Arctic seabird
  • 33Crochet need
  • 34Be behind, in a way
  • 39Spurred to action
  • 40Tend to risotto
  • 41Motion detectors for automatic doors
  • 42"Yeah, try again"
  • 43Informal clothing
  • 44Rising current of warm air
  • 48Significant figures
  • 49Yoga pose
  • 50Fixes
  • 51Hard knocks?
  • 52Source of Buffalo's lake-effect snow
  • 53Moral shortcoming
  • 54Cupid's counterpart
  • 55Academic administrator with a list
  • 59Barbecue residue

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 30-across.
  4. Constructed by Dylan Schiff.

All 72 answers

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  • 1AFacing attack from all sidesBESET
  • 6AGetupGARB
  • 10ATarget's target, for oneLOGO
  • 14A"Well done!"BRAVO
  • 15ADouble-reed woodwindOBOE
  • 16AEach, informallyAPOP
  • 17AUses as evidence in a research paperCITES
  • 18ARun a rag overWIPE
  • 19ATuckered outBEAT
  • 20ATrousers with tool-carrying pockets and loopsCARPENTERPANTS
  • 23AElite squadsATEAMS
  • 24ABubble source, maybeGUM
  • 25A__ LankaSRI
  • 26AGive up, in an idiomCUTBAIT
  • 30A"So glad I don't have to deal with that"BETTERYOUTHANME
  • 35ABroke breadATE
  • 36AAmazementAWE
  • 37A"By __ way ... "THE
  • 38AGoal of meditation, perhapsSTRESSREDUCTION
  • 45ALifestyle brand with origins in surf cultureHANGTEN
  • 46A"Yeah, right!"HAH
  • 47ALiquor in a bee's knees cocktailGIN
  • 48AFitting measurementINSEAM
  • 51ABackpedaled, or what's found in 20-, 30-, and 38-AcrossREVERSEDCOURSE
  • 56ADesertlikeARID
  • 57ALayered cookieOREO
  • 58AWhirlpool subsidiaryAMANA
  • 60A__ de gallo: salsa choicePICO
  • 61A"Hot To Go!" singer ChappellROAN
  • 62AResonates, as a successful jokeLANDS
  • 63AWitnessedSEEN
  • 64AIDs that never begin with 666SSNS
  • 65APunctuation in a web addressSLASH
  • 1D"EastEnders" airerBBC
  • 2DOldest child on "The Goldbergs"ERICA
  • 3DOccupied, as a diner boothSATAT
  • 4D"Into Thin Air" mountain peakEVEREST
  • 5DMore than is neededTOSPARE
  • 6DBridal shop selectionsGOWNS
  • 7D"You haven't changed __!"ABIT
  • 8DTire swing lineROPE
  • 9DPotbellyBEERGUT
  • 10DRitchie Valens hitLABAMBA
  • 11DDoing businessOPEN
  • 12DFarm animal in some yoga classesGOAT
  • 13DMakes a choiceOPTS
  • 21DDubai dignitaryEMIR
  • 22D"How Long" singer CharliePUTH
  • 26DPrompted on stageCUED
  • 27DAgainstANTI
  • 28D"If u ask me ... "IMHO
  • 29DMany a promgoerTEEN
  • 30DBig blastBASH
  • 31D"At Last" singer JamesETTA
  • 32DArctic seabirdTERN
  • 33DCrochet needYARN
  • 34DBe behind, in a wayOWE
  • 39DSpurred to actionEGGEDON
  • 40DTend to risottoSTIR
  • 41DMotion detectors for automatic doorsSENSORS
  • 42D"Yeah, try again"UHNO
  • 43DInformal clothingCASUALS
  • 44DRising current of warm airTHERMAL
  • 48DSignificant figuresICONS
  • 49DYoga poseASANA
  • 50DFixesMENDS
  • 51DHard knocks?RAPS
  • 52DSource of Buffalo's lake-effect snowERIE
  • 53DMoral shortcomingVICE
  • 54DCupid's counterpartEROS
  • 55DAcademic administrator with a listDEAN
  • 59DBarbecue residueASH

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