LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Old car from Sweden
- 5__ Rica
- 10Distance runner Zátopek
- 14Bike trick also called a stoppie
- 15Poker buy-ins
- 16"Ciao"
- 17Neurochemicals that act as natural painkillers
- 19Fluid-filled cavity
- 20Italian staple
- 21Story-sharing app, briefly
- 23"I'm on vacay" notification
- 24Prisoner
- 26"Peter Pan" protagonist
- 28"Bon __!"
- 31Low-calorie sweetener
- 33Source of minerals
- 34Garden pest with tentacles
- 36__ Mujeres, Mexico
- 37One way to stop a cab?
- 39JD seekers' hurdles
- 41Baking instruction
- 44German article
- 46"Heads up!"
- 48__ Paulo, Brazil
- 49Classifications for nouns in some languages
- 52Wild
- 54Lets use
- 55Saved option
- 57Lennox of R&B
- 58Weasellike critter
- 60First lady of the 1950s
- 64Obsolete phone part
- 66One way to tumble, or what can be found four times in this puzzle
- 68Scope prefix
- 69Wide-mouthed
- 70Hawk
- 71Rough words?
- 72Brusque
- 73Marketplace with personalized gifts
Down
- 1Leak slowly
- 2"The Piano" Oscar winner Paquin
- 3Puts two and two together
- 4Part of a knitted outfit for a baby
- 5Part of a knitted outfit for a baby
- 6Taking a gap year, say
- 7Spell
- 8Reacts to suspense
- 9Admin. aide
- 10Succinct "I could go on"
- 11Thousand Island base
- 12"This ain't normal"
- 13"Heart Don't Lie" singer Jackson
- 18__ and raves
- 22Piercing tools
- 25Playwright Arthur
- 27Bed fellows?
- 28Rep. from the Bronx
- 29Expert
- 30Plants with a long life cycle
- 32Star fish?
- 35Knock (about)
- 38"The Secret Life of Bees" novelist
- 40Garments that may lead to cold shoulders
- 42Not close
- 43Tik's partner
- 45Loch for monster hunters
- 47Last word in doughnuts
- 49"My pleasure"
- 50More spine-tingling
- 51Freeload
- 53"Feed a cold, __ a fever"
- 56Meteorology tool
- 59Udder part
- 61Bump into
- 62Stops along the way
- 63Sink hole feature, perhaps
- 65Novelist Tolstoy
- 67Vendetta's origin?
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Ilana Levene %26 Scott Hogan.
All 78 answers
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- 1AOld car from SwedenSAAB
- 5A__ RicaCOSTA
- 10ADistance runner ZátopekEMIL
- 14ABike trick also called a stoppieENDO
- 15APoker buy-insANTES
- 16A"Ciao"TATA
- 17ANeurochemicals that act as natural painkillersENDORPHINS
- 19AFluid-filled cavityCYST
- 20AItalian staplePASTA
- 21AStory-sharing app, brieflyINSTA
- 23A"I'm on vacay" notificationOOO
- 24APrisonerINMATE
- 26A"Peter Pan" protagonistWENDY
- 28A"Bon __!"APPETIT
- 31ALow-calorie sweetenerSPLENDA
- 33ASource of mineralsORE
- 34AGarden pest with tentaclesSLUG
- 36A__ Mujeres, MexicoISLA
- 37AOne way to stop a cab?CORK
- 39AJD seekers' hurdlesLSATS
- 41ABaking instructionSIFT
- 44AGerman articleEINE
- 46A"Heads up!"DUCK
- 48A__ Paulo, BrazilSAO
- 49AClassifications for nouns in some languagesGENDERS
- 52AWildBERSERK
- 54ALets useLENDS
- 55ASaved optionPRESET
- 57ALennox of R&BARI
- 58AWeasellike critterSTOAT
- 60AFirst lady of the 1950sMAMIE
- 64AObsolete phone partDIAL
- 66AOne way to tumble, or what can be found four times in this puzzleENDOVEREND
- 68AScope prefixTELE
- 69AWide-mouthedAGAPE
- 70AHawkVEND
- 71ARough words?ORSO
- 72ABrusqueTERSE
- 73AMarketplace with personalized giftsETSY
- 1DLeak slowlySEEP
- 2D"The Piano" Oscar winner PaquinANNA
- 3DPuts two and two togetherADDS
- 4DPart of a knitted outfit for a babyBOOTIE
- 5DPart of a knitted outfit for a babyCAP
- 6DTaking a gap year, sayONHIATUS
- 7DSpellSTINT
- 8DReacts to suspenseTENSES
- 9DAdmin. aideASST
- 10DSuccinct "I could go on"ETC
- 11DThousand Island baseMAYONNAISE
- 12D"This ain't normal"ITSODD
- 13D"Heart Don't Lie" singer JacksonLATOYA
- 18D__ and ravesRANTS
- 22DPiercing toolsAWLS
- 25DPlaywright ArthurMILLER
- 27DBed fellows?EELS
- 28DRep. from the BronxAOC
- 29DExpertPRO
- 30DPlants with a long life cyclePERENNIALS
- 32DStar fish?PISCES
- 35DKnock (about)GAD
- 38D"The Secret Life of Bees" novelistKIDD
- 40DGarments that may lead to cold shouldersTUBETOPS
- 42DNot closeFAR
- 43DTik's partnerTOK
- 45DLoch for monster huntersNESS
- 47DLast word in doughnutsKREME
- 49D"My pleasure"GLADTO
- 50DMore spine-tinglingEERIER
- 51DFreeloadSPONGE
- 53D"Feed a cold, __ a fever"STARVE
- 56DMeteorology toolRADAR
- 59DUdder partTEAT
- 61DBump intoMEET
- 62DStops along the wayINNS
- 63DSink hole feature, perhapsEDDY
- 65DNovelist TolstoyLEO
- 67DVendetta's origin?VEE
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