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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, January 23, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, January 23, 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

  • 1Word on some birth announcements
  • 5Bowlers, e.g.
  • 9Storage box
  • 14French friend
  • 15Bread maker
  • 16Video counterpart
  • 17Uneven do
  • 18Mallet game
  • 19Rapinoe who won the Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2019
  • 20Add to one's ear piercings?
  • 23Onetime owner of Virgin Records
  • 24Michael of Monty Python
  • 25Seed cases
  • 27"There's nothing like the feeling of posting a vlog!"?
  • 33Brew made from petals
  • 35Kitchen gadget
  • 36Gives a hand
  • 37Body shop fig.
  • 39"The King and I" role
  • 40Uses a Brillo pad on
  • 43Meditation spot
  • 46Trio trying to sneak past the guard at a sauna?
  • 48Location
  • 49Evasive maneuver
  • 52Dejected
  • 55"Get your own die, pal!"?
  • 59Words to live by
  • 61Home overhaul, informally
  • 62Iranian money
  • 63Amazon assistant
  • 64Small fastener
  • 65Utah home of Sugarloaf Mountain
  • 66Back, as a racehorse
  • 67"Holy moly!"
  • 68Existed

Down

  • 1Nasty cut
  • 2"Ya dig?" reply
  • 3Rodeo rope
  • 4Motivation for seeking counsel
  • 5"Heaven forbid!"
  • 6Assert
  • 7Disclose
  • 8Comics canine
  • 9Required remittance
  • 10Peach or plum
  • 11Border
  • 12"The King and I" setting
  • 13"Knives Out" actress Collette
  • 21The Aswan High Dam's river
  • 22Snout-touching sound
  • 26Seafood dish that turns from blue to orange during preparation
  • 28Two-finger sign
  • 29Gut course
  • 30Arm bone
  • 31Out of shape
  • 32Timeline stretch
  • 33Sumptuous
  • 34Fragrance
  • 36Winter hrs. in Halifax
  • 38Craggy hill
  • 41Surname of two directors in the "Ghostbusters" franchise
  • 42Enemy of the Jedi
  • 44Period of invincibility in video games
  • 45"About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel
  • 47Within earshot
  • 50Skillful deceit
  • 51Online cash-back offer
  • 52Automaker that declared bankruptcy in 2011
  • 53Wagon part
  • 54Lose on purpose?
  • 56Actress Hatcher
  • 57Pic
  • 58Joie de vivre
  • 60Ergonomic brand

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 27-across.
  4. Constructed by Jeff Stillman.

All 74 answers

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  • 1AWord on some birth announcementsGIRL
  • 5ABowlers, e.g.HATS
  • 9AStorage boxCHEST
  • 14AFrench friendAMIE
  • 15ABread makerOVEN
  • 16AVideo counterpartAUDIO
  • 17AUneven doSHAG
  • 18AMallet gamePOLO
  • 19ARapinoe who won the Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2019MEGAN
  • 20AAdd to one's ear piercings?HITANEWLOBE
  • 23AOnetime owner of Virgin RecordsEMI
  • 24AMichael of Monty PythonPALIN
  • 25ASeed casesPODS
  • 27A"There's nothing like the feeling of posting a vlog!"?ILOVEYOUTUBE
  • 33ABrew made from petalsROSETEA
  • 35AKitchen gadgetPEELER
  • 36AGives a handAIDS
  • 37ABody shop fig.EST
  • 39A"The King and I" roleANNA
  • 40AUses a Brillo pad onSCOURS
  • 43AMeditation spotYOGAMAT
  • 46ATrio trying to sneak past the guard at a sauna?THREEINAROBE
  • 48ALocationSITE
  • 49AEvasive maneuverDODGE
  • 52ADejectedSAD
  • 55A"Get your own die, pal!"?THATSMYCUBE
  • 59AWords to live byAXIOM
  • 61AHome overhaul, informallyRENO
  • 62AIranian moneyRIAL
  • 63AAmazon assistantALEXA
  • 64ASmall fastenerBRAD
  • 65AUtah home of Sugarloaf MountainALTA
  • 66ABack, as a racehorseBETON
  • 67A"Holy moly!"YIPE
  • 68AExistedBEEN
  • 1DNasty cutGASH
  • 2D"Ya dig?" replyIMHIP
  • 3DRodeo ropeRIATA
  • 4DMotivation for seeking counselLEGALISSUES
  • 5D"Heaven forbid!"HOPENOT
  • 6DAssertAVOW
  • 7DDiscloseTELL
  • 8DComics canineSNOOPY
  • 9DRequired remittanceCAMEDUE
  • 10DPeach or plumHUE
  • 11DBorderEDGE
  • 12D"The King and I" settingSIAM
  • 13D"Knives Out" actress ColletteTONI
  • 21DThe Aswan High Dam's riverNILE
  • 22DSnout-touching soundBOOP
  • 26DSeafood dish that turns from blue to orange during preparationSTEAMEDCRAB
  • 28DTwo-finger signVEE
  • 29DGut courseEASYA
  • 30DArm boneULNA
  • 31DOut of shapeBENT
  • 32DTimeline stretchERA
  • 33DSumptuousRICH
  • 34DFragranceODOR
  • 36DWinter hrs. in HalifaxAST
  • 38DCraggy hillTOR
  • 41DSurname of two directors in the "Ghostbusters" franchiseREITMAN
  • 42DEnemy of the JediSITH
  • 44DPeriod of invincibility in video gamesGODMODE
  • 45D"About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novelABOY
  • 47DWithin earshotNEARBY
  • 50DSkillful deceitGUILE
  • 51DOnline cash-back offerEBATE
  • 52DAutomaker that declared bankruptcy in 2011SAAB
  • 53DWagon partAXLE
  • 54DLose on purpose?DIET
  • 56DActress HatcherTERI
  • 57DPicSNAP
  • 58DJoie de vivreELAN
  • 60DErgonomic brandOXO

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