LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, January 26, 2026
Monday, January 26, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Put on
- 4More crafty
- 9Red emblem on the English flag
- 14Org. concerned with forever chemicals
- 15Trattoria course
- 16Flood barrier
- 17*Lead Belly song about a wee-hours train
- 20Blooming __: deep-fried appetizer
- 21Large atlas section
- 22Broadband letters
- 23Pico de gallo pepper
- 26Advance, as cash
- 28*Armless furniture that sits low to the ground
- 33In this spot
- 36Prefix with classical
- 37Extreme
- 38GI show gp.
- 39*Play area with plastic spheres
- 42"Ugh, sounds painful!"
- 43New Zealand native
- 45Forever and a day
- 46Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, for short
- 47*Flavor of many fall lattes
- 51__ Millions lottery
- 52Lose one's footing
- 56One of the Manning brothers
- 59A handful of
- 61Bit of mint
- 62Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
- 66Mombasa's country
- 67JPEG, e.g.
- 68Dispenser at a bar
- 69Beginning stage
- 70Took to the impound lot
- 71Pres. before DDE
Down
- 1Tech expo presentations
- 2Share a view
- 3Lowest point
- 4Backbone-related
- 5Delay in a livestream
- 6"Kinda"
- 7Gospel great James
- 8Grapple, slangily
- 9Neat and well-groomed
- 10"Parks and __"
- 11Poet of ancient Rome
- 12Bodies of water
- 13Exchange for cash
- 18Like myths about Asgard
- 19Walkway over water
- 24Girl, in Guatemala
- 25Autobahn auto
- 27FedEx alternative
- 29Fish sticks?
- 30Basic particle
- 31Mineral in leafy greens
- 32River float
- 33Camel feature
- 34Biblical twin
- 35Suite part
- 39Pedaler's perch
- 40Opens, as a trunk
- 41Still a competitor
- 44LP fig.
- 46Tantalize
- 48Classical composer Stravinsky
- 49"Anything you want!"
- 50Was a potty mouth
- 53Soup liquid
- 54Turkish coins
- 55Red Sea nation
- 56Fashion designer Marc
- 57Bank's property claim
- 58Cozy lodgings
- 60Red friend of Grover
- 63Henna, for one
- 64Statute
- 65Get on in years
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Constructed by Doug Peterson.
All 78 answers
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- 1APut onDON
- 4AMore craftySLIER
- 9ARed emblem on the English flagCROSS
- 14AOrg. concerned with forever chemicalsEPA
- 15ATrattoria coursePASTA
- 16AFlood barrierLEVEE
- 17A*Lead Belly song about a wee-hours trainMIDNIGHTSPECIAL
- 20ABlooming __: deep-fried appetizerONION
- 21ALarge atlas sectionASIA
- 22ABroadband lettersDSL
- 23APico de gallo pepperSERRANO
- 26AAdvance, as cashLEND
- 28A*Armless furniture that sits low to the groundSLIPPERCHAIR
- 33AIn this spotHERE
- 36APrefix with classicalNEO
- 37AExtremeULTRA
- 38AGI show gp.USO
- 39A*Play area with plastic spheresBALLPIT
- 42A"Ugh, sounds painful!"OOF
- 43ANew Zealand nativeMAORI
- 45AForever and a dayEON
- 46ALeonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, for shortTMNT
- 47A*Flavor of many fall lattesPUMPKINSPICE
- 51A__ Millions lotteryMEGA
- 52ALose one's footingSTUMBLE
- 56AOne of the Manning brothersELI
- 59AA handful ofSOME
- 61ABit of mintSPRIG
- 62AUnderdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred cluesCINDERELLASTORY
- 66AMombasa's countryKENYA
- 67AJPEG, e.g.IMAGE
- 68ADispenser at a barTAP
- 69ABeginning stageONSET
- 70ATook to the impound lotTOWED
- 71APres. before DDEHST
- 1DTech expo presentationsDEMOS
- 2DShare a viewOPINE
- 3DLowest pointNADIR
- 4DBackbone-relatedSPINAL
- 5DDelay in a livestreamLAG
- 6D"Kinda"ISH
- 7DGospel great JamesETTA
- 8DGrapple, slangilyRASSLE
- 9DNeat and well-groomedCLEANCUT
- 10D"Parks and __"REC
- 11DPoet of ancient RomeOVID
- 12DBodies of waterSEAS
- 13DExchange for cashSELL
- 18DLike myths about AsgardNORSE
- 19DWalkway over waterPIER
- 24DGirl, in GuatemalaNINA
- 25DAutobahn autoOPEL
- 27DFedEx alternativeDHL
- 29DFish sticks?POLES
- 30DBasic particleATOM
- 31DMineral in leafy greensIRON
- 32DRiver floatRAFT
- 33DCamel featureHUMP
- 34DBiblical twinESAU
- 35DSuite partROOM
- 39DPedaler's perchBIKESEAT
- 40DOpens, as a trunkPOPS
- 41DStill a competitorINIT
- 44DLP fig.RPM
- 46DTantalizeTEMPT
- 48DClassical composer StravinskyIGOR
- 49D"Anything you want!"NAMEIT
- 50DWas a potty mouthCUSSED
- 53DSoup liquidBROTH
- 54DTurkish coinsLIRAS
- 55DRed Sea nationEGYPT
- 56DFashion designer MarcECKO
- 57DBank's property claimLIEN
- 58DCozy lodgingsINNS
- 60DRed friend of GroverELMO
- 63DHenna, for oneDYE
- 64DStatuteLAW
- 65DGet on in yearsAGE
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