LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Violin players
- 5Discussion site
- 10Omelet need
- 14Potatoes, in Indian dishes
- 15Remove from memory
- 16Young stallion
- 17Filled pastry
- 19Clarinet kin
- 20Promotional cost
- 21Field expert
- 23Night before
- 24Office machine
- 29__ Martin cognac
- 32Charlottesville sch.
- 33Slow-cooked dish
- 34"Peace" shape
- 35Camera component
- 37"Gotcha"
- 39High-flying NBA All-Star event
- 44Keep a sauce from congealing, say
- 45Screw feature
- 46__ sequitur
- 47Tech in key cards
- 49Prove human, in a way
- 50Attention-getting hiss
- 51Rush hour gridlock
- 55Gut punch reaction
- 56Sheridan of "Ready Player One"
- 57Tree that's tapped
- 61Ride-hailing company whose cars once featured big pink mustaches
- 63Impromptu jazz performance, or an apt title for this puzzle
- 67In __ land
- 68Acting award won by Ke Huy Quan in 2023
- 69Patch up
- 70Winter slider
- 71Rosary components
- 72Mount Olympus figure
Down
- 1Mexican peninsula, informally
- 2Screen on some handheld games, for short
- 3Canine in some fairy tales
- 4Exclusively
- 5Provided with kibble, say
- 6El Dorado building material
- 7Legged it
- 8Take illegitimately
- 9Units of length
- 10Earth-friendly prefix
- 11Intermediaries
- 12Baseball fielder's need
- 13Take the wheel
- 18Vote of approval
- 22Mesh with a group
- 25Chekov colleague
- 26Makes level
- 27Irritates deeply
- 28Cheep digs?
- 29Campers on wheels, briefly
- 30Slippery swimmers
- 31Fundraising event where one can win a round
- 36Treat with contempt
- 38Those, in Havana
- 40Annoy slightly
- 41Train of thought
- 42__ vez: again, in Spanish
- 43Blasting material
- 48Home project done solo
- 50Blood bank supply
- 51Charges on roads
- 52Fit for a queen
- 53Stop
- 54Suite divs.
- 58Place to dock
- 59Unaccompanied
- 60Stops
- 62Little bit
- 64Former Lynyrd Skynyrd label
- 65Like lyrics full of heartache
- 66Critical-care hosp. areas
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Constructed by Brian Russell %26 Zhouqin Burnikel.
All 78 answers
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- 1AViolin playersBOWS
- 5ADiscussion siteFORUM
- 10AOmelet needEGGS
- 14APotatoes, in Indian dishesALOO
- 15ARemove from memoryERASE
- 16AYoung stallionCOLT
- 17AFilled pastryJELLYDONUT
- 19AClarinet kinOBOE
- 20APromotional costADFEE
- 21AField expertREF
- 23ANight beforeEVE
- 24AOffice machineLASERPRINTER
- 29A__ Martin cognacREMY
- 32ACharlottesville sch.UVA
- 33ASlow-cooked dishSTEW
- 34A"Peace" shapeVEE
- 35ACamera componentLENS
- 37A"Gotcha"ISEE
- 39AHigh-flying NBA All-Star eventSLAMDUNKCONTEST
- 44AKeep a sauce from congealing, saySTIR
- 45AScrew featureSLOT
- 46A__ sequiturNON
- 47ATech in key cardsRFID
- 49AProve human, in a wayERR
- 50AAttention-getting hissPSST
- 51ARush hour gridlockTRAFFICSNARL
- 55AGut punch reactionOOF
- 56ASheridan of "Ready Player One"TYE
- 57ATree that's tappedMAPLE
- 61ARide-hailing company whose cars once featured big pink mustachesLYFT
- 63AImpromptu jazz performance, or an apt title for this puzzleJAMSESSION
- 67AIn __ landLALA
- 68AActing award won by Ke Huy Quan in 2023OSCAR
- 69APatch upMEND
- 70AWinter sliderSLED
- 71ARosary componentsBEADS
- 72AMount Olympus figureARES
- 1DMexican peninsula, informallyBAJA
- 2DScreen on some handheld games, for shortOLED
- 3DCanine in some fairy talesWOLF
- 4DExclusivelySOLELY
- 5DProvided with kibble, sayFED
- 6DEl Dorado building materialORO
- 7DLegged itRAN
- 8DTake illegitimatelyUSURP
- 9DUnits of lengthMETERS
- 10DEarth-friendly prefixECO
- 11DIntermediariesGOBETWEENS
- 12DBaseball fielder's needGLOVE
- 13DTake the wheelSTEER
- 18DVote of approvalYEA
- 22DMesh with a groupFITIN
- 25DChekov colleagueSULU
- 26DMakes levelEVENS
- 27DIrritates deeplyRANKLES
- 28DCheep digs?NEST
- 29DCampers on wheels, brieflyRVS
- 30DSlippery swimmersEELS
- 31DFundraising event where one can win a roundMEATRAFFLE
- 36DTreat with contemptSCORN
- 38DThose, in HavanaESOS
- 40DAnnoy slightlyMIFF
- 41DTrain of thoughtDRIFT
- 42D__ vez: again, in SpanishOTRA
- 43DBlasting materialTNT
- 48DHome project done soloDIYJOB
- 50DBlood bank supplyPLASMA
- 51DCharges on roadsTOLLS
- 52DFit for a queenROYAL
- 53DStopCEASE
- 54DSuite divs.RMS
- 58DPlace to dockPIER
- 59DUnaccompaniedLONE
- 60DStopsENDS
- 62DLittle bitTAD
- 64DFormer Lynyrd Skynyrd labelMCA
- 65DLike lyrics full of heartacheSAD
- 66DCritical-care hosp. areasERS
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