LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, January 29, 2026
Thursday, January 29, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Grape used for sweet wine
- 7Ornery sort
- 11Nev. neighbor
- 14Colored ring
- 15Like many new recruits
- 17Airport area
- 18Noble title
- 19High-five, e.g.
- 20HP supply
- 22Airport serving Tokyo
- 23Make changes to
- 26Buttonlike flower
- 27Silky material
- 30Spoken
- 32Novelist Lurie
- 34The Mustangs of the NCAA
- 35Feel sorry about
- 38Tennis shutout
- 40Run away (with)
- 431980s Formula One driver __ Fabi
- 44North Sea diving bird
- 46Fill with bubbles
- 47Leaping rodent
- 50Edsel, notably
- 51Follow, as a tip
- 54Ties in knots
- 56Kin of ad hoc
- 58Add color to
- 59Set of circumstances
- 63With 65-Across, request from some diners, or what a black square creates in rows 3, 6, 8, and 10 of this puzzle
- 65See 63-Across
- 67Perfect examples
- 68Maintenance job
- 69Champagne label word
- 70Transmitted
- 71Place for mail to accumulate
Down
- 1Floor cushions
- 2Eurasia's __ Mountains
- 3"Buona __"
- 4Be made up of
- 5Taking after
- 6Understood
- 7Birds that make hourly appearances
- 8Card game with an edition for colorblind players
- 9Shock
- 10Legislative century
- 11Had DiGiorno, perhaps
- 12Takes five
- 13Emphatic agreement
- 16Fine fiddle
- 21Veterans Day mo.
- 24Mireille of "Hanna"
- 25Peruvian metropolis
- 27Shaker fill
- 28__ vera
- 29Early DVR
- 31Birthplace of 2021 AL Rookie of the Year Randy Arozarena
- 33Closely related
- 35Cover a lot of ground
- 36King James preposition
- 37Garden of delight
- 39Ice cream containers
- 41"Don't __ yourself short"
- 42__ roll
- 45Most charitable
- 47Insinuated
- 48Año openers
- 49Nonprofessional
- 51Semicircular recesses
- 52Pancake with frizzled edges
- 53Debate assignment
- 55Prefix with linear
- 57Broadway "Auntie"
- 60Aspire laptop maker
- 61Predatory seabird
- 62Catch sight of
- 64Lost Tribes number
- 66Nomadic invader
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 36 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 8 letters and is 15-across.
- Constructed by MaryEllen Uthlaut.
All 78 answers
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- 1AGrape used for sweet wineMUSCAT
- 7AOrnery sortCUSS
- 11ANev. neighborARI
- 14AColored ringAREOLA
- 15ALike many new recruitsUNTESTED
- 17AAirport areaTARMAC
- 18ANoble titleCOUNTESS
- 19AHigh-five, e.g.SLAP
- 20AHP supplyINK
- 22AAirport serving TokyoNARITA
- 23AMake changes toRETOOL
- 26AButtonlike flowerTANSY
- 27ASilky materialSATIN
- 30ASpokenVOICED
- 32ANovelist LurieALISON
- 34AThe Mustangs of the NCAASMU
- 35AFeel sorry aboutRUE
- 38ATennis shutoutLOVESET
- 40ARun away (with)ABSCOND
- 43A1980s Formula One driver __ FabiTEO
- 44ANorth Sea diving birdAUK
- 46AFill with bubblesAERATE
- 47ALeaping rodentGERBIL
- 50AEdsel, notablyLEMON
- 51AFollow, as a tipACTON
- 54ATies in knotsSNARLS
- 56AKin of ad hocPROTEM
- 58AAdd color toDYE
- 59ASet of circumstancesCASE
- 63AWith 65-Across, request from some diners, or what a black square creates in rows 3, 6, 8, and 10 of this puzzleSEPARATE
- 65ASee 63-AcrossCHECKS
- 67APerfect examplesEPITOMES
- 68AMaintenance jobTUNEUP
- 69AChampagne label wordSEC
- 70ATransmittedSENT
- 71APlace for mail to accumulateINTRAY
- 1DFloor cushionsMATS
- 2DEurasia's __ MountainsURAL
- 3D"Buona __"SERA
- 4DBe made up ofCOMPRISE
- 5DTaking afterALA
- 6DUnderstoodTACIT
- 7DBirds that make hourly appearancesCUCKOOS
- 8DCard game with an edition for colorblind playersUNO
- 9DShockSTUN
- 10DLegislative centurySENATE
- 11DHad DiGiorno, perhapsATEIN
- 12DTakes fiveRESTS
- 13DEmphatic agreementIDSAY
- 16DFine fiddleSTRAD
- 21DVeterans Day mo.NOV
- 24DMireille of "Hanna"ENOS
- 25DPeruvian metropolisLIMA
- 27DShaker fillSALT
- 28D__ veraALOE
- 29DEarly DVRTIVO
- 31DBirthplace of 2021 AL Rookie of the Year Randy ArozarenaCUBA
- 33DClosely relatedNEAR
- 35DCover a lot of groundROAM
- 36DKing James prepositionUNTO
- 37DGarden of delightEDEN
- 39DIce cream containersTUBS
- 41D"Don't __ yourself short"SELL
- 42D__ rollCRESCENT
- 45DMost charitableKINDEST
- 47DInsinuatedGOTAT
- 48DAño openersENEROS
- 49DNonprofessionalLAY
- 51DSemicircular recessesAPSES
- 52DPancake with frizzled edgesCREPE
- 53DDebate assignmentTOPIC
- 55DPrefix with linearRECTI
- 57DBroadway "Auntie"MAME
- 60DAspire laptop makerACER
- 61DPredatory seabirdSKUA
- 62DCatch sight ofESPY
- 64DLost Tribes numberTEN
- 66DNomadic invaderHUN
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