LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, January 5, 2026
Monday, January 5, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Insurance company with a gecko mascot
- 6"What __ is new?"
- 10Freeway exit
- 14Heavy coat?
- 15WhatsApp's parent company
- 16Gumbo pod
- 17Sweetener used on a Providence campus?
- 19See 12-Down
- 20Restroom, to a Brit
- 21Forearm bones
- 23"__ dreaming?"
- 26Horse that's saddled up for a tour of a Philadelphia campus?
- 31Hybrid orange fruit
- 33Physician
- 34Oft-grilled fish, on menus
- 35Flirts (with)
- 38Adventure novelist Cussler
- 39Time for extracurricular activities, or where the ends of 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across literally are
- 42Basil-based sauce
- 44Author Wiesel
- 45Hot spot service
- 48Toward the back of a boat
- 50Supplied, as funds
- 52Quad found on a Portland campus?
- 55"Totally!"
- 56Australian marsupial
- 57Provisos
- 59With 27-Down, "The Substance" Oscar nominee
- 62Kitchen appliance used at a Houston campus?
- 67Wowed
- 68Genesis grandson
- 69Mediterranean oil source
- 70Beseeches
- 71Take a break
- 72Sacred carving
Down
- 1Chitchat
- 2Make a wrong turn, say
- 3"Seems to me" shorthand
- 4Monastic hood
- 5Elaborately decorated
- 6Australian bird
- 7Boost
- 8Horse stable unit
- 9Brought home, as a salary
- 10Performer in bull riding competitions
- 11Letters between names
- 12With 19-Across, salt-free seasoning brand
- 13Dismissive sound
- 18Gracefully slim
- 22Gas brand with a torch logo
- 23Spot for short people?
- 24Barnyard bleat
- 25Without bothering to be careful
- 27See 59-Across
- 28__ knife: handy kitchen tool
- 29Thanksgiving mo.
- 30Italian three
- 32Naturally talented youngsters
- 36French fashion monogram
- 37Futuristic genre
- 40Upper body
- 41Brave and noble
- 42__ for the course
- 43Opposite of WNW
- 46Extra charge
- 47Docs with DOBs, often
- 49Not as far
- 51By walking
- 53Country singer Patsy
- 54Food truck fare
- 58Without backup
- 59Pat gently
- 60Female sheep
- 61Actress Ryan
- 63Ballpark fig.
- 64Baby beaver
- 65Genesis matriarch
- 66Sleep cycle letters
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 26-across.
- Constructed by Morton J. Mendelson.
All 78 answers
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- 1AInsurance company with a gecko mascotGEICO
- 6A"What __ is new?"ELSE
- 10AFreeway exitRAMP
- 14AHeavy coat?ARMOR
- 15AWhatsApp's parent companyMETA
- 16AGumbo podOKRA
- 17ASweetener used on a Providence campus?BROWNSUGAR
- 19ASee 12-DownDASH
- 20ARestroom, to a BritLAV
- 21AForearm bonesULNAE
- 23A"__ dreaming?"AMI
- 26AHorse that's saddled up for a tour of a Philadelphia campus?TEMPLEMOUNT
- 31AHybrid orange fruitTANGELO
- 33APhysicianDOCTOR
- 34AOft-grilled fish, on menusMAHI
- 35AFlirts (with)TOYS
- 38AAdventure novelist CusslerCLIVE
- 39ATime for extracurricular activities, or where the ends of 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across literally areAFTERSCHOOL
- 42ABasil-based saucePESTO
- 44AAuthor WieselELIE
- 45AHot spot serviceWIFI
- 48AToward the back of a boatASTERN
- 50ASupplied, as fundsFRONTED
- 52AQuad found on a Portland campus?REEDSECTION
- 55A"Totally!"YES
- 56AAustralian marsupialKOALA
- 57AProvisosIFS
- 59AWith 27-Down, "The Substance" Oscar nomineeDEMI
- 62AKitchen appliance used at a Houston campus?RICECOOKER
- 67AWowedAWED
- 68AGenesis grandsonENOS
- 69AMediterranean oil sourceOLIVE
- 70ABeseechesBEGS
- 71ATake a breakREST
- 72ASacred carvingTOTEM
- 1DChitchatGAB
- 2DMake a wrong turn, sayERR
- 3D"Seems to me" shorthandIMO
- 4DMonastic hoodCOWL
- 5DElaborately decoratedORNATE
- 6DAustralian birdEMU
- 7DBoostLEGUP
- 8DHorse stable unitSTALL
- 9DBrought home, as a salaryEARNED
- 10DPerformer in bull riding competitionsRODEOCLOWN
- 11DLetters between namesAKA
- 12DWith 19-Across, salt-free seasoning brandMRS
- 13DDismissive soundPAH
- 18DGracefully slimSVELTE
- 22DGas brand with a torch logoAMOCO
- 23DSpot for short people?ATM
- 24DBarnyard bleatMAA
- 25DWithout bothering to be carefulINHASTE
- 27DSee 59-AcrossMOORE
- 28D__ knife: handy kitchen toolUTILITY
- 29DThanksgiving mo.NOV
- 30DItalian threeTRE
- 32DNaturally talented youngstersGIFTEDKIDS
- 36DFrench fashion monogramYSL
- 37DFuturistic genreSCIFI
- 40DUpper bodyTORSO
- 41DBrave and nobleHEROIC
- 42D__ for the coursePAR
- 43DOpposite of WNWESE
- 46DExtra chargeFEE
- 47DDocs with DOBs, oftenIDS
- 49DNot as farNEARER
- 51DBy walkingONFOOT
- 53DCountry singer PatsyCLINE
- 54DFood truck fareTACOS
- 58DWithout backupSOLO
- 59DPat gentlyDAB
- 60DFemale sheepEWE
- 61DActress RyanMEG
- 63DBallpark fig.EST
- 64DBaby beaverKIT
- 65DGenesis matriarchEVE
- 66DSleep cycle lettersREM
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