LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Wednesday, January 7, 2026/79 clues solved
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Across
- 1Running sport
- 6Thrown for a loop
- 10Lure (in)
- 14Moves like a fleeing deer
- 16Sushi wrapper
- 17Rep on arm day
- 181991 operation that ended with the liberation of Kuwait
- 20Molecule part
- 21Focus to win a contest?
- 22Flower bed tool
- 23Sault __ Marie
- 24Sushi option
- 26Celestial event such as the Perseids
- 30"Succession" actor Culkin
- 32Steal from
- 33Prototype: Abbr.
- 34Basilica niche
- 35__ economy
- 37Structure whose roof begins near its foundation
- 39Communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing
- 42Two __ and a lie: icebreaker game
- 44Leb. neighbor
- 45Frittata need
- 49Lucky acorns, eventually
- 50Superlative suffix
- 52Balance sheet column
- 54Sweet finish for fried chicken
- 57Large load
- 58Cards, in NFL scores
- 59"__ got it!"
- 60Freeze over
- 62Make a bad impression?
- 64Perfectly satisfactory, or an apt description of 18-, 26-, 39-, and 54-Across
- 68Puts away the dishes?
- 69Taiwanese computer company
- 70Stewpot with a conical lid
- 71Chow for a sow
- 72Surrender, as territory
- 73Stiletto alternative
Down
- 1Up in the air, briefly
- 2Fish-to-be
- 3Down Under denizens
- 4Site with tech reviews
- 5Hwang Dong-hyuk's "Squid Game," e.g.
- 6Hill worker
- 7Happy holler
- 8Representation of uncertainty on a graph
- 9Assists, in hoops lingo
- 10Type of A/V connector
- 11Best in a pool
- 12Mentee
- 13__ Fudd
- 15Area of expertise
- 19Good to go
- 24Alias lead-in
- 25With it
- 27Conclusion starter
- 28Beeper?
- 29Provides an address
- 31Chew out
- 36Hardware and software support
- 38Feline in an alley
- 40Wee
- 41Nabisco cracker
- 42Painfully close to home
- 43Met by chance
- 46Make bank
- 47Classic Pontiac
- 48Oft-protected fig.
- 51Completely surrounded
- 53Move back and forth
- 54God of the underworld
- 55Nobel-winning physicist Paul
- 56Skin blemish
- 61Encourage
- 63Baking meas.
- 65Ancient Eur. realm
- 66Bank corp. with an orange lion logo
- 67Once called
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 79 entries.
- There are 39 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 26-across.
- Constructed by Joe Deeney.
All 79 answers
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- 1ARunning sportTRACK
- 6AThrown for a loopAWED
- 10ALure (in)ROPE
- 14AMoves like a fleeing deerBOUNDS
- 16ASushi wrapperNORI
- 17ARep on arm dayCURL
- 18A1991 operation that ended with the liberation of KuwaitDESERTSTORM
- 20AMolecule partATOM
- 21AFocus to win a contest?STARE
- 22AFlower bed toolHOE
- 23ASault __ MarieSTE
- 24ASushi optionAHI
- 26ACelestial event such as the PerseidsMETEORSHOWER
- 30A"Succession" actor CulkinKIERAN
- 32ASteal fromROB
- 33APrototype: Abbr.ORIG
- 34ABasilica nicheAPSE
- 35A__ economyGIG
- 37AStructure whose roof begins near its foundationAFRAME
- 39ACommunication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharingBITTORRENT
- 42ATwo __ and a lie: icebreaker gameTRUTHS
- 44ALeb. neighborISR
- 45AFrittata needEGGS
- 49ALucky acorns, eventuallyOAKS
- 50ASuperlative suffixEST
- 52ABalance sheet columnASSETS
- 54ASweet finish for fried chickenHONEYDRIZZLE
- 57ALarge loadTON
- 58ACards, in NFL scoresARI
- 59A"__ got it!"IVE
- 60AFreeze overICEUP
- 62AMake a bad impression?DENT
- 64APerfectly satisfactory, or an apt description of 18-, 26-, 39-, and 54-AcrossRIGHTASRAIN
- 68APuts away the dishes?EATS
- 69ATaiwanese computer companyACER
- 70AStewpot with a conical lidTAGINE
- 71AChow for a sowSLOP
- 72ASurrender, as territoryCEDE
- 73AStiletto alternativeWEDGE
- 1DUp in the air, brieflyTBD
- 2DFish-to-beROE
- 3DDown Under denizensAUSSIES
- 4DSite with tech reviewsCNET
- 5DHwang Dong-hyuk's "Squid Game," e.g.KDRAMA
- 6DHill workerANT
- 7DHappy hollerWOOHOO
- 8DRepresentation of uncertainty on a graphERRORBARS
- 9DAssists, in hoops lingoDIMES
- 10DType of A/V connectorRCA
- 11DBest in a poolOUTSWIM
- 12DMenteePROTEGE
- 13D__ FuddELMER
- 15DArea of expertiseSTRENGTH
- 19DGood to goSET
- 24DAlias lead-inAKA
- 25DWith itHIP
- 27DConclusion starterERGO
- 28DBeeper?HORN
- 29DProvides an addressORATES
- 31DChew outREBUKE
- 36DHardware and software supportITSERVICE
- 38DFeline in an alleyFERALCAT
- 40DWeeITSY
- 41DNabisco crackerRITZ
- 42DPainfully close to homeTOOREAL
- 43DMet by chanceRANINTO
- 46DMake bankGETPAID
- 47DClassic PontiacGTO
- 48DOft-protected fig.SSN
- 51DCompletely surroundedSIEGED
- 53DMove back and forthSEESAW
- 54DGod of the underworldHADES
- 55DNobel-winning physicist PaulDIRAC
- 56DSkin blemishZIT
- 61DEncourageURGE
- 63DBaking meas.TSP
- 65DAncient Eur. realmHRE
- 66DBank corp. with an orange lion logoING
- 67DOnce calledNEE
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