LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, January 9, 2026
Friday, January 9, 2026/79 clues solved
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Across
- 1Framing pieces
- 6Layer under a tee
- 10Basketball commentator Rebecca
- 14Swings and misses three times, say
- 15Nudge
- 16Leaving less of a bad taste, maybe
- 17Pseudo?
- 19Annual EDM festival in 22-Down
- 20Fashionably nostalgic
- 21__ the consequences
- 23Evil act
- 24Lab coat?
- 25Neo?
- 29Word of woe
- 31Biological pouch
- 32Maxims
- 33Portions (out)
- 35Covered in crystals?
- 37Stalter of "Hacks"
- 38Mono?
- 42Also
- 43Pair
- 44Spot targeted by butterfly stretches
- 47Takes up a lot of space
- 51"__ been a minute"
- 53Ibiza, por ejemplo
- 54Mega?
- 57Shade tree
- 58Tax counterpart
- 59Missing GI
- 60Concession speech?
- 62Down in the dumps
- 64Anti?
- 68Location, location, location
- 69Transcript figs.
- 70Racing shell
- 71Leave in the lurch in the church
- 72"Abominable" character named Everest
- 73Word of woe
Down
- 1Peter Pan rival
- 2In general
- 3"Naked" rodents
- 4Get three eights in blackjack, say
- 5Unsmiling
- 6Procedure practiced on mannequins: Abbr.
- 7Preferring platonic relationships, informally
- 8Café du __: New Orleans shop known for beignets
- 9Collar danglers
- 10Rapper __ Mama
- 11Elects to participate
- 12Strait off the coast of Siberia
- 13Indonesian apes
- 16Over-easy serving
- 18Nemeses
- 22Biscayne Bay city
- 24Sibs and 'rents
- 26Make like a banshee
- 27Covertly included
- 28Sushi bite sometimes served on a model boat
- 30Vegan protein option
- 34Winter break?
- 36"We doing this?"
- 39Decline to take the high road
- 40Naan relative
- 41Small bit of facial jewelry
- 45"You won't get away with this!"
- 46__ khao: Laotian crispy rice salad
- 47High-ranking noncom
- 48A __: literally, "from what is earlier"
- 49Climber's descent
- 50Absorbent
- 52Foul mood
- 55Have no reception, say
- 56Corning Museum material
- 61Killer whale
- 63Have a snack
- 65"Etc.," in Pittsburghese
- 66Fed. stipend for some people with disabilities
- 67"Srsly?"
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 25-across.
- Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein %26 Rachel Fabi.
All 79 answers
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- 1AFraming piecesJAMBS
- 6ALayer under a teeCAMI
- 10ABasketball commentator RebeccaLOBO
- 14ASwings and misses three times, sayISOUT
- 15ANudgePROD
- 16ALeaving less of a bad taste, maybeRIPER
- 17APseudo?FALSEFRONT
- 19AAnnual EDM festival in 22-DownULTRA
- 20AFashionably nostalgicRETRO
- 21A__ the consequencesDAMN
- 23AEvil actSIN
- 24ALab coat?FUR
- 25ANeo?NEWBEGINNING
- 29AWord of woeALAS
- 31ABiological pouchSAC
- 32AMaximsSAYINGS
- 33APortions (out)METES
- 35ACovered in crystals?ICY
- 37AStalter of "Hacks"MEG
- 38AMono?SINGLEORIGIN
- 42AAlsoTOO
- 43APairDUO
- 44ASpot targeted by butterfly stretchesGROIN
- 47ATakes up a lot of spaceSPRAWLS
- 51A"__ been a minute"ITS
- 53AIbiza, por ejemploISLA
- 54AMega?GRANDOPENING
- 57AShade treeELM
- 58ATax counterpartTIP
- 59AMissing GIAWOL
- 60AConcession speech?ILOST
- 62ADown in the dumpsMOPEY
- 64AAnti?NONSTARTER
- 68ALocation, location, locationAREAS
- 69ATranscript figs.GPAS
- 70ARacing shellSCULL
- 71ALeave in the lurch in the churchJILT
- 72A"Abominable" character named EverestYETI
- 73AWord of woeSADLY
- 1DPeter Pan rivalJIF
- 2DIn generalASARULE
- 3D"Naked" rodentsMOLERATS
- 4DGet three eights in blackjack, sayBUST
- 5DUnsmilingSTERN
- 6DProcedure practiced on mannequins: Abbr.CPR
- 7DPreferring platonic relationships, informallyARO
- 8DCafé du __: New Orleans shop known for beignetsMONDE
- 9DCollar danglersIDTAGS
- 10DRapper __ MamaLIL
- 11DElects to participateOPTSIN
- 12DStrait off the coast of SiberiaBERING
- 13DIndonesian apesORANGS
- 16DOver-easy servingRUNNYEGG
- 18DNemesesFOES
- 22DBiscayne Bay cityMIAMI
- 24DSibs and 'rentsFAM
- 26DMake like a bansheeWAIL
- 27DCovertly includedBCCED
- 28DSushi bite sometimes served on a model boatNIGIRI
- 30DVegan protein optionSEITAN
- 34DWinter break?SNOWDAYS
- 36D"We doing this?"YOUIN
- 39DDecline to take the high roadGOLOW
- 40DNaan relativeROTI
- 41DSmall bit of facial jewelryNOSESTUD
- 45D"You won't get away with this!"ILLTELL
- 46D__ khao: Laotian crispy rice saladNAM
- 47DHigh-ranking noncomSGTMAJ
- 48DA __: literally, "from what is earlier"PRIORI
- 49DClimber's descentRAPPEL
- 50DAbsorbentSPONGY
- 52DFoul moodSNIT
- 55DHave no reception, sayELOPE
- 56DCorning Museum materialGLASS
- 61DKiller whaleORCA
- 63DHave a snackEAT
- 65D"Etc.," in PittsburgheseNAT
- 66DFed. stipend for some people with disabilitiesSSI
- 67D"Srsly?"RLY
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