Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, January 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, January 2, 2026 features 72 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.3 letters. The longest answer is "hotenoughforyou".
Total Clues
72
Longest
hotenoughforyou
Avg Length
5.3
Shortest
ART
ALLComplete Solution List
Fine print, e.g.
3ART
Thai's neighbor
3LAO
Drops from above
4RAIN
Prepares (oneself)
6STEELS
Destiny
3LOT
Top-tier
5ALIST
Wonder
3AWE
Sank, in a way
5HOLED
Let up
6ABATED
__ brio
3PEP
Be wrong
3ERR
Sanctuary
3ARK
Volunteer's offer
5USEME
From South Asia, perhaps
4DESI
Giveaway
4TELL
Series of courses?
4MEAL
Pop by
5VISIT
Olympic archer?
4EROS
First perfect number
3SIX
Seriously!
14ALLJOKINGASIDE
In that case
4IFSO
Saw
5DATED
Down the road
5LATER
Shared pleasantries
9smalltalk
Word on a green helmet
4jets
Passing muster
4awol
Birds whose collective noun is chime
5wrens
Haterade
4flak
Big mo. for florists
3feb
Interns, at times
9freelabor
Namesakes of some days in English
9norsegods
Scenario just before a board takeover?
9mateintwo
Sharp kicks?
9iceskates
2013 memoir that was followed in 2025 by "Finding My Way"
9iammalala
Without restraint
5madly
Chuckles at a gif, say
4lols
Left
4GONE
Olive often found with spinach
3oyl
Two pieces?
5duets
Former "The Great British Baking Show" co-host Giedroyc
3mel
Essential
4core
Theater group?
4army
Fancy
3ooh
Physical location
6clinic
Nickname of the slugger who holds the MLB record for most career grand slams
4arod
Question asked by a fan?
15hotenoughforyou
Rundgren in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
4todd
Clever
10wellplayed
No longer a foal
10oneyearold
Drug needed for some trips
3lsd
Pushes
5URGES
Some vintage cars
4REOS
C. in C.
5POTUS
Support staff?
4CANE
Due
4OWED
___ Rock
6TEETER
Like May through August
5RLESS
Early operating system
4UNIX
Hr. division
3MIN
Simmer down!
6COOLIT
LEMON
3DUD
Rub the wrong way?
5CHAFE
Hound
3NAG
Rhetorical expression of approval
14whatsnottolike
Informal ride
4hoss
50%, up front?
4semi
"Queen of Creole Cuisine" Chase
4leah
Spot for getting one's buds together?
10flowervase
Characteristic patterns
6motifs
Birria order
4taco
"The Simpsons" character whose surname is Mann
4otto
Classic toys with colorful pegs
10litebrites
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