Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, January 12, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, January 12, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "supersprint".
Total Clues
76
Longest
supersprint
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
tut
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Awards such as Best Upset and Best Game
5espys
Have a spoonful, say
5TASTE
"Tsk!" kin
3tut
Fleece source
5sheep
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center
5ochoa
Activist Yoko
3ONO
1980s Atari racing game
11supersprint
Air passenger screening org.
3tsa
Future counselor's maj.
5psych
Hallucinations
7VISIONS
Salt Lake state
4UTAH
Black dialect, for short
4aave
Doggone it!
4DRAT
Tree goo
3SAP
Minimally invasive surgical procedure
11arthroscopy
Mop target
5SPILL
Old photo hue
5SEPIA
Amuses, as with anecdotes
7regales
Elementary school shoebox project
7DIORAMA
Actor Nick
5NOLTE
Calf's suckling spot
5UDDER
Hall of Fame pitcher who threw four no-hitters for the Dodgers
11sandykoufax
Industrial tank
3VAT
___ vera gel
4ALOE
Front of a ship
4PROW
Like some high-fiber breakfast bars
4oaty
Snug apartments
7studios
Times New __
5ROMAN
Give in to gravity
3SAG
Cylinder in the snack aisle
11pringlescan
Notable time
3ERA
Texas A&M athlete
5AGGIE
Cathedral city in Tuscany.
5SIENA
Summer hrs.
3DST
Frowned-upon acts
5donts
Analyze, as ore
5ASSAY
Start to sneeze?
3ESS
Moo __ pork
3SHU
British cartoon character who loves muddy puddles
8peppapig
"Oof, that's not good"
5yeesh
Quick and nimble
4SPRY
Monopoly token sported by the game's mascot
6tophat
Crossword dir.
3acr
Shook with cold
8shivered
Novelist Morrison
4TONI
Breaks bread
4EATS
Miyazaki's "My Neighbor ___"
6TOTORO
Open, as a onesie
6unsnap
Nice and warm
6TOASTY
Emotional wound
4SCAR
19-Across request
6idcard
Spy-fi side
4USSR
See 26-Down
4tape
With 24-Down, outmoded media format
3vhs
Mixture of metals.
5ALLOY
Nail salon brand
3OPI
___ City, Iowa
5SIOUX
Terse text sent while taxiing to the terminal
6landed
Large ruminant in the Rockies
3elk
Octagon at an intersection
8stopsign
Prepayments in some big book deals
8advances
Ravioli filling, sometimes
4MEAT
Highbrow
4ARTY
Benelux continent
3eur
Got smart with
6SASSED
Sites for some rites
6ALTARS
Chewy candy
6NOUGAT
Blacksmiths' workplaces
6FORGES
Mil. truant
4AWOL
Desert watering hole
5OASIS
AirPlay and AirDrop tablet
4ipad
Challenging chem course
4ORGO
Phoenix suburb
4MESA
Petty peeve
3NIT
Actress ___ de Armas
3ANA
Yea's opposite
3NAY
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