Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, January 22, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "ohexcuseme".
Total Clues
78
Longest
ohexcuseme
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
ROY
ALLComplete Solution List
Self motivators?
4egos
Teeny
5small
Brand-new
4mint
Coming up
4NEXT
Health care cost
5copay
Sorbet berry
4acai
Toy company acquired by Mattel in 1997
4TYCO
(What did you just say?!)
10ohexcuseme
Workout wear
6shorts
For adult audiences
6rrated
"That one's for you"
6keepit
Put through an X-ray
4scan
Succession surname
3ROY
Juvenile retort
5ARESO
Shearing day sound
3BAA
Katherine Moennig's "The L Word" role
5shane
Shaming syllable
3TSK
Renaissance faire competitions
6jousts
"Confirmed, captain"
3aye
*Folks who may be at the point of no return?
9taxcheats
Chaotic crowd
3MOB
Begin
6okaygo
The Price Is Right network
3CBS
Top medals
5GOLDS
Soap ingredient
3LYE
Wuhan welcome
5nihao
Tally
3ADD
Golfer's pocketful
4TEES
Devices at a counter-service restaurant
6pagers
Emphatic assertion
6yesiam
Opulent
6deluxe
Raspberry
10BRONXCHEER
Reddit Q&As
4AMAS
Brontë sister
4ANNE
Works for
5EARNS
Egyptian river
4NILE
Cleaning cloths
4RAGS
Tickle pink
5ELATE
Truck bar
4axle
Tonsillectomy doc
3ENT
Jumbo jets?
7geysers
*Beef cut that may be braised
7oxcheek
Reaches a new low?
6stoops
Adam of "Severance"
5SCOTT
Mineral hardness eponym
4mohs
Mimic
3APE
Loose ____
3LAX
Stretchy fabric
5LYCRA
Gordita dough
4masa
Freeze frame
7icetray
"Give me a single example"
7nameone
Rainbow pattern
6tiedye
Garden fixtures
4urns
Spanish wine
5RIOJA
Actress Dennings
3KAT
Struts with style
7sashays
Vintage sunglasses shape
6cateye
Seat belt fastener
6buckle
Owns
3HAS
Maker of Stick & Stay plates and bowls for kids
3oxo
Head south?
3sag
More info soon
3TBD
Like much music
5TONAL
Biotech firm developing cancer vaccines
7moderna
Dated ditty
7oldsong
Savory party snack, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
7chexmix
Leave nothing to the imagination
7bareall
Distress call
3SOS
Stonewall Inn, for one
6gaybar
"__: Soulsville U.S.A.": HBO documentary about a record label
4stax
Invasive lizard in Florida
6iguana
"Cabaret" role for Alan Cumming
5emcee
Intrinsically
5PERSE
French model Rau
4ines
First step, say
4dent
2001 supercomputer
3HAL
Historical period
3ERA
Comprende?
3SEE
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