Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "slamdunkcontest".
Total Clues
78
Longest
slamdunkcontest
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
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Violin players
4bows
Discussion site
5FORUM
Omelet need
4eggs
Potatoes, in Indian dishes
4ALOO
Remove from memory.
5ERASE
Young stallion
4COLT
Filled pastry
10jellydonut
Clarinet kin
4OBOE
Promotional cost
5adfee
Field expert
3ref
Night before
3EVE
Office machine
12laserprinter
___ Martin (cognac)
4REMY
Charlottesville sch.
3UVA
Slow-cooked dish
4STEW
Peace shape
3VEE
Camera component
4LENS
Gotcha!
4ISEE
High-flying NBA All-Star event
15slamdunkcontest
Keep a sauce from congealing, say
4stir
Screw feature
4SLOT
____ sequitur
3NON
Tech in key cards
4rfid
Prove human, in a way
3err
Attention-getting hiss
4PSST
Rush hour gridlock
12trafficsnarl
Gut-punch reaction
3OOF
Sheridan of "Ready Player One"
3TYE
Tree that's tapped
5MAPLE
Ride-hailing company whose cars once featured big pink mustaches
4lyft
Impromptu jazz performance, or an apt title for this puzzle
10jamsession
In ___ land
4LALA
Acting award won by Ke Huy Quan in 2023
5oscar
Patch up
4MEND
Winter slider
4sled
Rosary components
5BEADS
Mount Olympus figure
4ARES
Mexican peninsula, informally
4BAJA
Screen on some handheld games, for short
4oled
Canine in some fairy tales
4wolf
Exclusively
6SOLELY
Provided with kibble, say
3fed
El Dorado building material
3oro
Legged it
3RAN
Take illegitimately
5usurp
Units of length
6METERS
Earth-friendly prefix
3ECO
Intermediaries
10GOBETWEENS
Baseball fielder's need
5glove
Take the wheel
5STEER
Vote of approval
3YEA
Mesh with a group
5FITIN
Chekov colleague
4SULU
Makes level
5EVENS
Irritates deeply
7rankles
Cheep digs?
4NEST
Campers on wheels, briefly
3rvs
Slippery swimmers
4EELS
Fundraising event where one can win a round
10meatraffle
Treat with contempt
5SCORN
Those, in Havana
4esos
Annoy slightly
4miff
Train of thought
5drift
__ vez (again, in Spanish)
4OTRA
Blasting material
3TNT
Home project done solo
6diyjob
Blood bank supply
6PLASMA
Charges on roads
5tolls
Fit for a queen
5ROYAL
Stop
5CEASE
Suite divs.
3rms
Place to dock
4PIER
Unaccompanied
4LONE
Stops
4ENDS
Little bit
3TAD
Former Lynyrd Skynyrd label
3mca
Like lyrics full of heartache
3sad
Critical-care hosp. areas
3ers
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