LA Times Daily Crossword January 18, 2026 Answers

1. Finishes 8. Mercedes line 14. One on girth control? 20. San Diego neighbor 21. Twain of note 22. Cheaper than usual 23. Part of an executive job offer 25. One of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England 26. Rest __ 27. Worry 28. Louvre Pyramid architect 29. Campus org. for wannabe ensigns 30. Game lost in the blink of an eye 34. List-ending abbr. 36. Thai money 39. Negroni need 40. Bucko 41. Comparatively damp 43. Big whoop 44. Resource in Minecraft and Catan 45. Chamber group 48. Sets as a goal 51. Phillipa of "Hamilton" 52. LAX checkers 53. Plié joint 54. Lummoxes 57. Sound of an air-kiss 59. Minor dustup 63. Undercover setups 67. Wolfgang Puck's flagship eatery 68. Teapot Dome commodity 69. Opening number? 70. Snag 71. Sort of 73. Was published 74. Ghanaian with a Nobel Peace Prize 76. Tell all to the police 82. "Not interested" 83. Audio giant 84. Sub text? 85. Classic Monopoly token 86. To be, in Toledo 88. AC meas. 90. Casually mentions a famous friend 94. Break divine law 100. Tennis center? 101. Marker 102. Soft cloth 103. Bruins great Bobby 104. Three-pointer's path 105. Holes 106. Over 100, say 107. Having celebrity status 112. Co. that makes Secret and Scope 114. Former NPR host Shapiro 115. Hebrides isle 116. Grandson of Adam 119. "Daddy, Papa, and Me" writer Newman 120. Backstreet Boys hit 124. Guru's residence 125. Musical liability 126. Term paper starting point 127. Not too difficult 128. Cobbler's part 129. Gives a new tournament ranking to

1. Lb. and oz. 2. Actress Hayworth 3. Somewhat open 4. Least contaminated 5. Pulled a chair up to 6. Sea urchin, at a sushi bar 7. Cooks in a skillet 8. German steel city 9. OpenAI bot since 2022 10. Luka Doncic's team, on scoreboards 11. Brazilian city that sounds like Maryland's capital 12. Homer's rock singer 13. "Come on, tell us!" 14. Where snowbirds flock in winter 15. Xenon, e.g. 16. Brand on some Canadian pumps 17. "I think you'll find this yummy!" 18. Winning candidate 19. Pet name fit for a king? 24. Expression that might be evil or silly 31. Mutually approve 32. Item on a Dollar menu? 33. ABA member's title 35. Early PC monitor 36. Whatever ewe say? 37. YouTube annoyances 38. Oasts 42. Fully understand 44. The Beaver State 45. Skyrocket 46. Hideo who threw no-hitters in 1996 and 2001 47. Ball purchase 49. Bucolic lodging 50. Lowest digit 55. Canine's canine 56. Like a day-old bagel 58. Home of Jordan and Georgia 60. Irrational fear of persecution 61. Vegan gelatin substitute 62. Best Play, for one 63. Daytime drama 64. Bassist Weymouth of Talking Heads 65. Dinero unit 66. Footnote space saver 67. Glass bits 72. Bill Nye's field 75. State bordering Bhutan 77. Publication ID 78. Clears after taxes 79. Healthy Grains snackmaker 80. GPS guess 81. Neither partner 83. Activity that may improve problem-solving skills 87. Best version of oneself, in psych-speak 89. Visionaries 91. Early proponent of a flat Earth? 92. Dua Lipa genre 93. Questionable, in slang 94. NYU or MIT 95. "Fingers crossed!" 96. Lyonne of "Poker Face" 97. Believer's ending 98. "Despicable Me" antihero 99. Revolutionary? 104. "Say it __ so!" 105. Lenient 108. Part of Hispaniola 109. Physicist Schrödinger 110. French wine region 111. "Sailing to Byzantium" poet 113. Employee rts. agency 117. Boo-boo 118. Unwanted beach souvenir, often 119. Wee fella 121. Red pill consumer of film 122. Shade 123. Triumphant shout