LA Times Daily Crossword January 20, 2026 Answers

1. Facing attack from all sides 6. Getup 10. Target's target, for one 14. "Well done!" 15. Double-reed woodwind 16. Each, informally 17. Uses as evidence in a research paper 18. Run a rag over 19. Tuckered out 20. Trousers with tool-carrying pockets and loops 23. Elite squads 24. Bubble source, maybe 25. __ Lanka 26. Give up, in an idiom 30. "So glad I don't have to deal with that" 35. Broke bread 36. Amazement 37. "By __ way ... " 38. Goal of meditation, perhaps 45. Lifestyle brand with origins in surf culture 46. "Yeah, right!" 47. Liquor in a bee's knees cocktail 48. Fitting measurement 51. Backpedaled, or what's found in 20-, 30-, and 38-Across 56. Desertlike 57. Layered cookie 58. Whirlpool subsidiary 60. __ de gallo: salsa choice 61. "Hot To Go!" singer Chappell 62. Resonates, as a successful joke 63. Witnessed 64. IDs that never begin with 666 65. Punctuation in a web address

1. "EastEnders" airer 2. Oldest child on "The Goldbergs" 3. Occupied, as a diner booth 4. "Into Thin Air" mountain peak 5. More than is needed 6. Bridal shop selections 7. "You haven't changed __!" 8. Tire swing line 9. Potbelly 10. Ritchie Valens hit 11. Doing business 12. Farm animal in some yoga classes 13. Makes a choice 21. Dubai dignitary 22. "How Long" singer Charlie 26. Prompted on stage 27. Against 28. "If u ask me ... " 29. Many a promgoer 30. Big blast 31. "At Last" singer James 32. Arctic seabird 33. Crochet need 34. Be behind, in a way 39. Spurred to action 40. Tend to risotto 41. Motion detectors for automatic doors 42. "Yeah, try again" 43. Informal clothing 44. Rising current of warm air 48. Significant figures 49. Yoga pose 50. Fixes 51. Hard knocks? 52. Source of Buffalo's lake-effect snow 53. Moral shortcoming 54. Cupid's counterpart 55. Academic administrator with a list 59. Barbecue residue