LA Times Daily Crossword January 23, 2026 Answers

1. Word on some birth announcements 5. Bowlers, e.g. 9. Storage box 14. French friend 15. Bread maker 16. Video counterpart 17. Uneven do 18. Mallet game 19. Rapinoe who won the Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2019 20. Add to one's ear piercings? 23. Onetime owner of Virgin Records 24. Michael of Monty Python 25. Seed cases 27. "There's nothing like the feeling of posting a vlog!"? 33. Brew made from petals 35. Kitchen gadget 36. Gives a hand 37. Body shop fig. 39. "The King and I" role 40. Uses a Brillo pad on 43. Meditation spot 46. Trio trying to sneak past the guard at a sauna? 48. Location 49. Evasive maneuver 52. Dejected 55. "Get your own die, pal!"? 59. Words to live by 61. Home overhaul, informally 62. Iranian money 63. Amazon assistant 64. Small fastener 65. Utah home of Sugarloaf Mountain 66. Back, as a racehorse 67. "Holy moly!" 68. Existed

1. Nasty cut 2. "Ya dig?" reply 3. Rodeo rope 4. Motivation for seeking counsel 5. "Heaven forbid!" 6. Assert 7. Disclose 8. Comics canine 9. Required remittance 10. Peach or plum 11. Border 12. "The King and I" setting 13. "Knives Out" actress Collette 21. The Aswan High Dam's river 22. Snout-touching sound 26. Seafood dish that turns from blue to orange during preparation 28. Two-finger sign 29. Gut course 30. Arm bone 31. Out of shape 32. Timeline stretch 33. Sumptuous 34. Fragrance 36. Winter hrs. in Halifax 38. Craggy hill 41. Surname of two directors in the "Ghostbusters" franchise 42. Enemy of the Jedi 44. Period of invincibility in video games 45. "About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel 47. Within earshot 50. Skillful deceit 51. Online cash-back offer 52. Automaker that declared bankruptcy in 2011 53. Wagon part 54. Lose on purpose? 56. Actress Hatcher 57. Pic 58. Joie de vivre 60. Ergonomic brand