LA Times Daily Crossword January 26, 2024 Answers

1. Moussaka ingredient 5. Harmonious church groups 11. Parachute necessity 15. Cookie with a Java Chip flavor 16. Solitary sort 17. Mind 18. Wolverine, for one 19. Esoteric information 20. A few 21. EMIT? 24. Not quite aligned 26. Inventor who said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" 29. Slugger Judge who was AP Athlete of the Year in 2022 30. Ankle-length attire 34. Mouthwash brand 35. Feudal estate 36. Selena or Selena Gomez 38. Katniss Everdeen portrayer, to fans 39. LOOP? 42. Overhang 43. Midwestern Native 44. Five-time Olympic gold-medal swimmer Ian 47. Comes down hard? 51. "Just a Geek" memoirist Wheaton 52. SPOT? 57. Tate Modern filler 58. Verdi aria that translates to "It was you" 60. Lisa Halaby's royal name 61. Sunlit lobbies 63. RAW? 66. Intense 67. Some green sauces 68. Senate position 69. Divisions in an outdated atlas: Abbr. 70. Plumes 71. Exxon constituents?

1. Bagel topping 2. Branch 3. Vegetarian 4. Pot sweetener 5. Root words? 6. Cilantro, e.g. 7. Wolf of the sea 8. Apple since 1998 9. Curling spot 10. Washington, but not Washington, D.C. 11. Life itself, to a crepehanger 12. Recital piece for a double-reed woodwind 13. "Collapse Into Now" band 14. Go green, perhaps 22. Kylo __: "The Last Jedi" villain 23. Picks out, for short 24. Lummox 25. Just 27. Iridescent gem 28. Not old 30. Spice cookie spice 31. QB stat 32. Roman dozen 33. Accommodating places 36. Flatten 37. Shocked 40. Squiggly baby, to a sitter 41. Radio wave-emitting star 44. Dances provocatively 45. New faces in the staff lounge 46. "Last Week Tonight" host John 48. Swab target 49. Emergency priority system 50. Unblinking looks 53. __ Miami CF 54. Self-composure 55. Friendly horn sounds 56. " ... but I could be wrong" 59. Heavy weights 62. Variety 64. Lines at the register? 65. Donkey