LA Times Daily Crossword January 7, 2026 Answers

1. Running sport 6. Thrown for a loop 10. Lure (in) 14. Moves like a fleeing deer 16. Sushi wrapper 17. Rep on arm day 18. 1991 operation that ended with the liberation of Kuwait 20. Molecule part 21. Focus to win a contest? 22. Flower bed tool 23. Sault __ Marie 24. Sushi option 26. Celestial event such as the Perseids 30. "Succession" actor Culkin 32. Steal from 33. Prototype: Abbr. 34. Basilica niche 35. __ economy 37. Structure whose roof begins near its foundation 39. Communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing 42. Two __ and a lie: icebreaker game 44. Leb. neighbor 45. Frittata need 49. Lucky acorns, eventually 50. Superlative suffix 52. Balance sheet column 54. Sweet finish for fried chicken 57. Large load 58. Cards, in NFL scores 59. "__ got it!" 60. Freeze over 62. Make a bad impression? 64. Perfectly satisfactory, or an apt description of 18-, 26-, 39-, and 54-Across 68. Puts away the dishes? 69. Taiwanese computer company 70. Stewpot with a conical lid 71. Chow for a sow 72. Surrender, as territory 73. Stiletto alternative

1. Up in the air, briefly 2. Fish-to-be 3. Down Under denizens 4. Site with tech reviews 5. Hwang Dong-hyuk's "Squid Game," e.g. 6. Hill worker 7. Happy holler 8. Representation of uncertainty on a graph 9. Assists, in hoops lingo 10. Type of A/V connector 11. Best in a pool 12. Mentee 13. __ Fudd 15. Area of expertise 19. Good to go 24. Alias lead-in 25. With it 27. Conclusion starter 28. Beeper? 29. Provides an address 31. Chew out 36. Hardware and software support 38. Feline in an alley 40. Wee 41. Nabisco cracker 42. Painfully close to home 43. Met by chance 46. Make bank 47. Classic Pontiac 48. Oft-protected fig. 51. Completely surrounded 53. Move back and forth 54. God of the underworld 55. Nobel-winning physicist Paul 56. Skin blemish 61. Encourage 63. Baking meas. 65. Ancient Eur. realm 66. Bank corp. with an orange lion logo 67. Once called