LA Times Daily Crossword January 9, 2026 Answers

1. Framing pieces 6. Layer under a tee 10. Basketball commentator Rebecca 14. Swings and misses three times, say 15. Nudge 16. Leaving less of a bad taste, maybe 17. Pseudo? 19. Annual EDM festival in 22-Down 20. Fashionably nostalgic 21. __ the consequences 23. Evil act 24. Lab coat? 25. Neo? 31. Biological pouch 32. Maxims 33. Portions (out) 35. Covered in crystals? 37. Stalter of "Hacks" 38. Mono? 42. Also 43. Pair 44. Spot targeted by butterfly stretches 47. Takes up a lot of space 51. "__ been a minute" 53. Ibiza, por ejemplo 54. Mega? 57. Shade tree 58. Tax counterpart 59. Missing GI 60. Concession speech? 62. Down in the dumps 64. Anti? 68. Location, location, location 69. Transcript figs. 70. Racing shell 71. Leave in the lurch in the church 72. "Abominable" character named Everest 73. Word of woe

1. Peter Pan rival 2. In general 3. "Naked" rodents 4. Get three eights in blackjack, say 5. Unsmiling 6. Procedure practiced on mannequins: Abbr. 7. Preferring platonic relationships, informally 8. Café du __: New Orleans shop known for beignets 9. Collar danglers 10. Rapper __ Mama 11. Elects to participate 12. Strait off the coast of Siberia 13. Indonesian apes 16. Over-easy serving 18. Nemeses 22. Biscayne Bay city 24. Sibs and 'rents 26. Make like a banshee 27. Covertly included 28. Sushi bite sometimes served on a model boat 30. Vegan protein option 34. Winter break? 36. "We doing this?" 39. Decline to take the high road 40. Naan relative 41. Small bit of facial jewelry 45. "You won't get away with this!" 46. __ khao: Laotian crispy rice salad 47. High-ranking noncom 48. A __: literally, "from what is earlier" 49. Climber's descent 50. Absorbent 52. Foul mood 55. Have no reception, say 56. Corning Museum material 61. Killer whale 63. Have a snack 65. "Etc.," in Pittsburghese 66. Fed. stipend for some people with disabilities 67. "Srsly?"