L.A. Times Daily - Jan 1 2026

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Clues Answers
"Don't take me too seriously" indicator WINK
"Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazine SASSY
"Moonstruck" Oscar winner CHER
"Now!" STAT
"Putting my phone down a sec" BRB
A couple of bucks? DEER
Actor Morales ESAI
Affection from a dog LICKS
Alive and __ KICKING
Be in debt OWE
Beach toy KITE
Berry native to the Amazon rainforest ACAI
Blouse TOP
Brawl FRACAS
Briny SEA
Call with a raised hand TAXI
Caught off base? TAGGED
Caviar ROE
Circular openings in domes OCULI
Complete failures BOMBS
Creative team behind Lilly Pulitzer's signature frock? SHIFTWORKERS
Crossover design from Vivienne Westwood and Diane von Fürstenberg? BUBBLEWRAP
Droops SAGS
Even TIED
Expose as false DEBUNK
Faces the day AWAKES
Former quarterback Manning ELI
Functions USES
Give a damn? CURSE
Greek cafe TAVERNA
Greek island in the Cyclades MYKONOS
Innocents BABES
Item in Giorgio Armani's 50th anniversary collection? BIRTHDAYSUIT
Japanese carrier ANA
Keyboard locale DESK
Language suffix ESE
Legend ICON
Line of Mary Quant's trademark skirts? MINISERIES
Liturgical vestment STOLE
Clues Answers
Madre's sister TIA
Med. plan option HMO
Musubi seaweed NORI
Nepali, e.g ASIAN
New Age artist who often sings in Irish ENYA
Oak tree, once ACORN
On the decline WANING
Orates SPEAKS
Patterned fabric woven on Jacquard looms DAMASK
Penny CENT
Peppy ENERGETIC
Pinnacle ACME
Place for pews NAVE
Playing surface surrounded by boards RINK
Prefix with way or wife MID
Rate of speed CLIP
Raw bar need ICE
Really hard to see EENSY
Really, really enjoy a joke ROAR
Redder than medium RARE
Remote getaway spot ISLE
Round fig CIR
Scattered SOWN
Seeing things EYES
State of ramped-up productivity OVERDRIVE
Stays fresh KEEPS
Suds BEER
Synergy Supreme+ gasoline retailer MOBIL
Target in a game of catch THROWTO
Try STAB
Vaping device ECIG
Viking weapon AXE
Weekly skit show, for short SNL
Wet bars? SOAPS
Words of dismay OHNO
Zilch NADA
__ gel: contents of "Do not eat" packets SILICA
__ shorts CARGO
__-Caps candy SNO