L.A. Times Daily - Jan 4 2026

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Clues Answers
"Enough!" STOP
"Ew! No!" ASIF
"For All Mankind" side: Abbr USSR
"Goldberg Variations" composer BACH
"Goosebumps" series writer STINE
"Judge Mathis" event TRIAL
"Midnight Cowboy" hustler RATSO
"Right on!" AMEN
"The Mikado," for one OPERETTA
"The Studio" actress Catherine OHARA
"We __ alone" ARENOT
"__ further reflection ... " UPON
ABC News anchor David MUIR
Abound (with) TEEM
Actress Polo TERI
Agcys ORGS
Annapolis sch USNA
Apple centers CORES
Baja resort, familiarly CABO
Bistro where diners rarely get what they order? CONFUSIONRESTAURANT
Black stone ONYX
Blanchett with two Oscars CATE
Blender button PULSE
Branch of Islam SHIA
Brief topic LAW
Bullpen stat ERA
Cause to blush ABASH
Chaney of classic horror LON
Chem class for premeds ORGO
Clear ERASE
CNN anchor Burnett ERIN
Coconut __ OIL
Complain querulously CARP
Concert piece AMP
Conveniently leave out, maybe OMIT
Cook the surface of SEAR
Cookie with six Thanksgiving-inspired flavors OREO
Corporate image LOGO
Country surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak BRUNEI
Cozy spot ALCOVE
Crass RUDE
Curly hairstyles, informally FROS
Daughter's brother SON
Dined at home ATEIN
Doesn't rent OWNS
Dog coat FUR
Drum kit piece SNARE
Election Day figure VOTER
Extremely unfriendly FROSTY
First aid pro EMT
Freak out PANIC
Get into DON
Geyser output STEAM
Give off EXUDE
Give off EMIT
Guitarist Chet who helped create the Nashville sound ATKINS
Hammer-wielding god THOR
Hankering URGE
Hosts, for short MCS
Imperious LORDLY
In a suitable way APTLY
In short supply RARE
Inchworm with a successful YouTube channel? CONTENTCATERPILLAR
Inflatables ridden in a river race? CONTESTTUBES
IRA options CDS
IRA options TNOTES
Kumquat shade ORANGE
Layers STRATA
Left EXITED
Like koalas AUSTRALIAN
Long-running CBS drama CSI
Clues Answers
Made manageable TAMED
Marisa who plays Peter Parker's aunt TOMEI
Marvel superhero with martial arts expertise IRONFIST
Massage KNEAD
Maximum or minimum LIMIT
Mazda two-seater MIATA
Memorial Day weekend race, casually INDY
Mexican soup made with tripe MENUDO
Minesweeper unit CELL
Museum employee who specializes in topographic maps? CONTOURGUIDE
Nail art brand OPI
Narwhal SEAUNICORN
Network that airs "TBBT" reruns TBS
One who makes a huge profit in the gaming industry? CONSOLEBENEFICIARY
Online mag EZINE
OpenTable link MENU
Ordinary ROUTINE
Organ near the pancreas SPLEEN
Part of a vague threat ORELSE
Part to play ROLE
Parts of quotes PRICES
Place to make draft picks TAPROOM
Poke bowl choice AHI
Pro __: at no charge BONO
Remodel of a badly designed airport terminal? CONCOURSECORRECTION
Retro hip beer, for short PBR
Rite words IDOS
River of northern Spain EBRO
Road beneath a freeway UNDERPASS
Row of stores STRIPMALL
Saxon foe CELT
Scand. kingdom NOR
See 29-Down HER
Semi RIG
Sentence structure SYNTAX
Sharp knock RAP
Sharpen HONE
Shiba __ INU
Shoddy POOR
Singers Reed and Rawls LOUS
Skim along, as clouds SCUD
Skyrocket SOAR
Sleeper sofa HIDEABED
Some Caribbean exports RUMS
Spot on a sked APPT
Stand-up individuals? COMICS
Storyline PLOT
Sunday planning that makes weeknight dinners easier, say MEALPREP
Teach privately TUTOR
Tell tales LIE
The "kid" in "Here's looking at you, kid" ILSA
The Hawkeye State IOWA
Torrid Zone boundary TROPIC
Trades barbs SPARS
TV actress Susan DEY
Two-time WNBA MVP __ Delle Donne ELENA
Uncomfortable spot ZIT
Understood GOT
Vassals SERFS
Way up ASCENT
Well-secured garden vines? CONSTRAINEDPEAS
Whole lot SLEW
Wind with keys OBOE
With 18-Down, pronoun pair SHE
Word in classic mystery novel titles CASE
Word in some Spanish team names REAL
Yale student ELI
Zamboni surface ICE
__ bar SPACE
__ Major URSA
__ rata PRO