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LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, December 1, 2025

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, December 1, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1South American capital city with a namesake legume
  • 5Tells a white lie
  • 9Resist authority
  • 14Many a North African
  • 15Foot or furlong
  • 16Fill with joy
  • 17*Belongings
  • 20Capitol Hill VIP
  • 21"Well, gosh!"
  • 22Small talk
  • 23*Grow, as a savings account
  • 28Small caves
  • 29South Korean capital
  • 32Fires up, as an engine
  • 33Stair climber's aid
  • 36Bert's "Sesame Street" roommate
  • 38Summer on the Riviera
  • 39*Gas station convenience store chain
  • 41Compadre
  • 42Body midsection
  • 44Headquarters
  • 45Minute __ orange juice
  • 46"__ mio": classic Italian love song
  • 48General unease
  • 50*Philosophical concept concerning the moral code of the universe
  • 53Civil rights icon Parks
  • 56Forensic sci. specialty
  • 57Snatch
  • 58Snarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
  • 64Assumed name
  • 65Equipment
  • 66Silicon Valley city Palo __
  • 67"__ luck!"
  • 68Best Comeback Athlete, e.g.
  • 69Whole bunch

Down

  • 1Once around the track
  • 2Outrage
  • 3Exploratory vehicles on the red planet
  • 4Removes (oneself)
  • 5"Sounds like a good time!"
  • 6Once __ lifetime
  • 7Hogwash
  • 8Cattle ranch animal
  • 9NBA official
  • 10Qualified voter
  • 11"Brandenburg Concertos" composer
  • 12Jazz vocalist James
  • 13"__ we forget"
  • 18"I'm taking care of that"
  • 19Add-on charges
  • 23White marsh bird
  • 24Unimaginative retort
  • 25Sushi seaweed
  • 26Bygone Russian rulers
  • 27"__ and ye shall find"
  • 30Debt collector's target
  • 31Be a go-between
  • 34Winter road hazard
  • 35Alpaca kin
  • 37Respected leader
  • 39Pepsi or Coke
  • 40List-shortening abbr.
  • 43Hyundai sedans
  • 45Salsa percussion pair
  • 47Inscribe with acid
  • 49Unique
  • 51Factor in battery life
  • 52Ceremonial acts
  • 53Money in Iran
  • 54Norway home of the Munch Museum
  • 55Peevish state
  • 59Agcy. that x-rays bags
  • 60Sticky tree juice
  • 61Snoop
  • 62Stopped fasting
  • 63Blue

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Katherine Simonson.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ASouth American capital city with a namesake legumeLIMA
  • 5ATells a white lieFIBS
  • 9AResist authorityREBEL
  • 14AMany a North AfricanARAB
  • 15AFoot or furlongUNIT
  • 16AFill with joyELATE
  • 17A*BelongingsPERSONALEFFECTS
  • 20ACapitol Hill VIPSEN
  • 21A"Well, gosh!"GEE
  • 22ASmall talkCHAT
  • 23A*Grow, as a savings accountEARNINTEREST
  • 28ASmall cavesGROTTOS
  • 29ASouth Korean capitalSEOUL
  • 32AFires up, as an engineREVS
  • 33AStair climber's aidRAIL
  • 36ABert's "Sesame Street" roommateERNIE
  • 38ASummer on the RivieraETE
  • 39A*Gas station convenience store chainCIRCLEK
  • 41ACompadrePAL
  • 42ABody midsectionTORSO
  • 44AHeadquartersSEAT
  • 45AMinute __ orange juiceMAID
  • 46A"__ mio": classic Italian love songOSOLE
  • 48AGeneral uneaseMALAISE
  • 50A*Philosophical concept concerning the moral code of the universeNATURALORDER
  • 53ACivil rights icon ParksROSA
  • 56AForensic sci. specialtyCSI
  • 57ASnatchNAB
  • 58ASnarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues?ISNTTHATSPECIAL
  • 64AAssumed nameALIAS
  • 65AEquipmentGEAR
  • 66ASilicon Valley city Palo __ALTO
  • 67A"__ luck!"LOTSA
  • 68ABest Comeback Athlete, e.g.ESPY
  • 69AWhole bunchSLEW
  • 1DOnce around the trackLAP
  • 2DOutrageIRE
  • 3DExploratory vehicles on the red planetMARSROVERS
  • 4DRemoves (oneself)ABSENTS
  • 5D"Sounds like a good time!"FUN
  • 6DOnce __ lifetimeINA
  • 7DHogwashBILGE
  • 8DCattle ranch animalSTEER
  • 9DNBA officialREF
  • 10DQualified voterELECTOR
  • 11D"Brandenburg Concertos" composerBACH
  • 12DJazz vocalist JamesETTA
  • 13D"__ we forget"LEST
  • 18D"I'm taking care of that"ONIT
  • 19DAdd-on chargesFEES
  • 23DWhite marsh birdEGRET
  • 24DUnimaginative retortARETOO
  • 25DSushi seaweedNORI
  • 26DBygone Russian rulersTSARS
  • 27D"__ and ye shall find"SEEK
  • 30DDebt collector's targetUNPAIDBILL
  • 31DBe a go-betweenLIAISE
  • 34DWinter road hazardICE
  • 35DAlpaca kinLLAMA
  • 37DRespected leaderELDER
  • 39DPepsi or CokeCOLA
  • 40DList-shortening abbr.ETAL
  • 43DHyundai sedansSONATAS
  • 45DSalsa percussion pairMARACAS
  • 47DInscribe with acidETCH
  • 49DUniqueLONE
  • 51DFactor in battery lifeUSAGE
  • 52DCeremonial actsRITES
  • 53DMoney in IranRIAL
  • 54DNorway home of the Munch MuseumOSLO
  • 55DPeevish stateSNIT
  • 59DAgcy. that x-rays bagsTSA
  • 60DSticky tree juiceSAP
  • 61DSnoopPRY
  • 62DStopped fastingATE
  • 63DBlueLOW

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