LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1"Star Wars" villain
- 6Cartoon supplier of explosive tennis balls
- 10"I'm __ you asked"
- 14BP merger partner
- 15Glitzy rock genre
- 16Work (up)
- 17Emblems on some caps
- 18Add to the staff
- 19Auth. unknown
- 20Rental unit with zero personality?
- 23Mai __: rum drink
- 25Día de __ Muertos
- 26"Lost" actor Daniel __ Kim
- 27Grow older
- 28One who forgot insect repellent for a walk in the park?
- 32Host of the 2004 Olympics
- 33__ cards
- 34Repetitive learning method
- 35Craft beer letters
- 36"Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villain
- 40Brother's daughter
- 43Puffy reminder of a scuffle
- 45Five-star frank?
- 47Washington airport code
- 49Bible book before 1 Cor.
- 50"Star Trek" series, for short
- 51Recycle bin item
- 52Salad special at a Cape Canaveral cafe?
- 56Repulsive
- 57Club choice
- 58Big name in plastic wrap
- 61Outside the lines
- 62Sandy sediment
- 63Entry on a Spotify playlist
- 64Carton sealer
- 65Low digits
- 66Quite capable
Down
- 1Actor Kilmer
- 2Ti __: Italian "I love you"
- 3Ace-versus-ace sky battle
- 4Climate change sci.
- 5Historian Terborg-Penn
- 6Horrified
- 7Chip bag closer
- 8Argentine soccer legend Diego
- 9May birthstone
- 10Nana
- 11One-dimensional
- 12Word with run or tag
- 13Al __: pasta specification
- 21Throw in the trash
- 22Lead-in to prompter
- 23Ski lift
- 24Mustang or Pinto
- 29Davis of "A League of Their Own"
- 30More edible, perhaps
- 31Off-ramps
- 35Video game plumber who freezes enemies
- 37Menu phrase
- 38More than mega-
- 39Like a 24-hour diner
- 41Memo phrase
- 42Self-centered sort
- 43Vampire tooth
- 44Masters Tournament host city
- 45"Wait, what did you just say?"
- 46Double duty?
- 47Deviate
- 48__ powder
- 53Schwarber who led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025
- 54Actor's assignment
- 55Set, as a table
- 59Swiss peak
- 60March Madness souvenir
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 37 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Peggy Sue Marlin.
All 74 answers
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- 1A"Star Wars" villainVADER
- 6ACartoon supplier of explosive tennis ballsACME
- 10A"I'm __ you asked"GLAD
- 14ABP merger partnerAMOCO
- 15AGlitzy rock genreGLAM
- 16AWork (up)RILE
- 17AEmblems on some capsLOGOS
- 18AAdd to the staffHIRE
- 19AAuth. unknownANON
- 20ARental unit with zero personality?FLATAPARTMENT
- 23AMai __: rum drinkTAI
- 25ADía de __ MuertosLOS
- 26A"Lost" actor Daniel __ KimDAE
- 27AGrow olderAGE
- 28AOne who forgot insect repellent for a walk in the park?BUGGYSTROLLER
- 32AHost of the 2004 OlympicsATHENS
- 33A__ cardsINDEX
- 34ARepetitive learning methodROTE
- 35ACraft beer lettersIPA
- 36A"Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villainIAGO
- 40ABrother's daughterNIECE
- 43APuffy reminder of a scuffleFATLIP
- 45AFive-star frank?BANGERSAUSAGE
- 47AWashington airport codeDCA
- 49ABible book before 1 Cor.ROM
- 50A"Star Trek" series, for shortTNG
- 51ARecycle bin itemCAN
- 52ASalad special at a Cape Canaveral cafe?ROCKETARUGULA
- 56ARepulsiveICKY
- 57AClub choiceIRON
- 58ABig name in plastic wrapSARAN
- 61AOutside the linesFOUL
- 62ASandy sedimentSILT
- 63AEntry on a Spotify playlistTITLE
- 64ACarton sealerTAPE
- 65ALow digitsTOES
- 66AQuite capableADEPT
- 1DActor KilmerVAL
- 2DTi __: Italian "I love you"AMO
- 3DAce-versus-ace sky battleDOGFIGHT
- 4DClimate change sci.ECOL
- 5DHistorian Terborg-PennROSALYN
- 6DHorrifiedAGHAST
- 7DChip bag closerCLIP
- 8DArgentine soccer legend DiegoMARADONA
- 9DMay birthstoneEMERALD
- 10DNanaGRAM
- 11DOne-dimensionalLINEAR
- 12DWord with run or tagALONG
- 13DAl __: pasta specificationDENTE
- 21DThrow in the trashTOSS
- 22DLead-in to prompterTELE
- 23DSki liftTBAR
- 24DMustang or PintoAUTO
- 29DDavis of "A League of Their Own"GEENA
- 30DMore edible, perhapsRIPER
- 31DOff-rampsEXITS
- 35DVideo game plumber who freezes enemiesICEMARIO
- 37DMenu phraseALACARTE
- 38DMore than mega-GIGA
- 39DLike a 24-hour dinerOPEN
- 41DMemo phraseINRE
- 42DSelf-centered sortEGOTIST
- 43DVampire toothFANG
- 44DMasters Tournament host cityAUGUSTA
- 45D"Wait, what did you just say?"BACKUP
- 46DDouble duty?STUNTS
- 47DDeviateDRIFT
- 48D__ powderCOCOA
- 53DSchwarber who led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025KYLE
- 54DActor's assignmentROLE
- 55DSet, as a tableLAID
- 59DSwiss peakALP
- 60DMarch Madness souvenirNET
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