LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Tuesday, December 16, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Sound of an eye-opening moment
- 4Unlikely to break the ice
- 9Objects of worship
- 14Most populous city in Can.
- 15Pointlessly silly
- 16Inter Miami captain Lionel
- 17Dog ears?
- 19Windshield sticker
- 20Smoothie bowl berry
- 21Start for giving and taking
- 22Beefsteak, for one
- 23Quickly don
- 25Regal home
- 26Bunny ears?
- 30Like walruses and wild boars
- 33Mo. with a spooky finale
- 34Gold, in Spanish
- 35Got up
- 36Sailor's yes
- 37New York mascot with a baseball for a head
- 39"Geaux Tigers!" sch.
- 40Four-time WNBA MVP Wilson
- 41Creamy chocolate dessert
- 42Elephant ears?
- 46Software-creating professional
- 47Riled up
- 51"Not all __ wear capes"
- 53French sailor's yes
- 54Actress Headey
- 55Greek alphabet ender
- 56Mouse ears?
- 58Inbox message
- 59Hightails it
- 60Royal flush card
- 61Knighted women
- 62"The Jetsons" dog
- 63"Dynamite" K-pop group
Down
- 1Chance for a hit
- 2Moonshine
- 3Thundering, as a crowd
- 4Minnesota governor Walz
- 5Irritable
- 6"Semper fi" shouter
- 7Signs, as a contract
- 8Jardin __ Tuileries: public space near the Louvre
- 9"That's all for me"
- 10View as appropriate
- 11Formal nods from the Academy, informally
- 12Future esq.'s exam
- 13Rural storage tower
- 18Mall stalls
- 22Diplomacy
- 24"This ride is fun!"
- 25Spice in pumpkin spice, often
- 27Like a ride-or-die friend
- 28Metal-yielding rocks
- 29Checkout lane bag
- 30Anticaking agent in table salt
- 31Latin for "bear" in constellation names
- 32Common substitute for Greek yogurt
- 36Slightly open
- 37Electronic music pioneer Robert
- 38Without manners
- 40St. crossers
- 41Nickname
- 43Painful head rub
- 44Lofty standards
- 45Sink fixture
- 48Home update, familiarly
- 49Put into law
- 50Candlelit dinners for two, e.g.
- 51Cleared weeds in the garden, say
- 52Jane Austen novel that inspired the movie "Clueless"
- 53Frying liquids
- 56Iowa Writers' Workshop deg.
- 57That, in Tijuana
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 26-across.
- Constructed by Sala Wanetick %26 Emily Biegas.
All 76 answers
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- 1ASound of an eye-opening momentAHA
- 4AUnlikely to break the iceTIMID
- 9AObjects of worshipIDOLS
- 14AMost populous city in Can.TOR
- 15APointlessly sillyINANE
- 16AInter Miami captain LionelMESSI
- 17ADog ears?BOOKMARKS
- 19AWindshield stickerDECAL
- 20ASmoothie bowl berryACAI
- 21AStart for giving and takingMIS
- 22ABeefsteak, for oneTOMATO
- 23AQuickly donTHROWON
- 25ARegal homeMANOR
- 26ABunny ears?SHOELACEKNOT
- 30ALike walruses and wild boarsTUSKED
- 33AMo. with a spooky finaleOCT
- 34AGold, in SpanishORO
- 35AGot upAROSE
- 36ASailor's yesAYE
- 37ANew York mascot with a baseball for a headMRMET
- 39A"Geaux Tigers!" sch.LSU
- 40AFour-time WNBA MVP WilsonAJA
- 41ACreamy chocolate dessertMOUSSE
- 42AElephant ears?CARNIVALFOOD
- 46ASoftware-creating professionalCODER
- 47ARiled upANGERED
- 51A"Not all __ wear capes"HEROES
- 53AFrench sailor's yesOUI
- 54AActress HeadeyLENA
- 55AGreek alphabet enderOMEGA
- 56AMouse ears?MICKEYHAT
- 58AInbox messageEMAIL
- 59AHightails itFLEES
- 60ARoyal flush cardACE
- 61AKnighted womenDAMES
- 62A"The Jetsons" dogASTRO
- 63A"Dynamite" K-pop groupBTS
- 1DChance for a hitATBAT
- 2DMoonshineHOOCH
- 3DThundering, as a crowdAROAR
- 4DMinnesota governor WalzTIM
- 5DIrritableINAMOOD
- 6D"Semper fi" shouterMARINE
- 7DSigns, as a contractINKS
- 8DJardin __ Tuileries: public space near the LouvreDES
- 9D"That's all for me"IMDONE
- 10DView as appropriateDEEMOK
- 11DFormal nods from the Academy, informallyOSCARNOMS
- 12DFuture esq.'s examLSAT
- 13DRural storage towerSILO
- 18DMall stallsKIOSKS
- 22DDiplomacyTACT
- 24D"This ride is fun!"WHEE
- 25DSpice in pumpkin spice, oftenMACE
- 27DLike a ride-or-die friendLOYAL
- 28DMetal-yielding rocksORES
- 29DCheckout lane bagTOTE
- 30DAnticaking agent in table saltTALC
- 31DLatin for "bear" in constellation namesURSA
- 32DCommon substitute for Greek yogurtSOURCREAM
- 36DSlightly openAJAR
- 37DElectronic music pioneer RobertMOOG
- 38DWithout mannersRUDELY
- 40DSt. crossersAVES
- 41DNicknameMONIKER
- 43DPainful head rubNOOGIE
- 44DLofty standardsIDEALS
- 45DSink fixtureFAUCET
- 48DHome update, familiarlyREHAB
- 49DPut into lawENACT
- 50DCandlelit dinners for two, e.g.DATES
- 51DCleared weeds in the garden, sayHOED
- 52DJane Austen novel that inspired the movie "Clueless"EMMA
- 53DFrying liquidsOILS
- 56DIowa Writers' Workshop deg.MFA
- 57DThat, in TijuanaESO
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