LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Wednesday, December 17, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Biblical kingdom east of the Dead Sea
- 5"But there is __ in Mudville ... "
- 10Pack and send
- 14Poet __ St. Vincent Millay
- 15Abruptly end an engagement?
- 16Nevada city on the Truckee River
- 17Pros and __
- 18Relentlessly protect the line on the battlefield
- 20Artist with success in more than one genre
- 22To this point
- 23Snacked
- 24Scratch, say
- 27Fortuneteller's deck
- 31Home for Sharks or Kraken
- 33Frito-__ snacks
- 36What an angsty teenager may slam
- 39Skin care brand
- 41Decorate
- 42BMW competitor
- 43Be useless
- 46Sum of the first three prime numbers
- 47__ legend
- 48Choose
- 50Big D sch.
- 51Org. that may confiscate liquids
- 54Torah teacher
- 58Impressive basketball feats, and what 20-, 36-, and 43-Across have
- 63Find an extra level, à la Spinal Tap
- 65Help (out)
- 66Innovator's first step
- 67Like a baseball bat's symmetry
- 68Squeeze (past)
- 69Square figure
- 70Running total
- 71Juicy bit of info
Down
- 1Hajj destination
- 2Smells
- 3Pester
- 4Type of dog serenaded by Elvis on "The Steve Allen Show"
- 5Fictional clownfish
- 6Royal name of Norway
- 7Card material
- 8Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking," for one
- 9Beer foam producer
- 10Mex. miss
- 11"I can explain"
- 12Travel stop
- 13Orca family group
- 19Boiling water output
- 21Guess
- 25Cathode's counterpart
- 26__ to go
- 28Gather, as crops
- 29Against all __
- 30Familiar theme
- 32Nutrition fig.
- 33Seated meditation pose
- 34False follower?
- 35Calorific tea ingredient in Tibet
- 37Like much medication
- 38__ in a lifetime
- 40Vote to pass a bill
- 44Loosen, as a shoelace
- 45Hosiery shade
- 49Like busy browser windows
- 52Water balloon sound
- 53Amazon assistant with regional accents
- 55Mandoline piece
- 56Hosiery shade
- 57Castaway's place
- 59Fork locale
- 60Villainous
- 61Bargain
- 62Hulu's "__ Murders in the Building"
- 63Gimlet liquor
- 64Lines from an admirer
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Every clue and answer is listed below.
All 76 answers
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- 1ABiblical kingdom east of the Dead SeaMOAB
- 5A"But there is __ in Mudville ... "NOJOY
- 10APack and sendSHIP
- 14APoet __ St. Vincent MillayEDNA
- 15AAbruptly end an engagement?ELOPE
- 16ANevada city on the Truckee RiverRENO
- 17APros and __CONS
- 18ARelentlessly protect the line on the battlefieldMAKEASTAND
- 20AArtist with success in more than one genreCROSSOVERSTAR
- 22ATo this pointASYET
- 23ASnackedATE
- 24AScratch, sayMAR
- 27AFortuneteller's deckTAROT
- 31AHome for Sharks or KrakenARENA
- 33AFrito-__ snacksLAY
- 36AWhat an angsty teenager may slamBEDROOMDOOR
- 39ASkin care brandOLAY
- 41ADecorateADORN
- 42ABMW competitorAUDI
- 43ABe uselessTAKEUPSPACE
- 46ASum of the first three prime numbersTEN
- 47A__ legendURBAN
- 48AChooseELECT
- 50ABig D sch.SMU
- 51AOrg. that may confiscate liquidsTSA
- 54ATorah teacherRABBI
- 58AImpressive basketball feats, and what 20-, 36-, and 43-Across haveTRIPLEDOUBLES
- 63AFind an extra level, à la Spinal TapGOTOELEVEN
- 65AHelp (out)BAIL
- 66AInnovator's first stepIDEA
- 67ALike a baseball bat's symmetryAXIAL
- 68ASqueeze (past)EDGE
- 69ASquare figureNERD
- 70ARunning totalTALLY
- 71AJuicy bit of infoDEET
- 1DHajj destinationMECCA
- 2DSmellsODORS
- 3DPesterANNOY
- 4DType of dog serenaded by Elvis on "The Steve Allen Show"BASSET
- 5DFictional clownfishNEMO
- 6DRoyal name of NorwayOLAV
- 7DCard materialJOKE
- 8DJake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking," for oneOPERA
- 9DBeer foam producerYEAST
- 10DMex. missSRTA
- 11D"I can explain"HEARMEOUT
- 12DTravel stopINN
- 13DOrca family groupPOD
- 19DBoiling water outputSTEAM
- 21DGuessSTAB
- 25DCathode's counterpartANODE
- 26D__ to goRARIN
- 28DGather, as cropsREAP
- 29DAgainst all __ODDS
- 30DFamiliar themeTROPE
- 32DNutrition fig.RDA
- 33DSeated meditation poseLOTUS
- 34DFalse follower?ALARM
- 35DCalorific tea ingredient in TibetYAKBUTTER
- 37DLike much medicationORAL
- 38D__ in a lifetimeONCE
- 40DVote to pass a billYEA
- 44DLoosen, as a shoelaceUNTIE
- 45DHosiery shadeECRU
- 49DLike busy browser windowsTABBED
- 52DWater balloon soundSPLAT
- 53DAmazon assistant with regional accentsALEXA
- 55DMandoline pieceBLADE
- 56DHosiery shadeBEIGE
- 57DCastaway's placeISLET
- 59DFork localeROAD
- 60DVillainousEVIL
- 61DBargainDEAL
- 62DHulu's "__ Murders in the Building"ONLY
- 63DGimlet liquorGIN
- 64DLines from an admirerODE
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