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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, December 18, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, December 18, 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

  • 1"In the headlights" animal
  • 5Golf tops
  • 10Fury
  • 14Soul, in Spanish
  • 15"Alas and __!"
  • 16Some Sharon Olds poems
  • 17Many an American employee
  • 20__ sauce
  • 21Called
  • 22Brand of 5-Across
  • 24Breakfast bowl berry
  • 25List of pub grub
  • 28Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff
  • 32Skin soother
  • 33HS diploma equivalent
  • 35"All over that"
  • 36Wellness space
  • 37Fruit also known as guanabana
  • 41Herbal refreshment
  • 42Residential upgrades
  • 45Director Lee
  • 46Quick __ wink
  • 47Escapade
  • 49Chess greats, for short
  • 52Indigenous Canadians
  • 55Red Bull slogan, and what can also be said of 17-, 25-, 28-, and 42-Across
  • 59Butter Restaurant chef/owner Guarnaschelli
  • 60March follower
  • 61Sushi seaweed
  • 62Pops
  • 63Foul call, maybe
  • 64Scratched (out)
  • 65Con
  • 66Shoe bottoms
  • 67Simchat bat, for one

Down

  • 1Absurd
  • 2"First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald
  • 3Qatari commander
  • 4"The Entertainer" genre
  • 5Source of financial aid
  • 6Rio greeting
  • 7Muscle worked in dumbbell rows
  • 8Halloween mo.
  • 9Comedy scene
  • 10"Good 4 U" singer Olivia
  • 11Driver of "Ferrari"
  • 12Part of an inheritance
  • 13Founded, as a co.
  • 18Skyline obscurer
  • 19Diane of "Law & Order: SVU"
  • 23Excavated
  • 24"In conclusion ... "
  • 25Fun function
  • 26Chewy brand
  • 27Wander
  • 29Price for hand delivery?
  • 30Bearing
  • 31Coup d'__
  • 34Stumble or fumble
  • 37Vanity pieces
  • 38"Srsly!?"
  • 39Roe, e.g.
  • 40"Raging Bull" Oscar nominee
  • 43Sound check?
  • 44Water boy?
  • 47Olive family shrub
  • 48Vegan brand owned by Estée Lauder
  • 49Device on a snowboarder's helmet, maybe
  • 50Wall flowers, perhaps
  • 51Pigs
  • 53Miso soup mushroom
  • 54Ibis kin
  • 55Wanders (about)
  • 56Blathers on
  • 57Varieties
  • 58"Oh sure, take their __!"

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. Every clue and answer is listed below.

All 76 answers

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  • 1A"In the headlights" animalDEER
  • 5AGolf topsPOLOS
  • 10AFuryRAGE
  • 14ASoul, in SpanishALMA
  • 15A"Alas and __!"ALACK
  • 16ASome Sharon Olds poemsODES
  • 17AMany an American employeeFLIGHTATTENDANT
  • 20A__ sauceTARTAR
  • 21ACalledTERMED
  • 22ABrand of 5-AcrossIZOD
  • 24ABreakfast bowl berryACAI
  • 25AList of pub grubBARMENU
  • 28AContest that starts with a center-ice faceoffNHLGAME
  • 32ASkin sootherALOE
  • 33AHS diploma equivalentGED
  • 35A"All over that"ONIT
  • 36AWellness spaceSPA
  • 37AFruit also known as guanabanaSOURSOP
  • 41AHerbal refreshmentTEA
  • 42AResidential upgradesHOMEIMPROVEMENT
  • 45ADirector LeeANG
  • 46AQuick __ winkASA
  • 47AEscapadeLARK
  • 49AChess greats, for shortGMS
  • 52AIndigenous CanadiansCREE
  • 55ARed Bull slogan, and what can also be said of 17-, 25-, 28-, and 42-AcrossGIVESYOUWIIINGS
  • 59AButter Restaurant chef/owner GuarnaschelliALEX
  • 60AMarch followerAPRIL
  • 61ASushi seaweedNORI
  • 62APopsDADA
  • 63AFoul call, maybePRANK
  • 64AScratched (out)EKED
  • 65AConSCAM
  • 66AShoe bottomsSOLES
  • 67ASimchat bat, for oneRITE
  • 1DAbsurdDAFT
  • 2D"First Lady of Song" FitzgeraldELLA
  • 3DQatari commanderEMIR
  • 4D"The Entertainer" genreRAGTIME
  • 5DSource of financial aidPATRON
  • 6DRio greetingOLA
  • 7DMuscle worked in dumbbell rowsLAT
  • 8DHalloween mo.OCT
  • 9DComedy sceneSKETCH
  • 10D"Good 4 U" singer OliviaRODRIGO
  • 11DDriver of "Ferrari"ADAM
  • 12DPart of an inheritanceGENE
  • 13DFounded, as a co.ESTD
  • 18DSkyline obscurerHAZE
  • 19DDiane of "Law & Order: SVU"NEAL
  • 23DExcavatedDUGUP
  • 24D"In conclusion ... "ANDSO
  • 25DFun functionBASH
  • 26DChewy brandALPO
  • 27DWanderROAM
  • 29DPrice for hand delivery?ANTE
  • 30DBearingMIEN
  • 31DCoup d'__ETAT
  • 34DStumble or fumbleERR
  • 37DVanity piecesSINKS
  • 38D"Srsly!?"OMG
  • 39DRoe, e.g.OVA
  • 40D"Raging Bull" Oscar nomineePESCI
  • 43DSound check?EAREXAM
  • 44DWater boy?MARINER
  • 47DOlive family shrubLILAC
  • 48DVegan brand owned by Estée LauderAVEDA
  • 49DDevice on a snowboarder's helmet, maybeGOPRO
  • 50DWall flowers, perhapsMURAL
  • 51DPigsSWINE
  • 53DMiso soup mushroomENOKI
  • 54DIbis kinEGRET
  • 55DWanders (about)GADS
  • 56DBlathers onYAPS
  • 57DVarietiesILKS
  • 58D"Oh sure, take their __!"SIDE

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