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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, December 19, 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, December 19, 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"Black Widow" singer Rita
  • 4Oodles
  • 10Harvest
  • 14Loonie currency, briefly
  • 15Prestige
  • 16Lentil pancake
  • 17"Pencils down!," for one?
  • 19Scattered
  • 20More than half of the world's population
  • 21Courtroom figs.
  • 23Brief read?
  • 24Curriculum __
  • 25"What I did last summer" essay penned by a lifeguard?
  • 28USN rank
  • 29Hotel bar
  • 31Burrito option
  • 32Alien-seeking org.
  • 34Bind
  • 35Class with pastels
  • 36Soliloquy dilemma, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 61-Across
  • 41Sculpture medium
  • 42Bygone JFK carrier
  • 43Silver State city
  • 45Fountain spot, perhaps
  • 48Staffer
  • 50Keebler baker
  • 51Ice cream truck jingle, e.g.?
  • 54"Groundhog Day" writer/director Harold
  • 56Slip
  • 57__ Quixote
  • 58From the beginning
  • 59Luau strings
  • 61Fee for a reunion dinner?
  • 64Bambi, for one
  • 65Afternoon trayful
  • 66QB mistake
  • 67Ish
  • 68Knight mares
  • 69Season opener?

Down

  • 1So-so ranges?
  • 2Chocolate-covered bite
  • 3Comes clean about
  • 4Tantrums
  • 5Works on the road
  • 6Knee pt.
  • 7Home of the Cubbies and the Bears
  • 8Martial art that began as sword exercises practiced by samurai
  • 9Take the wrong way?
  • 10Common PC inserts, once
  • 11Floor model?
  • 12The Penguin's first name
  • 13Supercontinent of the late Paleozoic Era
  • 18Sheepish remark
  • 22Tee off
  • 25Two of a kind
  • 26Bill with round numbers?
  • 27Mary of "The Maltese Falcon"
  • 30Oklahoma Natives
  • 33Island near Majorca
  • 35Little bit
  • 37Digital greeting
  • 38Tot's bruise
  • 39Animated film in which Renée Zellweger voices a florist named Vanessa Bloome
  • 40Spices up
  • 44In a way
  • 45Ersatz
  • 46Forum visitor who never posts
  • 47Sees eye to eye
  • 49Raises
  • 52Checked garments
  • 53Still in need of tenants
  • 55"That's __-brainer!"
  • 58Contacted privately, briefly
  • 60B'way sign
  • 62Honeybunny
  • 63Capitalize on

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
  4. Every clue and answer is listed below.

All 76 answers

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  • 1A"Black Widow" singer RitaORA
  • 4AOodlesSTACKS
  • 10AHarvestCROP
  • 14ALoonie currency, brieflyCAD
  • 15APrestigeCACHET
  • 16ALentil pancakeDOSA
  • 17A"Pencils down!," for one?TIMBERLINE
  • 19AScatteredSOWN
  • 20AMore than half of the world's populationASIANS
  • 21ACourtroom figs.DAS
  • 23ABrief read?MAG
  • 24ACurriculum __VITAE
  • 25A"What I did last summer" essay penned by a lifeguard?POOLTABLE
  • 28AUSN rankENS
  • 29AHotel barSOAP
  • 31ABurrito optionASADA
  • 32AAlien-seeking org.SETI
  • 34ABindTIE
  • 35AClass with pastelsART
  • 36ASoliloquy dilemma, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 61-AcrossTOBEORNOTTOBE
  • 41ASculpture mediumICE
  • 42ABygone JFK carrierTWA
  • 43ASilver State cityRENO
  • 45AFountain spot, perhapsPLAZA
  • 48AStafferAIDE
  • 50AKeebler bakerELF
  • 51AIce cream truck jingle, e.g.?SUGARCUBE
  • 54A"Groundhog Day" writer/director HaroldRAMIS
  • 56ASlipERR
  • 57A__ QuixoteDON
  • 58AFrom the beginningDENOVO
  • 59ALuau stringsUKES
  • 61AFee for a reunion dinner?ALBUMCOVER
  • 64ABambi, for oneDEER
  • 65AAfternoon trayfulTEASET
  • 66AQB mistakeINT
  • 67AIshORSO
  • 68AKnight maresSTEEDS
  • 69ASeason opener?ESS
  • 1DSo-so ranges?OCTAVES
  • 2DChocolate-covered biteRAISINET
  • 3DComes clean aboutADMITSTO
  • 4DTantrumsSCENES
  • 5DWorks on the roadTARS
  • 6DKnee pt.ACL
  • 7DHome of the Cubbies and the BearsCHI
  • 8DMartial art that began as sword exercises practiced by samuraiKENDO
  • 9DTake the wrong way?STEAL
  • 10DCommon PC inserts, onceCDS
  • 11DFloor model?ROOMBA
  • 12DThe Penguin's first nameOSWALD
  • 13DSupercontinent of the late Paleozoic EraPANGEA
  • 18DSheepish remarkBAA
  • 22DTee offSTART
  • 25DTwo of a kindPAIR
  • 26DBill with round numbers?OPENTAB
  • 27DMary of "The Maltese Falcon"ASTOR
  • 30DOklahoma NativesOTOE
  • 33DIsland near MajorcaIBIZA
  • 35DLittle bitATAD
  • 37DDigital greetingECARD
  • 38DTot's bruiseOWIE
  • 39DAnimated film in which Renée Zellweger voices a florist named Vanessa BloomeBEEMOVIE
  • 40DSpices upENLIVENS
  • 44DIn a wayOFSORTS
  • 45DErsatzPSEUDO
  • 46DForum visitor who never postsLURKER
  • 47DSees eye to eyeAGREES
  • 49DRaisesERECTS
  • 52DChecked garmentsCOATS
  • 53DStill in need of tenantsUNLET
  • 55D"That's __-brainer!"ANO
  • 58DContacted privately, brieflyDMED
  • 60DB'way signSRO
  • 62DHoneybunnyBAE
  • 63DCapitalize onUSE

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