LA Times Crossword Answers for Sunday, December 21, 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025/128 clues solved
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Across
- 1Solitaire unit
- 6Brownish pigment
- 11Two-beat gait
- 11Two-beat gait
- 11Two-beat gait
- 11Two-beat gait
- 11Two-beat gait
- 15Leg part
- 19Go gaga for
- 20Baker's tool
- 21Country whose anthem is "Amhrán na bhFiann"
- 22Five-O
- 23Like a kid wearing a tutu and a superhero cape?
- 25Like viruses
- 27Right angle shape
- 28__ buco
- 29"__ we go again"
- 312021 role for Kristen Stewart
- 32"Looks that way"
- 35Zane Grey setting
- 37Uses the << button on a remote
- 40Former Ford
- 4117-Down array
- 45Buffalo NHL team
- 47Parental agenda that involves claims like, "You never call, you never text ... "?
- 50Lashes, e.g.
- 51Racket head shape
- 52Flow out forcefully
- 53Folktronica musician Beth
- 54Missing
- 56Copycat
- 58Raises a glass to
- 59Changeable camera part
- 60Disapprove, in a way
- 63Some protagonists
- 66B.S., e.g.
- 67Compose a second draft of a hit song from "Cats"?
- 69Prefix with life or wife
- 72Looked after
- 73Copycats
- 74Transfer to a new city, informally
- 75Declare to be true
- 78Fleet org.
- 79Fixated (on)
- 81Meat, in Mexico
- 82"Well, __ that precious!"
- 85Let up
- 88Performed by skaters, say
- 89Good title for a reflective book on the life of a rap Dr.?
- 92Indigenous Arizona people
- 93Coin with olive and oak branches
- 94Poirot creator Christie
- 95Prom fabric
- 97Dad's dads
- 98In a big, big way
Down
- 1Suits in court
- 1Suits in court
- 2"Set Fire to the Rain" singer
- 2"Set Fire to the Rain" singer
- 3Flashy accessories for hair curlers?
- 4Sandy's bark
- 5Actor Danson
- 6Employs against
- 7Hit alternative
- 8"Eso __": Paul Anka hit
- 9Night before a big 55-Down
- 10Spicy cinnamon candies
- 10Spicy cinnamon candies
- 10Spicy cinnamon candies
- 10Spicy cinnamon candies
- 11Sign of sorrow
- 11Sign of sorrow
- 11Sign of sorrow
- 12__ vinegar: ingredient in sushi seasoning
- 13Underground resource
- 14Relates a tale about
- 15NBA great Webb
- 16"__ cow!"
- 17Surface alternative
- 18Seaweed snack
- 24Flatbreads served with some curries
- 26Back muscle, for short
- 30Mumford of "Fifty Shades of Grey"
- 33Earns
- 34Hard work
- 36Sufficient, to Shakespeare
- 38ID issuer
- 39"Unstoppable" singer
- 41Ethereal glows
- 42Olive discards
- 43Conspiracy
- 44RR stops
- 45Reprimand
- 46Pop singer Mann
- 48Viewpoint
- 49Like hot fudge
- 51Chris of "The Sapphires"
- 55Occasion
- 57Ada Limón works
- 58Top spot?
- 61Half of sei
- 62__ al-Fitr
- 63Shirt edge
- 64British recording giant
- 65Valium maker
- 67Zero out
- 68Went after 13-Down
- 69The guilty pleasure of using WebMD to second-guess one's doctor?
- 70Tchaikovsky's middle name
- 71Fundraiser beneficiary
- 72Needing kneading
- 74Italian soprano Tebaldi
- 75Got top marks on
- 76Cab
- 77Curtail
- 78Moab resident
- 80Glum
- 82Teri's "Young Frankenstein" role
- 83Putting one's foot down
- 84Overly critical
- 86Frick collection
- 87Brighton attraction
- 90Spot for a stud or hoop
- 91Edge of the nosebleed section
- 92Happening now
- 96Brawl
- 97Figure out
- 99The Chi-__: "Have You Seen Her" group
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 128 entries.
- There are 55 across and 73 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 47-across.
- Constructed by Gary Larson.
All 128 answers
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- 1ASolitaire unitCARAT
- 6ABrownish pigmentUMBER
- 11ATwo-beat gaitTROT
- 11ATwo-beat gaitSLOW
- 11ATwo-beat gaitBUNK
- 11ATwo-beat gaitTEEN
- 11ATwo-beat gaitEGGY
- 15ALeg partSHIN
- 19AGo gaga forADORE
- 20ABaker's toolSIEVE
- 21ACountry whose anthem is "Amhrán na bhFiann"EIRE
- 22AFive-OPOPO
- 23ALike a kid wearing a tutu and a superhero cape?SELFDRESSED
- 25ALike virusesACELLULAR
- 27ARight angle shapeELL
- 28A__ bucoOSSO
- 29A"__ we go again"HERE
- 31A2021 role for Kristen StewartLADYDI
- 32A"Looks that way"SEEMSTO
- 35AZane Grey settingOLDWEST
- 37AUses the << button on a remoteREWINDS
- 40AFormer FordTORINO
- 41A17-Down arrayAPPS
- 45ABuffalo NHL teamSABRES
- 47AParental agenda that involves claims like, "You never call, you never text ... "?MISSIONOFGUILT
- 50ALashes, e.g.CILIA
- 51ARacket head shapeOVAL
- 52AFlow out forcefullySPEW
- 53AFolktronica musician BethORTON
- 54AMissingOMITTED
- 56ACopycatAPE
- 58ARaises a glass toTOASTS
- 59AChangeable camera partLENS
- 60ADisapprove, in a wayVOTENO
- 63ASome protagonistsHEROES
- 66AB.S., e.g.DEG
- 67ACompose a second draft of a hit song from "Cats"?REWRITEMEMORY
- 69APrefix with life or wifeMID
- 72ALooked afterTENDED
- 73ACopycatsMIMICS
- 74ATransfer to a new city, informallyRELO
- 75ADeclare to be trueATTEST
- 78AFleet org.USN
- 79AFixated (on)HOMEDIN
- 81AMeat, in MexicoCARNE
- 82A"Well, __ that precious!"ISNT
- 85ALet upEASE
- 88APerformed by skaters, sayONICE
- 89AGood title for a reflective book on the life of a rap Dr.?EXISTENTIALDRE
- 92AIndigenous Arizona peopleAPACHE
- 93ACoin with olive and oak branchesDIME
- 94APoirot creator ChristieAGATHA
- 95AProm fabricTAFFETA
- 97ADad's dadsGRAMPAS
- 98AIn a big, big wayROYALLY
- 1DSuits in courtCASES
- 1DSuits in courtMUG
- 2D"Set Fire to the Rain" singerADELE
- 2D"Set Fire to the Rain" singerOBOE
- 3DFlashy accessories for hair curlers?ROLLERBLING
- 4DSandy's barkARF
- 5DActor DansonTED
- 6DEmploys againstUSESON
- 7DHit alternativeMISS
- 8D"Eso __": Paul Anka hitBESO
- 9DNight before a big 55-DownEVE
- 10DSpicy cinnamon candiesREDHOTS
- 10DSpicy cinnamon candiesYAYME
- 10DSpicy cinnamon candiesPSST
- 10DSpicy cinnamon candiesPAWN
- 11DSign of sorrowTEARDROP
- 11DSign of sorrowRULE
- 11DSign of sorrowIPA
- 12D__ vinegar: ingredient in sushi seasoningRICEWINE
- 13DUnderground resourceORE
- 14DRelates a tale aboutTELLSOF
- 15DNBA great WebbSPUD
- 16D"__ cow!"HOLY
- 17DSurface alternativeIPAD
- 18DSeaweed snackNORI
- 24DFlatbreads served with some curriesROTIS
- 26DBack muscle, for shortLAT
- 30DMumford of "Fifty Shades of Grey"ELOISE
- 33DEarnsMERITS
- 34DHard workSWEAT
- 36DSufficient, to ShakespeareENOW
- 38DID issuerDMV
- 39D"Unstoppable" singerSIA
- 41DEthereal glowsAURAS
- 42DOlive discardsPITS
- 43DConspiracyPLOT
- 44DRR stopsSTNS
- 45DReprimandSCOLD
- 46DPop singer MannAIMEE
- 48DViewpointSLANT
- 49DLike hot fudgeGOOEY
- 51DChris of "The Sapphires"ODOWD
- 55DOccasionEVENT
- 57DAda Limón worksPOEMS
- 58DTop spot?TORSO
- 61DHalf of seiTRE
- 62D__ al-FitrEID
- 63DShirt edgeHEM
- 64DBritish recording giantEMI
- 65DValium makerROCHE
- 67DZero outRESET
- 68DWent after 13-DownMINED
- 69DThe guilty pleasure of using WebMD to second-guess one's doctor?MEDICALVICE
- 70DTchaikovsky's middle nameILICH
- 71DFundraiser beneficiaryDONEE
- 72DNeeding kneadingTENSE
- 74DItalian soprano TebaldiRENATA
- 75DGot top marks onACED
- 76DCabTAXI
- 77DCurtailTRIM
- 78DMoab residentUTAHAN
- 80DGlumMOPEY
- 82DTeri's "Young Frankenstein" roleINGA
- 83DPutting one's foot downSTAMPING
- 84DOverly criticalNITPICKY
- 86DFrick collectionART
- 87DBrighton attractionSEA
- 90DSpot for a stud or hoopEARLOBE
- 91DEdge of the nosebleed sectionLASTROW
- 92DHappening nowAFOOT
- 96DBrawlFRACAS
- 97DFigure outGET
- 99DThe Chi-__: "Have You Seen Her" groupLITES
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