LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Root beer brand owned by Coca-Cola
- 6Tightly closed
- 10Smile joyously
- 14Indigenous Alaskan
- 15Work hard for
- 16Feminine Spanish pronoun
- 17Roman robes
- 18Rather often
- 20Jackie on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 21Mardi Gras, for one: Abbr.
- 22Selling point
- 23In large quantities
- 27Name on a former lake in Central Asia
- 28"Guys and Dolls" composer Frank
- 32"Been __, done that"
- 35Chapel bench
- 36Med. plan option
- 37Taunting remark
- 42Chicken __ king
- 43Hundred Acre Wood joey
- 44Cropped up
- 45Antarctic body of water with penguin rookeries
- 48"Othello" frenemy
- 50NHL legend known as "The Great One"
- 55Poker buy-ins
- 58Final tally
- 59Prefix with -gram
- 60Handmade backyard nest box, and an apt description of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across
- 63Hollowed out
- 64Crossword hint
- 65Finds a purpose for
- 66Blender setting for pumpkin pie filling
- 67"As __ on TV"
- 68"Devil Inside" band
- 69Ring-shaped island
Down
- 1Baker's sheetful
- 2"Welcome to Maui!"
- 3Middle daughter of King Lear
- 4Difficult situation
- 5MA, ME, MI, and MO, but not MU
- 6Follow-up film
- 7Rutger of "Blade Runner"
- 8Ocean State sch.
- 9Blasting letters
- 10__ of burden: plow-pulling animals
- 11Letter-shaped pipe joints
- 12__ vera gel
- 13"The Simpsons" creator Groening
- 19"At __, soldier!"
- 21FDR energy project
- 24Dirt pie cookie
- 25Escape in a hurry
- 26Ames locale
- 29"Go on, git!"
- 30Big birds of Australia
- 31Learning by repetition
- 32Salty drop
- 33Saintly glow
- 34Airport pickup figs.
- 35Vietnamese soup
- 38Manhattan Project scientist Harold
- 39Multicolored horse
- 40All the __: very popular
- 41Brings forward for display
- 46Country between Finland and Norway
- 47Merit badge holder
- 48"Well, maybe"
- 49Sleeve
- 51English county south of Suffolk
- 52Masked vigilante whose name is Spanish for "fox"
- 53Genuflect
- 54Alpine song
- 55School basics
- 56Aswan's river
- 57Factual
- 61French yes
- 62Top Gun org.
- 63Audit firm pro
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
- Every clue and answer is listed below.
All 78 answers
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- 1ARoot beer brand owned by Coca-ColaBARQS
- 6ATightly closedSHUT
- 10ASmile joyouslyBEAM
- 14AIndigenous AlaskanALEUT
- 15AWork hard forEARN
- 16AFeminine Spanish pronounELLA
- 17ARoman robesTOGAS
- 18ARather oftenQUITEALOT
- 20AJackie on the Hollywood Walk of FameCHAN
- 21AMardi Gras, for one: Abbr.TUE
- 22ASelling pointASSET
- 23AIn large quantitiesHANDOVERFIST
- 27AName on a former lake in Central AsiaARAL
- 28A"Guys and Dolls" composer FrankLOESSER
- 32A"Been __, done that"THERE
- 35AChapel benchPEW
- 36AMed. plan optionHMO
- 37ATaunting remarkEATYOURHEARTOUT
- 42AChicken __ kingALA
- 43AHundred Acre Wood joeyROO
- 44ACropped upAROSE
- 45AAntarctic body of water with penguin rookeriesROSSSEA
- 48A"Othello" frenemyIAGO
- 50ANHL legend known as "The Great One"WAYNEGRETZKY
- 55APoker buy-insANTES
- 58AFinal tallySUM
- 59APrefix with -gramSONO
- 60AHandmade backyard nest box, and an apt description of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 50-AcrossBIRDHOUSE
- 63AHollowed outCORED
- 64ACrossword hintCLUE
- 65AFinds a purpose forUSES
- 66ABlender setting for pumpkin pie fillingPUREE
- 67A"As __ on TV"SEEN
- 68A"Devil Inside" bandINXS
- 69ARing-shaped islandATOLL
- 1DBaker's sheetfulBATCH
- 2D"Welcome to Maui!"ALOHA
- 3DMiddle daughter of King LearREGAN
- 4DDifficult situationQUANDARY
- 5DMA, ME, MI, and MO, but not MUSTS
- 6DFollow-up filmSEQUEL
- 7DRutger of "Blade Runner"HAUER
- 8DOcean State sch.URI
- 9DBlasting lettersTNT
- 10D__ of burden: plow-pulling animalsBEASTS
- 11DLetter-shaped pipe jointsELLS
- 12D__ vera gelALOE
- 13D"The Simpsons" creator GroeningMATT
- 19D"At __, soldier!"EASE
- 21DFDR energy projectTVA
- 24DDirt pie cookieOREO
- 25DEscape in a hurryFLEE
- 26DAmes localeIOWA
- 29D"Go on, git!"SHOO
- 30DBig birds of AustraliaEMUS
- 31DLearning by repetitionROTE
- 32DSalty dropTEAR
- 33DSaintly glowHALO
- 34DAirport pickup figs.ETAS
- 35DVietnamese soupPHO
- 38DManhattan Project scientist HaroldUREY
- 39DMulticolored horseROAN
- 40DAll the __: very popularRAGE
- 41DBrings forward for displayTROTSOUT
- 46DCountry between Finland and NorwaySWEDEN
- 47DMerit badge holderSASH
- 48D"Well, maybe"IGUESS
- 49DSleeveARM
- 51DEnglish county south of SuffolkESSEX
- 52DMasked vigilante whose name is Spanish for "fox"ZORRO
- 53DGenuflectKNEEL
- 54DAlpine songYODEL
- 55DSchool basicsABCS
- 56DAswan's riverNILE
- 57DFactualTRUE
- 61DFrench yesOUI
- 62DTop Gun org.USN
- 63DAudit firm proCPA
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