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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Wednesday, December 24, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, December 24, 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

  • 1Gift wrapping need
  • 5Sound in "The Addams Family" theme song
  • 9Dramatic haircut
  • 13Jazz legend Fitzgerald
  • 14Award presented at the World Science Fiction Convention
  • 15Origami bird
  • 16Fortnite's company
  • 18Noodle dish
  • 19Where to find a sturdy 4x4
  • 21"You __ to be there"
  • 22Tug-of-__
  • 23Endless expanse
  • 26Where to find a caloric 4x4
  • 30Shadowboxes
  • 33Disapproving chorus
  • 34Brew that may be hazy
  • 35Lines that are often blue
  • 36Out of it
  • 38Glitz
  • 39Stock quote?
  • 40Took a tumble
  • 41In one's __: emotional
  • 42Where to find an adventurous 4x4
  • 46Drummer twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • 47Subj. for an aspiring polyglot
  • 48Faux __
  • 51Where to find an athletic 4x4
  • 55Baggage __
  • 58Eight-sided solids
  • 59Provokes
  • 60Backup camera's view
  • 61Send out
  • 62Quick and nimble
  • 63Blend together
  • 64Dull

Down

  • 1Pearly whites
  • 2Omega opposite
  • 3Practiced, as a trade
  • 4Per person
  • 5Spiritual healer
  • 6Dos, por ejemplo
  • 7Like black vinegar
  • 8Billy Porter series about 1980s ball culture
  • 9Result of a blast from the past?
  • 10Cordon bleu meat
  • 11End of a countdown
  • 12Write
  • 15Early spring bloomer
  • 17Met Gala garb
  • 20NOLA sandwich
  • 24Quick and nimble
  • 25Annapurna's country
  • 26W-2 org.
  • 27Horseshoe-shaped fastener
  • 28Spinner
  • 29Merino males
  • 30Japan's national sport
  • 31Tenured employees, for short
  • 32Floating in the air
  • 36Get the hang of
  • 37Word before some language names
  • 38Insole option
  • 40Subreddits, e.g.
  • 41Sordid matter
  • 43Triple play, for one
  • 44Vacation cottage, often
  • 45Realm in Norse cosmology
  • 48"Love, Loss, and What We Ate" memoirist Lakshmi
  • 49Pungent
  • 50Walk on water, essentially
  • 52Convention
  • 53Slushy drink
  • 54"Finding Nemo" setting
  • 55Network with an eye on television
  • 56F1 unit
  • 57Yoga ball filler

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 12 letters and is 19-across.
  4. Every clue and answer is listed below.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AGift wrapping needTAPE
  • 5ASound in "The Addams Family" theme songSNAP
  • 9ADramatic haircutCHOP
  • 13AJazz legend FitzgeraldELLA
  • 14AAward presented at the World Science Fiction ConventionHUGO
  • 15AOrigami birdCRANE
  • 16AFortnite's companyEPICGAMES
  • 18ANoodle dishRAMEN
  • 19AWhere to find a sturdy 4x4THEHOMEDEPOT
  • 21A"You __ to be there"HAD
  • 22ATug-of-__WAR
  • 23AEndless expanseOCEAN
  • 26AWhere to find a caloric 4x4INNOUTBURGER
  • 30AShadowboxesSPARS
  • 33ADisapproving chorusBOOS
  • 34ABrew that may be hazyIPA
  • 35ALines that are often blueURLS
  • 36AOut of itLOOPY
  • 38AGlitzGLAM
  • 39AStock quote?MOO
  • 40ATook a tumbleFELL
  • 41AIn one's __: emotionalFEELS
  • 42AWhere to find an adventurous 4x4OFFROADTRAIL
  • 46ADrummer twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of FameSTARR
  • 47ASubj. for an aspiring polyglotESL
  • 48AFaux __PAS
  • 51AWhere to find an athletic 4x4RUNNINGTRACK
  • 55ABaggage __CLAIM
  • 58AEight-sided solidsOCTAHEDRA
  • 59AProvokesBAITS
  • 60ABackup camera's viewREAR
  • 61ASend outEMIT
  • 62AQuick and nimbleSPRY
  • 63ABlend togetherMELD
  • 64ADullFADE
  • 1DPearly whitesTEETH
  • 2DOmega oppositeALPHA
  • 3DPracticed, as a tradePLIED
  • 4DPer personEACH
  • 5DSpiritual healerSHAMAN
  • 6DDos, por ejemploNUMERO
  • 7DLike black vinegarAGED
  • 8DBilly Porter series about 1980s ball culturePOSE
  • 9DResult of a blast from the past?CRATER
  • 10DCordon bleu meatHAM
  • 11DEnd of a countdownONE
  • 12DWritePEN
  • 15DEarly spring bloomerCROCUS
  • 17DMet Gala garbGOWNS
  • 20DNOLA sandwichPOBOY
  • 24DQuick and nimbleAGILE
  • 25DAnnapurna's countryNEPAL
  • 26DW-2 org.IRS
  • 27DHorseshoe-shaped fastenerUBOLT
  • 28DSpinnerTOP
  • 29DMerino malesRAMS
  • 30DJapan's national sportSUMO
  • 31DTenured employees, for shortPROFS
  • 32DFloating in the airALOFT
  • 36DGet the hang ofLEARN
  • 37DWord before some language namesOLD
  • 38DInsole optionGEL
  • 40DSubreddits, e.g.FORUMS
  • 41DSordid matterFILTH
  • 43DTriple play, for oneRARITY
  • 44DVacation cottage, oftenRENTAL
  • 45DRealm in Norse cosmologyASGARD
  • 48D"Love, Loss, and What We Ate" memoirist LakshmiPADMA
  • 49DPungentACRID
  • 50DWalk on water, essentiallySKATE
  • 52DConventionNORM
  • 53DSlushy drinkICEE
  • 54D"Finding Nemo" settingREEF
  • 55DNetwork with an eye on televisionCBS
  • 56DF1 unitLAP
  • 57DYoga ball fillerAIR

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