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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, December 26, 2025

Friday, December 26, 2025/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, December 26, 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

  • 1Personal space, perhaps
  • 51950s politico Stevenson
  • 10Wax-coated cheese
  • 14All that's left of a spent apple
  • 15Rings up
  • 16Chianti o pinot grigio
  • 17Can't and won't
  • 20Absolut rival
  • 21Actor Watanabe
  • 22Call off a romance
  • 23Respectful title in "Bridgerton"
  • 26Oracle
  • 27"__ all adults here"
  • 28Jelly bean dispenser opening
  • 31Reiteration opening
  • 33Take off politely
  • 37Babe
  • 38Revealing garment, or how to make 17-, 23-, 49-, and 53-Across match their clues
  • 40__ culpa
  • 41Eco-friendly beauty brand
  • 43To the __ degree
  • 44"Army of Darkness" director Sam
  • 46Insulation resistance tester's unit
  • 48Doorway
  • 49Tribute band's set list
  • 53Decorator's samples
  • 55Photo session
  • 57Half and half?
  • 58Put into effect
  • 61Sliced fruit in some salads
  • 62Metric weights, casually
  • 63Florida city that hosts an annual Pirate Festival
  • 64Shows curiosity
  • 65Match component
  • 66Sudden and jarring transition

Down

  • 1Covertly includes on an email
  • 2Booty
  • 3"Welp, never mind"
  • 4"Amscray!"
  • 5Orthodontist's org.
  • 6Hall of Famer Eric who was NFL rushing yards leader four times in the 1980s
  • 7"Peace"
  • 8Accompanied by
  • 9Web gateway co.
  • 10Made plain to see
  • 11Part of LED
  • 12Years of Caesar's reign
  • 13Guinness superlative
  • 18Stinky
  • 19Wardrobe malfunction
  • 24Beneficiary
  • 25Mulligan
  • 28Ersatz
  • 29Not just fancy
  • 30Universal donor's type, briefly
  • 32Germane
  • 34Leave out
  • 35Disaster relief org.
  • 36Come to nothing
  • 38Partnership, informally
  • 39Oracle
  • 42__ Without Borders
  • 45Tottenham's opponent in the North London derby
  • 47Letters for a GOAT, perhaps
  • 48Abbreviation that refers to many racial identities
  • 50Tree hut dwellers on Endor
  • 51Kitchen fixture
  • 52Statistical tool for comparing means
  • 53Water down, say
  • 54"Me too"
  • 55Self-care destination
  • 56Chaps
  • 59Busy bee in Apr.
  • 60Draft source

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Every clue and answer is listed below.

All 74 answers

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  • 1APersonal space, perhapsBLOG
  • 5A1950s politico StevensonADLAI
  • 10AWax-coated cheeseEDAM
  • 14AAll that's left of a spent appleCORE
  • 15ARings upDIALS
  • 16AChianti o pinot grigioVINO
  • 17ACan't and won'tCONTRACTOPTIONS
  • 20AAbsolut rivalSTOLI
  • 21AActor WatanabeKEN
  • 22ACall off a romanceENDIT
  • 23ARespectful title in "Bridgerton"TOPHERGRACE
  • 26AOracleSEER
  • 27A"__ all adults here"WERE
  • 28AJelly bean dispenser openingSLOT
  • 31AReiteration openingISAID
  • 33ATake off politelyDOFF
  • 37ABabeHON
  • 38ARevealing garment, or how to make 17-, 23-, 49-, and 53-Across match their cluesCROPTOP
  • 40A__ culpaMEA
  • 41AEco-friendly beauty brandAVEDA
  • 43ATo the __ degreeNTH
  • 44A"Army of Darkness" director SamRAIMI
  • 46AInsulation resistance tester's unitMEGOHM
  • 48ADoorwayPORTAL
  • 49ATribute band's set listCOVERTOPS
  • 53ADecorator's samplesSTOPWATCHES
  • 55APhoto sessionSHOOT
  • 57AHalf and half?ONE
  • 58APut into effectENACT
  • 61ASliced fruit in some saladsPEARS
  • 62AMetric weights, casuallyKGS
  • 63AFlorida city that hosts an annual Pirate FestivalTAMPA
  • 64AShows curiosityASKS
  • 65AMatch componentSET
  • 66ASudden and jarring transitionLEAP
  • 1DCovertly includes on an emailBCCS
  • 2DBootyLOOT
  • 3D"Welp, never mind"ORNOT
  • 4D"Amscray!"GETLOST
  • 5DOrthodontist's org.ADA
  • 6DHall of Famer Eric who was NFL rushing yards leader four times in the 1980sDICKERSON
  • 7D"Peace"LATER
  • 8DAccompanied byALONGWITH
  • 9DWeb gateway co.ISP
  • 10DMade plain to seeEVINCED
  • 11DPart of LEDDIODE
  • 12DYears of Caesar's reignANNI
  • 13DGuinness superlativeMOST
  • 18DStinkyRIPE
  • 19DWardrobe malfunctionTEAR
  • 24DBeneficiaryHEIR
  • 25DMulliganREDO
  • 28DErsatzSHAM
  • 29DNot just fancyLOVE
  • 30DUniversal donor's type, brieflyONEG
  • 32DGermaneAPT
  • 34DLeave outOMIT
  • 35DDisaster relief org.FEMA
  • 36DCome to nothingFAIL
  • 38DPartnership, informallyCAHOOTS
  • 39DOraclePROPHET
  • 42D__ Without BordersDOCTORS
  • 45DTottenham's opponent in the North London derbyARSENAL
  • 47DLetters for a GOAT, perhapsMVP
  • 48DAbbreviation that refers to many racial identitiesPOC
  • 50DTree hut dwellers on EndorEWOKS
  • 51DKitchen fixtureRANGE
  • 52DStatistical tool for comparing meansTTEST
  • 53DWater down, saySOAK
  • 54D"Me too"SAME
  • 55DSelf-care destinationSPA
  • 56DChapsHES
  • 59DBusy bee in Apr.CPA
  • 60DDraft sourceTAP

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