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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, December 27, 2025

Saturday, December 27, 2025/68 clues solved

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Across

  • 1Squirrel away
  • 5Barely usable pencils
  • 9"Kapow!"
  • 13Snaps
  • 15Banchero who was the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year
  • 16Manipulator of one of the four elements, in a classic animated series
  • 17Natural styles
  • 18__ punk: "Tragic Kingdom" genre
  • 19"All My Children" actress Kathleen
  • 20"Failing that ... "
  • 21Must
  • 23Like some waiters
  • 25Hesitant sounds
  • 27Mikey Day's show, for short
  • 28Guests' guesses
  • 31Some boxing losses
  • 35"And??"
  • 36"Who Shot Mr. Burns?," for one
  • 37Glom __
  • 38Some humanities degs.
  • 39Confession confession
  • 40"The best in pests" company
  • 42Attracted to more than one gender, informally
  • 46Peak reward
  • 48Stay at a 57-Across, perhaps
  • 52"Hadestown" Tony nominee Noblezada
  • 53Big name in chips
  • 54Hot bodies?
  • 56Close call
  • 57Sustainable place to unwind
  • 58Good listeners?
  • 59__-eyed
  • 60Code breakers

Down

  • 1Squirrel away
  • 2Waititi of "Our Flag Means Death"
  • 3Mallow family plants with edible seed pods
  • 4Intricate trap
  • 5Tech startup?
  • 6Top knot, e.g.
  • 7"Très __!"
  • 8Safari snap
  • 9Array at a hotel breakfast bar
  • 10Lizard with defensive spines
  • 11__ gobi
  • 12More than some
  • 14Miss living in Mexico, say
  • 15Duo
  • 22Forms of rapid transit
  • 24Crime stories?
  • 26Kylie's daughter
  • 27Tennis great Monica
  • 29Up the __
  • 30Compass pt.
  • 31Like cut lumber
  • 32One just starting to shine
  • 33Forced a comb through, say
  • 34"Easy-peasy!"
  • 35Exec who might oversee R&D
  • 41Superfood whose "special power is tasting bad," per Jim Gaffigan
  • 43Tea type
  • 44Not just some
  • 45Gives a role
  • 46Bench clamp
  • 47Worshipper of the goddess Pachamama
  • 49Peignoir trim
  • 50Declare
  • 51Writer Shelley
  • 55"Why do you __?"

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 35-across.
  4. Every clue and answer is listed below.

All 68 answers

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  • 1ASquirrel awaySTOW
  • 5ABarely usable pencilsNUBS
  • 9A"Kapow!"WHAM
  • 13ASnapsTAKESAPIC
  • 15ABanchero who was the 2023 NBA Rookie of the YearPAOLO
  • 16AManipulator of one of the four elements, in a classic animated seriesAIRBENDER
  • 17ANatural stylesAFROS
  • 18A__ punk: "Tragic Kingdom" genreSKA
  • 19A"All My Children" actress KathleenNOONE
  • 20A"Failing that ... "IFNOT
  • 21AMustHASTO
  • 23ALike some waitersEARLY
  • 25AHesitant soundsERS
  • 27AMikey Day's show, for shortSNL
  • 28AGuests' guessesETAS
  • 31ASome boxing lossesSPLITDECISIONS
  • 35A"And??"CARETOELABORATE
  • 36A"Who Shot Mr. Burns?," for oneTWOPARTEPISODE
  • 37AGlom __ONTO
  • 38ASome humanities degs.MAS
  • 39AConfession confessionSIN
  • 40A"The best in pests" companyORKIN
  • 42AAttracted to more than one gender, informallyMSPEC
  • 46APeak rewardVISTA
  • 48AStay at a 57-Across, perhapsGLAMP
  • 52A"Hadestown" Tony nominee NoblezadaEVA
  • 53ABig name in chipsINTEL
  • 54AHot bodies?LAVALAKES
  • 56AClose callSCARE
  • 57ASustainable place to unwindECORESORT
  • 58AGood listeners?EARS
  • 59A__-eyedDEWY
  • 60ACode breakersKEYS
  • 1DSquirrel awaySTASH
  • 2DWaititi of "Our Flag Means Death"TAIKA
  • 3DMallow family plants with edible seed podsOKRAS
  • 4DIntricate trapWEB
  • 5DTech startup?NANO
  • 6DTop knot, e.g.UPDO
  • 7D"Très __!"BIEN
  • 8DSafari snapSCREENCAP
  • 9DArray at a hotel breakfast barWAFFLEIRONS
  • 10DLizard with defensive spinesHORNYTOAD
  • 11D__ gobiALOO
  • 12DMore than someMOST
  • 14DMiss living in Mexico, saySENORITA
  • 15DDuoPAIR
  • 22DForms of rapid transitTELEPORTERS
  • 24DCrime stories?ALIBIS
  • 26DKylie's daughterSTORMI
  • 27DTennis great MonicaSELES
  • 29DUp the __ANTE
  • 30DCompass pt.SSE
  • 31DLike cut lumberSAWN
  • 32DOne just starting to shinePROTOSTAR
  • 33DForced a comb through, sayDETANGLED
  • 34D"Easy-peasy!"SOSIMPLE
  • 35DExec who might oversee R&DCTO
  • 41DSuperfood whose "special power is tasting bad," per Jim GaffiganKALE
  • 43DTea typePEKOE
  • 44DNot just someEVERY
  • 45DGives a roleCASTS
  • 46DBench clampVISE
  • 47DWorshipper of the goddess PachamamaINCA
  • 49DPeignoir trimLACE
  • 50DDeclareAVOW
  • 51DWriter ShelleyMARY
  • 55D"Why do you __?"ASK

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