LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, December 29, 2025
Monday, December 29, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1"You snooze, you __!"
- 5Not doing anything
- 9Data on baseball cards
- 14Consumes a 15-Across
- 15Lunch or dinner
- 16Cockpit figure
- 17Hangout with ramps and rails for boarders and bladers
- 19French "between"
- 20Nine-digit ID
- 21Hard drive capacity prefix
- 22Gemstone with colored stripes
- 23Exclamation of surprise
- 26British nobles with low ranking
- 29Scottish gal
- 30Grows older
- 31__ pie: dish with corn chips
- 33Tennis server's success
- 36"This doesn't seem right," or what can be said about 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across
- 40Self-image
- 41Aired again
- 42__-Ball: target game in arcades
- 43Add to the payroll
- 44Places for bracelets
- 46Diving stance with bent hips and straight legs
- 51Actress Tatum
- 52Convent residents
- 53Spot for a facial
- 56Blue-gray color
- 57A-OK
- 59Guiding principle
- 60Length x width
- 61Sunburn-soothing succulent
- 62Small earrings
- 63Trial run
- 64Archery items
Down
- 1Not as expensive
- 2Acorn droppers
- 3"Thunderbolts*" actor Sebastian __
- 4Approximate fig.
- 5Spurs to action
- 6Sweetie pie
- 7SoCal NFL player
- 8Large deer in the Rockies
- 9Talks about
- 10Touches of color
- 11"I do" venue
- 12Rich layer cake
- 13Construction girder metal
- 18Historic British school
- 23Hydrant hookup
- 24Arrange in a row
- 25Purring pets
- 26Acid counterpart
- 27Eager
- 28San __, Italy
- 31"Little __ Everywhere": Celeste Ng novel
- 32Genetic messenger molecule
- 33Queries
- 34NBA player Holmgren
- 35Potato spots
- 37Three siblings with the same birthday
- 38One saving the day
- 39"The proof __ the pudding"
- 43Like a sauna
- 44Reassure that one's joking, in a way
- 45Like pink cheeks
- 46Sends with a stamp
- 47Small bay
- 48Actor Reeves who plays John Wick
- 49Become accustomed (to)
- 50Adjusts a piano's pitch, e.g.
- 53Brand of red plastic cups
- 54Boat's front
- 55Affirmative votes
- 57Part of a Santa costume
- 58Apply gently
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 36-across.
- Constructed by Keegan Edgar.
All 76 answers
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- 1A"You snooze, you __!"LOSE
- 5ANot doing anythingIDLE
- 9AData on baseball cardsSTATS
- 14AConsumes a 15-AcrossEATS
- 15ALunch or dinnerMEAL
- 16ACockpit figurePILOT
- 17AHangout with ramps and rails for boarders and bladersSKATEPARK
- 19AFrench "between"ENTRE
- 20ANine-digit IDSSN
- 21AHard drive capacity prefixTERA
- 22AGemstone with colored stripesAGATE
- 23AExclamation of surpriseHOLYMACKEREL
- 26ABritish nobles with low rankingBARONS
- 29AScottish galLASS
- 30AGrows olderAGES
- 31A__ pie: dish with corn chipsFRITO
- 33ATennis server's successACE
- 36A"This doesn't seem right," or what can be said about 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-AcrossSOMETHINGSFISHY
- 40ASelf-imageEGO
- 41AAired againRERAN
- 42A__-Ball: target game in arcadesSKEE
- 43AAdd to the payrollHIRE
- 44APlaces for braceletsWRISTS
- 46ADiving stance with bent hips and straight legsPIKEPOSITION
- 51AActress TatumONEAL
- 52AConvent residentsNUNS
- 53ASpot for a facialSPA
- 56ABlue-gray colorSLATE
- 57AA-OKHUNKYDORY
- 59AGuiding principleTENET
- 60ALength x widthAREA
- 61ASunburn-soothing succulentALOE
- 62ASmall earringsSTUDS
- 63ATrial runTEST
- 64AArchery itemsBOWS
- 1DNot as expensiveLESS
- 2DAcorn droppersOAKS
- 3D"Thunderbolts*" actor Sebastian __STAN
- 4DApproximate fig.EST
- 5DSpurs to actionIMPELS
- 6DSweetie pieDEARY
- 7DSoCal NFL playerLARAM
- 8DLarge deer in the RockiesELK
- 9DTalks aboutSPEAKSOF
- 10DTouches of colorTINGES
- 11D"I do" venueALTAR
- 12DRich layer cakeTORTE
- 13DConstruction girder metalSTEEL
- 18DHistoric British schoolETON
- 23DHydrant hookupHOSE
- 24DArrange in a rowALIGN
- 25DPurring petsCATS
- 26DAcid counterpartBASE
- 27DEagerAGOG
- 28DSan __, ItalyREMO
- 31D"Little __ Everywhere": Celeste Ng novelFIRES
- 32DGenetic messenger moleculeRNA
- 33DQueriesASKS
- 34DNBA player HolmgrenCHET
- 35DPotato spotsEYES
- 37DThree siblings with the same birthdayTRIPLETS
- 38DOne saving the dayHERO
- 39D"The proof __ the pudding"ISIN
- 43DLike a saunaHEATED
- 44DReassure that one's joking, in a wayWINKAT
- 45DLike pink cheeksROSY
- 46DSends with a stampPOSTS
- 47DSmall bayINLET
- 48DActor Reeves who plays John WickKEANU
- 49DBecome accustomed (to)INURE
- 50DAdjusts a piano's pitch, e.g.TUNES
- 53DBrand of red plastic cupsSOLO
- 54DBoat's frontPROW
- 55DAffirmative votesAYES
- 57DPart of a Santa costumeHAT
- 58DApply gentlyDAB
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