LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Tuesday, December 30, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Closes, as a parka
- 5Animal that may sleep upside down
- 10Morning joe
- 14Prepare for publication
- 15Secret stash
- 16Decorative pitcher in still lifes
- 17Silicon Valley city Palo __
- 18Catchall option on a survey
- 19Smartphone message
- 20Departure instructions for an ornithologist?
- 23Keyboard key with an arrow
- 24Behr product
- 28Zodiac sign boundaries
- 31Green vegetable in a pod
- 33Soccer star Hamm
- 34Not in support of
- 35Departure instructions for a railway worker?
- 39Box office bomb
- 40Stadium
- 41Eccentric fellow
- 42Departure instructions for a student pilot?
- 44Play part
- 45Blackjack card
- 46Spearheaded
- 47Back tooth
- 48Gumption
- 50Tiny bits
- 53Plan for ending involvement, or an apt title for this puzzle
- 59Bowl over
- 62Unpleasant, as weather
- 63Speck in the ocean
- 64Machu Picchu country
- 65Crossword hints
- 66Old Testament brother
- 67Wheel shaft
- 68Bright-eyed
- 69Underwater vessels
Down
- 1Unbridled enthusiasm
- 2Loafing around
- 3Bread with a pocket
- 4Hat worn by Abraham Lincoln
- 5"Severance" star Adam
- 6Spinning shaper in a woodshop
- 7Earthy pigment
- 8Every now and __: sporadically
- 9Roll-call response
- 10Volkswagen sedan
- 11Fill with wonder
- 12Irk
- 13Museum collection
- 21Coast Guard rank: Abbr.
- 22Practice boxing
- 25"That works for me"
- 26Inventor Tesla
- 27Many a winery visitor
- 28Flowy robe with long sleeves
- 29Loosen, as a shoe
- 30Novelist Bram who created Dracula
- 31Phnom __, Cambodia
- 32Coup d'__: sudden regime change
- 35Like green-headed mallards
- 36Extremely dry
- 37Beer barrel
- 38Word puzzles with hidden messages
- 43Move a muscle
- 47Goat's bleat
- 49Event site
- 50Magazine edition
- 51Furry swimmer
- 52Lovers' meeting
- 54Machu Picchu native
- 55Like skyscrapers
- 56Old Testament brother
- 57Smooth-talking
- 58Cravings
- 59Pampering place
- 60__-Mex cuisine
- 61Web address
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Susan Gelfand.
All 78 answers
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- 1ACloses, as a parkaZIPS
- 5AAnimal that may sleep upside downSLOTH
- 10AMorning joeJAVA
- 14APrepare for publicationEDIT
- 15ASecret stashCACHE
- 16ADecorative pitcher in still lifesEWER
- 17ASilicon Valley city Palo __ALTO
- 18ACatchall option on a surveyOTHER
- 19ASmartphone messageTEXT
- 20ADeparture instructions for an ornithologist?LEAVETHENEST
- 23AKeyboard key with an arrowENTER
- 24ABehr productPAINT
- 28AZodiac sign boundariesCUSPS
- 31AGreen vegetable in a podPEA
- 33ASoccer star HammMIA
- 34ANot in support ofANTI
- 35ADeparture instructions for a railway worker?MAKETRACKS
- 39ABox office bombFLOP
- 40AStadiumARENA
- 41AEccentric fellowCOOT
- 42ADeparture instructions for a student pilot?TAKEFLIGHT
- 44APlay partROLE
- 45ABlackjack cardACE
- 46ASpearheadedLED
- 47ABack toothMOLAR
- 48AGumptionNERVE
- 50ATiny bitsIOTAS
- 53APlan for ending involvement, or an apt title for this puzzleEXITSTRATEGY
- 59ABowl overSTUN
- 62AUnpleasant, as weatherNASTY
- 63ASpeck in the oceanISLE
- 64AMachu Picchu countryPERU
- 65ACrossword hintsCLUES
- 66AOld Testament brotherCAIN
- 67AWheel shaftAXLE
- 68ABright-eyedALERT
- 69AUnderwater vesselsSUBS
- 1DUnbridled enthusiasmZEAL
- 2DLoafing aroundIDLE
- 3DBread with a pocketPITA
- 4DHat worn by Abraham LincolnSTOVEPIPE
- 5D"Severance" star AdamSCOTT
- 6DSpinning shaper in a woodshopLATHE
- 7DEarthy pigmentOCHER
- 8DEvery now and __: sporadicallyTHEN
- 9DRoll-call responseHERE
- 10DVolkswagen sedanJETTA
- 11DFill with wonderAWE
- 12DIrkVEX
- 13DMuseum collectionART
- 21DCoast Guard rank: Abbr.ENS
- 22DPractice boxingSPAR
- 25D"That works for me"IMCOOL
- 26DInventor TeslaNIKOLA
- 27DMany a winery visitorTASTER
- 28DFlowy robe with long sleevesCAFTAN
- 29DLoosen, as a shoeUNLACE
- 30DNovelist Bram who created DraculaSTOKER
- 31DPhnom __, CambodiaPENH
- 32DCoup d'__: sudden regime changeETAT
- 35DLike green-headed mallardsMALE
- 36DExtremely dryARID
- 37DBeer barrelKEG
- 38DWord puzzles with hidden messagesACROSTICS
- 43DMove a muscleFLEX
- 47DGoat's bleatMAA
- 49DEvent siteVENUE
- 50DMagazine editionISSUE
- 51DFurry swimmerOTTER
- 52DLovers' meetingTRYST
- 54DMachu Picchu nativeINCA
- 55DLike skyscrapersTALL
- 56DOld Testament brotherESAU
- 57DSmooth-talkingGLIB
- 58DCravingsYENS
- 59DPampering placeSPA
- 60D__-Mex cuisineTEX
- 61DWeb addressURL
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