LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Wednesday, December 31, 2025/73 clues solved
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Across
- 1Sugar serving
- 5Crockery flaw
- 9Paper or plastic items
- 13Microbiology lab gel
- 14"__ that the truth!"
- 15"At your earliest convenience," less politely
- 16Intentionally delaying, or a punny title for this puzzle?
- 19Error message?
- 20NYC nabe near the Bowery
- 21Added to the team
- 22Kicking sport
- 24Actress Palmer
- 25The Queen of Pop
- 27Network featured in "Good Night, and Good Luck"
- 30Low voices in a women's choir
- 33Lav
- 34Sailor's assent
- 35Shabby
- 36Rare opening in 54-Across
- 37Screen writing?
- 38Squeak (out)
- 39Tom, Dick, and Harry, for example
- 40Name after peach or before toast
- 41Mom, to Auntie
- 42"Be glad to"
- 44Image file format
- 46Like the pick of the litter?
- 49Beefy, casually
- 51Move like a hummingbird
- 52D-backs, in box scores
- 54Constant reshuffling of one's schedule, or what's depicted in this puzzle's circles
- 57Shawkat of "Search Party"
- 58Team with a red-tailed hawk mascot named Swoop
- 59California county with a wine train
- 60Ran in the wash
- 61"__ there, tiger"
- 62Gender-fluid pronoun
Down
- 1Slurps (up)
- 2Uniq fruits
- 3Body shop franchise
- 4Ask too much, say
- 5Paddled about
- 6One regularly experiencing bettor days
- 7IT part
- 8Vacay from work
- 9Patterned fabric that originated in Indonesia
- 10"If memory serves"
- 11Up for a challenge
- 12Went a mile a minute, maybe
- 17Quechua speakers who didn't have a written alphabet
- 18Seehorn of "Pluribus"
- 23"Please be serious"
- 24Twist into a pretzel
- 26"Sounds like a you problem"
- 28Notation on an invite
- 29Sonic the Hedgehog developer
- 30Leaves speechless
- 31Norse god of mischief
- 32"Ooh la la!"
- 36Self-satisfied
- 37Good start?
- 40Low-gloss
- 42Checked out
- 43Bow alternative
- 45Be appealing?
- 47One of the Torah's four matriarchs
- 48Type of offal
- 49Sign of healing
- 50Muralist's canvas
- 51Target of some mining
- 53"My word"
- 55Expected any minute
- 56Explosive used in some mining
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 14x15 with 73 entries.
- There are 37 across and 36 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein.
All 73 answers
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- 1ASugar servingLUMP
- 5ACrockery flawCHIP
- 9APaper or plastic itemsBAGS
- 13AMicrobiology lab gelAGAR
- 14A"__ that the truth!"AINT
- 15A"At your earliest convenience," less politelyASAP
- 16AIntentionally delaying, or a punny title for this puzzle?PLAYINGFORTIME
- 19AError message?SIC
- 20ANYC nabe near the BoweryNOHO
- 21AAdded to the teamHIRED
- 22AKicking sportSOCCER
- 24AActress PalmerKEKE
- 25AThe Queen of PopMADONNA
- 27ANetwork featured in "Good Night, and Good Luck"CBS
- 30ALow voices in a women's choirALTOS
- 33ALavLOO
- 34ASailor's assentAYE
- 35AShabbyWORN
- 36ARare opening in 54-AcrossSLOT
- 37AScreen writing?BLOG
- 38ASqueak (out)EKE
- 39ATom, Dick, and Harry, for exampleMEN
- 40AName after peach or before toastMELBA
- 41AMom, to AuntieSIS
- 42A"Be glad to"SURECAN
- 44AImage file formatJPEG
- 46ALike the pick of the litter?CUTEST
- 49ABeefy, casuallySWOLE
- 51AMove like a hummingbirdDART
- 52AD-backs, in box scoresARI
- 54AConstant reshuffling of one's schedule, or what's depicted in this puzzle's circlesCALENDARTETRIS
- 57AShawkat of "Search Party"ALIA
- 58ATeam with a red-tailed hawk mascot named SwoopUTES
- 59ACalifornia county with a wine trainNAPA
- 60ARan in the washBLED
- 61A"__ there, tiger"EASY
- 62AGender-fluid pronounTHEY
- 1DSlurps (up)LAPS
- 2DUniq fruitsUGLIS
- 3DBody shop franchiseMAACO
- 4DAsk too much, sayPRY
- 5DPaddled aboutCANOED
- 6DOne regularly experiencing bettor daysHIGHROLLER
- 7DIT partINFO
- 8DVacay from workPTO
- 9DPatterned fabric that originated in IndonesiaBATIK
- 10D"If memory serves"ASIRECALL
- 11DUp for a challengeGAME
- 12DWent a mile a minute, maybeSPED
- 17DQuechua speakers who didn't have a written alphabetINCAS
- 18DSeehorn of "Pluribus"RHEA
- 23D"Please be serious"CMON
- 24DTwist into a pretzelKNOT
- 26D"Sounds like a you problem"NOONECARES
- 28DNotation on an inviteBYOB
- 29DSonic the Hedgehog developerSEGA
- 30DLeaves speechlessAWES
- 31DNorse god of mischiefLOKI
- 32D"Ooh la la!"TRESJOLIE
- 36DSelf-satisfiedSMUG
- 37DGood start?BENE
- 40DLow-glossMATTE
- 42DChecked outSEEN
- 43DBow alternativeCURTSY
- 45DBe appealing?PLEAD
- 47DOne of the Torah's four matriarchsSARAH
- 48DType of offalTRIPE
- 49DSign of healingSCAB
- 50DMuralist's canvasWALL
- 51DTarget of some miningDATA
- 53D"My word"ISAY
- 55DExpected any minuteDUE
- 56DExplosive used in some miningTNT
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