LA Times Crossword December 23 2025 Answers (12/23/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for December 23 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword December 23, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword December 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 12/23/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Root beer brand owned by Coca-Cola
6A Tightly closed
10A Smile joyously
14A Indigenous Alaskan
15A Work hard for
16A Feminine Spanish pronoun
17A Roman robes
18A Rather often
20A Jackie on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
21A Mardi Gras, for one: Abbr.
22A Selling point
23A In large quantities
27A Name on a former lake in Central Asia
28A "Guys and Dolls" composer Frank
32A "Been __, done that"
35A Chapel bench
36A Med. plan option
37A Taunting remark
42A Chicken __ king
43A Hundred Acre Wood joey
44A Cropped up
45A Antarctic body of water with penguin rookeries
48A "Othello" frenemy
50A NHL legend known as "The Great One"
55A Poker buy-ins
58A Final tally
59A Prefix with -gram
60A Handmade backyard nest box, and an apt description of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across
63A Hollowed out
64A Crossword hint
65A Finds a purpose for
66A Blender setting for pumpkin pie filling
67A "As __ on TV"
68A "Devil Inside" band
69A Ring-shaped island
1D Baker's sheetful
2D "Welcome to Maui!"
3D Middle daughter of King Lear
4D Difficult situation
5D MA, ME, MI, and MO, but not MU
6D Follow-up film
7D Rutger of "Blade Runner"
8D Ocean State sch.
9D Blasting letters
10D __ of burden: plow-pulling animals
11D Letter-shaped pipe joints
12D __ vera gel
13D "The Simpsons" creator Groening
19D "At __, soldier!"
21D FDR energy project
24D Dirt pie cookie
25D Escape in a hurry
26D Ames locale
29D "Go on, git!"
30D Big birds of Australia
31D Learning by repetition
32D Salty drop
33D Saintly glow
34D Airport pickup figs.
35D Vietnamese soup
38D Manhattan Project scientist Harold
39D Multicolored horse
40D All the __: very popular
41D Brings forward for display
46D Country between Finland and Norway
47D Merit badge holder
48D "Well, maybe"
49D Sleeve
51D English county south of Suffolk
52D Masked vigilante whose name is Spanish for "fox"
53D Genuflect
54D Alpine song
55D School basics
56D Aswan's river
57D Factual
61D French yes
62D Top Gun org.
63D Audit firm pro

The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its clever clues and challenging difficulty level, and is popular among crossword enthusiasts around the world.

LA Times Crossword
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The LA Times Crossword was first introduced in 2005, and has since become a beloved tradition for many crossword solvers. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their skill and creativity in the field of crossword puzzles.

One of the interesting features of the LA Times Crossword is its inclusion of a wide range of topics, from pop culture and current events to science and history. The puzzle is also known for its themed sections, which can add an extra layer of complexity to the solving experience.

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