Happy December 24, 2025! The LA Times Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests your skills with clever clues across every topic. If you’re stuck, we’re here to help—find today’s hints and answers below to keep your streak going strong. Whether you’re solving for fun or aiming for a challenge, our guide makes finishing the puzzle easier.

Across

1A Gift wrapping need — TAPE

5A Sound in “The Addams Family” theme song — SNAP

9A Dramatic haircut — BOB

13A Jazz legend Fitzgerald — ELLA

14A Award presented at the World Science Fiction Convention — HUGO

15A Origami bird — CRANE

16A Fortnite’s company — EPIC GAMES

18A Noodle dish — RAMEN

19A Where to find a sturdy 4×4 — OFF ROAD

21A “You __ to be there” — HAD

22A Tug-of-__ — WAR

23A Endless expanse — OCEAN

26A Where to find a caloric 4×4 — IN N OUT (Referring to the 4×4 burger)

30A Shadowboxes — SPARS

33A Disapproving chorus — BOOS

34A Brew that may be hazy — IPA

35A Lines that are often blue — ULNAS (Veins visible through the skin)

36A Out of it — DAZED

38D Glitz — RAZZLE

39A Stock quote? — MOO

40A Took a tumble — FELL

41A In one’s __: emotional — FEELS

42A Where to find an adventurous 4×4 — NATIONAL PARK

46A Drummer twice inducted into the Hall of Fame — RINGO

47A Subj. for an aspiring polyglot — ESL

48A Faux __ — PAS

51A Where to find an athletic 4×4 — RELAY RACE (The 4x400m relay)

55A Baggage __ — CLAIM

58A Eight-sided solids — OCTAHDRA

59A Provokes — EGGS

60A Backup camera’s view — REAR

61A Send out — EMIT

62A Quick and nimble — SPRY

63A Blend together — FUSE

64A Dull — DRAB

Down

1D Pearly whites — TEETH

2D Omega opposite — ALPHA

3D Practiced, as a trade — PLIED

4D Per person — EACH

5D Spiritual healer — SHAMAN

6D Dos, por ejemplo — NUMERO

7D Like black vinegar — AGED

8D Billy Porter series — POSE

9D Result of a blast from the past? — BREEZE

10D Cordon bleu meat — HAM

11D End of a countdown — ONE

12D Write — PEN

15D Early spring bloomer — CROCUS

17D Met Gala garb — GOWNS

20D NOLA sandwich — PO BOY

24D Quick and nimble — ADROIT

25D Annapurna’s country — NEPAL

26D W-2 org. — IRS

27D Horseshoe-shaped fastener — C-CLIP

28D Spinner — TOP

29D Merino males — RAMS

30D Japan’s national sport — SUMO

31D Tenured employees, for short — PROFS

32D Floating in the air — ALOFT

36D Get the hang of — LEARN

37D Word before some language names — SIGN

38D Insole option — GEL

40D Subreddits, e.g. — FORA

41D Sordid matter — FILTH

43D Triple play, for one — OUTS

44D Vacation cottage, often — A-FRAME

45D Realm in Norse cosmology — ASGARD

48D Lakshmi memoir — PADMA

49D Pungent — ACRID

50D Walk on water, essentially — SKATE

52D Convention — ASYLM (or USAGE)

53D Slushy drink — ICEE

54D “Finding Nemo” setting — REEF

55D Network with an eye on television — CBS

56D F1 unit — LAP

57D Yoga ball filler — AIR

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