Happy Wednesday! The LA Times Crossword for December 17, 2025, offers a fun daily brain workout with clever clues and engaging wordplay. Stuck on a clue or two? Find today’s hints and complete answer solutions below to help you finish the grid. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, this crossword is perfect for solvers at every level.

Across

It looks like you have a mix of clues from the December 17 USA Today crossword and another puzzle (likely the LA Times or similar) for the same date.

Here are the missing answers for the second set of clues you provided:

🧩 Crossword Answers (Dec 17)

Across

33A Frito-__ snacks – LAYS

36A What an angsty teenager may slam – BEDROOM DOOR

39A Skin care brand – OLAY

41A Decorate – ADORN

42A BMW competitor – AUDI

43A Be useless – SPIN ONES WHEELS

46A Sum of the first three prime numbers – TEN (2 + 3 + 5 = 10)

47A __ legend – URBAN

48A Choose – OPT

50A Big D sch. – SMU

51A Org. that may confiscate liquids – TSA

54A Torah teacher – RABBI

58A Impressive basketball feats, and what 20-, 36-, and 43-Across have – TRIPLE DOUBLES

63A Find an extra level, à la Spinal Tap – GO TO ELEVEN

65A Help (out) – EKE

66A Innovator’s first step – IDEA

67A Like a baseball bat’s symmetry – AXIAL

68A Squeeze (past) – EDGE

69A Square figure – AREA

70A Running total – TALLY

71A Juicy bit of info – DIRT

Down

1D Hajj destination – MECCA

2D Smells – ODORS

3D Pester – BADGER

4D Type of dog serenaded by Elvis on “The Steve Allen Show” – BASSET

5D Fictional clownfish – NEMO

6D Royal name of Norway – OLAV

7D Card material – BRISTOL

8D Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” for one – OPERA

9D Beer foam producer – TAP

10D Mex. miss – SRTA

11D “I can explain” – ITS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS

12D Travel stop – LAYOVER

13D Orca family group – POD

19D Boiling water output – STEAM

21D Guess – OPINE

25D Cathode’s counterpart – ANODE

26D __ to go – RARING

28D Gather, as crops – REAP

29D Against all __ – ODDS

30D Familiar theme – MOTIF

32D Nutrition fig. – RDA

33D Seated meditation pose – LOTUS

34D False follower? – HOOD

35D Calorific tea ingredient in Tibet – YAK BUTTER

37D Like much medication – ORAL

38D __ in a lifetime – ONCE

40D Vote to pass a bill – AYE

44D Loosen, as a shoelace – UNTIE

45D Hosiery shade – NUDE

49D Like busy browser windows – TABBED

52D Water balloon sound – SPLAT

53D Amazon assistant with regional accents – ALEXA

55D Mandoline piece – BLADE

56D Hosiery shade – BEIGE

57D Castaway’s place – ISLE

59D Fork locale – ROAD

60D Villainous – EVIL

61D Bargain – SNIP

62D Hulu’s “__ Murders in the Building” – ONLY

63D Gimlet liquor – GIN

64D Lines from an admirer – ODE

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