The LA Times Crossword for December 9, 2025, offers another engaging daily challenge for crossword fans of all levels! This puzzle, known for its clever clues and themes, is sure to test your skills. If you’re stuck, you’ll find today’s hints and complete answers below to help you finish strong.

Across

1A Perfectly clear – LUCID

6A Website with a Collectibles category – EBAY

10A Capture digitally – SCAN

14A __ note: dictionary explanation – USAGE

15A “Encore!” – MORE

16A Lymph __: immune system part – NODE

17A *Metaphorical container similar to Pandora’s box – CANCERCLUSTER

19A Having the resources – ABLE

20A Crumbly Mexican cheese – COTIZA

21A Unpleasantly bitter – ACERB

22A “Beat Bobby Flay” contestant – CHEF

24A *Result of serious core training – AWARENESSMUSCLE

27A Stay hidden – LURK

29A Unoriginal reply – MEH

30A Retired record holders? – LPS

31A Book before Amos – JOEL

33A Basketball Hall of Famer Steve – NASH

37A Lucy of “Elementary” – LIU

38A Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues – BEERRUN

41A __-pitch softball – SLOW

42A Enthusiastic about – AVID

44A Sporty trucks, briefly – SUVS

45A Schindler of “Schindler’s List” – OSKAR

47A Tedious talker – BORE

49A Reach – GETTO

50A *Advocate from a social agency – REFERRALSOURCE

55A Stops on the road – INNS

56A In the slightest – ATALL

57A Vein counterpart – ARTERY

59A Modest skirt – MIDI

60A *Pilot’s aerobatic maneuver – ROLLOVERTURN

64A Lovers’ god – EROS

65A Muppet with a sister named Daisy – ELMO

66A Actress Mila – KUNIS

67A “Click here” text – LINK

68A “__ Diary … ” – THE

69A Sprinter’s asset – SPEED

Down

1D Enterprise captain Jean-__ Picard – LUC

2D Mex. neighbor – USA

3D Neutralize – CALM

4D Acknowledgment of a screwup – IDUNNO

5D Nimble-fingered – DEFT

6D Face With Steam From Nose, for one – EMOJI

7D 20 Mule Team laundry product – BORAX

8D One-__ pushup – ARM

9D “You guessed it!” – YEP

10D Eat as a treat – SNACK

11D Hooded serpent – COBRA

12D Invent lines – ADLIB

13D Requires – NEEDS

18D Trace of smoke – ASH

21D “__ du lieber!” – ACH

22D Frito pie ingredient – CHILI

23D Uber driver’s invitation – HOPIN

25D Looks closely (at) – EXAMINES

26D Human rights org. – AMNESTY

28D Plug-and-play port – USB

31D Derek whose No. 2 was retired by the Yankees – JETER

32D Mined resource – ORE

34D “Everybody will tell you the same!” – ASKANYONE

35D Done in, as a dragon – SLAIN

36D Trio on a triceratops – HORNS

39D French money – EURO

40D “Kidding!” – NOT

43D Tall monument that comes to a point – SPIRE

46D Saddle attachment – ROPE

48D Hooting hunter – OWL

49D Museo del Prado display – GOYA

50D Humped oasis visitor – CAMEL

51D Activision rival – EA

52D Early invader of Britain – ROMAN

53D “__ Chameleon”: Culture Club hit – KARMA

54D Screwup – ERROR

58D Grand Lodge group – ELKS

60D Spot for bulbs – LAMP

61D Taproom pour – ALE

62D Prevarication – LIE

63D Trippy drug – LSD

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