LA Times Daily Crossword December 21, 2025 Answers

1. Béla Fleck’s instrument 6. Pricey German imports 10. Italian wine 14. Chaps 18. Not very approachable 19. Source of a scoop 20. Overly caffeinated, perhaps 21. Social sci. major 22. Big shot in the bulb industry? 25. K 26. Henry VI’s school 27. __ of Man 28. Luv 29. Take in 31. Cards 33. Squandered 35. Big shot in the sci-fi awards industry? 37. Put on a pedestal 40. Fort __, Florida 41. Wash and wear? 42. Big shot in the paver industry? 44. Shrewd 45. Stocky antelope 48. Green house? 49. Trending 50. Fabled messages 52. “If I were in your __ ... ” 54. Withdraw, with “out” 55. Salty one 57. Salty five 58. Skills assessment 60. Spots 61. Big shot in the podiatry industry? 64. “Daaaaang!” 66. Drawing (in) 67. Big shot in the treasure-hunting industry? 71. Make fast again 72. Concert gear 76. Old sub titles? 77. Positively reinforces 79. Shrill bark 80. Home of the world’s largest irrigation project 81. Source of some travel reservations? 83. Put away 85. Arequipa’s land 86. Baton Rouge sch. 87. Drywall supports 89. Big shot in the champagne glass industry? 92. Battery terminal 93. Blah 94. Edmonton NHL team 95. Big shot in the cab industry? 98. Folk-rock supergroup, familiarly 99. Soapy residue in a sink 100. Come out 101. Sanskrit honorific 102. Ruler who commissioned the Taj Mahal, for one 104. Slight advantage 108. Game that can only be played right-handed 109. Big shot in the refrigeration industry? 114. “Tell Mama” singer James 115. Per __ 116. Serpentine 117. Place for a cross 118. Show the way 119. Actor Postlethwaite 120. Scandinavian capital 121. Plot inconsistencies

1. Hay bundle 2. Came down to earth 3. Off-limits 4. Antihero played by Keanu Reeves 5. Many times o’er 6. Sprinkle with holy water, e.g. 7. Combo, say 8. Make a parting gesture 9. Chicago WNBA team 10. Like the subject of a Carly Simon classic 11. Gerund maker 12. Medical research org. 13. Umbrella shape, typically 14. Does not disturb 15. Sneeze sound 16. Closers 17. Gives the cold shoulder to 20. Asks for more catnip, perhaps 23. Advanced, as gadgets 24. “Infected be the air __ they ride”: Macbeth 30. Part of some security checkpoints 32. Vex 34. Jean Valjean’s story, familiarly 35. Get well 36. Large garden planters 37. Head monk 38. Fall in folds 39. Money makers 40. Descriptive piece of HTML code 43. Zeroing (in on) 44. Holiday singer 45. Tender prelude? 46. State bird of Hawaii 47. Space race initials 51. Third in a ring 53. Wife of Hägar the Horrible 56. Shows up for duty 57. Four Tops singer Benson 59. Until midnight 60. IRS tracking info 62. Render obsolete 63. Blue, in Burgundy 65. Had to pivot to plan B, say 67. Out of room 68. Wading bird in Egyptian art 69. Japanese-Peruvian fusion chain 70. Third key in a reboot sequence 71. Sleeve style 73. “Poppycock!” 74. Prep chef’s knife 75. San Antonio team 78. Enters the room airily 81. Grand Slam Tokyo discipline 82. Paradise 84. Multiple ages 85. Tree on South Carolina’s flag 88. “In summary ... ” 90. Government Grant? 91. Simu of “Barbie” 92. Overseas 93. Hanging in the theater 95. Put off 96. Really get into a role 97. Airline that grew from a crop-dusting operation founded in 1925 99. Panasonic subsidiary 101. Swivel around 103. “Inferno” setting 105. Tuning knob 106. Out of the park 107. Pulls the plug on 110. Individual 111. Province between Man. and Que. 112. Prefix with cache 113. Bat wood