LA Times Daily Crossword December 24, 2025 Answers

1. Gift wrapping need 5. Sound in "The Addams Family" theme song 9. Dramatic haircut 13. Jazz legend Fitzgerald 14. Award presented at the World Science Fiction Convention 15. Origami bird 16. Fortnite's company 18. Noodle dish 19. Where to find a sturdy 4x4 21. "You __ to be there" 22. Tug-of-__ 23. Endless expanse 26. Where to find a caloric 4x4 30. Shadowboxes 33. Disapproving chorus 34. Brew that may be hazy 35. Lines that are often blue 36. Out of it 38. Glitz 39. Stock quote? 40. Took a tumble 41. In one's __: emotional 42. Where to find an adventurous 4x4 46. Drummer twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 47. Subj. for an aspiring polyglot 48. Faux __ 51. Where to find an athletic 4x4 55. Baggage __ 58. Eight-sided solids 59. Provokes 60. Backup camera's view 61. Send out 63. Blend together 64. Dull

1. Pearly whites 2. Omega opposite 3. Practiced, as a trade 4. Per person 5. Spiritual healer 6. Dos, por ejemplo 7. Like black vinegar 8. Billy Porter series about 1980s ball culture 9. Result of a blast from the past? 10. Cordon bleu meat 11. End of a countdown 12. Write 15. Early spring bloomer 17. Met Gala garb 20. NOLA sandwich 24. Quick and nimble 25. Annapurna's country 26. W-2 org. 27. Horseshoe-shaped fastener 28. Spinner 29. Merino males 30. Japan's national sport 31. Tenured employees, for short 32. Floating in the air 36. Get the hang of 37. Word before some language names 38. Insole option 40. Subreddits, e.g. 41. Sordid matter 43. Triple play, for one 44. Vacation cottage, often 45. Realm in Norse cosmology 48. "Love, Loss, and What We Ate" memoirist Lakshmi 49. Pungent 50. Walk on water, essentially 52. Convention 53. Slushy drink 54. "Finding Nemo" setting 55. Network with an eye on television 56. F1 unit 57. Yoga ball filler