LA Times Daily Crossword December 7, 2025 Answers

1. "The Count of Monte Cristo" novelist 6. Gallagher of Oasis 10. Sour taste 14. Queue before Q 18. "Didn't we just see this?" 19. Meat dish topped with mashed potatoes 21. Ohio border lake 22. Compensation for those expecting bad outcomes? 24. Like some parks: Abbr. 25. Coat flaps 26. Receipt fig. 27. This evenin' 29. Quick chats? 31. Iguana, to some 32. Gem that's been photoshopped? 36. LuPone of "Agatha All Along" 38. Croc, but not gator 40. Jalapeño kin 41. Front covers? 43. Cartography collection 46. Poetic contraction 47. Browning's "__ Lippo Lippi" 50. Class that teaches the science behind flair bartending? 53. Periods of inactivity 55. Kinda-sorta 56. Rep. group 57. Pottery supplies 59. Went down 60. Dramamine target 63. Yale grad 64. Shoulder ornament 67. Vegan sammie 70. Paper jam? 73. Pair 74. Stuffed meat dish 76. Tattle (on) 77. Tiltrotor military aircraft 79. Writer Bombeck 80. Boondi __: spiced yogurt dish 82. Dead __ Scrolls 83. Alleviate 87. With all judges present 90. Well-worn long tops? 94. Opposite of paleo- 95. Smell 97. Glinda, to Elphaba, at first 98. Snare 99. Secondary thread 102. Ikebana vessel 104. Gleefully spiteful 105. Genetic makeup of a Trojan war hero? 109. Lentil dish 111. Pack animal 112. LASIK target 113. Lennox of R&B 114. Hindu god with the head of an elephant 116. Create a narrative out of reality show footage, e.g. 117. Message to a graduating class at an occult school? 124. Tibetan monk 125. Sine qua nons 126. Kevin McHale's "Glee" role 127. Serpents on sarcophagi 128. Frost's "The __ Not Taken" 129. Race goal, sometimes 130. Damp

1. Who __ Nation: Saints fans 2. Disgusted sound 3. Turbulent situation 4. Japanese consumer electronics brand 5. __ turtle 6. Source of grief 7. Skater Midori 8. Org. with bomb-sniffing dogs 9. One spelling of an Asian gambling hub 10. Column that's beside the point? 11. Bee fore? 12. Actor Cage, casually 13. Hand motions 14. McCartney's songwriting partner 15. Application for dubious advice 17. Email ancestor 19. Irish speakers, e.g. 20. Press rooms? 23. "Isn't that something" 28. Visual style that tricks the eye 29. Card table declaration 30. __ syrup 32. Greedy choice 33. Depend (on) 34. Wee 35. Rapper Dr. __ 37. Front-wheel alignment 39. Occur 42. Brynhild's beloved, in Norse myth 44. Find out 45. Places for small herb gardens 48. Option for a library book 49. Invite for 51. More meddlesome 52. African capital 54. Tempe sch. 58. Start of the Marine Corps motto 61. Therapists' org. 62. Bright spots? 65. Unlicensed radio broadcaster 66. Body spray brand 67. Fuss in the mirror 68. Carried 69. Cocktail ingredient 71. Wonderland cake words 72. Contents of college blue books 75. Trout's team, on scoreboards 78. Gossipy person 81. Hairstyles that many pick? 84. Carrier in French Polynesia 85. Performs like Ella 86. Awards for excellent plays and players 88. Aristocratic 89. Turner once big in the music industry? 91. __ Strauss & Co. 92. Big-screen movie format 93. 119-Down figure 96. Spanish cheer 100. Range that includes Utah's Kings Peak 101. Sat on the kitchen counter, perhaps 103. Cheeses from the Netherlands 105. Fast Amtrak train 106. Musical conclusions 107. Pam's successor on "The Office" 108. Cheerful ditties 110. Whichever 114. Coins in a game of dreidel 115. Houston MLBer 118. Spanish bear 119. Country that turns 250 years old in 2026: Abbr. 120. Whopper 121. [Stop shearing me!] 122. Not trans 123. Fixed