LA Times Daily Crossword December 9, 2025 Answers
By Doug Peterson
The LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle from December 9, 2025 came with 78 clues, and we have answers for all of them. Browse the interactive grid to find specific answers by position, or scroll through the Across and Down lists. Every clue links to its own detailed answer page.
Across
1.
Perfectly clear
6.
Website with a Collectibles category
10.
Capture digitally
14.
__ note: dictionary explanation
15.
"Encore!"
16.
Lymph __: immune system part
17.
*Metaphorical container similar to Pandora's box
19.
Having the resources
20.
Crumbly Mexican cheese
21.
Unpleasantly bitter
22.
"Beat Bobby Flay" contestant
24.
*Result of serious core training
27.
Stay hidden
29.
Unoriginal reply
30.
Retired record holders?
31.
Book before Amos
33.
Basketball Hall of Famer Steve
37.
Lucy of "Elementary"
38.
Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues
41.
__-pitch softball
42.
Enthusiastic about
44.
Sporty trucks, briefly
45.
Schindler of "Schindler's List"
47.
Tedious talker
49.
Reach
50.
*Advocate from a social agency
55.
Stops on the road
56.
In the slightest
57.
Vein counterpart
59.
Modest skirt
60.
*Pilot's aerobatic maneuver
64.
Lovers' god
65.
Muppet with a sister named Daisy
66.
Actress Mila
67.
"Click here" text
68.
"__ Diary ... "
69.
Sprinter's asset
Down
1.
Enterprise captain Jean-__ Picard
2.
Mex. neighbor
3.
Neutralize
4.
Acknowledgment of a screwup
5.
Nimble-fingered
6.
Face With Steam From Nose, for one
7.
20 Mule Team laundry product
8.
One-__ pushup
9.
"You guessed it!"
10.
Eat as a treat
11.
Hooded serpent
12.
Invent lines
13.
Requires
18.
Trace of smoke
21.
"__ du lieber!"
22.
Frito pie ingredient
23.
Uber driver's invitation
25.
Looks closely (at)
26.
Human rights org.
28.
Plug-and-play port
31.
Derek whose No. 2 was retired by the Yankees
32.
Mined resource
34.
"Everybody will tell you the same!"
35.
Done in, as a dragon
36.
Trio on a triceratops
39.
French money
40.
"Kidding!"
43.
Tall monument that comes to a point
46.
Saddle attachment
48.
Hooting hunter
49.
Museo del Prado display
50.
Humped oasis visitor
51.
Activision rival
52.
Early invader of Britain
53.
"__ Chameleon": Culture Club hit
54.
Screwup
58.
Grand Lodge group
60.
Spot for bulbs
61.
Taproom pour
62.
Prevarication
63.
Trippy drug
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from December 9, 2025?
The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from December 9, 2025 contains 78 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 37 Across clues and 41 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the December 9, 2025 LA Times Daily Crossword crossword?
All 78 answers for the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from December 9, 2025 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the December 9, 2025 LA Times Daily Crossword crossword?
The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from December 9, 2025 was constructed by Doug Peterson.
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