Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "rocketarugula".
Total Clues
74
Longest
rocketarugula
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
IPA
ALLComplete Solution List
Big name in plastic wrap
5SARAN
Brother's daughter
5NIECE
BP merger partner
5AMOCO
Craft beer letters
3IPA
Puffy reminder of a scuffle
6FATLIP
Repulsive
4ICKY
Repetitive learning method
4ROTE
Work up
4RILE
Glitzy rock genre
4GLAM
Sandy sediment
4SILT
Día de ___ Muertos
3LOS
Mai ___ (rum drink)
3TAI
Star Wars villain
5VADER
Star Trek series, for short
3TNG
Add to the staff
4HIRE
Grow older
3AGE
Climate change sci.
4ECOL
Washington airport code
3DCA
May birthstone
7EMERALD
Low digits?
4TOES
Quite capable
5ADEPT
Carton sealer
4TAPE
Auth. unknown
4ANON
Horrified
6AGHAST
Actor Kilmer
3VAL
Lost actor Daniel __ Kim
3DAE
Cartoon supplier of explosive tennis balls
4acme
"I'm __ you asked"
4glad
Nana
4GRAM
Salad special at a Cape Canaveral cafe?
13rocketarugula
Emblems on some caps
5logos
"Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villain
4iago
Ti __: Italian "I love you"
3amo
Bible book before 1 Cor.
3rom
Historian Terborg-Penn
7rosalyn
One who forgot insect repellent for a walk in the park?
13buggystroller
Host of the 2004 Olympics
6athens
Entry on a Spotify playlist
5title
Five-star frank?
13bangersausage
Argentine soccer legend Diego
8maradona
Rental unit with zero personality?
13flatapartment
Club choice
4IRON
Cards
5index
Ace-versus-ace sky battle
8dogfight
Recycle bin item
3CAN
Al ___ (pasta specification)
5DENTE
One-dimensional
6LINEAR
Outside the lines
4foul
Word with run or tag
5along
Chip bag closer
4clip
Throw in the trash
4TOSS
Off-ramps
5EXITS
Lead-in to prompter
4TELE
Mustang or Pinto
4AUTO
Actor's assignment
4ROLE
Menu phrase
8ALACARTE
Davis of "A League of Their Own"
5GEENA
Double duty?
6STUNTS
Ski lift
4TBAR
Self-centered sort
7EGOTIST
More than mega-
4GIGA
Memo phrase
4INRE
Vampire tooth
4FANG
Masters Tournament host city
7augusta
Like a 24-hour diner
4open
Powder __
5cocoa
Deviate
5drift
More edible, perhaps
5riper
Video game plumber who freezes enemies
8icemario
Wait ... what did you just say?!
6backup
Schwarber who led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025
4kyle
Set, as a table
4LAID
March Madness souvenir
3NET
Swiss peak
3ALP
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