Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, December 25, 2025
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, December 25, 2025 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "contractoptions".
Total Clues
74
Longest
contractoptions
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
SET
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1950s politico Stevenson
5ADLAI
Oracle
4SEER
Match component
3SET
Photo session
5SHOOT
Absolut rival
5STOLI
Shows curiosity
4ASKS
Actor Watanabe
3KEN
Half and half
3ONE
___ all adults here
4WERE
Booty
4LOOT
Doorway
6PORTAL
Call off a romance
5ENDIT
Wax-coated cheese
4EDAM
Peace!
5LATER
Covertly includes on an email
4BCCS
Made plain to see
7EVINCED
Amscray!
7GETLOST
Guinness superlative
4MOST
__ culpa
3MEA
Orthodontist's org.
3ADA
Stinky
4RIPE
All that's left of a spent apple
4core
Personal space, perhaps
4blog
Take off politely
4doff
Revealing garment, or how to make 17-, 23-, 49-, and 53-Across match their clues
7croptop
Chianti o pinot grigio
4vino
Florida city that hosts an annual Pirate Festival
5tampa
Sliced fruit in some salads
5pears
Jelly bean dispenser opening
4slot
"Army of Darkness" director Sam
5raimi
Metric weights, casually
3kgs
Accompanied by
9alongwith
Respectful title in "Bridgerton"
11tophergrace
"Welp, never mind"
5ornot
Web gateway co.
3isp
Reiteration opening
5isaid
Hall of Famer Eric who was NFL rushing yards leader four times in the 1980s
9dickerson
Eco-friendly beauty brand
5aveda
Insulation resistance tester's unit
6megohm
Can't and won't
15contractoptions
Years of Caesar's reign
4ANNI
Sudden and jarring transition
4leap
Wardrobe malfunction
4TEAR
Put into effect
5ENACT
Rings up
5DIALS
To the ___ degree
3NTH
Tribute band's set list
9covertops
Babe
3HON
Part of LED
5DIODE
Decorator's samples
11stopwatches
Partnership, informally
7CAHOOTS
Mulligan
4REDO
Oracle
7PROPHET
Beneficiary
4HEIR
Ersatz
4SHAM
Chaps
3HES
Germane
3APT
Disaster relief org.
4FEMA
Me too!
4SAME
Universal donor's type, briefly
4ONEG
Statistical tool for comparing means
5TTEST
Self-care destination
3SPA
Kitchen fixture
5RANGE
Come to nothing?
4FAIL
Leave out
4OMIT
Busy bee in Apr.
3CPA
Water down, say
4soak
Tree hut dwellers on Endor
5ewoks
Without borders
7doctors
Tottenham's opponent in the North London derby
7arsenal
Letters for a GOAT, perhaps
3mvp
Draft source
3TAP
Abbreviation that refers to many racial identities
3poc
Not just fancy
4love
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