La Times Crossword Answers 12/24/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Gift wrapping needis TAPE.
• Answer for
  Sound in “The Addams Family” theme songis SNAP.
• Answer for
  Dramatic haircutis CHOP.
• Answer for
  Jazz legend Fitzgeraldis ELLA.
• Answer for
  Award presented at the World Science Fiction Conventionis HUGO.
• Answer for
  Origami birdis CRANE.
• Answer for
  Fortnite’s companyis EPICGAMES.
• Answer for
  Noodle dishis RAMEN.
• Answer for
  Where to find a sturdy 4×4is THEHOMEDEPOT.
• Answer for
  “You __ to be there”is HAD.
• Answer for
  Tug-of-__is WAR.
• Answer for
  Endless expanseis OCEAN.
• Answer for
  Where to find a caloric 4×4is INNOUTBURGER.
• Answer for
  Shadowboxesis SPARS.
• Answer for
  Disapproving chorusis BOOS.
• Answer for
  Brew that may be hazyis IPA.
• Answer for
  Lines that are often blueis URLS.
• Answer for
  Out of itis LOOPY.
• Answer for
  Glitzis GLAM.
• Answer for
  Stock quote?is MOO.
• Answer for
  Took a tumbleis FELL.
• Answer for
  In one’s __: emotionalis FEELS.
• Answer for
  Where to find an adventurous 4×4is OFFROADTRAIL.
• Answer for
  Drummer twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fameis STARR.
• Answer for
  Subj. for an aspiring polyglotis ESL.
• Answer for
  Faux __is PAS.
• Answer for
  Where to find an athletic 4×4is RUNNINGTRACK.
• Answer for
  Baggage __is CLAIM.
• Answer for
  Eight-sided solidsis OCTAHEDRA.
• Answer for
  Provokesis BAITS.
• Answer for
  Backup camera’s viewis REAR.
• Answer for
  Send outis EMIT.
• Answer for
  Quick and nimbleis SPRY.
• Answer for
  Blend togetheris MELD.
• Answer for
  Dullis FADE.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Pearly whitesis TEETH.
• Answer for
  Omega oppositeis ALPHA.
• Answer for
  Practiced, as a tradeis PLIED.
• Answer for
  Per personis EACH.
• Answer for
  Spiritual healeris SHAMAN.
• Answer for
  Dos, por ejemplois NUMERO.
• Answer for
  Like black vinegaris AGED.
• Answer for
  Billy Porter series about 1980s ball cultureis POSE.
• Answer for
  Result of a blast from the past?is CRATER.
• Answer for
  Cordon bleu meatis HAM.
• Answer for
  End of a countdownis ONE.
• Answer for
  Writeis PEN.
• Answer for
  Early spring bloomeris CROCUS.
• Answer for
  Met Gala garbis GOWNS.
• Answer for
  NOLA sandwichis POBOY.
• Answer for
  Quick and nimbleis AGILE.
• Answer for
  Annapurna’s countryis NEPAL.
• Answer for
  W-2 org.is IRS.
• Answer for
  Horseshoe-shaped fasteneris UBOLT.
• Answer for
  Spinneris TOP.
• Answer for
  Merino malesis RAMS.
• Answer for
  Japan’s national sportis SUMO.
• Answer for
  Tenured employees, for shortis PROFS.
• Answer for
  Floating in the airis ALOFT.
• Answer for
  Get the hang ofis LEARN.
• Answer for
  Word before some language namesis OLD.
• Answer for
  Insole optionis GEL.
• Answer for
  Subreddits, e.g.is FORUMS.
• Answer for
  Sordid matteris FILTH.
• Answer for
  Triple play, for oneis RARITY.
• Answer for
  Vacation cottage, oftenis RENTAL.
• Answer for
  Realm in Norse cosmologyis ASGARD.
• Answer for
  “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” memoirist Lakshmiis PADMA.
• Answer for
  Pungentis ACRID.
• Answer for
  Walk on water, essentiallyis SKATE.
• Answer for
  Conventionis NORM.
• Answer for
  Slushy drinkis ICEE.
• Answer for
  “Finding Nemo” settingis REEF.
• Answer for
  Network with an eye on televisionis CBS.
• Answer for
  F1 unitis LAP.
• Answer for
  Yoga ball filleris AIR.