La Times Crossword Answers 12/31/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Sugar servingis LUMP.
• Answer for
  Crockery flawis CHIP.
• Answer for
  Paper or plastic itemsis BAGS.
• Answer for
  Microbiology lab gelis AGAR.
• Answer for
  “__ that the truth!”is AINT.
• Answer for
  “At your earliest convenience,” less politelyis ASAP.
• Answer for
  Intentionally delaying, or a punny title for this puzzle?is PLAYINGFORTIME.
• Answer for
  Error message?is SIC.
• Answer for
  NYC nabe near the Boweryis NOHO.
• Answer for
  Added to the teamis HIRED.
• Answer for
  Kicking sportis SOCCER.
• Answer for
  Actress Palmeris KEKE.
• Answer for
  The Queen of Popis MADONNA.
• Answer for
  Network featured in “Good Night, and Good Luck”is CBS.
• Answer for
  Low voices in a women’s choiris ALTOS.
• Answer for
  Lavis LOO.
• Answer for
  Sailor’s assentis AYE.
• Answer for
  Shabbyis WORN.
• Answer for
  Rare opening in 54-Acrossis SLOT.
• Answer for
  Screen writing?is BLOG.
• Answer for
  Squeak (out)is EKE.
• Answer for
  Tom, Dick, and Harry, for exampleis MEN.
• Answer for
  Name after peach or before toastis MELBA.
• Answer for
  Mom, to Auntieis SIS.
• Answer for
  “Be glad to”is SURECAN.
• Answer for
  Image file formatis JPEG.
• Answer for
  Like the pick of the litter?is CUTEST.
• Answer for
  Beefy, casuallyis SWOLE.
• Answer for
  Move like a hummingbirdis DART.
• Answer for
  D-backs, in box scoresis ARI.
• Answer for
  Constant reshuffling of one’s schedule, or what’s depicted in this puzzle’s circlesis CALENDARTETRIS.
• Answer for
  Shawkat of “Search Party”is ALIA.
• Answer for
  Team with a red-tailed hawk mascot named Swoopis UTES.
• Answer for
  California county with a wine trainis NAPA.
• Answer for
  Ran in the washis BLED.
• Answer for
  “__ there, tiger”is EASY.
• Answer for
  Gender-fluid pronounis THEY.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Slurps (up)is LAPS.
• Answer for
  Uniq fruitsis UGLIS.
• Answer for
  Body shop franchiseis MAACO.
• Answer for
  Ask too much, sayis PRY.
• Answer for
  Paddled aboutis CANOED.
• Answer for
  One regularly experiencing bettor daysis HIGHROLLER.
• Answer for
  IT partis INFO.
• Answer for
  Vacay from workis PTO.
• Answer for
  Patterned fabric that originated in Indonesiais BATIK.
• Answer for
  “If memory serves”is ASIRECALL.
• Answer for
  Up for a challengeis GAME.
• Answer for
  Went a mile a minute, maybeis SPED.
• Answer for
  Quechua speakers who didn’t have a written alphabetis INCAS.
• Answer for
  Seehorn of “Pluribus”is RHEA.
• Answer for
  “Please be serious”is CMON.
• Answer for
  Twist into a pretzelis KNOT.
• Answer for
  “Sounds like a you problem”is NOONECARES.
• Answer for
  Notation on an inviteis BYOB.
• Answer for
  Sonic the Hedgehog developeris SEGA.
• Answer for
  Leaves speechlessis AWES.
• Answer for
  Norse god of mischiefis LOKI.
• Answer for
  “Ooh la la!”is TRESJOLIE.
• Answer for
  Self-satisfiedis SMUG.
• Answer for
  Good start?is BENE.
• Answer for
  Low-glossis MATTE.
• Answer for
  Checked outis SEEN.
• Answer for
  Bow alternativeis CURTSY.
• Answer for
  Be appealing?is PLEAD.
• Answer for
  One of the Torah’s four matriarchsis SARAH.
• Answer for
  Type of offalis TRIPE.
• Answer for
  Sign of healingis SCAB.
• Answer for
  Muralist’s canvasis WALL.
• Answer for
  Target of some miningis DATA.
• Answer for
  “My word”is ISAY.
• Answer for
  Expected any minuteis DUE.
• Answer for
  Explosive used in some miningis TNT.