La Times Crossword Answers 01/01/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  “Hurry!” lettersis ASAP.
• Answer for
  Post-marathon feelingsis ACHES.
• Answer for
  88 Earth days on Mercuryis YEAR.
• Answer for
  Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la Vida __”is LOCA.
• Answer for
  Where the heart isis CHEST.
• Answer for
  Like a literary ducklingis UGLY.
• Answer for
  Gelcap, e.g.is PILL.
• Answer for
  Rodeo ropeis RIATA.
• Answer for
  Spyis MOLE.
• Answer for
  *Occasion to stay up lateis SLUMBERPARTY.
• Answer for
  Anna’s “Frozen” sisteris ELSA.
• Answer for
  Cry of painis OUCH.
• Answer for
  Protein source in Greek saladis FETA.
• Answer for
  *Hard wear with linksis CHAINMAIL.
• Answer for
  “My gosh, you’re right!”is SOITIS.
• Answer for
  Acr. fromis OPP.
• Answer for
  Mrs. in Mexicois SRA.
• Answer for
  *Team whose stadium is at the highest elevation in the majorsis COLORADOROCKIES.
• Answer for
  Actor Mahershalais ALI.
• Answer for
  Head-slapping cryis DOH.
• Answer for
  Glistensis SHINES.
• Answer for
  *Ford Mustang, for oneis MUSCLECAR.
• Answer for
  Lovers’ vowsis IDOS.
• Answer for
  Branch of Islamis SHIA.
• Answer for
  Storyteller __ Christian Andersenis HANS.
• Answer for
  Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred cluesis CHOPPYWATERS.
• Answer for
  Mexican peninsula, informallyis BAJA.
• Answer for
  Alpaca kinis LLAMA.
• Answer for
  Off-white shadeis OPAL.
• Answer for
  Treated, as a sprainis ICED.
• Answer for
  Bamboozlesis DUPES.
• Answer for
  Mythical cousin of Bigfootis YETI.
• Answer for
  Second Greek letteris BETA.
• Answer for
  Big Broadway hitis SMASH.
• Answer for
  Come off asis SEEM.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Much of Switzerlandis ALPS.
• Answer for
  Gardener’s purchaseis SOIL.
• Answer for
  RBG employer in the 1970sis ACLU.
• Answer for
  South Carolina’s state treeis PALMETTO.
• Answer for
  Tracts of landis ACRES.
• Answer for
  Former French president Jacquesis CHIRAC.
• Answer for
  Haphazard pileis HEAP.
• Answer for
  “¿Cómo __ usted?”is ESTA.
• Answer for
  People person?is STAR.
• Answer for
  Syllables said while rubbing one’s tummyis YUMYUM.
• Answer for
  Sense of selfis EGO.
• Answer for
  Everyoneis ALL.
• Answer for
  Sandwich breadis RYE.
• Answer for
  Serena’s frenemy on “Gossip Girl”is BLAIR.
• Answer for
  Cargo weightis TON.
• Answer for
  Reno venueis CASINO.
• Answer for
  New staff membersis HIREES.
• Answer for
  Magic competition hosted by Penn & Telleris FOOLUS.
• Answer for
  “Bad Guy” singer Billieis EILISH.
• Answer for
  Hullabaloois HOOHA.
• Answer for
  Busy IRS mo.is APR.
• Answer for
  Wall St. debutsis IPOS.
• Answer for
  Girlis LASS.
• Answer for
  Bogus dealis SCAM.
• Answer for
  “Smooth Operator” singeris SADE.
• Answer for
  “What’s up, __?”is DOC.
• Answer for
  Fine dishesis CHINA.
• Answer for
  Playroom detritusis KIDSTOYS.
• Answer for
  Noisy summer bugis CICADA.
• Answer for
  “Well, __-di-dah!”is LAH.
• Answer for
  Jay, Kay, and May, sayis RHYMES.
• Answer for
  Inundated (with)is AWASH.
• Answer for
  Poet Sharonis OLDS.
• Answer for
  Purple fruitis PLUM.
• Answer for
  Smurf with a white beardis PAPA.
• Answer for
  Olympian’s weaponis EPEE.
• Answer for
  Hourly chargeis RATE.
• Answer for
  Svelteis SLIM.
• Answer for
  High chair garbis BIB.
• Answer for
  Opening day pitcher, typicallyis ACE.
• Answer for
  Jacuzzi featureis JET.