La Times Crossword Answers 12/01/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  South American capital city with a namesake legumeis LIMA.
• Answer for
  Tells a white lieis FIBS.
• Answer for
  Resist authorityis REBEL.
• Answer for
  Many a North Africanis ARAB.
• Answer for
  Foot or furlongis UNIT.
• Answer for
  Fill with joyis ELATE.
• Answer for
  *Belongingsis PERSONALEFFECTS.
• Answer for
  Capitol Hill VIPis SEN.
• Answer for
  “Well, gosh!”is GEE.
• Answer for
  Small talkis CHAT.
• Answer for
  *Grow, as a savings accountis EARNINTEREST.
• Answer for
  Small cavesis GROTTOS.
• Answer for
  South Korean capitalis SEOUL.
• Answer for
  Fires up, as an engineis REVS.
• Answer for
  Stair climber’s aidis RAIL.
• Answer for
  Bert’s “Sesame Street” roommateis ERNIE.
• Answer for
  Summer on the Rivierais ETE.
• Answer for
  *Gas station convenience store chainis CIRCLEK.
• Answer for
  Compadreis PAL.
• Answer for
  Body midsectionis TORSO.
• Answer for
  Headquartersis SEAT.
• Answer for
  Minute __ orange juiceis MAID.
• Answer for
  “__ mio”: classic Italian love songis OSOLE.
• Answer for
  General uneaseis MALAISE.
• Answer for
  *Philosophical concept concerning the moral code of the universeis NATURALORDER.
• Answer for
  Civil rights icon Parksis ROSA.
• Answer for
  Forensic sci. specialtyis CSI.
• Answer for
  Snatchis NAB.
• Answer for
  Snarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues?is ISNTTHATSPECIAL.
• Answer for
  Assumed nameis ALIAS.
• Answer for
  Equipmentis GEAR.
• Answer for
  Silicon Valley city Palo __is ALTO.
• Answer for
  “__ luck!”is LOTSA.
• Answer for
  Best Comeback Athlete, e.g.is ESPY.
• Answer for
  Whole bunchis SLEW.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Once around the trackis LAP.
• Answer for
  Outrageis IRE.
• Answer for
  Exploratory vehicles on the red planetis MARSROVERS.
• Answer for
  Removes (oneself)is ABSENTS.
• Answer for
  “Sounds like a good time!”is FUN.
• Answer for
  Once __ lifetimeis INA.
• Answer for
  Hogwashis BILGE.
• Answer for
  Cattle ranch animalis STEER.
• Answer for
  NBA officialis REF.
• Answer for
  Qualified voteris ELECTOR.
• Answer for
  “Brandenburg Concertos” composeris BACH.
• Answer for
  Jazz vocalist Jamesis ETTA.
• Answer for
  “__ we forget”is LEST.
• Answer for
  “I’m taking care of that”is ONIT.
• Answer for
  Add-on chargesis FEES.
• Answer for
  White marsh birdis EGRET.
• Answer for
  Unimaginative retortis ARETOO.
• Answer for
  Sushi seaweedis NORI.
• Answer for
  Bygone Russian rulersis TSARS.
• Answer for
  “__ and ye shall find”is SEEK.
• Answer for
  Debt collector’s targetis UNPAIDBILL.
• Answer for
  Be a go-betweenis LIAISE.
• Answer for
  Winter road hazardis ICE.
• Answer for
  Alpaca kinis LLAMA.
• Answer for
  Respected leaderis ELDER.
• Answer for
  Pepsi or Cokeis COLA.
• Answer for
  List-shortening abbr.is ETAL.
• Answer for
  Hyundai sedansis SONATAS.
• Answer for
  Salsa percussion pairis MARACAS.
• Answer for
  Inscribe with acidis ETCH.
• Answer for
  Uniqueis LONE.
• Answer for
  Factor in battery lifeis USAGE.
• Answer for
  Ceremonial actsis RITES.
• Answer for
  Money in Iranis RIAL.
• Answer for
  Norway home of the Munch Museumis OSLO.
• Answer for
  Peevish stateis SNIT.
• Answer for
  Agcy. that x-rays bagsis TSA.
• Answer for
  Sticky tree juiceis SAP.
• Answer for
  Snoopis PRY.
• Answer for
  Stopped fastingis ATE.
• Answer for
  Blueis LOW.