La Times Crossword Answers 12/17/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Biblical kingdom east of the Dead Seais MOAB.
• Answer for
  “But there is __ in Mudville … “is NOJOY.
• Answer for
  Pack and sendis SHIP.
• Answer for
  Poet __ St. Vincent Millayis EDNA.
• Answer for
  Abruptly end an engagement?is ELOPE.
• Answer for
  Nevada city on the Truckee Riveris RENO.
• Answer for
  Pros and __is CONS.
• Answer for
  Relentlessly protect the line on the battlefieldis MAKEASTAND.
• Answer for
  Artist with success in more than one genreis CROSSOVERSTAR.
• Answer for
  To this pointis ASYET.
• Answer for
  Snackedis ATE.
• Answer for
  Scratch, sayis MAR.
• Answer for
  Fortuneteller’s deckis TAROT.
• Answer for
  Home for Sharks or Krakenis ARENA.
• Answer for
  Frito-__ snacksis LAY.
• Answer for
  What an angsty teenager may slamis BEDROOMDOOR.
• Answer for
  Skin care brandis OLAY.
• Answer for
  Decorateis ADORN.
• Answer for
  BMW competitoris AUDI.
• Answer for
  Be uselessis TAKEUPSPACE.
• Answer for
  Sum of the first three prime numbersis TEN.
• Answer for
  __ legendis URBAN.
• Answer for
  Chooseis ELECT.
• Answer for
  Big D sch.is SMU.
• Answer for
  Org. that may confiscate liquidsis TSA.
• Answer for
  Torah teacheris RABBI.
• Answer for
  Impressive basketball feats, and what 20-, 36-, and 43-Across haveis TRIPLEDOUBLES.
• Answer for
  Find an extra level, à la Spinal Tapis GOTOELEVEN.
• Answer for
  Help (out)is BAIL.
• Answer for
  Innovator’s first stepis IDEA.
• Answer for
  Like a baseball bat’s symmetryis AXIAL.
• Answer for
  Squeeze (past)is EDGE.
• Answer for
  Square figureis NERD.
• Answer for
  Running totalis TALLY.
• Answer for
  Juicy bit of infois DEET.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Hajj destinationis MECCA.
• Answer for
  Smellsis ODORS.
• Answer for
  Pesteris ANNOY.
• Answer for
  Type of dog serenaded by Elvis on “The Steve Allen Show”is BASSET.
• Answer for
  Fictional clownfishis NEMO.
• Answer for
  Royal name of Norwayis OLAV.
• Answer for
  Card materialis JOKE.
• Answer for
  Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” for oneis OPERA.
• Answer for
  Beer foam produceris YEAST.
• Answer for
  Mex. missis SRTA.
• Answer for
  “I can explain”is HEARMEOUT.
• Answer for
  Travel stopis INN.
• Answer for
  Orca family groupis POD.
• Answer for
  Boiling water outputis STEAM.
• Answer for
  Guessis STAB.
• Answer for
  Cathode’s counterpartis ANODE.
• Answer for
  __ to gois RARIN.
• Answer for
  Gather, as cropsis REAP.
• Answer for
  Against all __is ODDS.
• Answer for
  Familiar themeis TROPE.
• Answer for
  Nutrition fig.is RDA.
• Answer for
  Seated meditation poseis LOTUS.
• Answer for
  False follower?is ALARM.
• Answer for
  Calorific tea ingredient in Tibetis YAKBUTTER.
• Answer for
  Like much medicationis ORAL.
• Answer for
  __ in a lifetimeis ONCE.
• Answer for
  Vote to pass a billis YEA.
• Answer for
  Loosen, as a shoelaceis UNTIE.
• Answer for
  Hosiery shadeis ECRU.
• Answer for
  Like busy browser windowsis TABBED.
• Answer for
  Water balloon soundis SPLAT.
• Answer for
  Amazon assistant with regional accentsis ALEXA.
• Answer for
  Mandoline pieceis BLADE.
• Answer for
  Hosiery shadeis BEIGE.
• Answer for
  Castaway’s placeis ISLET.
• Answer for
  Fork localeis ROAD.
• Answer for
  Villainousis EVIL.
• Answer for
  Bargainis DEAL.
• Answer for
  Hulu’s “__ Murders in the Building”is ONLY.
• Answer for
  Gimlet liquoris GIN.
• Answer for
  Lines from an admireris ODE.