
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 25th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Cherry-picks, perhaps : CULLS
6 Exam for HS jrs. : PSAT
10 Classic road trip game : I SPY
14 Pickled garnish in a Gibson : ONION
15 Dayton’s state : OHIO
16 Readily available : NEAR
17 Work space? : ART GALLERY
19 Ballpark figures? : FANS
20 Harden, as glue : SET
21 Fancy fete : GALA
22 Sneeze inducer : DUST
23 Like a giant redwood : TALL
25 Brew house? : COFFEE SHOP
29 What a new parent often craves : SLEEP
31 Spot for the first caller, perhaps : LINE ONE
32 PBS funder : NEA
34 Bugs : NAGS
35 Account exec : REP
36 “Don’t give up,” and a suggestion that can apply to 17-, 25-, 49-, and 59-Across? : HANG IN THERE
39 Big name in pasta sauce : RAO
41 Inlet : COVE
42 Chinese menu general : TSO
43 Interlace : ENTWINE
45 Where the heart is? : TORSO
49 TV station? : FAMILY ROOM
53 Tarot reader : SEER
54 Blue or red part of 3D glasses : LENS
55 Salon sound : SNIP
57 “Lover” or “Red,” for Taylor Swift : ERA
58 Reddish-brown horse : ROAN
59 Jacket pocket? : COAT CLOSET
62 Jamaican citrus fruit : UGLI
63 Seltzer starter : ALKA-
64 Dunne of “Love Affair” : IRENE
65 IPO option : NYSE
66 Tide type : NEAP
67 Abated : EASED
DOWN
1 Moves effortlessly : COASTS
2 “That’s wild!” : UNREAL
3 Itty-bitty : LITTLE
4 Fireplace fuel : LOG
5 Fly in the ointment : SNAG
6 _ al ajillo: Spanish chicken dish : POLLO
7 Bunch of papers : SHEAF
8 Pool float filler : AIR
9 Item on a tot’s Christmas list : TOY
10 Make chili oil, perhaps : INFUSE
11 Sandcastle building site : SEASHORE
12 Company whose Color of the Year 2024 is Peach Fuzz : PANTONE
13 Decade divs. : YRS
18 Body of water in the French Alps : LAC
22 Like osmium compared to all other stable elements : DENSEST
24 Olin of “Chocolat” : LENA
26 No longer fizzy : FLAT
27 Two-by-four? : EIGHT
28 Zest : PEP
30 Golf course freebies : PENCILS
33 “The _ and the Ecstasy”: novel about Michelangelo : AGONY
34 180º from SSW : NNE
36 Soup kitchen offerings : HOT MEALS
37 Indie folk artist Bon _ : IVER
38 Oz hoppers : ROOS
39 Make calls on the court : REF
40 Explanatory tool : ANALOGY
44 Danica’s role on “The Wonder Years” : WINNIE
46 _ Peanut Butter Cups : REESE’S
47 Like a meditation spot, hopefully : SERENE
48 Stumped : ORATED
50 Japanese port city : OSAKA
51 Readily available : ON TAP
52 Karaoke need : MIC
56 Basic barre bend : PLIE
58 Manage : RUN
59 __-do attitude : CAN
60 Cheer after un gol : OLE
61 Rita featured on DJ Fresh’s “Hot Right Now” : ORA
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