Thursdays are usually boring if you have nothing solid to start your day with. You can avoid that by kickstarting your day with the LA Times‘ Crossword and Mini Crossword puzzles! They refresh daily, giving you a fresh challenge, like today, so you can start solving them right away. If there’s any question that’s troubling you, feel free to check out the solutions below.
LA Times Crossword Solutions for December 18, 2025
In comparison to the Atlantic Games, the LA Times’ Crossword features a lot of questions. That alone makes it a little difficult to solve. But as we promised, here are the answers for today’s Crossword:
Across
1 “In the headlights” animal – DEER
5 Golf tops – POLOS
10 Fury – RAGE
14 Soul, in Spanish – ALMA
15 “Alas and __!” – ALACK
16 Some Sharon Olds poems – ODES
17 Many an American employee – FLIGHTATTENDANT
20 __ sauce – TARTAR
21 Called – TERMED
22 Brand of 5-Across – IZOD
24 Breakfast bowl berry – ACAI
25 List of pub grub – BARMENU
28 Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff – NHLGAME
32 Skin soother – ALOE
33 HS diploma equivalent – GED
35 “All over that” – ONIT
36 Wellness space – SPA
37 Fruit also known as guanabana – SOURSOP
41 Herbal refreshment – TEA
42 Residential upgrades – HOMEIMPROVEMENT
45 Director Lee – ANG
46 Quick __ wink – ASA
47 Escapade – LARK
49 Chess greats, for short – GMS
52 Indigenous Canadians – CREE
55 Red Bull slogan, and what can also be said of 17-, 25-, 28-, and 42-Across – GIVESYOUWIIINGS
59 Butter Restaurant chef/owner Guarnaschelli – ALEX
60 March follower – APRIL
61 Sushi seaweed – NORI
62 Pops – DADA
63 Foul call, maybe – PRANK
64 Scratched (out) – EKED
65 Con – SCAM
66 Shoe bottoms – SOLES
67 Simchat bat, for one – RITE
Down
1 Absurd – DAFT
2 “First Lady of Song” Fitzgerald – ELLA
3 Qatari commander – EMIR
4 “The Entertainer” genre – RAGTIME
5 Source of financial aid – PATRON
6 Rio greeting – OLA
7 Muscle worked in dumbbell rows – LAT
8 Halloween mo. – OCT
9 Comedy scene – SKETCH
10 “Good 4 U” singer Olivia – RODRIGO
11 Driver of “Ferrari” – ADAM
12 Part of an inheritance – GENE
13 Founded, as a co. – ESTD
18 Skyline obscurer – HAZE
19 Diane of “Law & Order: SVU” – NEAL
23 Excavated – DUGUP
24 “In conclusion … ” – ANDSO
25 Fun function – BASH
26 Chewy brand – ALPO
27 Wander – ROAM
29 Price for hand delivery? – ANTE
30 Bearing – MIEN
31 Coup d’__ – ETAT
34 Stumble or fumble – ERR
37 Vanity pieces – SINKS
38 “Srsly!?” – OMG
39 Roe, e.g. – OVA
40 “Raging Bull” Oscar nominee – PESCI
43 Sound check? – EAREXAM
44 Water boy? – MARINER
47 Olive family shrub – LILAC
48 Vegan brand owned by Estée Lauder – AVEDA
49 Device on a snowboarder’s helmet, maybe – GOPRO
50 Wall flowers, perhaps – MURAL
51 Pigs – SWINE
53 Miso soup mushroom – ENOKI
54 Ibis kin – EGRET
55 Wanders (about) – GADS
56 Blathers on – YAPS
57 Varieties – ILKS
58 “Oh sure, take their __!” – SIDE
LA Times Mini Crossword Solutions for December 18, 2025
For those who get tired of solving huge regular Crosswords, the LA Times offers a Mini Crossword, too. While the questions are relatively fewer, they surely are challenging! But don’t you worry, here are the solutions:
Across
1 States firmly – AVERS
6 Tax form starter – LINEA
7 Driving sch. teacher – INSTR
8 Doctor Zhivago – YURI
9 Some July babies – LEOS
Down
1 “Sting like a bee” boxer – ALI
2 LP material – VINYL
3 Follow as a result – ENSUE
4 Chic again – RETRO
5 Mumbai dresses – SARIS
That will solve two of the toughest puzzles in the LA Times on December 18, 2025. Do come back tomorrow for more puzzles!
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