Firing up the Washington Post’s daily crossword is a classic ritual, but it can be a real brain-bender. Whether you’re a seasoned solver or just getting started, some days the clues (and that tricky theme!) just don’t click. Since the WaPo daily can be tough sometimes, solving it can be quite a challenge. If you’ve found yourself stuck on a few answers, you’ve come to the right guide. Here are hints and answers for today’s Washington Post (LA Times) Daily crossword puzzle.

Today's Washington Post/LA Times Daily Crossword Answers – December 10, 2025 - 1

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Today’s Washington Post/LA Times Crossword Hints for November 9, 2025

Across Clues ➡️

  • 1 Across: Org. on workplace posters – Starts with “ O “
  • 5 Across: Sweet-toothed crawlers – Starts with “ A “
  • 9 Across: Financial resources – Starts with “ M “
  • 14 Across: Clubs for chips – Starts with “ I “
  • 19 Across: More than expected – Starts with “ A “
  • 20 Across: Adversaries – Starts with “ F “
  • 21 Across: Group of eight – Starts with “ O “
  • 22 Across: Unaccustomed to – Starts with “ N “
  • 23 Across: Mike of “Dirty Jobs” – Starts with “ R “
  • 24 Across: Seeking a seat – Starts with “ R “
  • 27 Across: Pacific coast barkers – Starts with “ S “
  • 29 Across: __ Estados Unidos – Starts with “ L “
  • 30 Across: Feeling of gloom – Starts with “ P “
  • 31 Across: Hard-to-split wood – Starts with “ E “
  • 32 Across: Comes out on top – Starts with “ W “
  • 33 Across: Not trans or enby – Starts with “ C “
  • 34 Across: Unsubstantiated – Starts with “ T “
  • 36 Across: Staged – Starts with “ F “
  • 38 Across: Explains something in simple terms – Starts with “ B “
  • 41 Across: Playful growl – Starts with “ R “
  • 42 Across: Yukon gold rush region – Starts with “ K “
  • 43 Across: Uses a sieve – Starts with “ S “
  • 47 Across: 401(k) alternatives – Starts with “ I “
  • 48 Across: De-iced? – Starts with “ N “
  • 49 Across: State flower of New Mexico – Starts with “ Y “
  • 53 Across: Pucker-inducing – Starts with “ T “
  • 54 Across: the Blue Jays, on sports crawls – Starts with “ T “
  • 55 Across: “Roman Holiday” star – Starts with “ A “
  • 59 Across: GameCube successor – Starts with “ W “
  • 60 Across: Burned, in a way – Starts with “ O “
  • 62 Across: “The Pioneer Woman” host Drummond – Starts with “ R “
  • 63 Across: Bearing – Starts with “ D “
  • 65 Across: Scolding sounds – Starts with “ T “
  • 67 Across: Tossed dish – Starts with “ S “
  • 70 Across: Herring kin – Starts with “ S “
  • 71 Across: Harmless b— – Starts with “ W “
  • 75 Across: Angry growl – Starts with “ G “
  • 76 Across: Time-honored maxim – Starts with “ O “
  • 80 Across: House Stark patriarch – Starts with “ N “
  • 81 Across: Auto-erased item on a hard drive – Starts with “ T “
  • 86 Across: Exec overseeing accounts – Starts with “ C “
  • 87 Across: Healing ointment – Starts with “ B “
  • 89 Across: Spacious hotel offering – Starts with “ S “
  • 90 Across: Core constituency – Starts with “ B “
  • 91 Across: “Get outta here!” – Starts with “ S “
  • 92 Across: Starting lineup – Starts with “ A “
  • 94 Across: Crude structures – Starts with “ O “
  • 97 Across: Spot for solar panels – Starts with “ R “
  • 98 Across: Connecticut state song – Starts with “ Y “
  • 102 Across: Hilarious sorts – Starts with “ R “
  • 103 Across: Leaves high and dry – Starts with “ M “
  • 104 Across: Calendar divs. – Starts with “ W “
  • 105 Across: Noble above a viscount – Starts with “ E “
  • 106 Across: High euchre card – Starts with “ A “
  • 108 Across: Classical closing – Starts with “ C “
  • 109 Across: Copa Mundial cheer – Starts with “ O “
  • 110 Across: Products that help prevent chapping – Starts with “ L “
  • 114 Across: Fluffy brunch item baked in a skillet – Starts with “ D “
  • 118 Across: Wind like a snake – Starts with “ C “
  • 119 Across: Solo – Starts with “ A “
  • 120 Across: Anne of fashion – Starts with “ K “
  • 121 Across: __-Ball – Starts with “ S “
  • 122 Across: “Shogun” streaming service – Starts with “ H “
  • 123 Across: Lightheaded? – Starts with “ B “
  • 124 Across: Put in stitches – Starts with “ S “
  • 125 Across: Leaves in hot water – Starts with “ T “
  • 126 Across: Really small matter – Starts with “ A “

Down Clues ⬇️

  • 1 Down: Steering implements on dragon boats – Starts with “ O “
  • 2 Down: Blackthorn berry – Starts with “ S “
  • 3 Down: “Oh boy, that’s uncomfortable” – Starts with “ H “
  • 4 Down: Drawing rooms? – Starts with “ A “
  • 5 Down: Picked hairstyles – Starts with “ A “
  • 6 Down: Plus or minus – Starts with “ N “
  • 7 Down: Change for a 20, maybe – Starts with “ T “
  • 8 Down: ID with hyphens – Starts with “ S “
  • 9 Down: Snowboard cousin – Starts with “ M “
  • 10 Down: Heart charts, briefly – Starts with “ E “
  • 11 Down: Org. concerned with traffic – Starts with “ A “
  • 12 Down: Virtual animal such as Xweetok – Starts with “ N “
  • 13 Down: Leave high and dry – Starts with “ S “
  • 14 Down: Tributary streams – Starts with “ I “
  • 15 Down: Penalty caller – Starts with “ R “
  • 16 Down: Injuries, to a tot – Starts with “ O “
  • 17 Down: Salt, in a chem lab – Starts with “ N “
  • 18 Down: Horn’s spot – Starts with “ S “
  • 25 Down: “Odyssey” prequel – Starts with “ I “
  • 26 Down: “Be a Revolution” author Ijeoma – Starts with “ O “
  • 28 Down: Neither Rep. nor Dem. – Starts with “ I “
  • 33 Down: Part of CDC – Starts with “ C “
  • 34 Down: Traffic jam – Starts with “ T “
  • 35 Down: Newton or tesla – Starts with “ U “
  • 36 Down: Corn chip – Starts with “ F “
  • 37 Down: “The West Wing” creator Sorkin – Starts with “ A “
  • 38 Down: Ran in the wash – Starts with “ B “
  • 39 Down: Crowd noise – Starts with “ R “
  • 40 Down: “The __ Boat Song”: classic Scottish ballad that opens “Outlander” – Starts with “ S “
  • 42 Down: Toe-cracked joints – Starts with “ K “
  • 44 Down: Babe in the woods – Starts with “ F “
  • 45 Down: Destiny’s Child, for one – Starts with “ T “
  • 46 Down: Mix – Starts with “ S “
  • 50 Down: Chem. in some dispensary products – Starts with “ C “
  • 51 Down: Sticks in a pool hall – Starts with “ C “
  • 52 Down: Tank top openings – Starts with “ A “
  • 55 Down: Good thing to have – Starts with “ A “
  • 56 Down: Vote in favor – Starts with “ Y “
  • 57 Down: “Hey Arnold!” bully – Starts with “ H “
  • 58 Down: Writer Zora __ Hurston – Starts with “ N “
  • 61 Down: Hairy Addams cousin – Starts with “ I “
  • 64 Down: Contribute – Starts with “ A “
  • 66 Down: Shang-Chi player Liu – Starts with “ S “
  • 68 Down: Flight board abbr. – Starts with “ A “
  • 69 Down: Signs of drought – Starts with “ D “
  • 71 Down: Org. for the Fever – Starts with “ W “
  • 72 Down: Preliminary race – Starts with “ H “
  • 73 Down: Doing nothing – Starts with “ I “
  • 74 Down: Prefix with dermis – Starts with “ E “
  • 77 Down: End-of-term cry, and an alternate title for this puzzle – Starts with “ S “
  • 78 Down: Underway – Starts with “ A “
  • 79 Down: Dog sounds – Starts with “ W “
  • 82 Down: Great Plains Natives – Starts with “ O “
  • 83 Down: Tara of “Sharknado” – Starts with “ R “
  • 84 Down: Leaf-peeping season – Starts with “ F “
  • 85 Down: Archipelago part – Starts with “ I “
  • 88 Down: Guatemala native – Starts with “ M “
  • 91 Down: Hot sauce served with pho – Starts with “ S “
  • 93 Down: Moved in step – Starts with “ M “
  • 95 Down: Area prone to flooding – Starts with “ L “
  • 96 Down: No longer asleep – Starts with “ W “
  • 99 Down: Gaming greenhorn – Starts with “ N “
  • 100 Down: Some classic cameras – Starts with “ K “
  • 101 Down: Make possible – Starts with “ E “
  • 102 Down: Sheep with horns – Starts with “ R “
  • 103 Down: “Same here!” – Starts with “ M “
  • 105 Down: Swords with bell guards – Starts with “ E “
  • 106 Down: Tiny amount – Starts with “ A “
  • 107 Down: Cherry-pick – Starts with “ C “
  • 109 Down: Mayberry boy – Starts with “ O “
  • 110 Down: Michigan, for one – Starts with “ L “
  • 111 Down: Store with a Swedish food market – Starts with “ I “
  • 112 Down: Metric weight – Starts with “ K “
  • 113 Down: Urban renewal target – Starts with “ S “
  • 115 Down: “Inside Politics” channel – Starts with “ C “
  • 116 Down: Wood used in cabinetry – Starts with “ Y “
  • 117 Down: Duluth winter hrs – Starts with “ C “

Today’s Washington Post/LA Times Crossword Answers for November 9, 2025

  • 1 Across: Org. on workplace posters — OSHA

  • 5 Across: Sweet-toothed crawlers — ANTS

  • 9 Across: Financial resources — MEANS

  • 14 Across: Clubs for chips — IRONS

  • 19 Across: More than expected — ALOT

  • 20 Across: Adversaries — FOES

  • 21 Across: Group of eight — OCTET

  • 22 Across: Unaccustomed to — NEWAT

  • 23 Across: Mike of “Dirty Jobs” — ROWE

  • 24 Across: Seeking a seat — RUNNINGFOROFFICE

  • 27 Across: Pacific coast barkers — SEALIONS

  • 29 Across: __ Estados Unidos — LOS

  • 30 Across: Feeling of gloom — PALL

  • 31 Across: Hard-to-split wood — ELM

  • 32 Across: Comes out on top — WINS

  • 33 Across: Not trans or enby — CIS

  • 34 Across: Unsubstantiated — TENOUS

  • 36 Across: Staged — FAKED

  • 38 Across: Explains something in simple terms — BREAKSITDOWN

  • 41 Across: Playful growl — RAWR

  • 42 Across: Yukon gold rush region — KLONDIKE

  • 43 Across: Uses a sieve — SIFTS

  • 47 Across: 401(k) alternatives — IRAS

  • 48 Across: De-iced? — NEAT

  • 49 Across: State flower of New Mexico — YUCCA

  • 53 Across: Pucker-inducing — TART

  • 54 Across: the Blue Jays, on sports crawls — TOR

  • 55 Across: “Roman Holiday” star — AUDREYHEPBURN

  • 59 Across: GameCube successor — WII

  • 60 Across: Burned, in a way — ONDISC

  • 62 Across: “The Pioneer Woman” host Drummond — REE

  • 63 Across: Bearing — DEMEANOR

  • 65 Across: Scolding sounds — TSKS

  • 67 Across: Tossed dish — SALAD

  • 70 Across: Herring kin — SHAD

  • 71 Across: Harmless b— WHITELIE

  • 75 Across: Angry growl — GRR

  • 76 Across: Time-honored maxim — OLDSAW

  • 80 Across: House Stark patriarch — NED

  • 81 Across: Auto-erased item on a hard drive — TEMPORARYFILE

  • 86 Across: Exec overseeing accounts — CFO

  • 87 Across: Healing ointment — BALM

  • 89 Across: Spacious hotel offering — SUITE

  • 90 Across: Core constituency — BASE

  • 91 Across: “Get outta here!” — SHOO

  • 92 Across: Starting lineup — ATEAM

  • 94 Across: Crude structures — OILWELLS

  • 97 Across: Spot for solar panels — ROOF

  • 98 Across: Connecticut state song — YANKEEDOODLE

  • 102 Across: Hilarious sorts — RIOTS

  • 103 Across: Leaves high and dry — MAROONS

  • 104 Across: Calendar divs. — WKS

  • 105 Across: Noble above a viscount — EARL

  • 106 Across: High euchre card — ACE

  • 108 Across: Classical closing — CODA

  • 109 Across: Copa Mundial cheer — OLE

  • 110 Across: Products that help prevent chapping — LIPMASKS

  • 114 Across: Fluffy brunch item baked in a skillet — DUTCHBABYPANCAKE

  • 118 Across: Wind like a snake — COIL

  • 119 Across: Solo — ALONE

  • 120 Across: Anne of fashion — KLEIN

  • 121 Across: __-Ball — SKEE

  • 122 Across: “Shogun” streaming service — HULU

  • 123 Across: Lightheaded? — BLOND

  • 124 Across: Put in stitches — SEWED

  • 125 Across: Leaves in hot water — TEAS

  • 126 Across: Really small matter — ATOM

  • 1 Down: Steering implements on dragon boats — OARS

  • 2 Down: Blackthorn berry — SLOE

  • 3 Down: “Oh boy, that’s uncomfortable” — HOWAWKWARD

  • 4 Down: Drawing rooms? — ATELIERS

  • 5 Down: Picked hairstyles — AFROS

  • 6 Down: Plus or minus — NOUN

  • 7 Down: Change for a 20, maybe — TENS

  • 8 Down: ID with hyphens — SSN

  • 9 Down: Snowboard cousin — MONOSKI

  • 10 Down: Heart charts, briefly — ECGS

  • 11 Down: Org. concerned with traffic — ATF

  • 12 Down: Virtual animal such as Xweetok — NEOPET

  • 13 Down: Leave high and dry — STRAND

  • 14 Down: Tributary streams — INFLOWS

  • 15 Down: Penalty caller — REF

  • 16 Down: Injuries, to a tot — OWIES

  • 17 Down: Salt, in a chem lab — NACL

  • 18 Down: Thorn’s spot — STEM

  • 25 Down: “Odyssey” prequel — ILIAD

  • 26 Down: “Be a Revolution” author Ijeoma — OLUO

  • 28 Down: Neither Rep. nor Dem. — IND

  • 33 Down: Part of CDC — CENTERS

  • 34 Down: Traffic jam — TIEUP

  • 35 Down: Newton or tesla — UNIT

  • 36 Down: Corn chip — FRITO

  • 37 Down: “The West Wing” creator Sorkin — AARON

  • 38 Down: Ran in the wash — BLED

  • 39 Down: Crowd noise — ROAR

  • 40 Down: “The __ Boat Song”: classic Scottish ballad that opens “Outlander” — SKYE

  • 42 Down: Toe-cracked joints — KNUCKLES

  • 44 Down: Babe in the woods — FAWN

  • 45 Down: Destiny’s Child, for one — TRIO

  • 46 Down: Mix — STIR

  • 50 Down: Chem. in some dispensary products — CBD

  • 51 Down: Sticks in a pool hall — CUES

  • 52 Down: Tank top openings — ARMHOLES

  • 55 Down: Good thing to have — ASSET

  • 56 Down: Vote in favor — YEA

  • 57 Down: “Hey Arnold!” bully — HELGA

  • 58 Down: Writer Zora __ Hurston — NEALE

  • 61 Down: Hairy Addams cousin — ITT

  • 64 Down: Contribute — ADD

  • 66 Down: Shang-Chi player Liu — SIMU

  • 68 Down: Flight board abbr. — ARR

  • 69 Down: Signs of drought — DRYBEDS

  • 71 Down: Org. for the Fever — WNBA

  • 72 Down: Preliminary race — HEAT

  • 73 Down: Doing nothing — IDLE

  • 74 Down: Prefix with dermis — EPI

  • 77 Down: End-of-term cry, and an alternate title for this puzzle — SCHOOLSOUT

  • 78 Down: Underway — AFOOT

  • 79 Down: Dog sounds — WOOFS

  • 82 Down: Great Plains Natives — OTOES

  • 83 Down: Tara of “Sharknado” — REID

  • 84 Down: Leaf-peeping season — FALL

  • 85 Down: Archipelago part — ISLE

  • 88 Down: Guatemala native — MAYA

  • 91 Down: Hot sauce served with pho — SRIRACHA

  • 93 Down: Moved in step — MARCHED

  • 95 Down: Area prone to flooding — LOWLAND

  • 96 Down: No longer asleep — WOKEN

  • 99 Down: Gaming greenhorn — NOOB

  • 100 Down: Some classic cameras — KODAKS

  • 101 Down: Make possible — ENABLE

  • 102 Down: Sheep with horns — RAM

  • 103 Down: “Same here!” — METOO

  • 105 Down: Swords with bell guards — EPEES

  • 106 Down: Tiny amount — ADAB

  • 107 Down: Cherry-pick — CULL

  • 109 Down: Mayberry boy — OPIE

  • 110 Down: Michigan, for one — LAKE

  • 111 Down: Store with a Swedish food market — IKEA

  • 112 Down: Metric weight — KILO

  • 113 Down: Urban renewal target — SLUM

  • 115 Down: “Inside Politics” channel — CNN

  • 116 Down: Wood used in cabinetry — YEW

  • 117 Down: Duluth winter hrs — CST

Today’s Washington Post crossword is layered and ambitious, with a theme that unfolds cleverly across the grid. The long entries are smooth and satisfying, while the supporting fill stays consistent and avoids rough edges. The mix of cultural, linguistic, and wordplay-based clues keeps it dynamic from start to finish. A well-constructed puzzle that rewards patience and close attention.

You can also checkout today’s answers for other Crossword puzzles below:

  • NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
  • LA Times Mini Crossword
  • USA Today Crossword Hints and Answers

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  1. Choose a Clue: Click on any clue in the “Across” or “Down” lists.
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  4. Check Your Work: You can press the “Check” or “Reveal” feature if you get truly stuck.

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