LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025/83 clues solved
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Across
- 1Name in fairy tales
- 6Tropical fruit tree
- 12Occupant of a virtual city
- 15Ancient Greek region of Asia Minor
- 16Anxious feeling
- 17"Rules __ rules"
- 18"Little chance of finishing soon"
- 20"Made me giggle!"
- 21First place?
- 22Afore
- 23Musical group
- 24Cards swiped at work
- 25Chicken soup or ginger tea
- 29Accessibility law, for short
- 30Indent key
- 31Erupt
- 32Line of mountains
- 34Hoppy beer
- 37Lake that feeds the Mississippi River
- 41Performer who often plays a protagonist's best friend
- 44"That'd be swell"
- 45Burst
- 46Jumps
- 47"__ got a situation here"
- 49With 66-Down, pronoun pair
- 51Rested in a chair
- 52Without wheat, rye, or barley
- 56Café __ leche
- 57Ginger cookie
- 58Run out of battery
- 59Introduce to solid food, say
- 61Stir-fry pan
- 62Triple-decker lunch, or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 41-, and 52-Across
- 67Contacts on Discord, e.g.
- 68Accept a staff position
- 69Magic lamp dweller
- 70__ culpa
- 71Go too far with
- 72Mystery writers' award
Down
- 1Negroni liquor
- 2Small resident of the Hundred Acre Wood
- 3"That was exhausting!"
- 4Babysits
- 5Whipped up
- 6Many a dad joke
- 7Photographer Adams
- 8Strange
- 9Beepers
- 10Firepit residue
- 11Rainy
- 12Light lunch
- 13Dramatic device
- 14Rummikub action
- 19Tawantinsuyu resident
- 23Watch out for
- 24The Potato State
- 26Memorial piece
- 27__ Games: Fortnite developer
- 28Guts
- 29Eyebrow shape
- 30Dishes for a dollhouse social
- 33Became an adult
- 35__ squad
- 36Preferring platonic relationships, informally
- 38Cast iron coat
- 39House coverage network
- 40Mgr.'s right hand
- 42Shoreline recess
- 43Church recess
- 48Survive
- 50Axed
- 52Garden figure
- 53Coconut milk noodle soup
- 54__-optic cable
- 55Patch, as a lawn
- 56Spoke like a crow
- 57Triathlon part
- 60Border
- 62Margaret of "Fire Island"
- 63Arwen player Tyler
- 64"So that's __?"
- 65Spy org.
- 66See 49-Across
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 83 entries.
- There are 39 across and 44 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 41-across.
- Constructed by Terry Sun %26 Shannon Rapp.
All 83 answers
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- 1AName in fairy talesGRIMM
- 6ATropical fruit treePAWPAW
- 12AOccupant of a virtual citySIM
- 15AAncient Greek region of Asia MinorIONIA
- 16AAnxious feelingUNEASE
- 17A"Rules __ rules"ARE
- 18A"Little chance of finishing soon"NOENDINSIGHT
- 20A"Made me giggle!"LOL
- 21AFirst place?EDEN
- 22AAforeERE
- 23AMusical groupBAND
- 24ACards swiped at workIDS
- 25AChicken soup or ginger teaCOLDREMEDY
- 29AAccessibility law, for shortADA
- 30AIndent keyTAB
- 31AEruptSPEW
- 32ALine of mountainsRANGE
- 34AHoppy beerIPA
- 37ALake that feeds the Mississippi RiverITASCA
- 41APerformer who often plays a protagonist's best friendCHARACTERACTRESS
- 44A"That'd be swell"HOPESO
- 45ABurstPOP
- 46AJumpsLEAPS
- 47A"__ got a situation here"WEVE
- 49AWith 66-Down, pronoun pairSHE
- 51ARested in a chairSAT
- 52AWithout wheat, rye, or barleyGLUTENFREE
- 56ACafé __ lecheCON
- 57AGinger cookieSNAP
- 58ARun out of batteryDIE
- 59AIntroduce to solid food, sayWEAN
- 61AStir-fry panWOK
- 62ATriple-decker lunch, or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 41-, and 52-AcrossCLUBSANDWICH
- 67AContacts on Discord, e.g.IMS
- 68AAccept a staff positionHIREON
- 69AMagic lamp dwellerGENIE
- 70A__ culpaMEA
- 71AGo too far withOVERDO
- 72AMystery writers' awardEDGAR
- 1DNegroni liquorGIN
- 2DSmall resident of the Hundred Acre WoodROO
- 3D"That was exhausting!"INEEDANAP
- 4DBabysitsMINDS
- 5DWhipped upMADE
- 6DMany a dad jokePUN
- 7DPhotographer AdamsANSEL
- 8DStrangeWEIRD
- 9DBeepersPAGERS
- 10DFirepit residueASH
- 11DRainyWET
- 12DLight lunchSALAD
- 13DDramatic deviceIRONY
- 14DRummikub actionMELD
- 19DTawantinsuyu residentINCA
- 23DWatch out forBEWARE
- 24DThe Potato StateIDAHO
- 26DMemorial pieceOBIT
- 27D__ Games: Fortnite developerEPIC
- 28DGutsMETTLE
- 29DEyebrow shapeARCH
- 30DDishes for a dollhouse socialTEASET
- 33DBecame an adultGREWUP
- 35D__ squadPEP
- 36DPreferring platonic relationships, informallyARO
- 38DCast iron coatSEASONING
- 39DHouse coverage networkCSPAN
- 40DMgr.'s right handASST
- 42DShoreline recessCOVE
- 43DChurch recessAPSE
- 48DSurviveENDURE
- 50DAxedHEWN
- 52DGarden figureGNOME
- 53DCoconut milk noodle soupLAKSA
- 54D__-optic cableFIBER
- 55DPatch, as a lawnRESOD
- 56DSpoke like a crowCAWED
- 57DTriathlon partSWIM
- 60DBorderEDGE
- 62DMargaret of "Fire Island"CHO
- 63DArwen player TylerLIV
- 64D"So that's __?"ANO
- 65DSpy org.CIA
- 66DSee 49-AcrossHER
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