LA Times Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 12, 2025
Sunday, October 12, 2025/119 clues solved
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Across
- 1Sandos with two spreads
- 5Restaurant chain co-founded by chef Matsuhisa
- 9Star's entourage
- 14"You know you want to!"
- 18Floor plan unit
- 19Country with a Persian-speaking majority
- 20Operational launch time
- 21Yours, in hymns
- 22Unoriginal reply
- 22Unoriginal reply
- 23Checkbook no.
- 24Flanged support pieces
- 25Actress Bailey
- 26Big Apple team
- 28Alpine course
- 30Spoke like a boxer
- 31Explorer Erikson
- 33Into the latest gadgets
- 34Call made behind one's back?
- 36Stayed in line
- 38Div. of Labor
- 39Williams with four Olympic gold medals
- 40Holiday cusp
- 41Hoppy beer
- 42Snatch quickly
- 44Specter
- 46Ready for a break
- 48Lake near Carson City
- 50Charcuterie board selections
- 50Charcuterie board selections
- 52Retired record holder?
- 54Production
- 55Omega preceder
- 56Activist Yoko
- 57Stick on a pub wall
- 61Multivolume ref.
- 63Herb on a bánh mì sandwich
- 66Govt. securities
- 67Capacious craft
- 69Rescue op
- 71Knock, in slang
- 72Artemis org.
- 74"__ complicated"
- 75Can refuse to
- 77Treats flavored with syrup
- 80River project
- 82Went in circles
- 84Siglo de __: era of El Greco and Cervantes
- 85Patterned after
- 86Long-legged wader
- 89Billy of "Titanic"
- 90Fortnite Frenz 4 Ever Blaster, for one
- 92Select with a mouse
- 93Milk source in the Sahara
- 96Mural on plaster
- 98Subject that includes set theory
Down
- 1Salmon, to bears
- 1Salmon, to bears
- 2__ Raton
- 2__ Raton
- 3"Boom Boom" blues legend
- 4"__ and the Bandit"
- 4"__ and the Bandit"
- 5"Candyman" director DaCosta
- 6Brutish Tolkien characters
- 7Approach that emphasizes fundamentals
- 8Disentangles
- 9Group that can play a symphony
- 10"I can't wait!"
- 11Stuff in a pump bottle
- 11Stuff in a pump bottle
- 11Stuff in a pump bottle
- 12Guaranteed winner
- 13Workplaces for triage nurses: Abbr.
- 13Workplaces for triage nurses: Abbr.
- 14Leafy vegetable
- 15More opalescent
- 16Ashore, perhaps
- 17Mocked playfully
- 21"What a shame"
- 27Sustained attack
- 29Phonetic symbol
- 30Furnace meas.
- 32Pres. who created the "alphabet agencies"
- 35Not cool
- 36Breakfast sometimes prepared overnight
- 37Ho-hum
- 39Helmet feature
- 43Pet welfare org.
- 45"Yer lyin'!"
- 47South Indian rice cake
- 49"You __ it to yourself ... "
- 51Word rapper Bow Wow dropped from his stage name
- 53Nursery containers
- 58Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters
- 59Final: Abbr.
- 60Squiggly letter
- 60Squiggly letter
- 62Hygiene tool on a spool
- 64Loves to bits
- 65"How many sugars?," quaintly
- 67Lee with two Best Director Oscars
- 68"West Coast" singer Lana Del __
- 70Powerful engine named for its shape
- 73Mountain pose, for one
- 76Stunned state
- 78Baseball team's starting lineup, e.g.
- 79Pester
- 81Feel rotten
- 83Clear of condensation
- 87Drink with a domed lid
- 88Toffee candy bar
- 91__ the bill
- 92Sass
- 93Made a two-piece chess move
- 94Just OK
- 95Like axolotls
- 97Colorful character?
- 99Flix sister station
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 119 entries.
- There are 56 across and 63 down.
- The longest answer has 21 letters and is 9-down.
- Constructed by Doug Peterson.
All 119 answers
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- 1ASandos with two spreadsPBJS
- 5ARestaurant chain co-founded by chef MatsuhisaNOBU
- 9AStar's entouragePOSSE
- 14A"You know you want to!"CMON
- 18AFloor plan unitROOM
- 19ACountry with a Persian-speaking majorityIRAN
- 20AOperational launch timeHHOUR
- 21AYours, in hymnsTHINE
- 22AUnoriginal replyECHO
- 22AUnoriginal replySOUP
- 23ACheckbook no.ACCT
- 24AFlanged support piecesIBARS
- 25AActress BaileyHALLE
- 26ABig Apple teamYANKS
- 28AAlpine courseSKISLOPE
- 30ASpoke like a boxerBARKED
- 31AExplorer EriksonLEIF
- 33AInto the latest gadgetsTECHY
- 34ACall made behind one's back?BUTTDIAL
- 36AStayed in lineOBEYED
- 38ADiv. of LaborOSHA
- 39AWilliams with four Olympic gold medalsVENUS
- 40AHoliday cuspEVE
- 41AHoppy beerALE
- 42ASnatch quicklyGRAB
- 44ASpecterWRAITH
- 46AReady for a breakTIRED
- 48ALake near Carson CityTAHOE
- 50ACharcuterie board selectionsSALAMIS
- 50ACharcuterie board selectionsMEAGER
- 52ARetired record holder?IPOD
- 54AProductionSHOW
- 55AOmega precederPSI
- 56AActivist YokoONO
- 57AStick on a pub wallPOOLCUE
- 61AMultivolume ref.OED
- 63AHerb on a bánh mì sandwichCILANTRO
- 66AGovt. securitiesTBILLS
- 67ACapacious craftARK
- 69ARescue opEVAC
- 71AKnock, in slangDIS
- 72AArtemis org.NASA
- 74A"__ complicated"ITS
- 75ACan refuse toNEEDNT
- 77ATreats flavored with syrupSNOCONES
- 80ARiver projectDAM
- 82AWent in circlesGYRATED
- 84ASiglo de __: era of El Greco and CervantesORO
- 85APatterned afterALA
- 86ALong-legged waderIBIS
- 89ABilly of "Titanic"ZANE
- 90AFortnite Frenz 4 Ever Blaster, for oneNERFGUN
- 92ASelect with a mouseCLICK
- 93AMilk source in the SaharaCAMEL
- 96AMural on plasterFRESCO
- 98ASubject that includes set theoryMATH
- 1DSalmon, to bearsPREY
- 1DSalmon, to bearsOPEDS
- 2D__ RatonBOCA
- 2D__ RatonRON
- 3D"Boom Boom" blues legendJOHNLEEHOOKER
- 4D"__ and the Bandit"SMOKEY
- 4D"__ and the Bandit"ORATOR
- 5D"Candyman" director DaCostaNIA
- 6DBrutish Tolkien charactersORCS
- 7DApproach that emphasizes fundamentalsBACKTOBASICS
- 8DDisentanglesUNTIES
- 9DGroup that can play a symphonyPHILHARMONICORCHESTRA
- 10D"I can't wait!"OHBOY
- 11DStuff in a pump bottleSOAP
- 11DStuff in a pump bottleALASKA
- 11DStuff in a pump bottleAVA
- 12DGuaranteed winnerSUREBET
- 13DWorkplaces for triage nurses: Abbr.ERS
- 13DWorkplaces for triage nurses: Abbr.LOCI
- 14DLeafy vegetableCHARD
- 15DMore opalescentMILKIER
- 16DAshore, perhapsONLEAVE
- 17DMocked playfullyNEEDLED
- 21D"What a shame"THATSTOOBAD
- 27DSustained attackSIEGE
- 29DPhonetic symbolSCHWA
- 30DFurnace meas.BTU
- 32DPres. who created the "alphabet agencies"FDR
- 35DNot coolUNHIP
- 36DBreakfast sometimes prepared overnightOATS
- 37DHo-humBLAH
- 39DHelmet featureVISOR
- 43DPet welfare org.ASPCA
- 45D"Yer lyin'!"AINTSO
- 47DSouth Indian rice cakeIDLI
- 49D"You __ it to yourself ... "OWE
- 51DWord rapper Bow Wow dropped from his stage nameLIL
- 53DNursery containersPOTS
- 58DFootwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled lettersCLIMBINGSHOES
- 59DFinal: Abbr.ULT
- 60DSquiggly letterESS
- 60DSquiggly letterLUNK
- 62DHygiene tool on a spoolDENTALFLOSS
- 64DLoves to bitsADORES
- 65D"How many sugars?," quaintlyONELUMPORTWO
- 67DLee with two Best Director OscarsANG
- 68D"West Coast" singer Lana Del __REY
- 70DPowerful engine named for its shapeVTEN
- 73DMountain pose, for oneASANA
- 76DStunned stateDAZE
- 78DBaseball team's starting lineup, e.g.NONET
- 79DPesterNAG
- 81DFeel rottenAIL
- 83DClear of condensationDEFOG
- 87DDrink with a domed lidICEE
- 88DToffee candy barSKOR
- 91D__ the billFOOTS
- 92DSassCHEEK
- 93DMade a two-piece chess moveCASTLED
- 94DJust OKAVERAGE
- 95DLike axolotlsMEXICAN
- 97DColorful character?ROYGBIV
- 99DFlix sister stationTMC
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