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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, October 16, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Hairstyle of Diana Ross and Bob Ross
  • 5Ruffle playfully
  • 11Sound of disgust
  • 14Wasn't colorfast
  • 15Sounded hoarse
  • 16Lad
  • 17Amex, Visa, Discover, etc.
  • 19Get it wrong
  • 20Occasion for pampering
  • 21Inclination to stay put
  • 23Overlook
  • 24Japanese honorific
  • 26"We're __ crossroads"
  • 27Dell, Acer, Apple, etc.
  • 32Therapeutic application on a 20-Across
  • 3563-Across's cry
  • 36Vandykes, e.g.
  • 37Type
  • 38Decorated, in a way
  • 40"Golly!"
  • 41Servings of cheese or oranges
  • 43According to
  • 44Light rope
  • 45Ones, fives, tens, etc.
  • 48Undergrad deg. option
  • 49Nosh
  • 50UNESCO World Heritage Site in England
  • 53Edible arrangement
  • 56Well-trained groups
  • 58Latto genre
  • 59Whites, knits, delicates, etc.
  • 62Mined find
  • 63Stay-at-home worker?
  • 64"What __ is there?"
  • 65Degs. for House and Grey
  • 66Wasn't straightforward with
  • 67Scores

Down

  • 1Basics
  • 2Book jacket pair
  • 3Played anew
  • 4Curious character
  • 5Airline passenger's table
  • 6Stout grain
  • 7Chant from fans dressed in red, white, and blue
  • 8First-aid item
  • 9"Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" singer Bridges
  • 10__ case
  • 11"Just look at the time!"
  • 12Raita herb
  • 13Sedgwick of "The Closer"
  • 18Resort town near El Arco, familiarly
  • 22Epic hero of Indian mythology
  • 24Like some textiles
  • 25Racetrack attraction at Disneyland and Disneyland Paris
  • 28Many a native of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
  • 29Critic Roger
  • 30Crimson
  • 31Like most flea market goods
  • 32Catchall abbr.
  • 33Conductor's call
  • 34Run-down areas?
  • 38She/__ pronouns
  • 39Take a time out
  • 42Home to the Lakes of Ounianga
  • 44Carries protectively
  • 46Outfits
  • 47Site for a bidding war
  • 51Flutist's quaver
  • 52"Siddhartha" novelist
  • 53Born in
  • 54Grad
  • 55Actor Malek
  • 56Rep
  • 57Étouffée, for one
  • 60Low, low score
  • 61Beats by __

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 27-across.
  4. Constructed by Chandi Deitmer.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AHairstyle of Diana Ross and Bob RossAFRO
  • 5ARuffle playfullyTOUSLE
  • 11ASound of disgustICK
  • 14AWasn't colorfastBLED
  • 15ASounded hoarseRASPED
  • 16ALadBOY
  • 17AAmex, Visa, Discover, etc.CARDCATALOG
  • 19AGet it wrongERR
  • 20AOccasion for pamperingSPADAY
  • 21AInclination to stay putINERTIA
  • 23AOverlookSNUB
  • 24AJapanese honorificSAN
  • 26A"We're __ crossroads"ATA
  • 27ADell, Acer, Apple, etc.COMPUTERMENU
  • 32ATherapeutic application on a 20-AcrossMASK
  • 35A63-Across's cryOUT
  • 36AVandykes, e.g.BEARDS
  • 37ATypeILK
  • 38ADecorated, in a wayHONORED
  • 40A"Golly!"GEE
  • 41AServings of cheese or orangesSLICES
  • 43AAccording toPER
  • 44ALight ropeCORD
  • 45AOnes, fives, tens, etc.CASHREGISTER
  • 48AUndergrad deg. optionBLA
  • 49ANoshEAT
  • 50AUNESCO World Heritage Site in EnglandBATH
  • 53AEdible arrangementFOODART
  • 56AWell-trained groupsCADRES
  • 58ALatto genreRAP
  • 59AWhites, knits, delicates, etc.LAUNDRYLIST
  • 62AMined findORE
  • 63AStay-at-home worker?UMPIRE
  • 64A"What __ is there?"ELSE
  • 65ADegs. for House and GreyMDS
  • 66AWasn't straightforward withMISLED
  • 67AScoresSLEW
  • 1DBasicsABCS
  • 2DBook jacket pairFLAPS
  • 3DPlayed anewRERAN
  • 4DCurious characterODDDUCK
  • 5DAirline passenger's tableTRAY
  • 6DStout grainOAT
  • 7DChant from fans dressed in red, white, and blueUSA
  • 8DFirst-aid itemSPLINT
  • 9D"Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" singer BridgesLEON
  • 10D__ caseEDGE
  • 11D"Just look at the time!"IBETTERGO
  • 12DRaita herbCORIANDER
  • 13DSedgwick of "The Closer"KYRA
  • 18DResort town near El Arco, familiarlyCABO
  • 22DEpic hero of Indian mythologyRAMA
  • 24DLike some textilesSPUN
  • 25DRacetrack attraction at Disneyland and Disneyland ParisAUTOPIA
  • 28DMany a native of Vermont's Northeast KingdomMOOSE
  • 29DCritic RogerEBERT
  • 30DCrimsonRED
  • 31DLike most flea market goodsUSED
  • 32DCatchall abbr.MISC
  • 33DConductor's callALLABOARD
  • 34DRun-down areas?SKISLOPES
  • 38DShe/__ pronounsHER
  • 39DTake a time outREST
  • 42DHome to the Lakes of OuniangaCHAD
  • 44DCarries protectivelyCRADLES
  • 46DOutfitsGETUPS
  • 47DSite for a bidding warEBAY
  • 51DFlutist's quaverTRILL
  • 52D"Siddhartha" novelistHESSE
  • 53DBorn inFROM
  • 54DGradALUM
  • 55DActor MalekRAMI
  • 56DRepCRED
  • 57DÉtouffée, for oneSTEW
  • 60DLow, low scoreNIL
  • 61DBeats by __DRE

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