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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, October 17, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, October 17, 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

  • 1Goes for a slice?
  • 6Body wrap venue
  • 9Honor roll figs.
  • 13WWII subs
  • 15Top
  • 16"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" writer/illustrator Carle
  • 17*Camper's canopy
  • 19Pestered persistently
  • 20Nectar collectors
  • 21Dict. offering
  • 22Mideast capital once named Philadelphia
  • 23CIA predecessor
  • 24*Whiskey cocktail
  • 27Party mix ingredient
  • 28Elmo, for one
  • 29Some parents
  • 32Blame (on)
  • 33Fresh
  • 36*"Hackney Diamonds" rock band
  • 40Brine abundance
  • 41Take in
  • 42Group that hosts an annual Mind Games board game competition
  • 43"You've got to be kidding"
  • 45Quit working
  • 47*Ford explorer?
  • 50Small shot
  • 53Sweaters?
  • 54Cy Young stat
  • 55Spoken
  • 56Norwegian royal name
  • 57Like some NBA prospects, or like the answers to the starred clues
  • 60Stopping point?
  • 61Chop (off)
  • 62Brought out
  • 63Swell places?
  • 64Pro-__: some tourneys
  • 65Get into gear?

Down

  • 1Okra dish
  • 2Orchestral group
  • 3Comes up short
  • 4Online help pgs.
  • 5Fox Sports soccer analyst Holden
  • 6Jeer
  • 7Wok, e.g.
  • 8Tailless simian
  • 9Sprouted
  • 10Bump up
  • 11Gillen of "Mayor of Kingstown"
  • 12Cry from a high chair?
  • 14Crab-walk
  • 18Local lecture series
  • 22Steak choice
  • 24Quite
  • 25Clarifying phrase
  • 26Crooned
  • 27Many "Gone in 60 Seconds" characters
  • 29Chain pts.
  • 30__ moment
  • 31Soap ingredient
  • 32Avocado discard
  • 34Hosp. workers
  • 35"About __ big"
  • 37Unlike Wagyu
  • 38"Henry, Come On" singer Del Rey
  • 39Hook hand?
  • 44More, in Spanish
  • 4521st century explorer
  • 46Foolish
  • 47Bygone Apple gadgets
  • 48"Honest!"
  • 49Gladiators, e.g.
  • 50In need of change?
  • 51Curses
  • 52Uses a coaster, perhaps
  • 55Scent
  • 57São Paulo greeting
  • 58Oscar nod, briefly
  • 59__ player

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 36-across.
  4. Constructed by Luke Nagel.

All 78 answers

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  • 1AGoes for a slice?GOLFS
  • 6ABody wrap venueSPA
  • 9AHonor roll figs.GPAS
  • 13AWWII subsUBOATS
  • 15ATopCAP
  • 16A"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" writer/illustrator CarleERIC
  • 17A*Camper's canopyMOSQUITONE
  • 19APestered persistentlyRODE
  • 20ANectar collectorsBEES
  • 21ADict. offeringDEF
  • 22AMideast capital once named PhiladelphiaAMMAN
  • 23ACIA predecessorOSS
  • 24A*Whiskey cocktailOLDFASHIONE
  • 27AParty mix ingredientCHEX
  • 28AElmo, for oneSAINT
  • 29ASome parentsMAMAS
  • 32ABlame (on)PIN
  • 33AFreshAIRY
  • 36A*"Hackney Diamonds" rock bandTHEROLLINGSTONE
  • 40ABrine abundanceSALT
  • 41ATake inEAT
  • 42AGroup that hosts an annual Mind Games board game competitionMENSA
  • 43A"You've got to be kidding"OHMAN
  • 45AQuit workingDIED
  • 47A*Ford explorer?INDIANAJONE
  • 50ASmall shotBBS
  • 53ASweaters?PORES
  • 54ACy Young statERA
  • 55ASpokenORAL
  • 56ANorwegian royal nameOLAV
  • 57ALike some NBA prospects, or like the answers to the starred cluesONEANDDONE
  • 60AStopping point?DIME
  • 61AChop (off)LOP
  • 62ABrought outEVOKED
  • 63ASwell places?SEAS
  • 64APro-__: some tourneysAMS
  • 65AGet into gear?DRESS
  • 1DOkra dishGUMBO
  • 2DOrchestral groupOBOES
  • 3DComes up shortLOSES
  • 4DOnline help pgs.FAQS
  • 5DFox Sports soccer analyst HoldenSTU
  • 6DJeerSCOFF
  • 7DWok, e.g.PAN
  • 8DTailless simianAPE
  • 9DSproutedGERMINATED
  • 10DBump upPROMOTION
  • 11DGillen of "Mayor of Kingstown"AIDAN
  • 12DCry from a high chair?SCENE
  • 14DCrab-walkSIDLE
  • 18DLocal lecture seriesTEDX
  • 22DSteak choiceAHI
  • 24DQuiteOHSO
  • 25DClarifying phraseASIN
  • 26DCroonedSANG
  • 27DMany "Gone in 60 Seconds" charactersCARTHIEVES
  • 29DChain pts.MTS
  • 30D__ momentAHA
  • 31DSoap ingredientMELODRAMA
  • 32DAvocado discardPIT
  • 34DHosp. workersRNS
  • 35D"About __ big"YEA
  • 37DUnlike WagyuLEAN
  • 38D"Henry, Come On" singer Del ReyLANA
  • 39DHook hand?SMEE
  • 44DMore, in SpanishMAS
  • 45D21st century explorerDORA
  • 46DFoolishINANE
  • 47DBygone Apple gadgetsIPODS
  • 48D"Honest!"NOLIE
  • 49DGladiators, e.g.JEEPS
  • 50DIn need of change?BROKE
  • 51DCursesBANES
  • 52DUses a coaster, perhapsSLEDS
  • 55DScentODOR
  • 57DSão Paulo greetingOLA
  • 58DOscar nod, brieflyNOM
  • 59D__ playerDVD

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