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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 18, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025/66 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, October 18, 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

  • 1Sign of aging
  • 7Leave a black mark on, say
  • 13Withdrawal aid
  • 15Sweet-talk
  • 16__ effect: phenomenon of attraction in fluid mechanics, familiarly
  • 18Didn't work
  • 19French "his"
  • 20Sure to fail
  • 22"Hansel and Gretel" figure
  • 23Hertz, for one
  • 25__ steak
  • 26Sloggy terrain
  • 27Twangy-voiced
  • 29__ canto
  • 30"Derry __": sitcom set in Northern Ireland
  • 31Home of "Whistler's Mother"
  • 34Shooting stars?
  • 35Fallible ones
  • 36Prime minister between Theresa and Liz
  • 37"Bad idea"
  • 38Clear a way for
  • 42Port northeast of Djibouti
  • 43Cuts finely
  • 45Elisabeth of "Cobra Kai"
  • 46Former Japanese coin
  • 47Has more than
  • 49"The Hurting Kind" poet Limón
  • 50Bamboozle
  • 52Features of many Best Picture winners
  • 54Call for
  • 55Plastic souvenir, e.g.
  • 56Declares
  • 57Like a good sidekick

Down

  • 1California surf culture apparel brand
  • 2Goddess who is a judge in "The Eumenides"
  • 3Construction such as the term "un-freaking-believable"
  • 4Sew up
  • 5Snitch (on)
  • 6Dramatic solos
  • 7Cheese substitute?
  • 8Bay Area columnist who coined the word "beatnik"
  • 9Citrus drinks, for short
  • 10Shelters named for a senator
  • 11"No kidding"
  • 12Equivocates
  • 14"I'd have a backup plan"
  • 17Many a "Fast & Furious" character
  • 21Free-spirited
  • 24Amazon primate
  • 26Malapropisms, e.g.
  • 28Winter racers
  • 30Spot for a brat
  • 32Calling card?
  • 33"The Masked Singer" judge Rita
  • 34Calm
  • 35Biotech firm known for vaccines
  • 36Juices up?
  • 39"Much obliged"
  • 40Affordable
  • 41Like a brewery
  • 43Lego brand for little hands
  • 44Flinch
  • 47Nice words of agreement
  • 48To-do
  • 51Some medical providers, for short
  • 53Shiba __

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 66 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 33 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 31-across.
  4. Constructed by Kyle Dolan.

All 66 answers

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  • 1ASign of agingPATINA
  • 7ALeave a black mark on, saySCORCH
  • 13AWithdrawal aidATMCARD
  • 15ASweet-talkCAJOLE
  • 16A__ effect: phenomenon of attraction in fluid mechanics, familiarlyCHEERIOS
  • 18ADidn't workRESTED
  • 19AFrench "his"SES
  • 20ASure to failCANTWIN
  • 22A"Hansel and Gretel" figureHAG
  • 23AHertz, for oneUNIT
  • 25A__ steakSTRIP
  • 26ASloggy terrainMIRE
  • 27ATwangy-voicedNASAL
  • 29A__ cantoBEL
  • 30A"Derry __": sitcom set in Northern IrelandGIRLS
  • 31AHome of "Whistler's Mother"MUSEEDORSAY
  • 34AShooting stars?SAGITTARIUS
  • 35AFallible onesMEREMORTALS
  • 36APrime minister between Theresa and LizBORIS
  • 37A"Bad idea"NAH
  • 38AClear a way forLETBY
  • 42APort northeast of DjiboutiADEN
  • 43ACuts finelyDICES
  • 45AElisabeth of "Cobra Kai"SHUE
  • 46AFormer Japanese coinSEN
  • 47AHas more thanOUTEATS
  • 49A"The Hurting Kind" poet LimónADA
  • 50ABamboozleTRIPUP
  • 52AFeatures of many Best Picture winnersRRATINGS
  • 54ACall forENTAIL
  • 55APlastic souvenir, e.g.TRINKET
  • 56ADeclaresSAYSSO
  • 57ALike a good sidekickTRUSTY
  • 1DCalifornia surf culture apparel brandPACSUN
  • 2DGoddess who is a judge in "The Eumenides"ATHENA
  • 3DConstruction such as the term "un-freaking-believable"TMESIS
  • 4DSew upICE
  • 5DSnitch (on)NARC
  • 6DDramatic solosARIAS
  • 7DCheese substitute?SCRIP
  • 8DBay Area columnist who coined the word "beatnik"CAEN
  • 9DCitrus drinks, for shortOJS
  • 10DShelters named for a senatorROTHIRAS
  • 11D"No kidding"CLEARLY
  • 12DEquivocatesHEDGES
  • 14D"I'd have a backup plan"DONTBETONIT
  • 17DMany a "Fast & Furious" characterSTREETRACER
  • 21DFree-spiritedWILDATHEART
  • 24DAmazon primateTAMARIN
  • 26DMalapropisms, e.g.MISUSES
  • 28DWinter racersLUGES
  • 30DSpot for a bratGRILL
  • 32DCalling card?SIM
  • 33D"The Masked Singer" judge RitaORA
  • 34DCalmSERENITY
  • 35DBiotech firm known for vaccinesMODERNA
  • 36DJuices up?BASTES
  • 39D"Much obliged"THANKS
  • 40DAffordableBUDGET
  • 41DLike a breweryYEASTY
  • 43DLego brand for little handsDUPLO
  • 44DFlinchSTART
  • 47DNice words of agreementOUIS
  • 48DTo-doSTIR
  • 51DSome medical providers, for shortPAS
  • 53DShiba __INU

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