LA Times Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 19, 2025
Sunday, October 19, 2025/121 clues solved
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Across
- 1Layer outside the germ
- 1Layer outside the germ
- 5Like a perennial
- 10LAPD alerts
- 10LAPD alerts
- 10LAPD alerts
- 14No. 1 pals
- 18Sacred flower in Buddhism
- 20In the know
- 21Helpful hint
- 22Ontario lake
- 23*Ensemble for finals week?
- 25Purple boba tea flavor
- 26Roof overhang
- 27Hit lists
- 28*Slug made from an old can?
- 30Playing surface that favors topspin
- 33Video camera button
- 34Bro or stepbro
- 36Total score
- 37"Mulan" invader
- 38Maker of off-road vehicles
- 40Guitar licks
- 42Runner-up
- 46Visiting the area
- 48Mall pizza chain
- 50Striped stone
- 51Egyptair hub city
- 52David of "ABC World News Tonight"
- 54LED component
- 57Focalin target, briefly
- 58*Christmas tree in an atelier?
- 61Greeting to a mate
- 62Genetic material
- 63Application in some massages
- 64Creole chef Chase
- 66Holds nothing back
- 69Course track for a future JD
- 71Falcons city
- 74Marathon setting
- 75Person who calls the shots
- 77Quindim ingredient
- 78Kale and cabbage
- 80Traditional mo. for a Bavarian beer festival
- 81Sultry growl
- 83*Courses full of twists and turns?
- 87Make airtight
- 89Strip in the kitchen
- 91Parks of Alabama
- 92Crocheted mat
- 93"Snowfall" actor Damson __
- 95Like most awards
- 97Mount __: Washington estate
- 98Arizona State's city
- 99Some choral singers
Down
- 1Club alternative
- 1Club alternative
- 1Club alternative
- 1Club alternative
- 1Club alternative
- 1Club alternative
- 2Eggs in ikura sushi
- 3Tags on social media
- 4Like some brownies
- 5Light a fire under
- 6"Doggone it!"
- 7Desert rarity
- 8Smeltery waste
- 9Currency at pachinko parlors
- 10Start of a show
- 11Nursery nutrients
- 11Nursery nutrients
- 11Nursery nutrients
- 12Head-to-toe garments
- 13Han River capital
- 14Poses done in a taproom
- 15Campus group
- 16__-second rule
- 17Oracle
- 19OAK alternative
- 24Cook wear?
- 28Classic Ford
- 29Ristorante menu preposition
- 30Spanish girl
- 31Like some eclipses
- 32*Pride of a jacked security guard?
- 35Fund that might grow for decades
- 38Like some rear admirals
- 39"Yeah, right!"
- 41Heebie-jeebies
- 43*Thanksgiving stuffing dishes that aren't up to snuff?
- 44Sharing a cultural identity
- 45Orangutan
- 47Warbler lookalike
- 49Scouring brand
- 52Wii Sports avatar
- 53Golden State sch.
- 55Lentil dish
- 56Product that may reduce dark circles
- 59Castle structures
- 60Domain
- 60Domain
- 65Capital city in Anatolia
- 67Like new tires
- 68Motion detector, e.g.
- 69Toast at a Bavarian beer festival
- 70Go back
- 72Ruthless ruler
- 73Forever and a day
- 76Put away
- 79TV pioneer
- 82"Happens to everyone"
- 84French novelist Émile
- 85Cotija-covered corn
- 86Council of clerics
- 88Some light cosmetics
- 90Bouillon brand
- 94Feudal laborer
- 96Miss. home
- 97Deadly snake
- 99Gene arising from mutation
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 121 entries.
- There are 55 across and 66 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 32-down.
- Constructed by Zhouqin Burnikel.
All 121 answers
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- 1ALayer outside the germBRAN
- 1ALayer outside the germNOLA
- 5ALike a perennialHARDY
- 10ALAPD alertsAPBS
- 10ALAPD alertsACRID
- 10ALAPD alertsTROLL
- 14ANo. 1 palsBFFS
- 18ASacred flower in BuddhismLOTUS
- 20AIn the knowAWARE
- 21AHelpful hintCLUE
- 22AOntario lakeERIE
- 23A*Ensemble for finals week?TESTFASHION
- 25APurple boba tea flavorTARO
- 26ARoof overhangEAVE
- 27AHit listsTOPTENS
- 28A*Slug made from an old can?TINQUARTER
- 30APlaying surface that favors topspinCLAY
- 33AVideo camera buttonREC
- 34ABro or stepbroSIB
- 36ATotal scoreTALLY
- 37A"Mulan" invaderHUN
- 38AMaker of off-road vehiclesTONKA
- 40AGuitar licksRIFFS
- 42ARunner-upLOSER
- 46AVisiting the areaINTOWN
- 48AMall pizza chainSBARRO
- 50AStriped stoneAGATE
- 51AEgyptair hub cityCAIRO
- 52ADavid of "ABC World News Tonight"MUIR
- 54ALED componentDIODE
- 57AFocalin target, brieflyADHD
- 58A*Christmas tree in an atelier?ARTISTICFIR
- 61AGreeting to a mateGDAY
- 62AGenetic materialDNA
- 63AApplication in some massagesHOTOIL
- 64ACreole chef ChaseLEAH
- 66AHolds nothing backLETSRIP
- 69ACourse track for a future JDPRELAW
- 71AFalcons cityATLANTA
- 74AMarathon settingGREECE
- 75APerson who calls the shotsREFEREE
- 77AQuindim ingredientYOLK
- 78AKale and cabbageGREENS
- 80ATraditional mo. for a Bavarian beer festivalOCT
- 81ASultry growlRAWR
- 83A*Courses full of twists and turns?MAZECLASSES
- 87AMake airtightSEAL
- 89AStrip in the kitchenSTEAK
- 91AParks of AlabamaROSA
- 92ACrocheted matDOILY
- 93A"Snowfall" actor Damson __IDRIS
- 95ALike most awardsANNUAL
- 97AMount __: Washington estateVERNON
- 98AArizona State's cityTEMPE
- 99ASome choral singersALTOS
- 1DClub alternativeBLT
- 1DClub alternativeCLOSER
- 1DClub alternativeROTATE
- 1DClub alternativeOOMPH
- 1DClub alternativeAVES
- 1DClub alternativeCEL
- 2DEggs in ikura sushiROE
- 3DTags on social mediaATS
- 4DLike some browniesNUTTY
- 5DLight a fire underHASTEN
- 6D"Doggone it!"AWHECK
- 7DDesert rarityRAIN
- 8DSmeltery wasteDROSS
- 9DCurrency at pachinko parlorsYEN
- 10DStart of a showACTI
- 11DNursery nutrientsPLANTFOOD
- 11DNursery nutrientsMESA
- 11DNursery nutrientsNECK
- 12DHead-to-toe garmentsBURQAS
- 13DHan River capitalSEOUL
- 14DPoses done in a taproomBEERYOGA
- 15DCampus groupFRAT
- 16D__-second ruleFIVE
- 17DOracleSEER
- 19DOAK alternativeSFO
- 24DCook wear?APRON
- 28DClassic FordTBIRD
- 29DRistorante menu prepositionALLA
- 30DSpanish girlCHICA
- 31DLike some eclipsesLUNAR
- 32D*Pride of a jacked security guard?ANTITHEFTARM
- 35DFund that might grow for decadesIRA
- 38DLike some rear admiralsTWOSTAR
- 39D"Yeah, right!"ASIF
- 41DHeebie-jeebiesFRIGHT
- 43D*Thanksgiving stuffing dishes that aren't up to snuff?SADDRESSINGS
- 44DSharing a cultural identityETHNIC
- 45DOrangutanREDAPE
- 47DWarbler lookalikeORIOLE
- 49DScouring brandBRILLO
- 52DWii Sports avatarMII
- 53DGolden State sch.UCLA
- 55DLentil dishDAL
- 56DProduct that may reduce dark circlesEYEGEL
- 59DCastle structuresTOWERS
- 60DDomainREALM
- 60DDomainSPASM
- 65DCapital city in AnatoliaANKARA
- 67DLike new tiresTREADED
- 68DMotion detector, e.g.SENSOR
- 69DToast at a Bavarian beer festivalPROSIT
- 70DGo backRECEDE
- 72DRuthless rulerTYRANT
- 73DForever and a dayAGES
- 76DPut awayEAT
- 79DTV pioneerRCA
- 82D"Happens to everyone"WEALLDOIT
- 84DFrench novelist ÉmileZOLA
- 85DCotija-covered cornELOTE
- 86DCouncil of clericsSYNOD
- 88DSome light cosmeticsLIPTINTS
- 90DBouillon brandKNORR
- 94DFeudal laborerSERF
- 96DMiss. homeUSA
- 97DDeadly snakeVIPER
- 99DGene arising from mutationALLELE
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