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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 2, 2025

Thursday, October 2, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, October 2, 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

  • 1Soup noodles
  • 5Touch
  • 9"Heavens, no!"
  • 14Baked custard
  • 15Fibrous, as roots
  • 16Stradivarius alternative
  • 17Peculiar anesthesiologist?
  • 19Dish with a vinegared rice base
  • 20"You know you wanna!"
  • 21Like taupe
  • 23Noodle soup
  • 24Sad maker of simple dresses?
  • 28Components of a square meal?
  • 30Exit key
  • 31Social follower?
  • 32Receptive (to)
  • 33Aardvark snack
  • 35Loathed
  • 37Slightly loopy purveyor of Scottish attire?
  • 41Pelvic bones
  • 44Shy
  • 45Paper clip for an attachment, e.g.
  • 49Somewhat
  • 50Football VIPs
  • 53Luxurious
  • 55Highly critical grain producer?
  • 58Root word?
  • 59Molasses relative
  • 60Trade
  • 62Bond actor
  • 63Deadpan mathematician?
  • 67Grasslike plant
  • 68Narwhal feature
  • 69Stick in the mud
  • 70Chilly temps
  • 71Sole
  • 72When Romeo says, "Thus with a kiss I die"

Down

  • 1Calif. hub
  • 2English gent
  • 3Poor decision
  • 4Part of A.D.
  • 5Branch
  • 6"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama" memoirist Odenkirk
  • 7Sch. with a Quaker mascot
  • 8Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" films
  • 9Artistic style that imitates another
  • 10Part of a blue crew
  • 11Gives an enthusiastic try
  • 12Olympian, for one
  • 13Switch predecessor
  • 18Take back command?
  • 22Hesitation sounds
  • 23All for
  • 25Character who says, "Some people are worth melting for"
  • 26;)
  • 27Crimson or carmine
  • 29"Are you __ out?"
  • 34Muscle spasm
  • 36Edible part of a pomegranate
  • 38Web sections for the curious or confused
  • 39Great Lakes diving bird
  • 40Kind
  • 41Girl of the fam
  • 42Growth threatened by an emerald borer
  • 43Pretense
  • 46Like some tile
  • 47Vigilant
  • 48Last in a long series
  • 51Secretly loop in
  • 52"__ the highest bidder!"
  • 54Pakistani language
  • 56Dominion
  • 57Episode shown after the series finale
  • 61Austen protagonist
  • 62Wisc. winter hrs.
  • 64Fashion logo initials
  • 65Sun spot
  • 66Step (up)

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 11 letters and is 24-across.
  4. Constructed by Tara Holland.

All 78 answers

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  • 1ASoup noodlesSOBA
  • 5ATouchABUT
  • 9A"Heavens, no!"PSHAW
  • 14ABaked custardFLAN
  • 15AFibrous, as rootsROPY
  • 16AStradivarius alternativeAMATI
  • 17APeculiar anesthesiologist?ODDNUMBER
  • 19ADish with a vinegared rice baseSUSHI
  • 20A"You know you wanna!"CMON
  • 21ALike taupeNEUTRAL
  • 23ANoodle soupPHO
  • 24ASad maker of simple dresses?DOWNSHIFTER
  • 28AComponents of a square meal?RAVIOLI
  • 30AExit keyESC
  • 31ASocial follower?ITE
  • 32AReceptive (to)OPEN
  • 33AAardvark snackANT
  • 35ALoathedHATED
  • 37ASlightly loopy purveyor of Scottish attire?OFFKILTER
  • 41APelvic bonesSACRA
  • 44AShyCOY
  • 45APaper clip for an attachment, e.g.ICON
  • 49ASomewhatISH
  • 50AFootball VIPsQBS
  • 53ALuxuriousOPULENT
  • 55AHighly critical grain producer?SHARPCORNER
  • 58ARoot word?RAH
  • 59AMolasses relativeTREACLE
  • 60ATradeDEAL
  • 62ABond actorCRAIG
  • 63ADeadpan mathematician?DRYSUMMER
  • 67AGrasslike plantSEDGE
  • 68ANarwhal featureTUSK
  • 69AStick in the mudMIRE
  • 70AChilly tempsTEENS
  • 71ASoleONLY
  • 72AWhen Romeo says, "Thus with a kiss I die"ACTV
  • 1DCalif. hubSFO
  • 2DEnglish gentOLDCHAP
  • 3DPoor decisionBADMOVE
  • 4DPart of A.D.ANNO
  • 5DBranchARM
  • 6D"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama" memoirist OdenkirkBOB
  • 7DSch. with a Quaker mascotUPENN
  • 8DGibson of the "Fast & Furious" filmsTYRESE
  • 9DArtistic style that imitates anotherPASTICHE
  • 10DPart of a blue crewSMURF
  • 11DGives an enthusiastic tryHASATIT
  • 12DOlympian, for oneATHLETE
  • 13DSwitch predecessorWII
  • 18DTake back command?UNDO
  • 22DHesitation soundsUHS
  • 23DAll forPRO
  • 25DCharacter who says, "Some people are worth melting for"OLAF
  • 26D;)WINK
  • 27DCrimson or carmineRED
  • 29D"Are you __ out?"INOR
  • 34DMuscle spasmTIC
  • 36DEdible part of a pomegranateARIL
  • 38DWeb sections for the curious or confusedFAQPAGES
  • 39DGreat Lakes diving birdLOON
  • 40DKindTYPE
  • 41DGirl of the famSIS
  • 42DGrowth threatened by an emerald borerASHTREE
  • 43DPretenseCHARADE
  • 46DLike some tileCERAMIC
  • 47DVigilantONALERT
  • 48DLast in a long seriesNTH
  • 51DSecretly loop inBCC
  • 52D"__ the highest bidder!"SOLDTO
  • 54DPakistani languageURDU
  • 56DDominionREIGN
  • 57DEpisode shown after the series finaleRERUN
  • 61DAusten protagonistEMMA
  • 62DWisc. winter hrs.CST
  • 64DFashion logo initialsYSL
  • 65DSun spotSKY
  • 66DStep (up)REV

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