LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, October 20, 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Prefix with gender
- 4East Coast gas station chain with a goose logo
- 8Play group?
- 12Little troublemaker
- 13Purple flower
- 14Wind instrument that typically has 23 tone holes
- 15Hopping pal of Pooh
- 16*Breakfast chain founded in metro Atlanta
- 18*Harlem Globetrotters legend known for his shaved head
- 20Florida freshwater springs mammal
- 21Make it to
- 22"Gracious!"
- 24__ Diego Padres
- 25"Gracious!"
- 27Ceiling spinner
- 30Brief "We'll figure it out later"
- 31Jazz horn
- 32Baseball apparel company
- 34*Dramatic snag in the outfield
- 37"Pick up the pace!"
- 38Female 11-Down
- 39"Go team!"
- 40Guffaw
- 41__ and aahed
- 43Theater chain initials
- 44Research on a rival, briefly
- 45Tennis legend Gibson
- 48Cupcake topper
- 51*Feature of some blocky footwear
- 54Combo meal component, and what the answers to the starred clues have
- 56Bard's before
- 57More than one can count
- 58Some UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- 59Quoter's "I'm aware of the error"
- 60Join using heat
- 61Singles
- 62Shriek of fear
Down
- 1Historian's word of approximation
- 2"Later"
- 3Gambling venue that may offer Super Bowl parlays
- 4Elastigirl, to Mr. Incredible
- 5__ Romeo
- 6Enjoy a mudhole
- 7Blackjack card
- 8Pirate riches
- 9Sit beside
- 10Won by a __
- 11Buck or 38-Across
- 13__ Back: movement focused on ancestral sovereignty
- 16MGM Grand rival
- 17HS course that taught practical skills
- 19Tough to move
- 23Dating app "designed to be deleted"
- 25Card game that requires no skill
- 26Iron __: rust
- 27Greek salad topper
- 28St. Louis landmark
- 29"Pass"
- 30Drive-__ window
- 31Hunch over
- 33Campfire output
- 34Mission-driven individual?
- 35Slow-moving, as traffic
- 36Silent "Go for it"
- 42"Sounds like a blast!"
- 43Brewmaster brews
- 44Without stopping
- 45Many moons
- 46Spooky
- 47Smart __
- 48"That much was clear to me"
- 49Quote as a source
- 50Megastar
- 52Lake between Toledo and Buffalo
- 53Commotions
- 55To's counterpart
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 34-across.
- Constructed by Matthew Stock.
All 76 answers
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- 1APrefix with genderCIS
- 4AEast Coast gas station chain with a goose logoWAWA
- 8APlay group?BAND
- 12ALittle troublemakerIMP
- 13APurple flowerLILAC
- 14AWind instrument that typically has 23 tone holesOBOE
- 15AHopping pal of PoohROO
- 16A*Breakfast chain founded in metro AtlantaWAFFLEHOUSE
- 18A*Harlem Globetrotters legend known for his shaved headCURLYNEAL
- 20AFlorida freshwater springs mammalOTTER
- 21AMake it toATTEND
- 22A"Gracious!"OHMY
- 24A__ Diego PadresSAN
- 25A"Gracious!"WOWIE
- 27ACeiling spinnerFAN
- 30ABrief "We'll figure it out later"TBD
- 31AJazz hornSAX
- 32ABaseball apparel companyNEWERA
- 34A*Dramatic snag in the outfieldSHOESTRINGCATCH
- 37A"Pick up the pace!"PRONTO
- 38AFemale 11-DownDOE
- 39A"Go team!"RAH
- 40AGuffawYUK
- 41A__ and aahedOOHED
- 43ATheater chain initialsAMC
- 44AResearch on a rival, brieflyOPPO
- 45ATennis legend GibsonALTHEA
- 48ACupcake topperICING
- 51A*Feature of some blocky footwearWEDGEHEEL
- 54ACombo meal component, and what the answers to the starred clues haveSIDEOFFRIES
- 56ABard's beforeERE
- 57AMore than one can countATON
- 58ASome UNESCO World Heritage SitesRUINS
- 59AQuoter's "I'm aware of the error"SIC
- 60AJoin using heatWELD
- 61ASinglesONES
- 62AShriek of fearEEK
- 1DHistorian's word of approximationCIRCA
- 2D"Later"IMOUT
- 3DGambling venue that may offer Super Bowl parlaysSPORTSBOOK
- 4DElastigirl, to Mr. IncredibleWIFE
- 5D__ RomeoALFA
- 6DEnjoy a mudholeWALLOW
- 7DBlackjack cardACE
- 8DPirate richesBOOTY
- 9DSit besideABUT
- 10DWon by a __NOSE
- 11DBuck or 38-AcrossDEER
- 13D__ Back: movement focused on ancestral sovereigntyLAND
- 16DMGM Grand rivalWYNN
- 17DHS course that taught practical skillsHOMEEC
- 19DTough to moveLEADEN
- 23DDating app "designed to be deleted"HINGE
- 25DCard game that requires no skillWAR
- 26DIron __: rustOXIDE
- 27DGreek salad topperFETACHEESE
- 28DSt. Louis landmarkARCH
- 29D"Pass"NAH
- 30DDrive-__ windowTHRU
- 31DHunch overSTOOP
- 33DCampfire outputWARMTH
- 34DMission-driven individual?SPY
- 35DSlow-moving, as trafficSTOPGO
- 36DSilent "Go for it"NOD
- 42D"Sounds like a blast!"HOWFUN
- 43DBrewmaster brewsALES
- 44DWithout stoppingONEND
- 45DMany moonsAGES
- 46DSpookyEERIE
- 47DSmart __ALECK
- 48D"That much was clear to me"ISAW
- 49DQuote as a sourceCITE
- 50DMegastarIDOL
- 52DLake between Toledo and BuffaloERIE
- 53DCommotionsDINS
- 55DTo's counterpartFRO
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