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LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, October 22, 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

  • 1Civil War POTUS
  • 4Anklebones
  • 9Lawn ornament in a hat
  • 14Bagel topping
  • 15Not suitable
  • 16Aspirational, as goals
  • 17Hill worker?
  • 181977 Top 20 single by Boz Scaggs
  • 20DEA agent
  • 2244th first family
  • 23"Love your work!"
  • 27Drive-__
  • 30Polite assent in Seville
  • 31Court figs.
  • 33Rower's implement
  • 34"The Mystery of __ Drood"
  • 36Face With Tears of Joy, for one
  • 38Engagement ring option
  • 41Selected
  • 43Cars
  • 44Zeus, e.g.
  • 45Skip the grass seed
  • 48Cloaks
  • 52Highlander of ancient Peru
  • 54Aspiring musician's goal
  • 56Zeus's daughter
  • 58Not fooled by
  • 59Dramatic presentation often staged during Lent
  • 64Do some mending
  • 65The Ivies, e.g.
  • 66Leader of the girl group Red Velvet
  • 67Before, before
  • 68Some Southwest landmarks
  • 69Things to read on the road
  • 70Australian airport code

Down

  • 1"Ironic" singer Morissette
  • 2Brand of scouring powder
  • 3Bonuses
  • 4Up to, for short
  • 5Alex and __ jewelry
  • 6"Tubular!"
  • 7"Spaceballs," for one
  • 8Bleak assessment
  • 9Down in the dumps
  • 10Skim, in the dairy aisle
  • 11Branch
  • 12The NHL's Canadiens, on a scoreboard
  • 13Quiet part of a hurricane
  • 19"Pitch Perfect" actress __ Mae Lee
  • 21"Here's to you!"
  • 24Boxers or briefs
  • 25Formal dress
  • 26Actor Stoltz
  • 28"The Big Bang Theory" character
  • 29New England sch.
  • 32__ fiddle
  • 35Teacher's org.
  • 37High-priority activity, per some guidebooks
  • 38Downloads before a long road trip, perhaps
  • 39Japanese sport
  • 40Rating unit
  • 41Much of the F/X in the MCU
  • 42Babe
  • 46Black-and-white treat
  • 47"Mystic River" novelist Lehane
  • 49Inserts in some frames
  • 50Diner or bistro
  • 51Lost steam
  • 53Lost
  • 55Island off Naples
  • 57Battleship successes
  • 59Juice brand with distinctive bottles
  • 60Nail, as a test
  • 61Relay segment
  • 62"The Baby-Sitters Club" writer __ M. Martin
  • 63"Affirmative"

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 18-across.
  4. Constructed by Emma Oxford.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ACivil War POTUSABE
  • 4AAnklebonesTARSI
  • 9ALawn ornament in a hatGNOME
  • 14ABagel toppingLOX
  • 15ANot suitableINAPT
  • 16AAspirational, as goalsLOFTY
  • 17AHill worker?ANT
  • 18A1977 Top 20 single by Boz ScaggsLIDOSHUFFLE
  • 20ADEA agentNARC
  • 22A44th first familyOBAMAS
  • 23A"Love your work!"IMAHUGEFAN
  • 27ADrive-__THRU
  • 30APolite assent in SevilleSISENOR
  • 31ACourt figs.DAS
  • 33ARower's implementOAR
  • 34A"The Mystery of __ Drood"EDWIN
  • 36AFace With Tears of Joy, for oneEMOJI
  • 38AEngagement ring optionPRINCESSCUT
  • 41ASelectedCHOSE
  • 43ACarsAUTOS
  • 44AZeus, e.g.GOD
  • 45ASkip the grass seedSOD
  • 48ACloaksMANTLES
  • 52AHighlander of ancient PeruINCA
  • 54AAspiring musician's goalRECORDDEAL
  • 56AZeus's daughterATHENA
  • 58ANot fooled byONTO
  • 59ADramatic presentation often staged during LentPASSIONPLAY
  • 64ADo some mendingSEW
  • 65AThe Ivies, e.g.OCTET
  • 66ALeader of the girl group Red VelvetIRENE
  • 67ABefore, beforeERE
  • 68ASome Southwest landmarksMESAS
  • 69AThings to read on the roadSIGNS
  • 70AAustralian airport codeSYD
  • 1D"Ironic" singer MorissetteALANIS
  • 2DBrand of scouring powderBONAMI
  • 3DBonusesEXTRAS
  • 4DUp to, for shortTIL
  • 5DAlex and __ jewelryANI
  • 6D"Tubular!"RAD
  • 7D"Spaceballs," for oneSPOOF
  • 8DBleak assessmentITSBAD
  • 9DDown in the dumpsGLUM
  • 10DSkim, in the dairy aisleNOFAT
  • 11DBranchOFFSHOOT
  • 12DThe NHL's Canadiens, on a scoreboardMTL
  • 13DQuiet part of a hurricaneEYE
  • 19D"Pitch Perfect" actress __ Mae LeeHANA
  • 21D"Here's to you!"CHEERS
  • 24DBoxers or briefsUNDIES
  • 25DFormal dressGOWN
  • 26DActor StoltzERIC
  • 28D"The Big Bang Theory" characterRAJ
  • 29DNew England sch.URI
  • 32D__ fiddleSECOND
  • 35DTeacher's org.NEA
  • 37DHigh-priority activity, per some guidebooksMUSTDO
  • 38DDownloads before a long road trip, perhapsPODCASTS
  • 39DJapanese sportSUMO
  • 40DRating unitSTAR
  • 41DMuch of the F/X in the MCUCGI
  • 42DBabeHON
  • 46DBlack-and-white treatOREO
  • 47D"Mystic River" novelist LehaneDENNIS
  • 49DInserts in some framesLENSES
  • 50DDiner or bistroEATERY
  • 51DLost steamSLOWED
  • 53DLostATSEA
  • 55DIsland off NaplesCAPRI
  • 57DBattleship successesHITS
  • 59DJuice brand with distinctive bottlesPOM
  • 60DNail, as a testACE
  • 61DRelay segmentLEG
  • 62D"The Baby-Sitters Club" writer __ M. MartinANN
  • 63D"Affirmative"YES

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