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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 23, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, October 23, 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

  • 1Jazz venue
  • 5Persian word for "king"
  • 9Bejeweled Blitz icons
  • 13Sweat spot
  • 14Get greasy
  • 16Dark cloud, maybe
  • 17Cancel culture adherent?
  • 19Purple pet in classic cartoons
  • 20Ordeals
  • 21Solemn pledge
  • 23"That's neither here __ there"
  • 24Echo effect
  • 25Pop culture adherent?
  • 27Inverness veto
  • 28Pinkie promises, e.g.
  • 30Samba or mambo
  • 31Trader Joe's rival
  • 33"Geaux Tigers!" sch.
  • 34Something borrowed
  • 35Counter culture adherent?
  • 38Rosemary cuttings
  • 41Joke around
  • 42The __: manifestation of performance anxiety
  • 46Event space
  • 47Computer clicker
  • 49Cleverness
  • 50Hookup culture adherent?
  • 52Alternative milk source with a high water footprint
  • 54Spicy
  • 55Froot Loops mascot Toucan __
  • 56Crown act
  • 57Screen time device
  • 59Club culture adherent?
  • 62__ mortals
  • 63Crochet Away nail polish brand
  • 64Inheritance portion
  • 65Abbr. in some airport names
  • 66Tacks on
  • 67Thus

Down

  • 1Product lines?
  • 2Brutally honest
  • 3Made it
  • 4Target of some clippers
  • 5Candies that can cause salivation
  • 6Chart toppers
  • 7Indie prefix
  • 8__ rancheros
  • 9Deity
  • 10Noteworthy
  • 11Isla in the Balearic Sea
  • 12Explore the Balearic Sea, e.g.
  • 15Nudge
  • 18Small business?
  • 22One may be knee-deep
  • 24Biological translation template
  • 25Struggling to get over, say
  • 26Low-quality, in slang
  • 29Forensic drama franchise
  • 32Menzel who made her Broadway debut in "Rent"
  • 34Coats paired with bow ties?
  • 36"Crikey!"
  • 37Actor Simu
  • 38Raw fish delicacy
  • 39Pull apart
  • 40Go back to square one
  • 43"Now, let's see"
  • 44Trying to reach, in a way
  • 45Norm: Abbr.
  • 47Boozy brunch beverage
  • 48Jazz icon Fitzgerald
  • 51Spelling expert?
  • 53Frog snack
  • 56Touch-to-pay tech
  • 58Fenwick Island St. Park loc.
  • 60Psychedelics study subj.
  • 61Fair-hiring initials

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AJazz venueUTAH
  • 5APersian word for "king"SHAH
  • 9ABejeweled Blitz iconsGEMS
  • 13ASweat spotPORE
  • 14AGet greasyOILUP
  • 16ADark cloud, maybeOMEN
  • 17ACancel culture adherent?CORDCUTTER
  • 19APurple pet in classic cartoonsDINO
  • 20AOrdealsRIGORS
  • 21ASolemn pledgeVOW
  • 23A"That's neither here __ there"NOR
  • 24AEcho effectREVERB
  • 25APop culture adherent?SODAJERK
  • 27AInverness vetoNAE
  • 28APinkie promises, e.g.PACTS
  • 30ASamba or mamboDANCE
  • 31ATrader Joe's rivalALDI
  • 33A"Geaux Tigers!" sch.LSU
  • 34ASomething borrowedRENTAL
  • 35ACounter culture adherent?DELICLERK
  • 38ARosemary cuttingsSPRIGS
  • 41AJoke aroundKID
  • 42AThe __: manifestation of performance anxietyYIPS
  • 46AEvent spaceARENA
  • 47AComputer clickerMOUSE
  • 49AClevernessWIT
  • 50AHookup culture adherent?SYSADMIN
  • 52AAlternative milk source with a high water footprintALMOND
  • 54ASpicyHOT
  • 55AFroot Loops mascot Toucan __SAM
  • 56ACrown actRULING
  • 57AScreen time deviceIPAD
  • 59AClub culture adherent?GOLFCADDIE
  • 62A__ mortalsMERE
  • 63ACrochet Away nail polish brandESSIE
  • 64AInheritance portionGENE
  • 65AAbbr. in some airport namesINTL
  • 66ATacks onADDS
  • 67AThusERGO
  • 1DProduct lines?UPC
  • 2DBrutally honestTOOREAL
  • 3DMade itARRIVED
  • 4DTarget of some clippersHEDGE
  • 5DCandies that can cause salivationSOURBALLS
  • 6DChart toppersHITS
  • 7DIndie prefixALT
  • 8D__ rancherosHUEVOS
  • 9DDeityGOD
  • 10DNoteworthyEMINENT
  • 11DIsla in the Balearic SeaMENORCA
  • 12DExplore the Balearic Sea, e.g.SNORKEL
  • 15DNudgePROD
  • 18DSmall business?CORP
  • 22DOne may be knee-deepWADER
  • 24DBiological translation templateRNA
  • 25DStruggling to get over, saySTUCKON
  • 26DLow-quality, in slangJANKY
  • 29DForensic drama franchiseCSI
  • 32DMenzel who made her Broadway debut in "Rent"IDINA
  • 34DCoats paired with bow ties?REDSAUCES
  • 36D"Crikey!"EGADS
  • 37DActor SimuLIU
  • 38DRaw fish delicacySASHIMI
  • 39DPull apartPRYOPEN
  • 40DGo back to square oneRESTART
  • 43D"Now, let's see"IWONDER
  • 44DTrying to reach, in a wayPINGING
  • 45DNorm: Abbr.STD
  • 47DBoozy brunch beverageMIMOSA
  • 48DJazz icon FitzgeraldELLA
  • 51DSpelling expert?MAGE
  • 53DFrog snackMIDGE
  • 56DTouch-to-pay techRFID
  • 58DFenwick Island St. Park loc.DEL
  • 60DPsychedelics study subj.LSD
  • 61DFair-hiring initialsEEO

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