LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, October 24, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Many Chi-town homes
- 5Sore with
- 10Sleep under the stars
- 14Grab and go?
- 1514th century Russian ruler
- 16Not even close
- 17Replacement joint that's even better than new?
- 19__ Reader
- 20Common lease period for 1-Across
- 21Support column
- 23Journalist Lesley
- 24Linguistic battle between psychologists?
- 29Location of une bouche
- 30Actor Bridges
- 31Safe havens
- 32Color TV pioneer
- 34Informed Delivery org.
- 36Ref. that added "horror show" in 2024
- 37Jerks riding public transit?
- 41Novelty lips stuff
- 42"__ it obvious?"
- 43Clinch
- 44Marshmallow spread
- 46Bluish green
- 48Howard, for one: Abbr.
- 52Donuts, bagels, et al.?
- 54"Oppenheimer" director
- 55Word with stress, or a common source of stress
- 56One who might take a stand
- 58Like some contracts
- 60Accept victory, however dubious, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37-, and 52-Across
- 63"La Brea" actress Skye
- 64Dark doings
- 65Tech company that owns the Chinese microblogging app Weibo
- 66Fantasy franchise letters
- 67Answer
- 68Firebird roof option
Down
- 1Nearly
- 2Ballet class
- 3Attempted to rip open
- 4"Don't leave!"
- 5Actress Kunis
- 6Unwilling (to)
- 7Mark longer than a dit
- 8Padmé's beloved
- 9Hedren of "The Birds"
- 10Doesn't let anything fall through the cracks?
- 11"Please, go first"
- 12Guy
- 13Start to check?
- 18Goofy frame
- 22"Be right there!"
- 25Plagued
- 26Sign of aging
- 27Drafts that are lighter than stouts
- 28Sketchy area?
- 30Striped __
- 33Precipitous drops
- 35Alpine skier Mahre who won 27 World Cup races
- 37Virtuous circle
- 38Thrilled
- 39Glom __
- 40"I can handle the truth!"
- 41Skip the daily commute, for short
- 45Tentative inquiry
- 47Too
- 49Choked
- 50Sin City attraction
- 51Open up
- 53Marine scamp
- 54Some degree
- 57Teeny
- 58Frying need
- 59Kanga's kid
- 61St. crosser
- 62Currency of Laos
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by Katherine Baicker %26 Laura Dershewitz.
All 76 answers
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- 1AMany Chi-town homesAPTS
- 5ASore withMADAT
- 10ASleep under the starsCAMP
- 14AGrab and go?LOOT
- 15A14th century Russian rulerIVANI
- 16ANot even closeAFAR
- 17AReplacement joint that's even better than new?MIRACLEHIP
- 19A__ ReaderUTNE
- 20ACommon lease period for 1-AcrossONEYEAR
- 21ASupport columnPILE
- 23AJournalist LesleySTAHL
- 24ALinguistic battle between psychologists?SHRINKRAP
- 29ALocation of une boucheTETE
- 30AActor BridgesBEAU
- 31ASafe havensASYLA
- 32AColor TV pioneerRCA
- 34AInformed Delivery org.USPS
- 36ARef. that added "horror show" in 2024OED
- 37AJerks riding public transit?HEELSONTHEBUS
- 41ANovelty lips stuffWAX
- 42A"__ it obvious?"ISNT
- 43AClinchICE
- 44AMarshmallow spreadFLUFF
- 46ABluish greenTEAL
- 48AHoward, for one: Abbr.HBCU
- 52ADonuts, bagels, et al.?HOLEFOODS
- 54A"Oppenheimer" directorNOLAN
- 55AWord with stress, or a common source of stressTEST
- 56AOne who might take a standWITNESS
- 58ALike some contractsORAL
- 60AAccept victory, however dubious, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37-, and 52-AcrossTAKETHEWIN
- 63A"La Brea" actress SkyeIONE
- 64ADark doingsEVILS
- 65ATech company that owns the Chinese microblogging app WeiboSINA
- 66AFantasy franchise lettersLOTR
- 67AAnswerREPLY
- 68AFirebird roof optionTTOP
- 1DNearlyALMOST
- 2DBallet classPOINTE
- 3DAttempted to rip openTOREAT
- 4D"Don't leave!"STAYHERE
- 5DActress KunisMILA
- 6DUnwilling (to)AVERSE
- 7DMark longer than a ditDAH
- 8DPadmé's belovedANI
- 9DHedren of "The Birds"TIPPI
- 10DDoesn't let anything fall through the cracks?CAULKS
- 11D"Please, go first"AFTERYOU
- 12DGuyMAN
- 13DStart to check?PRE
- 18DGoofy frameCEL
- 22D"Be right there!"INASEC
- 25DPlaguedHAUNTED
- 26DSign of agingRUST
- 27DDrafts that are lighter than stoutsALES
- 28DSketchy area?PAD
- 30DStriped __BASS
- 33DPrecipitous dropsCLIFFS
- 35DAlpine skier Mahre who won 27 World Cup racesPHIL
- 37DVirtuous circleHALO
- 38DThrilledEXULTANT
- 39DGlom __ONTO
- 40D"I can handle the truth!"BEHONEST
- 41DSkip the daily commute, for shortWFH
- 45DTentative inquiryFEELER
- 47DTooASWELL
- 49DChokedBLEWIT
- 50DSin City attractionCASINO
- 51DOpen upUNSNAP
- 53DMarine scampOTTER
- 54DSome degreeNTH
- 57DTeenyITSY
- 58DFrying needOIL
- 59DKanga's kidROO
- 61DSt. crosserAVE
- 62DCurrency of LaosKIP
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