LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, October 27, 2025
Monday, October 27, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, October 27, 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
- 1Puff of smoke
- 5Veer off course, as a ship
- 8Morales who becomes Spider-Man in the "Spider-Verse" films
- 13Love, in León
- 14App Store patron
- 16Joker, to Batman
- 17Feng __
- 18Curly cabbage in the mustard family
- 19Software extension
- 20Cornucopia
- 23Beatles opener?
- 24NNW reversal
- 25Animation frame
- 28"Can't Fight This Feeling" band
- 32Chatted on WhatsApp, briefly
- 34Overtime cause
- 35Quarrel
- 36Quick snooze
- 37Nile reptile
- 38Bought by us
- 40Hoppy pub pick, for short
- 41Zagreb native
- 43Media with reflective sides
- 44Podiatry focus
- 45Device for inflating tires
- 49Gobbled up
- 50Cristo Redentor's city
- 51Floppy rabbit part
- 52Cord in some cardio workouts, or an apt description of each set of circled letters in this puzzle
- 58Formal "Me too"
- 61Volcano near Sicily's east coast
- 62Paradise
- 63Lard Lad treat on "The Simpsons"
- 64Like an old cotton blanket
- 65Family dinner rule, maybe
- 66Paver option
- 67Short story writer Edgar Allan __
- 68Deuce topper
Down
- 1Use soap on
- 2Texter's "As I see it"
- 3Tart-tasting
- 4Not handwritten
- 5Laugh riots
- 6"... and make it snappy!" letters
- 7"Maybe, maybe not"
- 8Shepherd's pie filling
- 9Racing body with an annual "500" event
- 10Showed the way
- 11Punk subgenre
- 12Antonym's opposite: Abbr.
- 15Witherspoon of "Big Little Lies"
- 21"Caught you!"
- 22Actor Beatty
- 26Like shortcake, compared to shortbread, usually
- 27Gem examiner's tool
- 28School assignment
- 29Domino dot
- 30Tug-of-__
- 31Not messy
- 32Andean empire
- 33Ave __: Catholic prayer
- 37From __ Z
- 38Verse of praise
- 39Upper chamber in Amer. politics
- 42Gets the best of
- 43Shirt that shows off one's abs
- 44Landlord's sign on an empty property
- 46Hosp. scan
- 47Plumbing components
- 48Yield to gravity
- 53Lightweight toy flyer
- 54Facts and figs.
- 55Strong smell
- 56Folk icon Seeger
- 57Green with __
- 58YouTube interruptions
- 59Note after fa
- 60Crime lab evidence
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 38 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 28-across.
- Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
All 78 answers
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- 1APuff of smokeWISP
- 5AVeer off course, as a shipYAW
- 8AMorales who becomes Spider-Man in the "Spider-Verse" filmsMILES
- 13ALove, in LeónAMOR
- 14AApp Store patronUSER
- 16AJoker, to BatmanENEMY
- 17AFeng __SHUI
- 18ACurly cabbage in the mustard familyKALE
- 19ASoftware extensionADDON
- 20ACornucopiaHORNOFPLENTY
- 23ABeatles opener?THE
- 24ANNW reversalSSE
- 25AAnimation frameCEL
- 28A"Can't Fight This Feeling" bandREOSPEEDWAGON
- 32AChatted on WhatsApp, brieflyIMED
- 34AOvertime causeTIE
- 35AQuarrelARGUE
- 36AQuick snoozeNAP
- 37ANile reptileASP
- 38ABought by usOUR
- 40AHoppy pub pick, for shortIPA
- 41AZagreb nativeCROAT
- 43AMedia with reflective sidesCDS
- 44APodiatry focusFEET
- 45ADevice for inflating tiresAIRCOMPRESSOR
- 49AGobbled upATE
- 50ACristo Redentor's cityRIO
- 51AFloppy rabbit partEAR
- 52ACord in some cardio workouts, or an apt description of each set of circled letters in this puzzleSKIPPINGROPE
- 58AFormal "Me too"ASDOI
- 61AVolcano near Sicily's east coastETNA
- 62AParadiseEDEN
- 63ALard Lad treat on "The Simpsons"DONUT
- 64ALike an old cotton blanketSOFT
- 65AFamily dinner rule, maybeNOTV
- 66APaver optionSLATE
- 67AShort story writer Edgar Allan __POE
- 68ADeuce topperTREY
- 1DUse soap onWASH
- 2DTexter's "As I see it"IMHO
- 3DTart-tastingSOUR
- 4DNot handwrittenPRINTED
- 5DLaugh riotsYUKFESTS
- 6D"... and make it snappy!" lettersASAP
- 7D"Maybe, maybe not"WELLSEE
- 8DShepherd's pie fillingMEAT
- 9DRacing body with an annual "500" eventINDYCAR
- 10DShowed the wayLED
- 11DPunk subgenreEMO
- 12DAntonym's opposite: Abbr.SYN
- 15DWitherspoon of "Big Little Lies"REESE
- 21D"Caught you!"OHO
- 22DActor BeattyNED
- 26DLike shortcake, compared to shortbread, usuallyEGGIER
- 27DGem examiner's toolLOUPE
- 28DSchool assignmentREPORT
- 29DDomino dotPIP
- 30DTug-of-__WAR
- 31DNot messyNEAT
- 32DAndean empireINCA
- 33DAve __: Catholic prayerMARIA
- 37DFrom __ ZATO
- 38DVerse of praiseODE
- 39DUpper chamber in Amer. politicsUSSENATE
- 42DGets the best ofACESOUT
- 43DShirt that shows off one's absCROPTOP
- 44DLandlord's sign on an empty propertyFORRENT
- 46DHosp. scanMRI
- 47DPlumbing componentsPIPES
- 48DYield to gravitySAG
- 53DLightweight toy flyerKITE
- 54DFacts and figs.INFO
- 55DStrong smellODOR
- 56DFolk icon SeegerPETE
- 57DGreen with __ENVY
- 58DYouTube interruptionsADS
- 59DNote after faSOL
- 60DCrime lab evidenceDNA
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