LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Dreary
- 5Shock
- 9Improvises vocally
- 14Currency in 20 countries
- 15Desire
- 16Like days long ago
- 17Has-__
- 18Cornhusker st.
- 19McDonald of "The Gilded Age"
- 20Winner of the first Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle
- 23Not even
- 24Pilot's approx.
- 25Dads
- 26__-la-la
- 29Problem in one's pants or pantry
- 32Burro
- 34"White Christmas" co-star
- 40Where to see the big picture?
- 41"Rudy" coach Parseghian
- 42Erté's style
- 43"Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through class
- 48Soccer fan's "Bravo!"
- 49Tennis great Arthur
- 50Michigan's __ Locks
- 51Wee
- 54Rocket ending
- 56Speed Wagon automaker
- 58Shampoo brand that claims to be "plant obsessed," and what 20-, 34-, and 43-Across all have
- 64Like sun bears and pandas
- 65__-Seltzer
- 66California roll ingredient
- 68Italian soccer great Maldini
- 69__-back
- 70Like a fairy tale duckling
- 71Fragrant compound
- 72Postseason honorees, briefly
- 73Memorization technique
Down
- 1Food blogger Perelman
- 2Feels bad about
- 3Geometric calculation
- 4Salsa hand drum
- 5Outdated term for noncoding genetic material
- 6Cookie with many specialty flavors
- 7Pride Month letters
- 8Not wordy
- 9Scoundrel
- 10Country __
- 11Tally
- 12__ firma
- 13Glitches
- 21Red-coated cheese
- 22List ender
- 26Klutz's move, perhaps
- 27"Ben-Hur" setting
- 28"Hurry!" letters
- 30Peak transport
- 31Lebanon neighbor
- 33Bubbly beverage
- 35Convention center event
- 36Tuna holders
- 37Brooklyn B-ballers
- 38Start for -derm or -plasm
- 39Toy on a string
- 44"__ Rigby"
- 45Rod's partner
- 46Duds
- 47Hammer head
- 51Rhombus, e.g.
- 52Southwestern flattops
- 53Eliciting many laughs
- 55Domain
- 57Happen
- 59Packed hay
- 60Many an Eastern European
- 61YouTube ad option
- 62Therefore
- 63Shaker filling
- 67"Toodles!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 34-across.
- Constructed by Sheri Steinmetz %26 Katie Hale.
All 78 answers
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- 1ADrearyDRAB
- 5AShockJOLT
- 9AImprovises vocallySCATS
- 14ACurrency in 20 countriesEURO
- 15ADesireURGE
- 16ALike days long agoOLDEN
- 17AHas-__BEEN
- 18ACornhusker st.NEBR
- 19AMcDonald of "The Gilded Age"AUDRA
- 20AWinner of the first Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyleSAGEKOTSENBURG
- 23ANot evenODD
- 24APilot's approx.ETD
- 25ADadsPAS
- 26A__-la-laTRA
- 29AProblem in one's pants or pantryANTS
- 32ABurroASS
- 34A"White Christmas" co-starROSEMARYCLOONEY
- 40AWhere to see the big picture?IMAX
- 41A"Rudy" coach ParseghianARA
- 42AErté's styleDECO
- 43A"Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through classPEPPERMINTPATTY
- 48ASoccer fan's "Bravo!"OLE
- 49ATennis great ArthurASHE
- 50AMichigan's __ LocksSOO
- 51AWeeSMA
- 54ARocket endingEER
- 56ASpeed Wagon automakerREO
- 58AShampoo brand that claims to be "plant obsessed," and what 20-, 34-, and 43-Across all haveHERBALESSENCES
- 64ALike sun bears and pandasASIAN
- 65A__-SeltzerALKA
- 66ACalifornia roll ingredientCRAB
- 68AItalian soccer great MaldiniPAOLO
- 69A__-backLAID
- 70ALike a fairy tale ducklingUGLY
- 71AFragrant compoundESTER
- 72APostseason honorees, brieflyMVPS
- 73AMemorization techniqueROTE
- 1DFood blogger PerelmanDEB
- 2DFeels bad aboutRUES
- 3DGeometric calculationAREA
- 4DSalsa hand drumBONGO
- 5DOutdated term for noncoding genetic materialJUNKDNA
- 6DCookie with many specialty flavorsOREO
- 7DPride Month lettersLGBT
- 8DNot wordyTERSE
- 9DScoundrelSOANDSO
- 10DCountry __CLUB
- 11DTallyADDUP
- 12D__ firmaTERRA
- 13DGlitchesSNAGS
- 21DRed-coated cheeseEDAM
- 22DList enderETAL
- 26DKlutz's move, perhapsTRIP
- 27D"Ben-Hur" settingROME
- 28D"Hurry!" lettersASAP
- 30DPeak transportTRAM
- 31DLebanon neighborSYRIA
- 33DBubbly beverageSODA
- 35DConvention center eventEXPO
- 36DTuna holdersCANS
- 37DBrooklyn B-ballersNETS
- 38DStart for -derm or -plasmECTO
- 39DToy on a stringYOYO
- 44D"__ Rigby"ELEANOR
- 45DRod's partnerREEL
- 46DDudsTHREADS
- 47DHammer headPEEN
- 51DRhombus, e.g.SHAPE
- 52DSouthwestern flattopsMESAS
- 53DEliciting many laughsARIOT
- 55DDomainREALM
- 57DHappenOCCUR
- 59DPacked hayBALE
- 60DMany an Eastern EuropeanSLAV
- 61DYouTube ad optionSKIP
- 62DThereforeERGO
- 63DShaker fillingSALT
- 67D"Toodles!"BYE
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