LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, October 31, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1Oscar winner Sorvino
- 5Tanqueray, Bombay, et al.
- 9Rugby formation
- 14Scott Turow work
- 15"Let me do it"
- 16Word with party or guest
- 17Phishing line?
- 18"99 Luftballons" singer
- 19Country singer Keith
- 20Tees off closer to the hole in mini golf?
- 23"Bad Romance" singer Lady __
- 24Land on the sea?
- 28Place to get rid of broken furniture and pictures of exes?
- 31Borders on
- 33Bedtime story, e.g.
- 34Catch
- 35More than a few
- 36Food for finches
- 38Cohort of cows
- 39"__ be an honor!"
- 40Actress Chaplin
- 41Puts in order
- 42Cars used to transport boxwoods and hydrangeas?
- 46Area around a fireplace
- 47Woeful sigh
- 48Benefited from the end of daylight saving time, or a hint to 20-, 28-, and 42-Across
- 54"Is it too risky for me?"
- 57Rowboat set
- 58Ish
- 59Sue Bird's alma mater, for short
- 60Arduous hike
- 61Overflow (with)
- 62Loo door sign
- 63Ice queen with more than 400,000 computer-generated strands of hair
- 64Achy
Down
- 1Rootless plant used in some street art
- 2Approximate diameter of a quarter
- 3__ admiral
- 4Omnipotent
- 5Tree with fan-shaped leaves
- 6Arctic fishing tool
- 7Another name for Grandma
- 8Insta post
- 9Z's
- 10Nevada senator Catherine __ Masto
- 11Barbecue blend
- 12Letters on Katie Ledecky's suit
- 13R&B's Boyz II __
- 21Luxury cosmetics brand
- 22Eurasian mountain range
- 25Also-rans
- 26Like helium and xenon
- 27Has to have
- 28Arctic expanse
- 29Starting five in basketball, e.g.
- 30Blob of gum
- 31Pennsylvania sect that embraces simple living
- 32Take a dip
- 362014 Winter Olympics city
- 37Ambient musician Brian
- 38Phenoms
- 40Procures
- 41Read
- 43Requiring immediate attention
- 44San Diego squad
- 45State with no native snakes or lizards
- 49Scribbled reminder
- 50__ Grey tea
- 51Crumbled cheesecake topping
- 52__ error
- 53City on the Tiber
- 54Was into
- 55Good draw in blackjack
- 56Pitcher Guidry who won a Cy Young in 1978
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 35 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 28-across.
- Constructed by Wendy L. Brandes.
All 74 answers
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- 1AOscar winner SorvinoMIRA
- 5ATanqueray, Bombay, et al.GINS
- 9ARugby formationSCRUM
- 14AScott Turow workONEL
- 15A"Let me do it"ICAN
- 16AWord with party or guestHOUSE
- 17APhishing line?SCAM
- 18A"99 Luftballons" singerNENA
- 19ACountry singer KeithURBAN
- 20ATees off closer to the hole in mini golf?SHRINKSAPUTT
- 23A"Bad Romance" singer Lady __GAGA
- 24ALand on the sea?REELIN
- 28APlace to get rid of broken furniture and pictures of exes?THROWAWAYZONE
- 31ABorders onABUTS
- 33ABedtime story, e.g.TALE
- 34ACatchSEE
- 35AMore than a fewMANY
- 36AFood for finchesSEEDS
- 38ACohort of cowsHERD
- 39A"__ be an honor!"ITD
- 40AActress ChaplinOONA
- 41APuts in orderSORTS
- 42ACars used to transport boxwoods and hydrangeas?SHRUBCOMPACTS
- 46AArea around a fireplaceHEARTH
- 47AWoeful sighALAS
- 48ABenefited from the end of daylight saving time, or a hint to 20-, 28-, and 42-AcrossGAINEDANHOUR
- 54A"Is it too risky for me?"DAREI
- 57ARowboat setOARS
- 58AIshORSO
- 59ASue Bird's alma mater, for shortUCONN
- 60AArduous hikeTREK
- 61AOverflow (with)TEEM
- 62ALoo door signGENTS
- 63AIce queen with more than 400,000 computer-generated strands of hairELSA
- 64AAchySORE
- 1DRootless plant used in some street artMOSS
- 2DApproximate diameter of a quarterINCH
- 3D__ admiralREAR
- 4DOmnipotentALMIGHTY
- 5DTree with fan-shaped leavesGINKGO
- 6DArctic fishing toolICESAW
- 7DAnother name for GrandmaNANA
- 8DInsta postSNAP
- 9DZ'sSHUTEYE
- 10DNevada senator Catherine __ MastoCORTEZ
- 11DBarbecue blendRUB
- 12DLetters on Katie Ledecky's suitUSA
- 13DR&B's Boyz II __MEN
- 21DLuxury cosmetics brandNARS
- 22DEurasian mountain rangeURALS
- 25DAlso-ransLOSERS
- 26DLike helium and xenonINERT
- 27DHas to haveNEEDS
- 28DArctic expanseTUNDRA
- 29DStarting five in basketball, e.g.ATEAM
- 30DBlob of gumWAD
- 31DPennsylvania sect that embraces simple livingAMISH
- 32DTake a dipBATHE
- 36D2014 Winter Olympics citySOCHI
- 37DAmbient musician BrianENO
- 38DPhenomsHOTSHOTS
- 40DProcuresOBTAINS
- 41DReadSCAN
- 43DRequiring immediate attentionURGENT
- 44DSan Diego squadPADRES
- 45DState with no native snakes or lizardsALASKA
- 49DScribbled reminderNOTE
- 50D__ Grey teaEARL
- 51DCrumbled cheesecake toppingOREO
- 52D__ errorUSER
- 53DCity on the TiberROME
- 54DWas intoDUG
- 55DGood draw in blackjackACE
- 56DPitcher Guidry who won a Cy Young in 1978RON
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