LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Scrabble piece
- 5Come to a close
- 8Small fruit pie
- 12Beyoncé, to the Beyhive
- 13Caviar
- 14"Makes sense now"
- 16Replace a player on the basepath
- 18Sibling's daughters
- 19Critical time
- 20Comedian who co-created the Netflix animated series "Big Mouth"
- 22October birthstone
- 24Unlike 18-Across
- 25Bag-checking org.
- 26Dana Bash's channel
- 28Loose-leaf beverage
- 30Fly or fish, for example
- 32Ski resort pass
- 35Top poker cards
- 39Houseplant that seldom needs watering
- 40Mama's hermana
- 41Iditarod town
- 42Prefix with watts
- 43"RuPaul's Drag Race" segment featuring celebrity impressions
- 46Bread served with biryani
- 48Body of water
- 49Glum
- 50Orbiting facility: Abbr.
- 53__ de gallo
- 55Dethrone
- 57Reject, on a dating app
- 60Informed
- 62Bemoan
- 63Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called
- 66Add a raised design to
- 67Younger "ManningCast" host
- 68Reverse
- 69Stretch across
- 70Earn after taxes
- 71Loch with a legend
Down
- 1Helpful pointer
- 2Terse confession
- 3Drink made with Earl Grey tea and steamed milk
- 4Yosemite Valley landmark, for short
- 5Use bleach on a load of colored laundry, say
- 6Fly or fish, for example
- 7Jeans fabric
- 8Cake layer
- 9Posh neckwear
- 10Film spools
- 11Unit of magnetic flux density
- 14Belly dancer's jewelry
- 15Someone to trail behind?
- 17Luxury hotel chain
- 21Warnings
- 23"Lilo & Stitch" costume accessory
- 26Chowder morsel
- 27Cairo's river
- 29"Smile and be on your best behavior!"
- 31Sharp noise
- 33Origami slipup
- 34Korean automaker
- 36Boundary between land and water
- 37Actress Thompson
- 38Bird feeder filler
- 43Tall circus performer's pair
- 44Corp. leader
- 45High in the Alps?
- 47Works the first shift at a café, say
- 50Cruise stopovers
- 51Shrek's home
- 52Lion hoisted skyward during "Circle of Life"
- 54Not infrequently
- 56"Whee!"
- 58Laborer
- 59Story
- 61Box set units
- 64Baby fox
- 65Lip balm brand
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 32-across.
- Constructed by Matthew Stock %26 Mark Valdez.
All 78 answers
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- 1AScrabble pieceTILE
- 5ACome to a closeEND
- 8ASmall fruit pieTART
- 12ABeyoncé, to the BeyhiveIDOL
- 13ACaviarROE
- 14A"Makes sense now"AHISEE
- 16AReplace a player on the basepathPINCHRUN
- 18ASibling's daughtersNIECES
- 19ACritical timeDDAY
- 20AComedian who co-created the Netflix animated series "Big Mouth"NICKKROLL
- 22AOctober birthstoneOPAL
- 24AUnlike 18-AcrossMALE
- 25ABag-checking org.TSA
- 26ADana Bash's channelCNN
- 28ALoose-leaf beverageTEA
- 30AFly or fish, for exampleVERB
- 32ASki resort passLIFTTICKET
- 35ATop poker cardsACES
- 39AHouseplant that seldom needs wateringALOE
- 40AMama's hermanaTIA
- 41AIditarod townNOME
- 42APrefix with wattsMEGA
- 43A"RuPaul's Drag Race" segment featuring celebrity impressionsSNATCHGAME
- 46ABread served with biryaniROTI
- 48ABody of waterSEA
- 49AGlumSAD
- 50AOrbiting facility: Abbr.ISS
- 53A__ de galloPICO
- 55ADethroneOUST
- 57AReject, on a dating appSWIPELEFT
- 60AInformedTOLD
- 62ABemoanLAMENT
- 63AGo on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be calledTAKEFIVE
- 66AAdd a raised design toEMBOSS
- 67AYounger "ManningCast" hostELI
- 68AReverseUNDO
- 69AStretch acrossSPAN
- 70AEarn after taxesNET
- 71ALoch with a legendNESS
- 1DHelpful pointerTIP
- 2DTerse confessionIDID
- 3DDrink made with Earl Grey tea and steamed milkLONDONFOG
- 4DYosemite Valley landmark, for shortELCAP
- 5DUse bleach on a load of colored laundry, sayERR
- 6DFly or fish, for exampleNOUN
- 7DJeans fabricDENIM
- 8DCake layerTIER
- 9DPosh neckwearASCOT
- 10DFilm spoolsREELS
- 11DUnit of magnetic flux densityTESLA
- 14DBelly dancer's jewelryANKLET
- 15DSomeone to trail behind?HIKER
- 17DLuxury hotel chainHYATT
- 21DWarningsCAVEATS
- 23D"Lilo & Stitch" costume accessoryLEI
- 26DChowder morselCLAM
- 27DCairo's riverNILE
- 29D"Smile and be on your best behavior!"ACTNICE
- 31DSharp noiseBANG
- 33DOrigami slipupTEAR
- 34DKorean automakerKIA
- 36DBoundary between land and waterCOASTLINE
- 37DActress ThompsonEMMA
- 38DBird feeder fillerSEED
- 43DTall circus performer's pairSTILTS
- 44DCorp. leaderCEO
- 45DHigh in the Alps?HAUTE
- 47DWorks the first shift at a café, sayOPENS
- 50DCruise stopoversISLES
- 51DShrek's homeSWAMP
- 52DLion hoisted skyward during "Circle of Life"SIMBA
- 54DNot infrequentlyOFTEN
- 56D"Whee!"SOFUN
- 58DLaborerPEON
- 59DStoryTALE
- 61DBox set unitsDVDS
- 64DBaby foxKIT
- 65DLip balm brandEOS
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