LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 9, 2025
Thursday, October 9, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Distracted boyfriend and Surprised Pikachu
- 6Giants slugger Mel
- 9Grows faint
- 13Glorify
- 14__ Beta Kappa
- 15Waiting, as champagne
- 17*Vessel secretly ridden by Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
- 19Saw
- 20Brief fight
- 21"X" and "Pearl" actress Goth
- 23Loan option, for short
- 24*Hank Aaron's record 2,297
- 27Divine
- 30Clothing line
- 31Instrument commonly made from African blackwood
- 32Prefix with net or com
- 35Abate
- 38Gym unit
- 39*Ursine critter with a distinctive orange patch on its chest
- 41Couple
- 42Go green, perhaps
- 43Shredded __
- 44Euro forerunner
- 45Actress Remini
- 47LeBron James and Steph Curry, by birth
- 50*Don't pull any shenanigans
- 54"Let There Be Rock" band
- 55Laid low
- 56Rizzo of "Midnight Cowboy"
- 59Musical endings
- 61Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
- 64Woeful words
- 65Flock sound
- 66Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts
- 67Really ticks off
- 68PC key near Z
- 69City east of the Great Salt Lake
Down
- 1"Family Guy" daughter
- 2Awkward people to run into, perhaps
- 3Frutti di __: Italian seafood dish
- 4One of many in Boston Common
- 5Position
- 6Black __
- 7Flip (through)
- 8Leg bone
- 9Abbey title
- 10Covered by one's insurance
- 11Found object art, often
- 12N.K. Jemisin genre
- 16Key with one sharp: Abbr.
- 18Zero
- 22Totally stumped
- 25River to the English Channel
- 26Region: Abbr.
- 27Expedition maker
- 28Comply
- 29Obstacle course component, often
- 33Org. for LeBron James and Steph Curry
- 34Grand __ National Park
- 36Aloe target
- 37Fluffy accessories
- 39Deckhand
- 40"Totally!"
- 44Got clobbered
- 46Coop up
- 48Feminine possessive
- 49"My vote is to skip it"
- 50Scotch cookie spice
- 51Biotech bacteria
- 52Disney lion
- 53Perfect
- 57Courted?
- 58As soon as
- 60Pt. of GPS
- 62Convened
- 63Capitol fig.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 24-across.
- Constructed by Dan Caprera.
All 76 answers
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- 1ADistracted boyfriend and Surprised PikachuMEMES
- 6AGiants slugger MelOTT
- 9AGrows faintDIMS
- 13AGlorifyEXALT
- 14A__ Beta KappaPHI
- 15AWaiting, as champagneONICE
- 17A*Vessel secretly ridden by Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"GERMANSUB
- 19ASawMAXIM
- 20ABrief fightSETTO
- 21A"X" and "Pearl" actress GothMIA
- 23ALoan option, for shortREFI
- 24A*Hank Aaron's record 2,297RUNSBATTEDIN
- 27ADivineFORESEE
- 30AClothing lineSEAM
- 31AInstrument commonly made from African blackwoodOBOE
- 32APrefix with net or comINTER
- 35AAbateEBB
- 38AGym unitREP
- 39A*Ursine critter with a distinctive orange patch on its chestSUNBEAR
- 41ACoupleDUO
- 42AGo green, perhapsDYE
- 43AShredded __WHEAT
- 44AEuro forerunnerLIRA
- 45AActress ReminiLEAH
- 47ALeBron James and Steph Curry, by birthOHIOANS
- 50A*Don't pull any shenanigansMEANBUSINESS
- 54A"Let There Be Rock" bandACDC
- 55ALaid lowHID
- 56ARizzo of "Midnight Cowboy"RATSO
- 59AMusical endingsCODAS
- 61ACasual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?MESSYBUNS
- 64AWoeful wordsELEGY
- 65AFlock soundBAA
- 66AEmma Roberts, to Julia RobertsNIECE
- 67AReally ticks offIRES
- 68APC key near ZALT
- 69ACity east of the Great Salt LakeOGDEN
- 1D"Family Guy" daughterMEG
- 2DAwkward people to run into, perhapsEXES
- 3DFrutti di __: Italian seafood dishMARE
- 4DOne of many in Boston CommonELMTREE
- 5DPositionSTATUS
- 6DBlack __OPS
- 7DFlip (through)THUMB
- 8DLeg boneTIBIA
- 9DAbbey titleDOM
- 10DCovered by one's insuranceINAREA
- 11DFound object art, oftenMIXEDMEDIA
- 12DN.K. Jemisin genreSCIFI
- 16DKey with one sharp: Abbr.EMIN
- 18DZeroNONE
- 22DTotally stumpedATSEA
- 25DRiver to the English ChannelSEINE
- 26DRegion: Abbr.TERR
- 27DExpedition makerFORD
- 28DComplyOBEY
- 29DObstacle course component, oftenROPELADDER
- 33DOrg. for LeBron James and Steph CurryNBA
- 34DGrand __ National ParkTETON
- 36DAloe targetBURN
- 37DFluffy accessoriesBOAS
- 39DDeckhandSWAB
- 40D"Totally!"UHHUH
- 44DGot clobberedLOSTBIG
- 46DCoop upENCAGE
- 48DFeminine possessiveHERS
- 49D"My vote is to skip it"ISAYNO
- 50DScotch cookie spiceMACE
- 51DBiotech bacteriaECOLI
- 52DDisney lionSIMBA
- 53DPerfectIDEAL
- 57DCourted?SUED
- 58DAs soon asONCE
- 60DPt. of GPSSYS
- 62DConvenedSAT
- 63DCapitol fig.SEN
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