LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, September 1, 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Life line location
- 5Touches on an edge
- 10Outfit for a lazy day at home, for short
- 13Chemistry test subject?
- 14Tropical verandas
- 16Weeding tool
- 17*Grinning creature in Wonderland
- 19Monogram on a Libre perfume bottle
- 20Japanese pond fish
- 21James of jazz
- 22Tiny bit
- 24Whale locator
- 26"Uh ... "
- 28Tropical garland
- 29*Only "Friends" star never nominated for an Emmy during the show's run
- 34Eases off
- 37Half a laugh
- 38"Big Blue" tech co.
- 39Classic Battleship game piece
- 41"You look just like me!"
- 44Dah's partner
- 45Queen guitarist Brian
- 47Strong blackjack hand
- 48*Gingerbread shaper
- 52Golfer's goal
- 53__-friendly
- 54Monopoly surface
- 58Zigzag on skis
- 61"Lonely Boy" singer Paul
- 63Member of a slapstick trio
- 64Part of mpg
- 65*"A Chorus Line" event
- 68Have breakfast
- 69Hand-to-hand combat style
- 70Texter's "Or ... "
- 71Items in jewel cases
- 72Muscle-bone connector
- 73"Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues
Down
- 1Prepares for a trip
- 2Sneeze sound
- 3Hit snooze, perhaps
- 4Health care pros
- 5Fluttered down to a perch, say
- 6Negotiate a trade
- 7Dig up
- 8Tic __: mint brand
- 9"The King and I" kingdom
- 10Stephen Hawking, for one
- 11"Feliz Navidad" singer Feliciano
- 12Put on the market
- 15Winter wrap
- 18Epic protagonists
- 23"Video Games" singer Lana Del __
- 25Start of a play
- 27"Nice to __ you"
- 30"I can help"
- 31Starting to learn
- 32Theater award
- 33Marvel Comics mutants
- 34Band with a thunderbolt in its logo
- 35Pizzazz
- 36Spark plugs, wiper blades, etc.
- 40The Indy 500, e.g.
- 42Swelling reducer
- 43Wolfe of detective fiction
- 46Mexican peninsula
- 49"House" actor Penn
- 50Self-congratulatory cheer
- 51This evening, in ads
- 55Valued violin
- 56Candies that resemble lampshades
- 57Indian metropolis
- 58On __: without a contract
- 59Main role
- 60Barnyard bleats
- 62More than guessed
- 66__ Lanka
- 67Businesses: Abbr.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 38 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 29-across.
- Constructed by Lynn K. Watson %26 Katie Hale.
All 78 answers
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- 1ALife line locationPALM
- 5ATouches on an edgeABUTS
- 10AOutfit for a lazy day at home, for shortPJS
- 13AChemistry test subject?ACID
- 14ATropical verandasLANAIS
- 16AWeeding toolHOE
- 17A*Grinning creature in WonderlandCHESHIRECAT
- 19AMonogram on a Libre perfume bottleYSL
- 20AJapanese pond fishKOI
- 21AJames of jazzETTA
- 22ATiny bitMORSEL
- 24AWhale locatorSONAR
- 26A"Uh ... "ERM
- 28ATropical garlandLEI
- 29A*Only "Friends" star never nominated for an Emmy during the show's runCOURTENEYCOX
- 34AEases offABATES
- 37AHalf a laughHEE
- 38A"Big Blue" tech co.IBM
- 39AClassic Battleship game pieceCRUISER
- 41A"You look just like me!"TWINSIE
- 44ADah's partnerDIT
- 45AQueen guitarist BrianMAY
- 47AStrong blackjack handACETEN
- 48A*Gingerbread shaperCOOKIECUTTER
- 52AGolfer's goalPAR
- 53A__-friendlyECO
- 54AMonopoly surfaceBOARD
- 58AZigzag on skisSLALOM
- 61A"Lonely Boy" singer PaulANKA
- 63AMember of a slapstick trioMOE
- 64APart of mpgPER
- 65A*"A Chorus Line" eventCASTINGCALL
- 68AHave breakfastEAT
- 69AHand-to-hand combat styleKARATE
- 70ATexter's "Or ... "OTOH
- 71AItems in jewel casesCDS
- 72AMuscle-bone connectorSINEW
- 73A"Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred cluesSISI
- 1DPrepares for a tripPACKS
- 2DSneeze soundACHOO
- 3DHit snooze, perhapsLIEIN
- 4DHealth care prosMDS
- 5DFluttered down to a perch, sayALIT
- 6DNegotiate a tradeBARTER
- 7DDig upUNEARTH
- 8DTic __: mint brandTAC
- 9D"The King and I" kingdomSIAM
- 10DStephen Hawking, for onePHYSICIST
- 11D"Feliz Navidad" singer FelicianoJOSE
- 12DPut on the marketSELL
- 15DWinter wrapSTOLE
- 18DEpic protagonistsHEROES
- 23D"Video Games" singer Lana Del __REY
- 25DStart of a playACTI
- 27D"Nice to __ you"MEET
- 30D"I can help"USEME
- 31DStarting to learnNEWAT
- 32DTheater awardOBIE
- 33DMarvel Comics mutantsXMEN
- 34DBand with a thunderbolt in its logoACDC
- 35DPizzazzBRIO
- 36DSpark plugs, wiper blades, etc.AUTOPARTS
- 40DThe Indy 500, e.g.RACE
- 42DSwelling reducerICEBAG
- 43DWolfe of detective fictionNERO
- 46DMexican peninsulaYUCATAN
- 49D"House" actor PennKAL
- 50DSelf-congratulatory cheerIROCK
- 51DThis evening, in adsTONITE
- 55DValued violinAMATI
- 56DCandies that resemble lampshadesROLOS
- 57DIndian metropolisDELHI
- 58DOn __: without a contractSPEC
- 59DMain roleLEAD
- 60DBarnyard bleatsMAAS
- 62DMore than guessedKNEW
- 66D__ LankaSRI
- 67DBusinesses: Abbr.COS
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