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LA Times Crossword Answers for Monday, September 15, 2025

Monday, September 15, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Monday, September 15, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1"Darn!"
  • 5Bubble tea "bubbles"
  • 9Subside, as rain
  • 14Otherwise
  • 15Many a Dubai resident
  • 16Clean thoroughly
  • 17Half expecting a terrible outcome
  • 20Clean thoroughly
  • 21"In all probability ... "
  • 22Ran into
  • 24__ Lanka
  • 25"That's the fellow!"
  • 28"What a pity"
  • 35Japanese noodle
  • 37Cookbook writer Garten
  • 38Mario Kart brother
  • 39Demographic statistical standard
  • 43Yours, once
  • 44Promos
  • 45Small opening
  • 46"No problems yet"
  • 50"Certainly!"
  • 51"__ the season ... "
  • 52Pinterest pin
  • 54Spiraling
  • 59Dads
  • 63Classic family sitcom starring Robert Young
  • 67"The X Factor" judge Cowell
  • 68Architectural overhang
  • 69"By Jove!"
  • 70Elizabeth of "WandaVision"
  • 71Audition (for)
  • 72Casual denial

Down

  • 1Game officials
  • 2Oscar winner Guinness
  • 3Ruler of Imperial Russia
  • 4Clear component of blood
  • 5Exile
  • 6URL ending for nonprofits
  • 7Cricket club
  • 8Detests
  • 9Off-color or blue
  • 10God with a bow and arrow
  • 11Actress Reid
  • 12Sputnik power, briefly
  • 13Cubs slugger __ Crow-Armstrong
  • 18Skeptical reply
  • 19Amend
  • 23Slender
  • 24German prison camps
  • 25Chases game
  • 26Boise's state
  • 27Recurring theme
  • 29"SNL" alum Gasteyer
  • 30Flamenco cry
  • 31Yours and mine
  • 32Bagel alternative
  • 33A&M student, familiarly
  • 34Intake guidelines
  • 36Totenberg of NPR
  • 40"__ the ramparts we watched ... "
  • 41Brouhaha
  • 42Abbr. on a brandy label
  • 47Use a swizzle stick
  • 48Pig, cutely
  • 49Quick swims
  • 53Airplane seating area
  • 54"Assuming that's true ... "
  • 55Emery board target
  • 56Casino cash dispensers
  • 57Casino card dispenser
  • 58Teller's partner in magic
  • 60Money in the Philippines
  • 61"Now!" letters
  • 62Eye affliction
  • 64Scottish refusal
  • 65Lab eggs
  • 66Tie the knot

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 45 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Freddie Cheng.

All 78 answers

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  • 1A"Darn!"RATS
  • 5ABubble tea "bubbles"BOBA
  • 9ASubside, as rainLETUP
  • 14AOtherwiseELSE
  • 15AMany a Dubai residentARAB
  • 16AClean thoroughlyERASE
  • 17AHalf expecting a terrible outcomeFEARINGTHEWORST
  • 20AClean thoroughlySCRUB
  • 21A"In all probability ... "ODDSARE
  • 22ARan intoMET
  • 24A__ LankaSRI
  • 25A"That's the fellow!"HIM
  • 28A"What a pity"THATSTOOBAD
  • 35AJapanese noodleUDON
  • 37ACookbook writer GartenINA
  • 38AMario Kart brotherLUIGI
  • 39ADemographic statistical standardNATIONALAVERAGE
  • 43AYours, onceTHINE
  • 44APromosADS
  • 45ASmall openingSLIT
  • 46A"No problems yet"SOFARSOGOOD
  • 50A"Certainly!"YES
  • 51A"__ the season ... "TIS
  • 52APinterest pinPIC
  • 54ASpiralingINASPIN
  • 59ADadsPAPAS
  • 63AClassic family sitcom starring Robert YoungFATHERKNOWSBEST
  • 67A"The X Factor" judge CowellSIMON
  • 68AArchitectural overhangEAVE
  • 69A"By Jove!"ISAY
  • 70AElizabeth of "WandaVision"OLSEN
  • 71AAudition (for)READ
  • 72ACasual denialNOPE
  • 1DGame officialsREFS
  • 2DOscar winner GuinnessALEC
  • 3DRuler of Imperial RussiaTSAR
  • 4DClear component of bloodSERUM
  • 5DExileBAN
  • 6DURL ending for nonprofitsORG
  • 7DCricket clubBAT
  • 8DDetestsABHORS
  • 9DOff-color or blueLEWD
  • 10DGod with a bow and arrowEROS
  • 11DActress ReidTARA
  • 12DSputnik power, brieflyUSSR
  • 13DCubs slugger __ Crow-ArmstrongPETE
  • 18DSkeptical replyIBET
  • 19DAmendEDIT
  • 23DSlenderTHIN
  • 24DGerman prison campsSTALAGS
  • 25DChases gameHUNTS
  • 26DBoise's stateIDAHO
  • 27DRecurring themeMOTIF
  • 29D"SNL" alum GasteyerANA
  • 30DFlamenco cryOLE
  • 31DYours and mineOURS
  • 32DBagel alternativeBIALY
  • 33DA&M student, familiarlyAGGIE
  • 34DIntake guidelinesDIETS
  • 36DTotenberg of NPRNINA
  • 40D"__ the ramparts we watched ... "OER
  • 41DBrouhahaADO
  • 42DAbbr. on a brandy labelVSOP
  • 47DUse a swizzle stickSTIR
  • 48DPig, cutelyOINKER
  • 49DQuick swimsDIPS
  • 53DAirplane seating areaCABIN
  • 54D"Assuming that's true ... "IFSO
  • 55DEmery board targetNAIL
  • 56DCasino cash dispensersATMS
  • 57DCasino card dispenserSHOE
  • 58DTeller's partner in magicPENN
  • 60DMoney in the PhilippinesPESO
  • 61D"Now!" lettersASAP
  • 62DEye afflictionSTYE
  • 64DScottish refusalNAE
  • 65DLab eggsOVA
  • 66DTie the knotWED

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