LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 18, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1Epic __
- 5Family unit
- 9App with Social and Promotions tabs
- 14Instrument for a Swiss mountaineer
- 16"The Big Bang Theory" co-creator Chuck
- 17Mission to go after imaginary germs?
- 19Perfume samples
- 20Loads
- 21Old French coin
- 22"I'm so mean, I make medicine sick" boxer
- 23Military vessel in terrible condition?
- 32Calendar col.
- 33Sporty Camaro
- 34Huge herbivore
- 35Site to find a handmade wedding dress, perhaps
- 37Powerful sharks
- 39Ventura County tourist town
- 40Parting word
- 42Epic party
- 43__ Toy Barn: "Toy Story 2" shop
- 44Antitrust lawsuit, perhaps?
- 48Hard water?
- 49Abbr. on a pill bottle
- 50Crowning point
- 54Break down
- 58Doubleheader feature, and what are literally found in 17-, 23-, and 44-Across
- 61Benefit
- 62Feature of many a TV show summary
- 63Aptly named novelist Charles
- 64"I feel __": It's like you know me!"
- 65"Madam Secretary" actor Tim
Down
- 1No mere opinion
- 2Part of a sunburn treatment, often
- 3Deprivatization events, for short
- 4Alphabet soup bite
- 5Guardians of the Tree of Life
- 6"Gigi" playwright Anita
- 7Dada pioneer Jean
- 822.5 deg.
- 9Montana's __ National Park
- 10Sunbeam speck
- 11Number for soprano Pretty Yende
- 12Hemoglobin mineral
- 13Optometrist's concern
- 15Nash of "When They See Us"
- 18Hand __: sushi order
- 22With no overhead added
- 23Cook, as bao buns
- 24One-up
- 25Piney ooze
- 26Good for farming
- 27Hungarian wine
- 28"The Chi" airer, briefly
- 29Traditional religious garment
- 30As a whole
- 31Composure
- 36Fashion designer Jenny
- 38No longer large
- 41Angry speaker's droplet
- 45Tres y cinco
- 46"August: __ County"
- 47Plateau
- 50Energy snack brand for kids
- 51Nesting site
- 52Frozen Four org.
- 53"Joke, joke"
- 54Hobby farm measure
- 55Where it's fun to stay, per the Village People
- 56Evangelist's quality
- 572021 award for Naomi Osaka
- 59Degrees for EEs
- 60Unreturned serve
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 31 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Every clue and answer is listed below.
All 72 answers
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- 1AEpic __FAIL
- 5AFamily unitCLAN
- 9AApp with Social and Promotions tabsGMAIL
- 14AInstrument for a Swiss mountaineerALPENHORN
- 16A"The Big Bang Theory" co-creator ChuckLORRE
- 17AMission to go after imaginary germs?COOTIEOPERATION
- 19APerfume samplesTESTERS
- 20ALoadsOCEANS
- 21AOld French coinECU
- 22A"I'm so mean, I make medicine sick" boxerALI
- 23AMilitary vessel in terrible condition?SORRYBATTLESHIP
- 32ACalendar col.TUE
- 33ASporty CamaroIROC
- 34AHuge herbivoreRHINO
- 35ASite to find a handmade wedding dress, perhapsETSY
- 37APowerful sharksMAKOS
- 39AVentura County tourist townOJAI
- 40AParting wordADIOS
- 42AEpic partyBASH
- 43A__ Toy Barn: "Toy Story 2" shopALS
- 44AAntitrust lawsuit, perhaps?MONOPOLYTROUBLE
- 48AHard water?ICE
- 49AAbbr. on a pill bottleUSP
- 50ACrowning pointZENITH
- 54ABreak downANALYZE
- 58ADoubleheader feature, and what are literally found in 17-, 23-, and 44-AcrossBACKTOBACKGAMES
- 61ABenefitAVAIL
- 62AFeature of many a TV show summarySCREENCAP
- 63AAptly named novelist CharlesREADE
- 64A"I feel __": It's like you know me!"SEEN
- 65A"Madam Secretary" actor TimDALY
- 1DNo mere opinionFACT
- 2DPart of a sunburn treatment, oftenALOE
- 3DDeprivatization events, for shortIPOS
- 4DAlphabet soup biteLETTER
- 5DGuardians of the Tree of LifeCHERUBIM
- 6D"Gigi" playwright AnitaLOOS
- 7DDada pioneer JeanARP
- 8D22.5 deg.NNE
- 9DMontana's __ National ParkGLACIER
- 10DSunbeam speckMOTE
- 11DNumber for soprano Pretty YendeARIA
- 12DHemoglobin mineralIRON
- 13DOptometrist's concernLENS
- 15DNash of "When They See Us"NIECY
- 18DHand __: sushi orderROLL
- 22DWith no overhead addedATCOST
- 23DCook, as bao bunsSTEAM
- 24DOne-upOUTDO
- 25DPiney oozeRESIN
- 26DGood for farmingARABLE
- 27DHungarian wineTOKAY
- 28D"The Chi" airer, brieflySHO
- 29DTraditional religious garmentHIJAB
- 30DAs a wholeINALL
- 31DComposurePOISE
- 36DFashion designer JennyYOO
- 38DNo longer largeSHRUNKEN
- 41DAngry speaker's dropletSPITTLE
- 45DTres y cincoOCHO
- 46D"August: __ County"OSAGE
- 47DPlateauUPLAND
- 50DEnergy snack brand for kidsZBAR
- 51DNesting siteEAVE
- 52DFrozen Four org.NCAA
- 53D"Joke, joke"IKID
- 54DHobby farm measureACRE
- 55DWhere it's fun to stay, per the Village PeopleYMCA
- 56DEvangelist's qualityZEAL
- 57D2021 award for Naomi OsakaESPY
- 59DDegrees for EEsBSS
- 60DUnreturned serveACE
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