LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, September 19, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025/81 clues solved
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Across
- 1__ second
- 5Percussion troupe since 1991
- 10Prickly plants
- 15Cream alternative
- 16Eaglet's home
- 17Astronaut Ochoa
- 18Tons
- 19*Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor?
- 21Handles
- 23Bill
- 24Each
- 25*Bun that's a really big hit?
- 29Japanese artist and peace activist
- 30Fuss
- 31Crocheter's stash
- 33Yearning
- 36Large mammals in matrilineal groups
- 40Paint option
- 43*One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning?
- 46Ages
- 47Panache
- 48Wasabi __
- 49Heroic deed
- 51Upfront stake
- 53Beloved rock, e.g.
- 55*Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian?
- 62Actor Idris
- 64__ bean
- 65ID on a map
- 66Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues?
- 70Kiwi-shaped
- 71Gobbled down
- 72Backsplash installer
- 73Kite flyer's need
- 74Grown efts
- 75With a wink
- 76Confidentiality docs
Down
- 1Tends (toward)
- 2Pizzazz
- 3Feature of a rose garden in full bloom
- 4"Shake on it"
- 5__ Diego
- 6Leaves that might be red or read
- 7Chimp kin
- 8Like a key that may evoke sadness
- 9__-Bismol
- 10GM's Mary Barra, for one
- 11Italian auto, familiarly
- 12Neckwear suitable for a young child
- 13Western Wyoming county
- 14Insta browsing goal, perhaps
- 20Depend (on)
- 22Sign of a packed house
- 26Adored celebrity
- 27Benchmarks
- 28Tibetan monk
- 32Decreased
- 33Distant
- 34Wardrobe staple
- 35Concoction that might be pint-sized
- 37Tent bed
- 38Vague amount
- 39Like a system that's revolutionary?
- 41PreCheck org.
- 42GRE org.
- 44"Stat!"
- 45Inheritance factor
- 50Rock's Jethro __
- 52__ chi
- 53Louisiana's state nut
- 54Overjoy
- 56Hilarious folks
- 57Username, often
- 58More than anything
- 59Naturalist Attenborough
- 60Family, in Hawaiian
- 61Gym chain that began in Venice Beach
- 63Be next to
- 67Special __
- 68Fish that swims by generating waves
- 69Not sweet
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 16x15 with 81 entries.
- There are 37 across and 44 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 43-across.
- Constructed by Zhou Zhang.
All 81 answers
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- 1A__ secondLEAP
- 5APercussion troupe since 1991STOMP
- 10APrickly plantsCACTI
- 15ACream alternativeECRU
- 16AEaglet's homeAERIE
- 17AAstronaut OchoaELLEN
- 18ATonsALOT
- 19A*Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor?NAANPROFITS
- 21AHandlesNAMES
- 23ABillNOTE
- 24AEachAPOP
- 25A*Bun that's a really big hit?STARRINGROLL
- 29AJapanese artist and peace activistONO
- 30AFussTODO
- 31ACrocheter's stashYARN
- 33AYearningITCH
- 36ALarge mammals in matrilineal groupsORCAS
- 40APaint optionMATTE
- 43A*One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning?CEREALMONOGAMIST
- 46AAgesYEARS
- 47APanacheSTYLE
- 48AWasabi __PEAS
- 49AHeroic deedFEAT
- 51AUpfront stakeANTE
- 53ABeloved rock, e.g.PET
- 55A*Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian?PUREBREADDOG
- 62AActor IdrisELBA
- 64A__ beanLIMA
- 65AID on a mapIDAHO
- 66AFueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues?CARBOLOADED
- 70AKiwi-shapedOVAL
- 71AGobbled downATEUP
- 72ABacksplash installerTILER
- 73AKite flyer's needWIND
- 74AGrown eftsNEWTS
- 75AWith a winkSLYLY
- 76AConfidentiality docsNDAS
- 1DTends (toward)LEANS
- 2DPizzazzECLAT
- 3DFeature of a rose garden in full bloomAROMA
- 4D"Shake on it"PUTERTHERE
- 5D__ DiegoSAN
- 6DLeaves that might be red or readTEA
- 7DChimp kinORANG
- 8DLike a key that may evoke sadnessMINOR
- 9D__-BismolPEPTO
- 10DGM's Mary Barra, for oneCEO
- 11DItalian auto, familiarlyALFA
- 12DNeckwear suitable for a young childCLIPONTIE
- 13DWestern Wyoming countyTETON
- 14DInsta browsing goal, perhapsINSPO
- 20DDepend (on)RELY
- 22DSign of a packed houseSRO
- 26DAdored celebrityIDOL
- 27DBenchmarksNORMS
- 28DTibetan monkLAMA
- 32DDecreasedRAMPEDDOWN
- 33DDistantICY
- 34DWardrobe stapleTEE
- 35DConcoction that might be pint-sizedCRAFTBREW
- 37DTent bedCOT
- 38DVague amountANY
- 39DLike a system that's revolutionary?SOLAR
- 41DPreCheck org.TSA
- 42DGRE org.ETS
- 44D"Stat!"ASAP
- 45DInheritance factorGENE
- 50DRock's Jethro __TULL
- 52D__ chiTAI
- 53DLouisiana's state nutPECAN
- 54DOverjoyELATE
- 56DHilarious folksRIOTS
- 57DUsername, oftenEMAIL
- 58DMore than anythingBADLY
- 59DNaturalist AttenboroughDAVID
- 60DFamily, in HawaiianOHANA
- 61DGym chain that began in Venice BeachGOLDS
- 63DBe next toABUT
- 67DSpecial __OPS
- 68DFish that swims by generating wavesEEL
- 69DNot sweetDRY
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