LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Material for a "No. 1" finger
- 5Squarish
- 9Maddow's channel
- 14Give the __-over
- 15Mountaineer's goal
- 16"Word has it ... "
- 17What "vintage" often means
- 18Perlman of "Barbie"
- 19"Impossible!"
- 20*Lines on a family tree
- 23Grimm offerings
- 24Life hack, e.g.
- 25Far from festive
- 28Fills fully
- 31Having limits
- 33Gift topper
- 36*Treated unseriously
- 38Cornell University's namesake
- 40NAACP co-founder __ B. Wells
- 41Fallon predecessor
- 42*App with layered satellite images
- 47Take a gander
- 48West Coast burger chain
- 49Water nymph in Greek mythology
- 51Not pos.
- 52Setting for a mad scientist
- 54Writer's first effort
- 57Feeling euphoric, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are
- 62British pop singer Lewis
- 64Get as a reward
- 65Unpartnered
- 662020 film about Shaggy's canine sidekick
- 67"The Star-Spangled Banner" topic
- 68Really rankles
- 69A little eccentric
- 70Doesn't gulp down
- 71Driver on a movie set
Down
- 1Final __: March Madness round
- 2First stage
- 3Speedy Northeast Corridor train
- 4Olympian's haul
- 5Worker with a daily grind?
- 6Nueve preceder
- 7Superheroes trained at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
- 8Sourdough starter component
- 9Little pet that may be pot-bellied
- 10Boutique
- 11Vox, Axios, Reuters, et al.
- 12Barnyard bleat
- 13React to a tearjerker
- 21Squad
- 22Audiophile's apparatus
- 26Show remorse
- 27Crusoe creator
- 29Actress Falco
- 30Midsize car
- 32Org. with Kraken on ice
- 33Get the ball rolling
- 34Stratospheric shield
- 35Metaphor for a bad start
- 37Fictional archaeologist Croft
- 39In the past
- 43Newborn soother
- 44Citation abbr.
- 45Old news?
- 46Comedian Kevin
- 50Mexican flower
- 53Issues to gripe about
- 55Nordic cruise sight
- 56Toy truck brand
- 58Playing to break a tie, briefly
- 59"Melting clocks" painter Salvador
- 60Lunch order in a wheat tortilla
- 61Old-timey assent
- 62Trippy drug
- 63Sustainability prefix
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Ben Zimmer.
All 76 answers
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- 1AMaterial for a "No. 1" fingerFOAM
- 5ASquarishBOXY
- 9AMaddow's channelMSNBC
- 14AGive the __-overONCE
- 15AMountaineer's goalACME
- 16A"Word has it ... "IHEAR
- 17AWhat "vintage" often meansUSED
- 18APerlman of "Barbie"RHEA
- 19A"Impossible!"NOWAY
- 20A*Lines on a family treeRELATIONSHIPS
- 23AGrimm offeringsTALES
- 24ALife hack, e.g.TIP
- 25AFar from festiveSAD
- 28AFills fullySATES
- 31AHaving limitsFINITE
- 33AGift topperBOW
- 36A*Treated unseriouslyMADELIGHTOF
- 38ACornell University's namesakeEZRA
- 40ANAACP co-founder __ B. WellsIDA
- 41AFallon predecessorLENO
- 42A*App with layered satellite imagesGOOGLEEARTH
- 47ATake a ganderSEE
- 48AWest Coast burger chainINNOUT
- 49AWater nymph in Greek mythologyNAIAD
- 51ANot pos.NEG
- 52ASetting for a mad scientistLAB
- 54AWriter's first effortDRAFT
- 57AFeeling euphoric, and what the answers to the starred clues literally areFILLEDWITHJOY
- 62ABritish pop singer LewisLEONA
- 64AGet as a rewardEARN
- 65AUnpartneredLONE
- 66A2020 film about Shaggy's canine sidekickSCOOB
- 67A"The Star-Spangled Banner" topicFLAG
- 68AReally ranklesIRKS
- 69AA little eccentricDOTTY
- 70ADoesn't gulp downSIPS
- 71ADriver on a movie setADAM
- 1DFinal __: March Madness roundFOUR
- 2DFirst stageONSET
- 3DSpeedy Northeast Corridor trainACELA
- 4DOlympian's haulMEDALS
- 5DWorker with a daily grind?BARISTA
- 6DNueve precederOCHO
- 7DSuperheroes trained at Xavier's School for Gifted YoungstersXMEN
- 8DSourdough starter componentYEAST
- 9DLittle pet that may be pot-belliedMINIPIG
- 10DBoutiqueSHOP
- 11DVox, Axios, Reuters, et al.NEWSSITES
- 12DBarnyard bleatBAA
- 13DReact to a tearjerkerCRY
- 21DSquadTEAM
- 22DAudiophile's apparatusHIFI
- 26DShow remorseATONE
- 27DCrusoe creatorDEFOE
- 29DActress FalcoEDIE
- 30DMidsize carSEDAN
- 32DOrg. with Kraken on iceNHL
- 33DGet the ball rollingBEGIN
- 34DStratospheric shieldOZONE
- 35DMetaphor for a bad startWRONGFOOT
- 37DFictional archaeologist CroftLARA
- 39DIn the pastAGO
- 43DNewborn sootherLULLABY
- 44DCitation abbr.ETAL
- 45DOld news?TIDINGS
- 46DComedian KevinHART
- 50DMexican flowerDAHLIA
- 53DIssues to gripe aboutBEEFS
- 55DNordic cruise sightFJORD
- 56DToy truck brandTONKA
- 58DPlaying to break a tie, brieflyINOT
- 59D"Melting clocks" painter SalvadorDALI
- 60DLunch order in a wheat tortillaWRAP
- 61DOld-timey assentYESM
- 62DTrippy drugLSD
- 63DSustainability prefixECO
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