LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Wednesday, September 24, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Wednesday, September 24, 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
- 1Home of the Colosseum
- 5Muffin fiber
- 9Actor Omar
- 13Cut off
- 14In __ parentis
- 15"Star Wars" heroine
- 16Battle over a board
- 18Performed at a karaoke party
- 19Broadcasts
- 20Super-
- 21Pt. of some school names
- 22Places for plugs
- 24"Peyton Place" and "Diamonds Are Forever" actress
- 27Filming location
- 28"__ go time!"
- 30Sigh, say
- 31School administrator
- 33Tiny bit
- 36Summers on the Seine
- 37Semester-long writing assignment
- 40Be rife (with)
- 43Bump from office
- 44Baseball feature
- 47__ film
- 49Apropos
- 51Plead
- 53Film hitman played by Keanu Reeves
- 56Dog star
- 58Shift key toggle
- 59Increase
- 6117-time WWE champion
- 62Spa treatment, for short
- 63Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across?
- 65Yankee nickname of the 2000s
- 66Paul who wrote the lyrics to "My Way"
- 67Burlap bags
- 68Land in the sea
- 69Home for a heron
- 70Fencing blade
Down
- 1Brought back on board
- 2Took in too much
- 3World Cup superstar Lionel
- 4Hosp. areas
- 5Squeal
- 6Canned brand often used in chili con queso
- 7Ghana's capital
- 8Japanese drama
- 9Some other place
- 10Woolen outer layer
- 11Small puncture
- 12Droop
- 13Oodles
- 17"You __ be joking"
- 21Price addition
- 23Cloud __
- 25Kind of tide
- 26__ Moines, Iowa
- 29Liu of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
- 32Sign at a convenience store
- 34Curtailed missions?
- 35"Bye-bye!"
- 38Rice-A-__
- 39Spanish "this"
- 40Blues guitarist __ Mahal
- 41Green vehicles
- 42Gas additive
- 45Attendance record spoiler
- 46"Trust your keys with ... " car care chain
- 48Be in debt
- 50Commoner
- 52Clock innards
- 54Origami figure
- 55Shoes, casually
- 57Consign to the dustbin
- 60Three-player card game
- 62"Heart on My Sleeve" singer Ella __
- 63Block
- 64Purpose
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Ricky J. Sirois.
All 78 answers
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- 1AHome of the ColosseumROME
- 5AMuffin fiberBRAN
- 9AActor OmarEPPS
- 13ACut offSEVER
- 14AIn __ parentisLOCO
- 15A"Star Wars" heroineLEIA
- 16ABattle over a boardCHESSMATCH
- 18APerformed at a karaoke partySANG
- 19ABroadcastsAIRS
- 20ASuper-UBER
- 21APt. of some school namesTECH
- 22APlaces for plugsDRAINS
- 24A"Peyton Place" and "Diamonds Are Forever" actressLANAWOOD
- 27AFilming locationSET
- 28A"__ go time!"ITS
- 30ASigh, sayEXHALE
- 31ASchool administratorDEAN
- 33ATiny bitIOTA
- 36ASummers on the SeineETES
- 37ASemester-long writing assignmentTERMPAPER
- 40ABe rife (with)TEEM
- 43ABump from officeOUST
- 44ABaseball featureSEAM
- 47A__ filmACTION
- 49AAproposAPT
- 51APleadBEG
- 53AFilm hitman played by Keanu ReevesJOHNWICK
- 56ADog starLASSIE
- 58AShift key toggleCASE
- 59AIncreaseRISE
- 61A17-time WWE championCENA
- 62ASpa treatment, for shortMANI
- 63APlace for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across?BACKBURNER
- 65AYankee nickname of the 2000sAROD
- 66APaul who wrote the lyrics to "My Way"ANKA
- 67ABurlap bagsSACKS
- 68ALand in the seaISLE
- 69AHome for a heronNEST
- 70AFencing bladeEPEE
- 1DBrought back on boardREHIRED
- 2DTook in too muchOVERATE
- 3DWorld Cup superstar LionelMESSI
- 4DHosp. areasERS
- 5DSquealBLAB
- 6DCanned brand often used in chili con quesoROTEL
- 7DGhana's capitalACCRA
- 8DJapanese dramaNOH
- 9DSome other placeELSEWHERE
- 10DWoolen outer layerPEACOAT
- 11DSmall puncturePINHOLE
- 12DDroopSAG
- 13DOodlesSCADS
- 17D"You __ be joking"MUST
- 21DPrice additionTAX
- 23DCloud __NINE
- 25DKind of tideNEAP
- 26D__ Moines, IowaDES
- 29DLiu of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"SIMU
- 32DSign at a convenience storeATMINSIDE
- 34DCurtailed missions?OPS
- 35D"Bye-bye!"TATA
- 38DRice-A-__RONI
- 39DSpanish "this"ESTA
- 40DBlues guitarist __ MahalTAJ
- 41DGreen vehiclesECOCARS
- 42DGas additiveETHANOL
- 45DAttendance record spoilerABSENCE
- 46D"Trust your keys with ... " car care chainMEINEKE
- 48DBe in debtOWE
- 50DCommonerPLEB
- 52DClock innardsGEARS
- 54DOrigami figureCRANE
- 55DShoes, casuallyKICKS
- 57DConsign to the dustbinSCRAP
- 60DThree-player card gameSKAT
- 62D"Heart on My Sleeve" singer Ella __MAI
- 63DBlockBAN
- 64DPurposeUSE
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