LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 25, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025/80 clues solved
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Across
- 1Win or lose
- 5Signs of healing
- 10Win or lose alternative
- 14Single's bars?
- 15"Se __ inglés"
- 16Character
- 17Online chortles
- 18Positive
- 19Season celebrated by gifted kids?
- 20Mer(c)y
- 23Supplier of oil pans?
- 24Incantation syllables
- 26Selling points?
- 27Garter snake prey
- 30Great beast
- 31Soft toss
- 33Ins. option
- 35"Open the pod bay doors, __"
- 37Mop alternative
- 39Argument-ending words, perhaps
- 41Romeo's opening word?
- 42Mausoleums
- 46Go to the polls
- 47Pear variety
- 48Dressing on a caterer's table?
- 49Hardly any
- 50Actress Jewell
- 52Gasteyer of "Mean Girls"
- 53Some mechanical pencils
- 54Ada Lovelace's father
- 55NFL stats
- 56Heavy dancing shoes
- 58Backroads ride, for short
- 59(T)yke
- 62Need for a site visit?
- 63Two-time Newbery Medalist Lowry
- 65Caterpillar rival
- 66Grove grower
- 67Drink through a straw
- 68Travel website with the same name as a boat
- 69Quickly, quickly
- 70Surroundings
- 71Someone working around the House
- 72Rocker Joan
Down
- 1Actor Kilmer
- 2God with a quiver
- 3Really get to
- 4Middle Eastern market
- 5Hot rod rod
- 6Game show whose contestants are really driven?
- 7Wackadoo
- 8Mark
- 9Occupied, as a hot desk
- 10Solid carbon dioxide
- 11Drubbing
- 12Supporter
- 13Microscopic
- 21Floss brand
- 22Spanish sons
- 24Accounting record?
- 25(B)enefit
- 28Trajector(y)
- 29"My compliments to the chef"
- 30Part of UAE
- 32Grains that may be steel-cut
- 34Produce aisle spray
- 36German entomologist Hermann
- 38Large-scale
- 40Make use (of)
- 43"Yes, honey"
- 44Bra(i)n
- 45Fashion tape target
- 51What a pocket protector protects from
- 53Dating initials
- 54Wood whose name comes from the Spanish for "raft"
- 57Rested
- 60"u tell me"
- 61"Yikes!"
- 64Horn-heavy genre
- 66__ Mahal
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x16 with 80 entries.
- There are 44 across and 36 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein.
All 80 answers
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- 1AWin or loseVERB
- 5ASigns of healingSCABS
- 10AWin or lose alternativeDRAW
- 14ASingle's bars?ARIA
- 15A"Se __ inglés"HABLA
- 16ACharacterROLE
- 17AOnline chortlesLOLZ
- 18APositiveASSET
- 19ASeason celebrated by gifted kids?YULE
- 20AMer(c)ySEAOFHUMANITY
- 23ASupplier of oil pans?ARTCRITIC
- 24AIncantation syllablesABRA
- 26ASelling points?ADS
- 27AGarter snake preyNEWT
- 30AGreat beastAPE
- 31ASoft tossLOB
- 33AIns. optionHMO
- 35A"Open the pod bay doors, __"HAL
- 37AMop alternativeROOMBA
- 39AArgument-ending words, perhapsISAYSO
- 41ARomeo's opening word?ALFA
- 42AMausoleumsTOMBS
- 46AGo to the pollsVOTE
- 47APear varietyBOSC
- 48ADressing on a caterer's table?SKIRT
- 49AHardly anyAFEW
- 50AActress JewellGERI
- 52AGasteyer of "Mean Girls"ANA
- 53ASome mechanical pencilsBICS
- 54AAda Lovelace's fatherBYRON
- 55ANFL statsYDS
- 56AHeavy dancing shoesCLOGS
- 58ABackroads ride, for shortATV
- 59A(T)ykeKIDSTEE
- 62ANeed for a site visit?URL
- 63ATwo-time Newbery Medalist LowryLOIS
- 65ACaterpillar rivalDEERE
- 66AGrove growerTREE
- 67ADrink through a strawSUCK
- 68ATravel website with the same name as a boatKAYAK
- 69AQuickly, quicklyASAP
- 70ASurroundingsAREA
- 71ASomeone working around the HouseREP
- 72ARocker JoanJETT
- 1DActor KilmerVAL
- 2DGod with a quiverEROS
- 3DReally get toRILE
- 4DMiddle Eastern marketBAZAAR
- 5DHot rod rodSHAFT
- 6DGame show whose contestants are really driven?CASHCAB
- 7DWackadooABSURD
- 8DMarkBLEMISH
- 9DOccupied, as a hot deskSATAT
- 10DSolid carbon dioxideDRYICE
- 11DDrubbingROUT
- 12DSupporterALLY
- 13DMicroscopicWEE
- 21DFloss brandORALB
- 22DSpanish sonsNINOS
- 24DAccounting record?APOLOGYTOUR
- 25D(B)enefitBEOFSERVICE
- 28DTrajector(y)WHYOFCOURSE
- 29D"My compliments to the chef"TASTESGREAT
- 30DPart of UAEARAB
- 32DGrains that may be steel-cutOATS
- 34DProduce aisle sprayMIST
- 36DGerman entomologist HermannLOEW
- 38DLarge-scaleMACRO
- 40DMake use (of)AVAIL
- 43D"Yes, honey"OKAYDEAR
- 44DBra(i)nMINDSEYE
- 45DFashion tape targetBRASTRAP
- 51DWhat a pocket protector protects fromINK
- 53DDating initialsBCE
- 54DWood whose name comes from the Spanish for "raft"BALSA
- 57DRestedSLEPT
- 60D"u tell me"IDK
- 61D"Yikes!"EEK
- 64DHorn-heavy genreSKA
- 66D__ MahalTAJ
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