LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, September 26, 2025
Friday, September 26, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Settles
- 6Assess
- 10Lens option
- 142009 Nobel Peace Prize winner
- 15Like a lemon
- 16Seth's first son
- 17Extremely popular puddle jumper?
- 19Soul singer James
- 2012/31, for one
- 21"Despacito" singer Fonsi
- 22Pep rally chant
- 23Soon-to-be buds?
- 27Shakespearean exclamations
- 28Batman and Robin, e.g.
- 29Coyote call
- 32Hispaniola nation
- 34Charged particle
- 37Beach race outcome?
- 41"Un Verano __ Ti": Bad Bunny album whose title translates to "A Summer Without You"
- 42Perplexed
- 43Jekyll's alter ego
- 44Actor Hawke
- 46Barnyard sound
- 48Four-bed, three-bath digs in the backyard?
- 55National alternative
- 56Vegan-friendly gelling agent
- 57Cello's sect.
- 58Durham university
- 59Go over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across
- 62Pt. of EMS
- 63Curriculum segment
- 64Italian fountain at the junction of three roads
- 65Bygone pol. divisions
- 66Angry chorus
- 67Warning often accompanied by flashing lights
Down
- 1Andy of "The Real Housewives" franchise
- 2All of the __
- 3Swim cap material
- 4Combat sport, for short
- 5Pass on the water
- 6Flatbreads cooked on a tawa
- 7Nautical shout
- 8Assess
- 9"Lux et Veritas" collegian
- 10Light laugh
- 11Strong quality
- 12"Understood"
- 13Pre-1917 rulers
- 18Regrets
- 22Paramecium hairs
- 24Makeup powder
- 25With 38-Down, Mexican artist known for self-portraits
- 26Univ. scholarship program
- 29Control ctrs.
- 30"Certainement!"
- 31One familiar with the aging process
- 32"It __ been easy"
- 33Hydrocarbon suffix
- 35Out of style
- 36Maiden name intro
- 38See 25-Down
- 39Lab request?
- 40"Scram!"
- 45Treadmill features
- 46Spiteful
- 47"Darn it!"
- 48Slowly disappears
- 49Reunion attendees
- 5012:31, for one
- 51"Grand slam" awards, for short
- 52One who walks you down an aisle
- 53Heated counter point?
- 54Theoretical physicist Schrödinger
- 59Crawl stop
- 60Game based on Crazy Eights
- 61Sanskrit title of respect
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 23-across.
- Constructed by Ariana Borut.
All 76 answers
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- 1ASettlesCALMS
- 6AAssessRATE
- 10ALens optionTINT
- 14A2009 Nobel Peace Prize winnerOBAMA
- 15ALike a lemonOVAL
- 16ASeth's first sonENOS
- 17AExtremely popular puddle jumper?HOTAIRTAXI
- 19ASoul singer JamesETTA
- 20A12/31, for oneEVE
- 21A"Despacito" singer FonsiLUIS
- 22APep rally chantCHEER
- 23ASoon-to-be buds?NEXTBESTFRIENDS
- 27AShakespearean exclamationsAYS
- 28ABatman and Robin, e.g.ROLES
- 29ACoyote callHOWL
- 32AHispaniola nationHAITI
- 34ACharged particleION
- 37ABeach race outcome?QUICKSANDCASTLE
- 41A"Un Verano __ Ti": Bad Bunny album whose title translates to "A Summer Without You"SIN
- 42APerplexedATSEA
- 43AJekyll's alter egoHYDE
- 44AActor HawkeETHAN
- 46ABarnyard soundMOO
- 48AFour-bed, three-bath digs in the backyard?FAMILYTREEHOUSE
- 55ANational alternativeALAMO
- 56AVegan-friendly gelling agentAGAR
- 57ACello's sect.STR
- 58ADurham universityDUKE
- 59AGo over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-AcrossPUTONASHOW
- 62APt. of EMSEMER
- 63ACurriculum segmentUNIT
- 64AItalian fountain at the junction of three roadsTREVI
- 65ABygone pol. divisionsSSRS
- 66AAngry chorusBOOS
- 67AWarning often accompanied by flashing lightsSIREN
- 1DAndy of "The Real Housewives" franchiseCOHEN
- 2DAll of the __ABOVE
- 3DSwim cap materialLATEX
- 4DCombat sport, for shortMMA
- 5DPass on the waterSAILBY
- 6DFlatbreads cooked on a tawaROTIS
- 7DNautical shoutAVAST
- 8DAssessTAX
- 9D"Lux et Veritas" collegianELI
- 10DLight laughTEEHEE
- 11DStrong qualityINTENSITY
- 12D"Understood"NOTED
- 13DPre-1917 rulersTSARS
- 18DRegretsRUES
- 22DParamecium hairsCILIA
- 24DMakeup powderTALC
- 25DWith 38-Down, Mexican artist known for self-portraitsFRIDA
- 26DUniv. scholarship programROTC
- 29DControl ctrs.HQS
- 30D"Certainement!"OUI
- 31DOne familiar with the aging processWINEMAKER
- 32D"It __ been easy"HASNT
- 33DHydrocarbon suffixANE
- 35DOut of styleOLD
- 36DMaiden name introNEE
- 38DSee 25-DownKAHLO
- 39DLab request?STAY
- 40D"Scram!"SHOO
- 45DTreadmill featuresTIMERS
- 46DSpitefulMEAN
- 47D"Darn it!"OHRATS
- 48DSlowly disappearsFADES
- 49DReunion attendeesALUMS
- 50D12:31, for oneRATIO
- 51D"Grand slam" awards, for shortEGOTS
- 52DOne who walks you down an aisleUSHER
- 53DHeated counter point?STOVE
- 54DTheoretical physicist SchrödingerERWIN
- 59DCrawl stopPUB
- 60DGame based on Crazy EightsUNO
- 61DSanskrit title of respectSRI
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