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LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, September 5, 2025

Friday, September 5, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, September 5, 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

  • 1Take off
  • 6Piccata need
  • 11Advanced deg.
  • 14Now, in Spanish
  • 15Common fruit in 11-Down cuisine
  • 16Piglet pal
  • 17"Don't be impulsive," literally
  • 19"!!!"
  • 20Absent
  • 21Timid person's lack
  • 23Gallery array
  • 24Designer Jacobs
  • 27Covers for, maybe
  • 29Find hidden meaning, literally
  • 32Garment worn with a choli
  • 34Try (for)
  • 35Metal container
  • 36Requirement for many a private school, and an apt title for this puzzle
  • 41Talk and talk
  • 42Atmosphere
  • 43Aromatherapy options
  • 44Risks missing a deadline, literally
  • 49Take off
  • 50Baking soda target
  • 51Comedian Samantha
  • 54Radio-active truckers?
  • 56Deep-fried appetizer
  • 59Drink brand with Simbu Strawberry and Molokai Coconut flavors
  • 60Nearly identical pair, literally
  • 63Receipt fig.
  • 64One-named K-pop singer
  • 65Party-planning site
  • 66Photo __
  • 67Concession speech deliverer
  • 68Better suited for

Down

  • 1Actress Hayek Pinault
  • 2Loft-y group?
  • 3Dove bar?
  • 4Holy chests
  • 5"Please?"
  • 6Mountain predator
  • 7"I'm __ yours!"
  • 8Epitome of ease
  • 9"Dear __ Hansen"
  • 10Void, in a way
  • 11Like bouillabaisse
  • 12Squads that typically bat last
  • 13Canine
  • 18"I got it"
  • 22Softball stat
  • 25Held in high esteem
  • 26"Double Indemnity" novelist
  • 28Fed. ID fig.
  • 29Refrain syllable
  • 30Juice box brand
  • 31Lions or Tigers, in recaps
  • 32Destination for aspiring astronauts
  • 33"They're A, B, C, D-licious" cereal
  • 37Lac contents
  • 38Actor Ventimiglia
  • 39Seemingly forever
  • 40Letters before omicrons
  • 41Couture monogram
  • 45Anticipatory time
  • 46Throw off topic
  • 47Former "At the Movies" co-host
  • 48Hard-to-resist desire
  • 51Hasbro toy that requires twisting and pulling
  • 52Mexican street corn
  • 53Senior figure
  • 55H-Town pro
  • 57Mother of the Titans
  • 58"Kindly let us know" letters
  • 59Stuffed bun
  • 61"The Phoenician Scheme" director Anderson
  • 62Number worn by Ozzie Smith

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
  4. Constructed by Patti Varol.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ATake offSCRAM
  • 6APiccata needCAPER
  • 11AAdvanced deg.PHD
  • 14ANow, in SpanishAHORA
  • 15ACommon fruit in 11-Down cuisineOLIVE
  • 16APiglet palROO
  • 17A"Don't be impulsive," literallyLOOKYOULEAP
  • 19A"!!!"OMG
  • 20AAbsentMISSING
  • 21ATimid person's lackNERVE
  • 23AGallery arrayART
  • 24ADesigner JacobsMARC
  • 27ACovers for, maybeABETS
  • 29AFind hidden meaning, literallyTHEREADLINES
  • 32AGarment worn with a choliSARI
  • 34ATry (for)VIE
  • 35AMetal containerCAN
  • 36ARequirement for many a private school, and an apt title for this puzzlePLACEMENTEXAM
  • 41ATalk and talkYAP
  • 42AAtmosphereAIR
  • 43AAromatherapy optionsOILS
  • 44ARisks missing a deadline, literallySCHEDULERUNS
  • 49ATake offLEAVE
  • 50ABaking soda targetODOR
  • 51AComedian SamanthaBEE
  • 54ARadio-active truckers?CBERS
  • 56ADeep-fried appetizerEGGROLL
  • 59ADrink brand with Simbu Strawberry and Molokai Coconut flavorsBAI
  • 60ANearly identical pair, literallyATWOPEASPOD
  • 63AReceipt fig.AMT
  • 64AOne-named K-pop singerIRENE
  • 65AParty-planning siteEVITE
  • 66APhoto __OPS
  • 67AConcession speech delivererLOSER
  • 68ABetter suited forAPTER
  • 1DActress Hayek PinaultSALMA
  • 2DLoft-y group?CHOIR
  • 3DDove bar?ROOST
  • 4DHoly chestsARKS
  • 5D"Please?"MAYI
  • 6DMountain predatorCOUGAR
  • 7D"I'm __ yours!"ALL
  • 8DEpitome of easePIE
  • 9D"Dear __ Hansen"EVAN
  • 10DVoid, in a wayREPEAL
  • 11DLike bouillabaissePROVENCAL
  • 12DSquads that typically bat lastHOMETEAMS
  • 13DCanineDOG
  • 18D"I got it"ONME
  • 22DSoftball statRBI
  • 25DHeld in high esteemREVERED
  • 26D"Double Indemnity" novelistCAIN
  • 28DFed. ID fig.SSN
  • 29DRefrain syllableTRA
  • 30DJuice box brandHIC
  • 31DLions or Tigers, in recapsDET
  • 32DDestination for aspiring astronautsSPACECAMP
  • 33D"They're A, B, C, D-licious" cerealALPHABITS
  • 37DLac contentsEAU
  • 38DActor VentimigliaMILO
  • 39DSeemingly foreverEON
  • 40DLetters before omicronsXIS
  • 41DCouture monogramYSL
  • 45DAnticipatory timeEVE
  • 46DThrow off topicDERAIL
  • 47DFormer "At the Movies" co-hostROEPER
  • 48DHard-to-resist desireURGE
  • 51DHasbro toy that requires twisting and pullingBOPIT
  • 52DMexican street cornELOTE
  • 53DSenior figureELDER
  • 55DH-Town proSTRO
  • 57DMother of the TitansGAEA
  • 58D"Kindly let us know" lettersRSVP
  • 59DStuffed bunBAO
  • 61D"The Phoenician Scheme" director AndersonWES
  • 62DNumber worn by Ozzie SmithONE

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