LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Feel sore
- 5Caution light color
- 10Tuts
- 14More than dampen
- 15Ballet-inspired fitness class
- 16Mimics
- 17Sweet apple cultivar from Minnesota
- 19"As __ on TV"
- 20TV series pts.
- 21Is inquisitive
- 22Pedometer unit
- 23Seattle WNBA team
- 25Enjoy a clothes-free swim
- 29Move stealthily
- 31Statler and Waldorf, e.g.
- 32Short way to go?
- 33"Omg, I just got it!"
- 34Boca Raton's st.
- 35Chrysalis
- 36Common Banksy technique
- 40Landlocked Asian country
- 41Key in a keyboard combo
- 42Laverne of "Orange Is the New Black"
- 43Little trickster
- 44Letters before an alias
- 45Really long stories
- 48Buttery cookie made with citrus zest
- 52V-sign sentiment
- 54Linus's sister
- 55Grain in 26-Down
- 57Male offspring
- 58Party thrower
- 59House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters
- 62Pop singer Sands
- 63Thin woodwinds
- 64Go back and forth, in a way
- 65Religious offshoot
- 66Curt
- 67Vehicle with runners
Down
- 1Campfire residue
- 2Takes over
- 3"MMMBop" boy band
- 4Scrape (by)
- 5Pre-K song subject
- 6Stains
- 7Rapid
- 8Hosp. areas
- 9Sales agt.
- 10Delicious
- 11Complete as fast as possible, as a video game
- 12"Young ears are listening"
- 13Fig. exposed in some data breaches
- 18World's largest manufacturer of musical instruments
- 22__-Caps candy
- 24Raises, as kids
- 26Savory breakfast cake of South India
- 27Subtle distinction
- 28Chicken pot pie vegetable
- 30Inuit boats
- 34Avocado's abundance
- 35__ cut: cropped style
- 36Marriage equality anthem by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- 37Taylor Swift genre
- 38Make an itinerary, say
- 39Tall hat
- 40Short, for short
- 44"__ ideas?"
- 46Like a situationship
- 47Light fixture on a wall
- 49Group of eight
- 50"My knight in shining __!"
- 51Singing ability, informally
- 53Came to a close
- 56Guitar protector
- 58"__ making a list ... "
- 59Scribble (down)
- 60Purple yam
- 61Photo __
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
- Constructed by Amie Walker %26 Amanda Rafkin.
All 78 answers
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- 1AFeel soreACHE
- 5ACaution light colorAMBER
- 10ATutsTSKS
- 14AMore than dampenSOAK
- 15ABallet-inspired fitness classBARRE
- 16AMimicsAPES
- 17ASweet apple cultivar from MinnesotaHONEYCRISP
- 19A"As __ on TV"SEEN
- 20ATV series pts.EPS
- 21AIs inquisitiveASKS
- 22APedometer unitSTEP
- 23ASeattle WNBA teamSTORM
- 25AEnjoy a clothes-free swimSKINNYDIP
- 29AMove stealthilySNEAK
- 31AStatler and Waldorf, e.g.DUO
- 32AShort way to go?RTE
- 33A"Omg, I just got it!"AHA
- 34ABoca Raton's st.FLA
- 35AChrysalisPUPA
- 36ACommon Banksy techniqueSPRAYPAINTING
- 40ALandlocked Asian countryLAOS
- 41AKey in a keyboard comboALT
- 42ALaverne of "Orange Is the New Black"COX
- 43ALittle tricksterIMP
- 44ALetters before an aliasAKA
- 45AReally long storiesEPICS
- 48AButtery cookie made with citrus zestLEMONSNAP
- 52AV-sign sentimentPEACE
- 54ALinus's sisterLUCY
- 55AGrain in 26-DownRICE
- 57AMale offspringSON
- 58AParty throwerHOST
- 59AHouse of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled lettersJUMPAROUND
- 62APop singer SandsEVIE
- 63AThin woodwindsOBOES
- 64AGo back and forth, in a wayPACE
- 65AReligious offshootSECT
- 66ACurtTERSE
- 67AVehicle with runnersSLED
- 1DCampfire residueASHES
- 2DTakes overCOOPTS
- 3D"MMMBop" boy bandHANSON
- 4DScrape (by)EKE
- 5DPre-K song subjectABCS
- 6DStainsMARKS
- 7DRapidBRISK
- 8DHosp. areasERS
- 9DSales agt.REP
- 10DDeliciousTASTY
- 11DComplete as fast as possible, as a video gameSPEEDRUN
- 12D"Young ears are listening"KEEPITPG
- 13DFig. exposed in some data breachesSSN
- 18DWorld's largest manufacturer of musical instrumentsYAMAHA
- 22D__-Caps candySNO
- 24DRaises, as kidsREARS
- 26DSavory breakfast cake of South IndiaIDLI
- 27DSubtle distinctionNUANCE
- 28DChicken pot pie vegetablePEA
- 30DInuit boatsKAYAKS
- 34DAvocado's abundanceFAT
- 35D__ cut: cropped stylePIXIE
- 36DMarriage equality anthem by Macklemore & Ryan LewisSAMELOVE
- 37DTaylor Swift genrePOPMUSIC
- 38DMake an itinerary, sayPLAN
- 39DTall hatTOPPER
- 40DShort, for shortLIL
- 44D"__ ideas?"ANY
- 46DLike a situationshipCASUAL
- 47DLight fixture on a wallSCONCE
- 49DGroup of eightOCTET
- 50D"My knight in shining __!"ARMOR
- 51DSinging ability, informallyPIPES
- 53DCame to a closeENDED
- 56DGuitar protectorCASE
- 58D"__ making a list ... "HES
- 59DScribble (down)JOT
- 60DPurple yamUBE
- 61DPhoto __OPS
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