LA Times Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from October 2, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our LA Times crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Soup noodles	SOBA
5A	Touch	ABUT
9A	"Heavens, no!"	PSHAW
14A	Baked custard	FLAN
15A	Fibrous, as roots	ROPY
16A	Stradivarius alternative	AMATI
17A	Peculiar anesthesiologist?	ODDNUMBER
19A	Dish with a vinegared rice base	SUSHI
20A	"You know you wanna!"	CMON
21A	Like taupe	NEUTRAL
23A	Noodle soup	PHO
24A	Sad maker of simple dresses?	DOWNSHIFTER
28A	Components of a square meal?	RAVIOLI
30A	Exit key	ESC
31A	Social follower?	ITE
32A	Receptive (to)	OPEN
33A	Aardvark snack	ANT
35A	Loathed	HATED
37A	Slightly loopy purveyor of Scottish attire?	OFFKILTER
41A	Pelvic bones	SACRA
44A	Shy	TIMID
45A	Paper clip for an attachment, e.g.	ICON
49A	Somewhat	ATAD
50A	Football VIPs	QBS
53A	Luxurious	OPULENT
55A	Highly critical grain producer?	SHARPCORNER
58A	Root word?	RAH
59A	Molasses relative	TREACLE
60A	Trade	DEAL
62A	Bond actor	CRAIG
63A	Deadpan mathematician?	DRYSUMMER
67A	Grasslike plant	SEDGE
68A	Narwhal feature	TUSK
69A	Stick in the mud	MIRE
70A	Chilly temps	TEENS
71A	Sole	LONE
72A	When Romeo says, "Thus with a kiss I die"	ACTV

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Calif. hub	SFO
2D	English gent	OLDCHAP
3D	Poor decision	BADMOVE
4D	Part of A.D.	ANNO
5D	Branch	UNIT
6D	"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama" memoirist Odenkirk	BOB
7D	Sch. with a Quaker mascot	UPENN
8D	Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" films	TYRESE
9D	Artistic style that imitates another	PASTICHE
10D	Part of a blue crew	SMURF
11D	Gives an enthusiastic try	HASATIT
12D	Olympian, for one	ATHLETE
13D	Switch predecessor	WII
18D	Take back command?	UNDO
22D	Hesitation sounds	UHS
23D	All for	PRO
25D	Character who says, "Some people are worth melting for"	OLAF
26D	😉	WINK
27D	Crimson or carmine	RED
29D	"Are you __ out?"	INOR
34D	Muscle spasm	TIC
36D	Edible part of a pomegranate	ARIL
38D	Web sections for the curious or confused	FAQPAGES
39D	Great Lakes diving bird	LOON
40D	Kind	TYPE
41D	Girl of the fam	SIS
42D	Growth threatened by an emerald borer	ASHTREE
43D	Pretense	AIR
46D	Like some tile	CERAMIC
47D	Vigilant	ONALERT
48D	Last in a long series	NTH
51D	Secretly loop in	BCC
52D	"__ the highest bidder!"	SOLDTO
54D	Pakistani language	URDU
56D	Dominion	REIGN
57D	Episode shown after the series finale	RERUN
61D	Austen protagonist	EMMA
62D	Wisc. winter hrs.	CST
64D	Fashion logo initials	YSL
65D	Sun spot	SKY
66D	Step (up)	REV

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