LA Times Crossword October 29, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword October 29, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from October 29, 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	Dreary	DRAB
5A	Shock	JOLT
9A	Improvises vocally	SCATS
14A	Currency in 20 countries	EURO
15A	Desire	URGE
16A	Like days long ago	OLDEN
17A	Has-__	BEEN
18A	Cornhusker st.	NEBR
19A	McDonald of "The Gilded Age"	AUDRA
20A	Winner of the first Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle	SAGEKOTSENBURG
23A	Not even	ODD
24A	Pilot's approx.	ETD
25A	Dads	PAS
26A	__-la-la	TRA
29A	Problem in one's pants or pantry	ANTS
32A	Burro	ASS
34A	"White Christmas" co-star	ROSEMARYCLOONEY
40A	Where to see the big picture?	IMAX
41A	"Rudy" coach Parseghian	ARA
42A	Erté's style	DECO
43A	"Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through class	PEPPERMINTPATTY
48A	Soccer fan's "Bravo!"	OLE
49A	Tennis great Arthur	ASHE
50A	Michigan's __ Locks	SOO
51A	Wee	SMA
54A	Rocket ending	EER
56A	Speed Wagon automaker	REO
58A	Shampoo brand that claims to be "plant obsessed," and what 20-, 34-, and 43-Across all have	HERBALESSENCES
64A	Like sun bears and pandas	ASIAN
65A	__-Seltzer	ALKA
66A	California roll ingredient	CRAB
68A	Italian soccer great Maldini	PAOLO
69A	__-back	LAID
70A	Like a fairy tale duckling	UGLY
71A	Fragrant compound	ESTER
72A	Postseason honorees, briefly	MVPS
73A	Memorization technique	ROTE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Food blogger Perelman	DEB
2D	Feels bad about	RUES
3D	Geometric calculation	AREA
4D	Salsa hand drum	BONGO
5D	Outdated term for noncoding genetic material	JUNKDNA
6D	Cookie with many specialty flavors	OREO
7D	Pride Month letters	LGBT
8D	Not wordy	TERSE
9D	Scoundrel	ROGUE
10D	Country __	CLUB
11D	Tally	ADDUP
12D	__ firma	TERRA
13D	Glitches	SNAGS
21D	Red-coated cheese	EDAM
22D	List ender	ETAL
26D	Klutz's move, perhaps	TRIP
27D	"Ben-Hur" setting	ROME
28D	"Hurry!" letters	ASAP
30D	Peak transport	TRAM
31D	Lebanon neighbor	SYRIA
33D	Bubbly beverage	SODA
35D	Convention center event	EXPO
36D	Tuna holders	CANS
37D	Brooklyn B-ballers	NETS
38D	Start for -derm or -plasm	ECTO
39D	Toy on a string	YOYO
44D	"__ Rigby"	ELEANOR
45D	Rod's partner	REEL
46D	Duds	THREADS
47D	Hammer head	PEEN
51D	Rhombus, e.g.	SHAPE
52D	Southwestern flattops	MESAS
53D	Eliciting many laughs	ARIOT
55D	Domain	REALM
57D	Happen	OCCUR
59D	Packed hay	BALE
60D	Many an Eastern European	SLAV
61D	YouTube ad option	SKIP
62D	Therefore	THUS
63D	Shaker filling	SALT
67D	"Toodles!"	BYE

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