LA Times Crossword October 31, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword October 31, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from October 31, 2025 contains 74 total clues—35 across and 39 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	Oscar winner Sorvino	MIRA
5A	Tanqueray, Bombay, et al.	GINS
9A	Rugby formation	SCRUM
14A	Scott Turow work	ONEL
15A	"Let me do it"	ICAN
16A	Word with party or guest	HOUSE
17A	Phishing line?	SCAM
18A	"99 Luftballons" singer	NENA
19A	Country singer Keith	URBAN
20A	Tees off closer to the hole in mini golf?	SHRINKSAPUTT
23A	"Bad Romance" singer Lady __	GAGA
24A	Land on the sea?	REELIN
28A	Place to get rid of broken furniture and pictures of exes?	THROWAWAYZONE
31A	Borders on	ABUTS
33A	Bedtime story, e.g.	TALE
34A	Catch	SEE
35A	More than a few	MANY
36A	Food for finches	SEEDS
38A	Cohort of cows	HERD
39A	"__ be an honor!"	ITD
40A	Actress Chaplin	OONA
41A	Puts in order	SORTS
42A	Cars used to transport boxwoods and hydrangeas?	SHRUBCOMPACTS
46A	Area around a fireplace	HEARTH
47A	Woeful sigh	ALAS
48A	Benefited from the end of daylight saving time, or a hint to 20-, 28-, and 42-Across	GAINEDANHOUR
54A	"Is it too risky for me?"	DAREI
57A	Rowboat set	OARS
58A	Ish	ORSO
59A	Sue Bird's alma mater, for short	UCONN
60A	Arduous hike	TREK
61A	Overflow (with)	TEEM
62A	Loo door sign	GENTS
63A	Ice queen with more than 400,000 computer-generated strands of hair	ELSA
64A	Achy	SORE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Rootless plant used in some street art	MOSS
2D	Approximate diameter of a quarter	INCH
3D	__ admiral	REAR
4D	Omnipotent	ALMIGHTY
5D	Tree with fan-shaped leaves	GINKGO
6D	Arctic fishing tool	ICESAW
7D	Another name for Grandma	NANA
8D	Insta post	SNAP
9D	Z's	SHUTEYE
10D	Nevada senator Catherine __ Masto	CORTEZ
11D	Barbecue blend	RUB
12D	Letters on Katie Ledecky's suit	USA
13D	R&B's Boyz II __	MEN
21D	Luxury cosmetics brand	NARS
22D	Eurasian mountain range	URALS
25D	Also-rans	LOSERS
26D	Like helium and xenon	INERT
27D	Has to have	NEEDS
28D	Arctic expanse	TUNDRA
29D	Starting five in basketball, e.g.	ATEAM
30D	Blob of gum	WAD
31D	Pennsylvania sect that embraces simple living	AMISH
32D	Take a dip	BATHE
36D	2014 Winter Olympics city	SOCHI
37D	Ambient musician Brian	ENO
38D	Phenoms	HOTSHOTS
40D	Procures	OBTAINS
41D	Read	SCAN
43D	Requiring immediate attention	URGENT
44D	San Diego squad	PADRES
45D	State with no native snakes or lizards	ALASKA
49D	Scribbled reminder	NOTE
50D	__ Grey tea	EARL
51D	Crumbled cheesecake topping	OREO
52D	__ error	USER
53D	City on the Tiber	ROME
54D	Was into	DUG
55D	Good draw in blackjack	ACE
56D	Pitcher Guidry who won a Cy Young in 1978	RON

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