LA Times Crossword September 22, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword September 22, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from September 22, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 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	Animation pioneer Disney	WALT
5A	CGI emu who wears sunglasses in insurance ads	LIMU
9A	Chichén __: Mayan ruins	ITZA
13A	Word of woe	ALAS
14A	Ain't right?	ARENT
16A	"Carpe __!": "Seize the day!"	DIEM
17A	Architectural component of many a stained glass window	GOTHICARCH
19A	Ranch division	ACRE
20A	Lures	TEMPTS
21A	2,240 pounds	LONGTON
23A	Big name in tractors	DEERE
24A	Lady of Spain	SENORA
25A	Shape-fitting video game	TETRIS
28A	Computer pros	TECHS
31A	Puts in	ADDS
34A	Bit of black magic	HEX
35A	Cape __ Island, Nova Scotia	BRETON
36A	Summer zodiac sign	LEO
37A	Nitpick	QUIBBLE
39A	Lisbon greeting	OLA
40A	Scarf down	DEVOUR
42A	One seeking platonic love, informally	ARO
43A	Slugger Matt who led the NL in homers in 2011	KEMP
44A	Puccini work	OPERA
45A	Pester continually	PLAGUE
47A	Scamp	RASCAL
49A	Mookie of the Dodgers	BETTS
53A	Stronghold	BASTION
55A	Get ready	PREPARE
57A	French for "mine"	AMOI
58A	Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down	ONYOURFEET
60A	Approximately 2.2 lbs.	KILO
61A	Marshmallow treats	PEEPS
62A	Words often said sarcastically	IBET
63A	Genesis garden	EDEN
64A	Small amount	TAD
65A	__ list	TODO

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Fought, as a war	WAGED
2D	Unaccompanied	ALONE
3D	Starbucks order	LATTE
4D	Some concert merch	TSHIRTS
5D	Lingerie trim	LACE
6D	Golden yrs. funds	IRAS
7D	Crème de la __: luxury skin care product made with kelp	MER
8D	Parents' brothers	UNCLES
9D	"Can't argue with that"	IDAGREE
10D	Pencil game that often has no winner	TICTACTOE
11D	Goose egg	ZERO
12D	Prayer ending	AMEN
15D	Suffix for a lengthy fundraising event	THON
18D	Slushy drink	ICEE
22D	__ Dame: South Bend school	NOTRE
24D	Billiards game	SIXBALL
26D	Calendar abbr.	FEB
27D	L.L.Bean rival	REI
29D	Ian of "The Hobbit"	HOLM
30D	Break sharply	SNAP
31D	Gucci of fashion	ALDO
32D	"Take a __ breath"	DEEP
33D	Flatfish native to the northern Atlantic	DOVERSOLE
35D	Internet journal	BLOG
37D	Somewhat	ATAD
38D	Lingerie item	TEDDY
41D	Formal speech	ORATION
43D	Stay in shape	KEEPFIT
45D	Reviewed harshly	PANNED
46D	Lyft rival	UBER
48D	Member-owned grocery	COOP
50D	1990s fitness fad	TAEBO
51D	Trapped on a branch, as a cat	TREED
52D	Minor scuffle	SETTO
53D	Make a cake, say	BAKE
54D	Within	AMID
55D	Unwelcome sounds for a balloon artist	POPS
56D	Work with haste	RUSH
59D	Affirmative vote	YEA

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