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LA Times Crossword September 30, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword September 30, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from September 30, 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 "Power Up" rock band ACDC
5A Farfalle or fusilli PASTA
10A Follow a command OBEY
14A Bring to a bubble BOIL
15A Helps with the dishes DRIES
16A Jakarta's island JAVA
17A Documents submitted after a fender bender CLAIMFORMS
19A Mix STIR
20A Alabama march city SELMA
21A Detectives, briefly PIS
23A Like antiques OLD
24A "I thought you just left!" BACKSOSOON
29A Includes furtively on an email BCCS
32A Sippy cup user TOT
33A The "I" of IV INTRA
35A "I'm so relaxed!" AAH
36A Fly like a hawk SOAR
37A Make reparations ATONE
39A Is a trailblazer BREAKSNEWGROUND
43A Centipede maker ATARI
44A "Consequently ... " THUS
45A "Don't be that __!" GUY
46A Snooping sorts SPIES
48A Gear tooth COG
49A Animation frames CELS
50A Six-time "Dancing With the Stars" champion DEREKHOUGH
53A "Ewe talking to me?" BAA
55A __ Lanka SRI
56A Wear away ERODE
60A Crafts partner ARTS
62A Wealthy, and what 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across literally are INTHEMONEY
66A Hide-and-__ SEEK
67A Alternative to Midol ADVIL
68A Image reshared for laughs MEME
69A "Nothing to it!" EASY
70A Makes it to the end LASTS
71A Spanish "those" ESOS

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Preschool basics ABCS
2D Sprouse of "Riverdale" COLE
3D Rotary phone part DIAL
4D Tackles a rock face CLIMBS
5D File format for some invoices PDF
6D __/ace: LGBT+ orientation ARO
7D Title for the Black Knight SIR
8D Pace set by a metronome TEMPO
9D Home of St. Francis ASSISI
10D Some brunch drinks, for short OJS
11D Mall of Louisiana city BATONROUGE
12D Rather wicked EVIL
13D Place for a swing set YARD
18D "Ewe OK?" MAA
22D Acoustic location devices SONARS
25D Execs behind R&D breakthroughs CTOS
26D Zen master's paradox KOAN
27D Loosen up before exercising STRETCH
28D Uno less than nove OTTO
29D Daddy, in Chinese BABA
30D Golf course rentals CARTS
31D Companions who don't mind fast food CHEAPDATES
34D Void ANNUL
36D Racers who make tracks SKIERS
38D Ben & Jerry's rival EDYS
40D "Brown Skin" singer India.__ ARIE
41D "What a thrill!" WHOO
42D "Loki" actress Mbatha-Raw GUGU
47D Story told in episodes SERIAL
49D Safari alternative CHROME
51D In a way, casually KINDA
52D Diamond or ruby GEM
53D First coat of paint BASE
54D __ rug: floor decor AREA
57D Tip jar bills ONES
58D Showroom model DEMO
59D Organs closed during sleep EYES
61D Cloud location SKY
63D Sets in hotel rooms TVS
64D Smashing success HIT
65D Golf great Ernie ELS

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