LA Times Daily Crossword October 19, 2025 Answers

1. Layer outside the germ 5. Like a perennial 10. LAPD alerts 14. No. 1 pals 18. Sacred flower in Buddhism 20. In the know 21. Helpful hint 22. Ontario lake 23. *Ensemble for finals week? 25. Purple boba tea flavor 26. Roof overhang 27. Hit lists 28. *Slug made from an old can? 30. Playing surface that favors topspin 33. Video camera button 34. Bro or stepbro 36. Total score 37. "Mulan" invader 38. Maker of off-road vehicles 40. Guitar licks 42. Runner-up 46. Visiting the area 48. Mall pizza chain 50. Striped stone 51. Egyptair hub city 52. David of "ABC World News Tonight" 54. LED component 57. Focalin target, briefly 58. *Christmas tree in an atelier? 61. Greeting to a mate 62. Genetic material 63. Application in some massages 64. Creole chef Chase 66. Holds nothing back 69. Course track for a future JD 71. Falcons city 74. Marathon setting 75. Person who calls the shots 77. Quindim ingredient 78. Kale and cabbage 80. Traditional mo. for a Bavarian beer festival 81. Sultry growl 83. *Courses full of twists and turns? 87. Make airtight 89. Strip in the kitchen 91. Parks of Alabama 92. Crocheted mat 93. "Snowfall" actor Damson __ 95. Like most awards 97. Mount __: Washington estate 98. Arizona State's city 99. Some choral singers 100. Harsh 103. Classic muscle car 104. Doll with neon hair 106. Dorm VIPs 108. Hack (off) 109. Secondhand 110. *Organizer for a nail tech? 114. Tofu nutrient 117. 50-50 118. Persian greeting? 119. *Treadmill setting for a Roman emperor? 123. Religious subgroup 124. Bend at a barre 125. Minor key? 126. Underground worker 127. Inquires 128. Straight people, casually 129. Love, in arias 130. Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues

1. Club alternative 2. Eggs in ikura sushi 3. Tags on social media 4. Like some brownies 5. Light a fire under 6. "Doggone it!" 7. Desert rarity 8. Smeltery waste 9. Currency at pachinko parlors 10. Start of a show 11. Nursery nutrients 12. Head-to-toe garments 13. Han River capital 14. Poses done in a taproom 15. Campus group 16. __-second rule 17. Oracle 19. OAK alternative 24. Cook wear? 28. Classic Ford 29. Ristorante menu preposition 30. Spanish girl 31. Like some eclipses 32. *Pride of a jacked security guard? 35. Fund that might grow for decades 38. Like some rear admirals 39. "Yeah, right!" 41. Heebie-jeebies 43. *Thanksgiving stuffing dishes that aren't up to snuff? 44. Sharing a cultural identity 45. Orangutan 47. Warbler lookalike 49. Scouring brand 52. Wii Sports avatar 53. Golden State sch. 55. Lentil dish 56. Product that may reduce dark circles 59. Castle structures 60. Domain 65. Capital city in Anatolia 67. Like new tires 68. Motion detector, e.g. 69. Toast at a Bavarian beer festival 70. Go back 72. Ruthless ruler 73. Forever and a day 76. Put away 79. TV pioneer 82. "Happens to everyone" 84. French novelist Émile 85. Cotija-covered corn 86. Council of clerics 88. Some light cosmetics 90. Bouillon brand 94. Feudal laborer 96. Miss. home 97. Deadly snake 99. Gene arising from mutation 101. End-of-game pitcher 102. Revolve 105. Extra pep 107. Twitch 109. Let fall, as hair 110. Steep-sided plateau 111. Urban rtes. 112. Giraffe feature 113. Fleecy mamas 115. Move quickly? 116. Magnet end? 119. "Spy Game" org. 120. "So I should take that as __?" 121. Cartoon frame 122. Dynastic period, e.g.