LA Times Daily Crossword October 22, 2025 Answers

1. Civil War POTUS 4. Anklebones 9. Lawn ornament in a hat 14. Bagel topping 15. Not suitable 16. Aspirational, as goals 17. Hill worker? 18. 1977 Top 20 single by Boz Scaggs 20. DEA agent 22. 44th first family 23. "Love your work!" 27. Drive-__ 30. Polite assent in Seville 31. Court figs. 33. Rower's implement 34. "The Mystery of __ Drood" 36. Face With Tears of Joy, for one 38. Engagement ring option 41. Selected 43. Cars 44. Zeus, e.g. 45. Skip the grass seed 48. Cloaks 52. Highlander of ancient Peru 54. Aspiring musician's goal 56. Zeus's daughter 58. Not fooled by 59. Dramatic presentation often staged during Lent 64. Do some mending 65. The Ivies, e.g. 66. Leader of the girl group Red Velvet 67. Before, before 68. Some Southwest landmarks 69. Things to read on the road 70. Australian airport code

1. "Ironic" singer Morissette 2. Brand of scouring powder 3. Bonuses 4. Up to, for short 5. Alex and __ jewelry 6. "Tubular!" 7. "Spaceballs," for one 8. Bleak assessment 9. Down in the dumps 10. Skim, in the dairy aisle 11. Branch 12. The NHL's Canadiens, on a scoreboard 13. Quiet part of a hurricane 19. "Pitch Perfect" actress __ Mae Lee 21. "Here's to you!" 24. Boxers or briefs 25. Formal dress 26. Actor Stoltz 28. "The Big Bang Theory" character 29. New England sch. 32. __ fiddle 35. Teacher's org. 37. High-priority activity, per some guidebooks 38. Downloads before a long road trip, perhaps 39. Japanese sport 40. Rating unit 41. Much of the F/X in the MCU 42. Babe 46. Black-and-white treat 47. "Mystic River" novelist Lehane 49. Inserts in some frames 50. Diner or bistro 51. Lost steam 53. Lost 55. Island off Naples 57. Battleship successes 59. Juice brand with distinctive bottles 60. Nail, as a test 61. Relay segment 62. "The Baby-Sitters Club" writer __ M. Martin 63. "Affirmative"