LA Times Daily Crossword October 5, 2025 Answers

1. Be a nuisance 7. Natters 11. Places to kick back 15. Reservoir structure 18. Xylophone tool 19. Comic strip unit 20. __ in a blanket 21. JFK fig. 22. Ice versus Stone? 24. Lena of "Romeo Is Bleeding" 25. Good bit of French? 26. Brewer's supply 27. Date tree 28. Penalty kick target 29. Common sacrifice 30. Cotton versus silk? 35. Italian beer brand 38. Sticks together 39. "Family Matters" nerd 40. Pequod captain 41. Zilch 44. Talked privately, for short 45. __ Arbor, Michigan 46. Dibbling versus broadcasting? 50. Inheritance law subjects 54. Jacked, slangily 55. With great skill 56. Lower leg fronts 58. Have another go 59. Pet in a 51-Down 61. Impossibly long stretches 63. Dec. 31 64. Tiny amount 65. __ tai 67. Stilton versus cheddar? 72. "The Crying Game" actor Stephen 73. Cupid counterpart 75. Finish off 76. Unadorned 77. Hindu god 79. Port, e.g. 80. __ Canyon National Park 83. Utah city northeast of 80-Across 85. Pumps (up) 88. Final leg 90. Octopus versus starfish? 93. Bygone space station 94. Director Kazan 95. __ polloi 96. Pixar film set by the Ligurian Sea 97. Massage targets 100. Five-time Emmy winner Laurence 103. Seinfeld neighbor 105. Foil versus saber? 109. Country where the Amazon originates 110. __ tikki: potato patties 111. Taylor-Joy of "Emma" 112. Got together 116. Poetic preposition 117. Deli side 118. Agar versus broth? 121. "The Late Great Johnny __": Paul Simon tune 122. "That's a __ order" 123. Inuit craft 124. Worked, as clay 125. Article in a French paper? 126. Bygone organizers, for short 127. Abandon ship 128. Smudges

1. "It's possible" 2. Sorcerer 3. Court response 4. Carmaker whose last new model was the Alero 5. Meat substitute 6. Sci-fi figures 7. Cook's clove 8. Cracker shape 9. Casino action 10. Foxy 11. Lampooned 12. Rice sides 13. Light on one's feet 14. 1040 fig. 15. Put to bed, as a rumor 16. En masse 17. "The Mirror & the Light" novelist Hilary 19. Pre-Carson host of "The Tonight Show" 23. 120-Down's face shields, masks, etc.: Abbr. 28. Hand out, long ago 29. Saint __: dog breed 31. Sound that may ring a bell? 32. Intro, in journalism jargon 33. Curses 34. Smallest of a litter 35. "No thanks" 36. DIY help site 37. Sliced burger toppings 42. Nev. neighbor 43. New York WNBA team 45. Put a value on 47. Ticker info 48. Food in a trough 49. Bring into alignment 50. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin 51. Home for a pet skink 52. Falco of "Nurse Jackie" 53. Noodles in dashi 57. At hand 60. Future lawyer's hurdle, colloquially 62. Cry loudly 65. Cry softly 66. Opera highlight 68. Senior advocacy group 69. Driver's license line 70. Walked over 71. Little disagreement 74. Prix fixe feature 78. "Killing Eve" assassin played by Jodie Comer 81. Patchy cat 82. "Wicked" actress Cynthia 84. "You stink, ump!" 86. __ homo 87. Headliner 89. Planning aid 91. Water source 92. Director Caro of 2020's "Mulan" 94. Tiny predatory birds 97. Post-verdict challenge 98. Strong-arm 99. People brought on board 100. "Well, look at you!" 101. Latin "and others" 102. Many a prom tux 104. "The Hating Game" genre 106. Food from a bar 107. Stooge's signature laugh 108. Paving gunk 113. "That was my trick!" 114. __ interface 115. Advanced postgrad degs. 117. Oil treatment brand 118. Ursa minor? 119. Thurman of Hollywood 120. Ambulance crew, briefly