LA Times Daily Crossword October 9, 2025 Answers

1. Distracted boyfriend and Surprised Pikachu 6. Giants slugger Mel 9. Grows faint 13. Glorify 14. __ Beta Kappa 15. Waiting, as champagne 17. *Vessel secretly ridden by Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 19. Saw 20. Brief fight 21. "X" and "Pearl" actress Goth 23. Loan option, for short 24. *Hank Aaron's record 2,297 27. Divine 30. Clothing line 31. Instrument commonly made from African blackwood 32. Prefix with net or com 35. Abate 38. Gym unit 39. *Ursine critter with a distinctive orange patch on its chest 41. Couple 42. Go green, perhaps 43. Shredded __ 44. Euro forerunner 45. Actress Remini 47. LeBron James and Steph Curry, by birth 50. *Don't pull any shenanigans 54. "Let There Be Rock" band 55. Laid low 56. Rizzo of "Midnight Cowboy" 59. Musical endings 61. Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? 64. Woeful words 65. Flock sound 66. Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts 67. Really ticks off 68. PC key near Z 69. City east of the Great Salt Lake

1. "Family Guy" daughter 2. Awkward people to run into, perhaps 3. Frutti di __: Italian seafood dish 4. One of many in Boston Common 5. Position 6. Black __ 7. Flip (through) 8. Leg bone 9. Abbey title 10. Covered by one's insurance 11. Found object art, often 12. N.K. Jemisin genre 16. Key with one sharp: Abbr. 18. Zero 22. Totally stumped 25. River to the English Channel 26. Region: Abbr. 27. Expedition maker 28. Comply 29. Obstacle course component, often 33. Org. for LeBron James and Steph Curry 34. Grand __ National Park 36. Aloe target 37. Fluffy accessories 39. Deckhand 40. "Totally!" 44. Got clobbered 46. Coop up 48. Feminine possessive 49. "My vote is to skip it" 50. Scotch cookie spice 51. Biotech bacteria 52. Disney lion 53. Perfect 57. Courted? 58. As soon as 60. Pt. of GPS 62. Convened 63. Capitol fig.