LA Times Daily Crossword September 14, 2025 Answers

1. Give for free 5. Carpenter's compressor 11. Chow 15. Fall blooms, for short 19. Olympic fencing event 20. Card carrier? 21. Yankee preceder in the NATO alphabet 22. "Gotcha" 23. Literary takeaway? 26. Sorry! or Scrabble 27. Poison remedies 28. Cut (down) 29. Carpenter's drill 30. Vellani of "The Marvels" 31. Riches of the Vatican? 34. Spheres of influence 38. Courses 39. New Year's __ 40. Soviet first lady Gorbacheva 43. Combed 48. Blessing over breakfast? 53. Feudal baron 54. Bronze finishers 55. JFK postings 56. Cutting edges 57. Kin of -kin 58. Zone 59. Postpone the inevitable 60. Salsa support 64. Strong affection for school auditoriums? 67. River Achilles was dipped into 68. Rubs the wrong way 70. Buck passers? 71. Lena of "Chocolat" 73. Farm machine 74. Put up, in poker 75. Past the point of no return 80. "Hasta la vista" 81. Drink to forgive and forget? 83. Retired professor's designation 85. Gorilla expert Fossey 86. Sitcom actress Georgia 87. __-eyed 88. Oxford heads? 90. Isn't colorfast 91. Army of Istanbul? 97. Avianca airlines destination 99. Swings around 100. Not fake 101. "We're doomed!" 106. Last Stuart queen 107. Lamaze class lectures? 110. Amtrak track 111. The Jonas Brothers, e.g. 112. Appeared ominously 113. Cry for worms 114. D.C. group 115. "That remains to be __" 116. Convent superior 117. Rolls out the green carpet?

1. "Arrested Development" star Michael 2. Tournament type 3. Spam, lamb, or ham 4. Cab prefix 5. Old PC drive inserts 6. Jai alai basket 7. Weighed down 8. Boxers Muhammad and Laila 9. Storage unit, for short 10. Settle in advance 11. Overdramatic 12. Mermaid who sings "I wanna be where the people are" 13. Philosophy often translated as "way" 14. Thesaurus entry: Abbr. 15. Business bigwig 16. Eel in nigiri 17. Old-fashioned copier, briefly 18. Back in the navy? 24. Ready for making emends? 25. Drains, as strength 29. With ears pricked up 31. __-mutuel 32. "How've ya __?" 33. The Cavaliers of the NCAA 34. City near Utah Lake 35. Indignation 36. City NNW of H-Town 37. Actress Rae 38. Fistfuls of dollars 41. Accounts on the 'gram 42. Palm with chewable nuts 43. "I need a rescue" letters 44. Gabs 45. "I've __ with you!" 46. Archrival 47. Neuter 49. "Take your pick" 50. Sweet popcorn coating 51. Ringlet, maybe 52. Nest egg funds, for short 56. Toe woe 58. Likely will, with "is" 59. "Said I Loved You ... But I Lied" singer Michael 60. "The Very Busy Spider" writer/illustrator 61. Letter-shaped construction piece 62. Seeing red 63. Origami medium 65. PC connections 66. Ancient Greek region 69. Lampoons 72. Storyteller 74. V-up muscles 75. "No kidding?" 76. Kaput 77. Jigsaw puzzle starting point, often 78. Squeezed (out) 79. Chums 81. "Clan of the Cave Bear" author 82. Japanese noodle 84. Cracker Jack bonus 88. "That's not true!" 89. "C'est magnifique!" 90. Hunters' hideaways 91. Winter Palace rulers 92. Arm bones 93. Quarrel 94. Collapses, with "over" 95. Muppet who is fond of bubble baths 96. Climb aboard 97. Atmosphere 98. Burn-soothing plants 101. From __: one step 102. Places for napkins 103. Plant-based spread 104. Quick itinerary? 105. Baking soda amts. 107. Short change? 108. Resource in Minecraft or Catan 109. Male swan