LA Times Daily Crossword September 16, 2025 Answers

1. ABC show for early risers, briefly 4. Cut, as logs 9. Button on a job listing website 14. Grammy winners __ Tigres del Norte 15. Muscat resident 16. Celtic priest of old 17. Fraternal organization venue 19. Musical instrument similar to the xylophone, familiarly 20. On the line 21. Gloomy 23. Device at a parking spot 24. Desk accessory that might coordinate with a wrist rest 28. Oscar hopeful 31. Turn into 32. Functions 33. Knowledgeable about 34. Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? 40. Latch (onto) 41. Mystical glow 42. Kenya's continent 45. Knotty 49. Emphasizes passionately 51. Salami choice 53. Shoe bottom 54. Ugly garment at many a holiday party 56. Pinkberry dessert, familiarly 59. "Land ho!" caller's spot 61. Starts of some renovation projects, informally 62. __ Major: constellation with Sirius, the Dog Star 63. Many ICU pros 64. Rascal 65. Actress Harmon 66. Pigpen

1. Twinkle 2. Liquefied by heat, as lava or metal 3. Invites out for 4. Room with a lot of natural light 5. Frenzied 6. Get ready to start fly-fishing, say 7. U.K. part 8. Soccer great Maradona 9. Counsel 10. Quality piece of meat 11. Irish tavern 12. Falsehood 13. NFL gains 18. Originate (from) 22. Create friction 24. Email, e.g. 25. Title for Robert Prevost since May 8, 2025 26. Common topic for a bachata crooner 27. Lair 29. Govt. intel org. 34. Automaker __ Romeo 35. Par for the course 36. Words of longing 37. Roman Empire raider 38. Stretch of history 39. Philanthropist's quality 40. Skinny swimmer 43. Cast a ballot, say 44. Pioneering ISP 46. Like a small, efficient team 47. Goes through an open door 48. "That __ seem right" 50. Site where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad 52. Overly intellectual, maybe 54. Spotify selection 55. 1940s conflict, for short 56. U.S. pres. for most of 55-Down 57. __ Speedwagon 58. Texter's "No way!" 60. Published