LA Times Daily Crossword September 19, 2025 Answers

1. __ second 5. Percussion troupe since 1991 10. Prickly plants 15. Cream alternative 16. Eaglet's home 17. Astronaut Ochoa 18. Tons 19. *Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor? 21. Handles 23. Bill 24. Each 25. *Bun that's a really big hit? 29. Japanese artist and peace activist 30. Fuss 31. Crocheter's stash 33. Yearning 36. Large mammals in matrilineal groups 40. Paint option 43. *One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning? 46. Ages 47. Panache 48. Wasabi __ 49. Heroic deed 51. Upfront stake 53. Beloved rock, e.g. 55. *Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian? 62. Actor Idris 64. __ bean 65. ID on a map 66. Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? 70. Kiwi-shaped 71. Gobbled down 72. Backsplash installer 73. Kite flyer's need 74. Grown efts 75. With a wink 76. Confidentiality docs

1. Tends (toward) 2. Pizzazz 3. Feature of a rose garden in full bloom 4. "Shake on it" 5. __ Diego 6. Leaves that might be red or read 7. Chimp kin 8. Like a key that may evoke sadness 9. __-Bismol 10. GM's Mary Barra, for one 11. Italian auto, familiarly 12. Neckwear suitable for a young child 13. Western Wyoming county 14. Insta browsing goal, perhaps 20. Depend (on) 22. Sign of a packed house 26. Adored celebrity 27. Benchmarks 28. Tibetan monk 32. Decreased 33. Distant 34. Wardrobe staple 35. Concoction that might be pint-sized 37. Tent bed 38. Vague amount 39. Like a system that's revolutionary? 41. PreCheck org. 42. GRE org. 44. "Stat!" 45. Inheritance factor 50. Rock's Jethro __ 52. __ chi 53. Louisiana's state nut 54. Overjoy 56. Hilarious folks 57. Username, often 58. More than anything 59. Naturalist Attenborough 60. Family, in Hawaiian 61. Gym chain that began in Venice Beach 63. Be next to 67. Special __ 68. Fish that swims by generating waves 69. Not sweet