La Times Crossword Answers 05/09/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Country made up of 14,125 islandsis JAPAN.
• Answer for
  Vegetable with a lacinato varietyis KALE.
• Answer for
  License issuers, for shortis DMVS.
• Answer for
  Budget, in brand namesis ECONO.
• Answer for
  Storm centersis EYES.
• Answer for
  Part of the HOMES mnemonicis ERIE.
• Answer for
  Italian luxury brandis FENDI.
• Answer for
  “Cool!”is NEAT.
• Answer for
  Ingredient in some barbecue sauceis COLA.
• Answer for
  Anewis FRESHLY.
• Answer for
  Fried chickpea biteis FALAFEL.
• Answer for
  Bygone Swedish autois SAAB.
• Answer for
  Relateis TELL.
• Answer for
  Microbrewery fixtureis ALETAP.
• Answer for
  Secondhandis USED.
• Answer for
  Pitching statis ERA.
• Answer for
  On __ the worldis TOPOF.
• Answer for
  Tech bossis CIO.
• Answer for
  Rice cooker brandis OSTER.
• Answer for
  Forever __is STAMP.
• Answer for
  “__ see myself out”is ILL.
• Answer for
  Dull, in a wayis MATTE.
• Answer for
  “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” singer Watersis ETHEL.
• Answer for
  Botheris ADO.
• Answer for
  Family friendlyis CLEAN.
• Answer for
  Small batteriesis AAS.
• Answer for
  Six-time MLB All-Star Moisésis ALOU.
• Answer for
  Letter before Tangois SIERRA.
• Answer for
  Make fullis SATE.
• Answer for
  Novel idea?is PLOT.
• Answer for
  Reach, as a goalis ACHIEVE.
• Answer for
  Pink Floyd album with the songs “Dogs” and “Sheep”is ANIMALS.
• Answer for
  __-backis LAID.
• Answer for
  Fair, in a wayis EVEN.
• Answer for
  “Not another sound!”is ZIPIT.
• Answer for
  Small transverse fluteis FIFE.
• Answer for
  “The thing is … “is LOOK.
• Answer for
  College athletics aireris ESPNU.
• Answer for
  Picnic pestsis ANTS.
• Answer for
  Trinitron developeris SONY.
• Answer for
  Snoopedis NOSED.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  TV host Probstis JEFF.
• Answer for
  Big name in laptopsis ACER.
• Answer for
  Southern cakeis PONE.
• Answer for
  “No ifs, __, or buts”is ANDS.
• Answer for
  *Snappy dresseris NOIHSAFPLATE.
• Answer for
  “Out of Africa” settingis KENYA.
• Answer for
  Yeoman’s yesis AYE.
• Answer for
  Part of the Apple logois LEAF.
• Answer for
  Manoris ESTATE.
• Answer for
  Parking permit, perhapsis DECAL.
• Answer for
  *Many a rejection noticeis MROFLETTER.
• Answer for
  Wickedis VILE.
• Answer for
  Make airtightis SEAL.
• Answer for
  Napkin holderis LAP.
• Answer for
  *Pillar of societyis LEDOMCITIZEN.
• Answer for
  Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clueis BUILDUP.
• Answer for
  Sailingis ATSEA.
• Answer for
  Led Zeppelin’s “Whole __ Love”is LOTTA.
• Answer for
  *Mutateis EPAHSSHIFT.
• Answer for
  Hefty volumeis TOME.
• Answer for
  Aria, for oneis SOLO.
• Answer for
  Do some roof repairsis RETAR.
• Answer for
  Hockey venueis ARENA.
• Answer for
  Parting wordis CIAO.
• Answer for
  “Going out of business” eventis SALE.
• Answer for
  Takes to the groundis LEVELS.
• Answer for
  Bart, to Homeris SON.
• Answer for
  Hill workersis AIDES.
• Answer for
  Long and leanis LANKY.
• Answer for
  Letter before Bravois ALFA.
• Answer for
  “Mildred Pierce” novelistis CAIN.
• Answer for
  Vinaigrette acronymis EVOO.
• Answer for
  Japanese soup baseis MISO.
• Answer for
  Home screen arrayis APPS.
• Answer for
  Part of a scriptis LINE.
• Answer for
  Wall supportis STUD.
• Answer for
  Countless lifetimesis EON.