La Times Crossword Answers 09/03/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Fireplace residueis ASH.
• Answer for
  Laundry basketis HAMPER.
• Answer for
  Spice made from the husk of a nutmegis MACE.
• Answer for
  Indian beach destinationis GOA.
• Answer for
  Moon mission programis APOLLO.
• Answer for
  Subject of a chemistry diagramis ATOM.
• Answer for
  Stat boosted by a home runis RBI.
• Answer for
  *Extracts dirt from the carpet, maybeis STEAMCLEANS.
• Answer for
  Countesses’ counterpartsis EARLS.
• Answer for
  Adds fuel tois STOKES.
• Answer for
  Old Ford flopsis EDSELS.
• Answer for
  Resolved out of courtis SETTLED.
• Answer for
  Ensnareis TIEUP.
• Answer for
  Bullfighting figureis TORERO.
• Answer for
  Vegetarian frozen-food brandis AMYS.
• Answer for
  Wells Fargo competitoris CITI.
• Answer for
  Feel a sense of belongingis FITIN.
• Answer for
  8 pts. or 4 qts.is GAL.
• Answer for
  Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred cluesis AHEADOF.
• Answer for
  First number in many countdownsis TEN.
• Answer for
  Japanese art genreis ANIME.
• Answer for
  Fireplace residueis SOOT.
• Answer for
  Source of inspirationis MUSE.
• Answer for
  Overlookis IGNORE.
• Answer for
  Light purpleis LILAC.
• Answer for
  NFLer who plays at the Meadowlandsis NYGIANT.
• Answer for
  Opt foris SELECT.
• Answer for
  Viewpointis STANCE.
• Answer for
  Home to the Ninja Turtlesis SEWER.
• Answer for
  *California’s “Eureka” and New York’s “Excelsior”is STATEMOTTOS.
• Answer for
  Light beamis RAY.
• Answer for
  Junior stafferis AIDE.
• Answer for
  Online investment serviceis ETRADE.
• Answer for
  Beast of burdenis ASS.
• Answer for
  “Quick, before we’re late!”is CMON.
• Answer for
  Classroom unitis LESSON.
• Answer for
  Parakeet or rabbitis PET.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  Shake hands (on)is AGREE.
• Answer for
  “Just awful!”is SOBAD.
• Answer for
  *Vidal Sassoon’s expertiseis HAIRSTYLING.
• Answer for
  Pain in the neckis HASSLE.
• Answer for
  Perfectly suitableis APT.
• Answer for
  “The Simpsons” baris MOES.
• Answer for
  Community developer’s mapis PLAT.
• Answer for
  Ticklish toys that caused a frenzy at Christmas in 1996is ELMOS.
• Answer for
  “Guardians of the Galaxy” raccoonis ROCKET.
• Answer for
  Opera conductorsis MAESTRI.
• Answer for
  __ loss for wordsis ATA.
• Answer for
  Swindleis CON.
• Answer for
  CPR crewis EMS.
• Answer for
  Excuse from workis LETOFF.
• Answer for
  Luau loopsis LEIS.
• Answer for
  “I did no __ thing!”is SUCH.
• Answer for
  *Low-carb sandwichis LETTUCEWRAP.
• Answer for
  Native Pennsylvaniansis ERIES.
• Answer for
  “Death, be not proud” poet Johnis DONNE.
• Answer for
  Fruit-filled dessertsis PIES.
• Answer for
  Another timeis AGAIN.
• Answer for
  Unkemptis MANGY.
• Answer for
  Eastern philosophical pathis TAO.
• Answer for
  Pop sensationis IDOL.
• Answer for
  Use a SodaStreamis AERATE.
• Answer for
  Big name in elevatorsis OTIS.
• Answer for
  Lick, as an envelopeis MOISTEN.
• Answer for
  Like peacocksis MALE.
• Answer for
  Nail polish, e.g.is ENAMEL.
• Answer for
  Decreaseis LESSEN.
• Answer for
  Govt. investment optionis TNOTE.
• Answer for
  Stopis CEASE.
• Answer for
  Romantic rendezvousis TRYST.
• Answer for
  Middles: Abbr.is CTRS.
• Answer for
  Greek vowelsis ETAS.
• Answer for
  Cul-de-__is SAC.
• Answer for
  “Beetlejuice” director Burtonis TIM.
• Answer for
  Big commotionis ADO.
• Answer for
  Prefix with meteris ODO.