Crossword Answers For: Sunday, October 19, 2025

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Layer outside the germ => BRAN
Down: Like a perennial => HARDY
Down: LAPD alerts => APBS
Down: No. 1 pals => BFFS
Down: Sacred flower in Buddhism => LOTUS
Down: In the know => AWARE
Down: Helpful hint => CLUE
Down: Ontario lake => ERIE
Down: *Ensemble for finals week? => TESTFASHION
Down: Purple boba tea flavor => TARO
Down: Roof overhang => EAVE
Down: Hit lists => TOPTENS
Down: *Slug made from an old can? => TINQUARTER
Down: Playing surface that favors topspin => CLAY
Down: Video camera button => REC
Down: Bro or stepbro => SIB
Down: Total score => TALLY
Down: Mulan invader => HUN
Down: Maker of off-road vehicles => TONKA
Down: Guitar licks => RIFFS
Down: Runner-up => LOSER
Down: Visiting the area => INTOWN
Down: Mall pizza chain => SBARRO
Down: Striped stone => AGATE
Down: Egyptair hub city => CAIRO
Down: David of ABC World News Tonight => MUIR
Down: LED component => DIODE
Down: Focalin target, briefly => ADHD
Down: *Christmas tree in an atelier? => ARTISTICFIR
Down: Greeting to a mate => GDAY
Down: Genetic material => DNA
Down: Application in some massages => HOTOIL
Down: Creole chef Chase => LEAH
Down: Holds nothing back => LETSRIP
Down: Course track for a future JD => PRELAW
Down: Falcons city => ATLANTA
Down: Marathon setting => GREECE
Down: Person who calls the shots => REFEREE
Down: Quindim ingredient => YOLK
Down: Kale and cabbage => GREENS
Down: Traditional mo. for a Bavarian beer festival => OCT
Down: Sultry growl => RAWR
Down: *Courses full of twists and turns? => MAZECLASSES
Down: Make airtight => SEAL
Down: Strip in the kitchen => STEAK
Down: Parks of Alabama => ROSA
Down: Crocheted mat => DOILY
Down: Snowfall actor Damson __ => IDRIS
Down: Like most awards => ANNUAL
Down: Mount __: Washington estate => VERNON
Down: Arizona State's city => TEMPE
Down: Some choral singers => ALTOS
Down: Harsh => ACRID
Down: Classic muscle car => GTO
Down: Doll with neon hair => TROLL
Down: Dorm VIPs => RAS
Down: Hack (off) => LOP
Down: Secondhand => USED
Down: *Organizer for a nail tech? => MANIFOLDER
Down: Tofu nutrient => PROTEIN
Down: 50-50 => EVEN
Down: Persian greeting? => MEOW
Down: *Treadmill setting for a Roman emperor? => CAESARSPACE
Down: Religious subgroup => SECT
Down: Bend at a barre => PLIE
Down: Minor key? => ISLET
Down: Underground worker => MINER
Down: Inquires => ASKS
Down: Straight people, casually => HETS
Down: Love, in arias => AMORE
Down: Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues => NOLA
Down: Club alternative => BLT
Down: Eggs in ikura sushi => ROE
Down: Tags on social media => ATS
Down: Like some brownies => NUTTY
Down: Light a fire under => HASTEN
Down: Doggone it! => AWHECK
Down: Desert rarity => RAIN
Down: Smeltery waste => DROSS
Down: Currency at pachinko parlors => YEN
Down: Start of a show => ACTI
Down: Nursery nutrients => PLANTFOOD
Down: Head-to-toe garments => BURQAS
Down: Han River capital => SEOUL
Down: Poses done in a taproom => BEERYOGA
Down: Campus group => FRAT
Down: __-second rule => FIVE
Down: Oracle => SEER
Down: OAK alternative => SFO
Down: Cook wear? => APRON
Down: Classic Ford => TBIRD
Down: Ristorante menu preposition => ALLA
Down: Spanish girl => CHICA
Down: Like some eclipses => LUNAR
Down: *Pride of a jacked security guard? => ANTITHEFTARM
Down: Fund that might grow for decades => IRA
Down: Like some rear admirals => TWOSTAR
Down: Yeah, right! => ASIF
Down: Heebie-jeebies => FRIGHT
Down: *Thanksgiving stuffing dishes that aren't up to snuff? => SADDRESSINGS
Down: Sharing a cultural identity => ETHNIC
Down: Orangutan => REDAPE
Down: Warbler lookalike => ORIOLE
Down: Scouring brand => BRILLO
Down: Wii Sports avatar => MII
Down: Golden State sch. => UCLA
Down: Lentil dish => DAL
Down: Product that may reduce dark circles => EYEGEL
Down: Castle structures => TOWERS
Down: Domain => REALM
Down: Capital city in Anatolia => ANKARA
Down: Like new tires => TREADED
Down: Motion detector, e.g. => SENSOR
Down: Toast at a Bavarian beer festival => PROSIT
Down: Go back => RECEDE
Down: Ruthless ruler => TYRANT
Down: Forever and a day => AGES
Down: Put away => EAT
Down: TV pioneer => RCA
Down: Happens to everyone => WEALLDOIT
Down: French novelist Émile => ZOLA
Down: Cotija-covered corn => ELOTE
Down: Council of clerics => SYNOD
Down: Some light cosmetics => LIPTINTS
Down: Bouillon brand => KNORR
Down: Feudal laborer => SERF
Down: Miss. home => USA
Down: Deadly snake => VIPER
Down: Gene arising from mutation => ALLELE
Down: End-of-game pitcher => CLOSER
Down: Revolve => ROTATE
Down: Extra pep => OOMPH
Down: Twitch => SPASM
Down: Let fall, as hair => UNPIN
Down: Steep-sided plateau => MESA
Down: Urban rtes. => AVES
Down: Giraffe feature => NECK
Down: Fleecy mamas => EWES
Down: Move quickly? => RELO
Down: Magnet end? => ISM
Down: Spy Game org. => CIA
Down: So I should take that as __? => ANO
Down: Cartoon frame => CEL
Down: Dynastic period, e.g. => ERA

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