Every day, the LA Times Crossword offers a fun and challenging puzzle to test your word skills. If you’re working on the November 21, 2025 LA Times Crossword, we have today’s clues and answers listed below to help you finish your grid.

Whether you need help with one tricky word or the whole puzzle, our solutions will guide you.

Across

1A Fiddle with – TWIST

6A Forensic facility – LAB

9A Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides – SKYE

13A Manufacturer “where every mattress is sheep approved” – SEALY

14A Zaire’s Mobutu __ Seko – SESE

15A Cosmic span – EON

16A Opening day squad – STARTERS

17A Hidden surprise for an observant gamer – EASTEREGG

19A Beer endorsed by a British pop star? – ALESHA

21A Germane – APT

22A Currently – NOW

23A Hosp. scan – MRI

24A Relaxed prankster? – EASYGOER

30A Smoked jalapeño – CHIPOTLE

33A Longed for – WISHED

34A Malek of “Oppenheimer” – RAMI

35A Cozy spot for a cat – LAP

37A Against – VERSUS

38A State on the Chukchi Sea – ALASKA

41A Precedent setter, legally – TESTCASE

44A Post-punk sudden death period became extremely exciting? – TOTALLY

46A __ carte menu – ALA

47A Charged particle – ION

48A Baked beans holder – CAN

51A Jerk risked growing hangry? – SHORTFUSE

56A Emmy-winning role for Catherine O’Hara – MOIRA

57A Some “Bridgerton” characters – DUKES

58A Odometer unit – MILE

59A Mardi __ – GRAS

60A Bite lightly – NIP

61A To boot – TOO

62A Curvy shape – ARC

63A Frock – DRESS

Down

1D Carne __ – ASADA

2D Subside – WANE

3D “__ yourself!” – INJECT

4D Bibliography abbr. – ETAL

5D Collide with – SMASH

6D Kryptonite blocker – LEAD

7D Accept without evidence – ASSUME

8D Part of a radioactive decay stream – BETA

9D Wrapped garment – SARONG

10D Care for – KEEP

11D Practice with poses – YOGA

12D Lang. course – ESL

14D Element of coastal defense – SEAWALL

18D Upper echelon – ELITE

20D Sonia Sanchez, for one – POET

24D Very silly – GOOFY

25D Cold War defense gp. – NATO

26D Make official, in a way – ENACT

27D “Shogun” star Sawai – ANNA

28D Related groups – KIN

29D Nicollette’s “Desperate Housewives” role – EDIE

30D Mountain goat’s spot – CRAG

31D Beyoncé song with the lyric “I got my angel now” – HALO

32D “__ my wit’s end” – AT

36D Department store section – SHOES

39D Lethargic marsupial – KOALA

40D On the lam – ASEA

42D “Scram!” – SHOO

43D Incessantly – EVER

45D Gainesville collegians – GATORS

48D __ diem – CARPE

49D Book that’s been mapped out? – ATLAS

50D Makes preparations during pregnancy – NESTS

51D Work very hard – SLOG

52D Essential __ – OIL

53D Cookie since 1912 – OREO

54D Those, in Spanish – ESOS

55D Hideaway – DEN

56D UFC sport – MMA

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