L.A. Times Daily - Oct 24 2025

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Clues Answers
"Be right there!" INASEC
"Don't leave!" STAYHERE
"I can handle the truth!" BEHONEST
"La Brea" actress Skye IONE
"Oppenheimer" director NOLAN
"Please, go first" AFTERYOU
"__ it obvious?" ISNT
14th century Russian ruler IVANI
Accept victory, however dubious, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37-, and 52-Across TAKETHEWIN
Actor Bridges BEAU
Actress Kunis MILA
Alpine skier Mahre who won 27 World Cup races PHIL
Answer REPLY
Attempted to rip open TOREAT
Ballet class POINTE
Bluish green TEAL
Choked BLEWIT
Clinch ICE
Color TV pioneer RCA
Common lease period for 1-Across ONEYEAR
Currency of Laos KIP
Dark doings EVILS
Doesn't let anything fall through the cracks? CAULKS
Donuts, bagels, et al.? HOLEFOODS
Drafts that are lighter than stouts ALES
Fantasy franchise letters LOTR
Firebird roof option TTOP
Frying need OIL
Glom __ ONTO
Goofy frame CEL
Grab and go? LOOT
Guy MAN
Hedren of "The Birds" TIPPI
Howard, for one: Abbr HBCU
Informed Delivery org USPS
Jerks riding public transit? HEELSONTHEBUS
Journalist Lesley STAHL
Kanga's kid ROO
Clues Answers
Like some contracts ORAL
Linguistic battle between psychologists? SHRINKRAP
Location of une bouche TETE
Many Chi-town homes APTS
Marine scamp OTTER
Mark longer than a dit DAH
Marshmallow spread FLUFF
Nearly ALMOST
Not even close AFAR
Novelty lips stuff WAX
One who might take a stand WITNESS
Open up UNSNAP
Padmé's beloved ANI
Plagued HAUNTED
Precipitous drops CLIFFS
Ref. that added "horror show" in 2024 OED
Replacement joint that's even better than new? MIRACLEHIP
Safe havens ASYLA
Sign of aging RUST
Sin City attraction CASINO
Sketchy area? PAD
Skip the daily commute, for short WFH
Sleep under the stars CAMP
Some degree NTH
Sore with MADAT
St. crosser AVE
Start to check? PRE
Striped __ BASS
Support column PILE
Tech company that owns the Chinese microblogging app Weibo SINA
Teeny ITSY
Tentative inquiry FEELER
Thrilled EXULTANT
Too ASWELL
Unwilling (to) AVERSE
Virtuous circle HALO
Word with stress, or a common source of stress TEST
__ Reader UTNE