Today’s LA Times Crossword hints and answers for October 30
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
DayFriday
Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Shoreline shaper (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIDE→
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Meadow mouthful (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCUD→
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Apparition who only appears on Halloween in the Golden State? (15)
Starts with C, ends with TCALIFORNIAGHOST→
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Dragon boat steerer (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
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"Right on!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Omnia vincit __ (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
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Horn of Africa nation (7)
Starts with E, ends with AERITREA→
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Athletic honor (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
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Expectation during a Halloween concert? (13)
Starts with R, ends with SRHYTHMANDBOOS→
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Yaz's team from 1961 to 1983 (5)
Starts with B, ends with XBOSOX→
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Turn off the security cameras for, maybe (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Sugar suffix (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOSE→
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Depend (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
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Suggestion at the start of a Halloween decoration workshop? (10)
Starts with M, ends with HMAKEAWITCH→
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Victory lap speed (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Red inside, maybe (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
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Kidney-related (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRENAL→
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Tablet downloads (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
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Mattress material (4)
Starts with F, ends with MFOAM→
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"My Halloween monster costume is so disappointing!"? (10)
Starts with I, ends with EIDONTSCARE→
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Intervals (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPS→
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"The Crying Game" writer/director Jordan (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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Mystery writer? (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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__ fun at (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOKES→
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Alaskan gold rush town (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOME→
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Dough for pupusas (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMASA→
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Oodles (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Rich soil (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLOAM→
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Cold-sounding commercial prefix (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
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Covent Garden solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Copious (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
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Got separated from a spooky friend at a Halloween party? (13)
Starts with L, ends with LLOSTONESGHOUL→
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Sportages and Tellurides (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKIAS→
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Accessory that may match cuff links (7)
Starts with T, ends with PTIECLIP→
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Iowa college town (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
Down
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Plastered strips (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLATHS→
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Home of Kahului Airport (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAUI→
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Checkbook no. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TACCT→
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Newspaper section (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
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Smooth sailing (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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City near Anaheim (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABREA→
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Lovato with the 2025 album "It's Not That Deep" (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDEMI→
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With 11-Down, "The Fosters" actress (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITERI→
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Sound of spring? (5)
Starts with B, ends with GBOING→
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Fraidy-cat (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWIMP→
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Tex-Mex brand (9)
Starts with O, ends with OOLDELPASO→
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River that made Achilles (mostly) invincible (4)
Starts with S, ends with XSTYX→
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See 24-Down (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLO→
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Briefing setting (9)
Starts with P, ends with MPRESSROOM→
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Intrinsically (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATROOT→
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Underwhelmed review (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
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Part of a circumference (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
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Like some breakfast bars (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOATEN→
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End of the workweek, for some (6)
Starts with F, ends with YFRIDAY→
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Showing shock (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAGASP→
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Horologist's piece (3)
Starts with C, ends with GCOG→
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Generic surname (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDOE→
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Travel stop (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
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Bellyache (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMOAN→
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__ mater (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
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Windborne sediment (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOESS→
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General Assembly fig. (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNREP→
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See 50-Down (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOSAKA→
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With 51-Down, 2019 and 2021 Australian Open winner (5)
Starts with N, ends with INAOMI→
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__ kwon do (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETAE→
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Skeptical reply (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
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"The Favourite" Oscar winner Olivia (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCOLMAN→
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Leftovers dish (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHASH→
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Credit report blot (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREPO→
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Notice in passing? (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOBIT→
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"F" on a test (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFALSE→
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Echidna snack (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Harmonious, in a way (5)
Starts with O, ends with YONKEY→
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Spot checker? (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLEASH→
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Medieval museum display (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
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76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down.
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For example: Shoreline shaper (TIDE); Meadow mouthful (CUD); Apparition who only appears on Halloween in the Golden State? (CALIFORNIAGHOST).
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