Los Angeles Times editor's final hint about intricate passages (9)
I believe the answer is:
labyrinth
'intricate passages' is the definition.
(a labyrinth is a maze)
'los angeles times editor's final hint about' is the wordplay.
'los angeles' becomes 'la'.
'times' becomes 'by' (I've seen this in other clues).
'final' says to take the final letters.
'about' indicates an anagram.
The final letter of 'editor' is 'r'.
'hint' is an anagram of 'inth'.
'la'+'by'+'r'+'inth'='LABYRINTH'
(Other definitions for labyrinth that I've seen before include "Maze, tangled network" , "part of hearing" , "Get lost here" , "puzzle -" , "Complex network of passages" .)