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# Clue Answer 1 Flies high SOARS 6 Prepare for cooking, perhaps THAW 10 Scrabble piece TILE 14 Ration out ALLOT 15 Mexican greeting HOLA! 16 Another name for the Roman god Cupid AMOR 17 Haphazard, haphazardly WILLY-NILLY 19 Mascara smudger, maybe TEAR 20 “I Can’t Let Go” singer Sands EVIE 21 Mined resource ORE 22 Olympians’ predecessors TITANS 24 Far side of a zero-entry pool DEEP END 26 B in chemistry class? BORON 27 Casual, casually LOOSEY-GOOSEY 31 Homo sapiens HUMANS 34 Earth orbiter MOON 35 Actress Thurman in a Fall Out Boy hit UMA 36 Bosun’s greeting AHOY! 37 “Dope!” FAB! 38 Like an etiquette coach, perhaps PRIM 39 Turn from yellow to brown, as a banana ROT 40 Springtime Hindu festival HOLI 42 Irks UPSETS 44 Nonsensical, nonsensically PHONY-BALONEY 47 Turn from green to yellow, as a banana RIPEN 48 Round figures CIRCLES 52 Meat counter tool SLICER 54 DOJ branch ATF 55 Nonsharp part of a sword HILT 56 Shade TONE 57 Mushy, mushily LOVEY-DOVEY 60 Possesses OWNS 61 When ties are broken, briefly IN OT 62 Lemonade ingredient JUICE 63 Start of a quiet sentence PSST! … 64 “Have I got __ for you!” NEWS 65 Spotify Wrapped figures STATS
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# Clue Answer 1 Used a toothed blade on lumber, say SAWED 2 __ branch: peace symbol OLIVE 3 “Kate & __”: 1980s sitcom ALLIE 4 Participate in a D&D campaign ROLE-PLAY 5 Pigpen STY 6 Some musical intervals THIRDS 7 One of 18, in golf HOLE 8 Reply __ ALL 9 “You did great!” WAY TO GO! 10 Permanent art TATTOO 11 “Not thrilled, but that’s fine” I MEAN, SURE 12 Give temporarily LOAN 13 __ on the side of caution ERRS 18 Things to avoid NO-NOS 23 Nutrient in spinach IRON 25 Ages and ages EON 26 “We’re not providing alcohol,” initially BYOB 28 Slack alternative EMAIL 29 Emanate EMIT 30 Orange root vegetables YAMS 31 Logo on a pint of Guinness HARP 32 “Shoot” UH-OH 33 Road trip stops MOTOR INNS 37 Custardy dessert FLAN 38 Intimidate with mind games PSYCH OUT 40 Go on about HYPE 41 Ohio college whose mascot is an albino squirrel OBERLIN 42 Bring together UNIFY 43 Each PER 45 Most upscale NICEST 46 Eight-member ensembles OCTETS 49 Wife of Augustus LIVIA 50 Choose to lead ELECT 51 Eye sores STYES 52 “Do not proceed!” STOP! 53 Highs and __ LOWS 54 Swear AVOW 58 Denominator of a whole number ONE 59 FM radio hosts DJS
LA Times Crossword Answers April 20, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Stick on the grill SKEWER 7 Swipe without swiping a card STEAL 12 Part of a foot ARCH 16 Dict. entries WDS 19 Behind the times OLD HAT 20 Electric coil inventor TESLA 21 Person pleased to take orders SALES REP 23 Fair amount of time? LEGIT STRETCH 25 Streetcar tracks, in Sheffield TRAMLINE 26 Specifics, informally DEETS 27 Complete stranger RANDO 28 Gazelle, to a cheetah PREY 29 Actress Rae ISSA 30 Arm joint ELBOW 32 Shady place? VISOR CENTER 35 Composer who wrote his first minuet at age five MOZART 37 Frost creations POEMS 39 Structured gps. ORGS 40 A-list actor with A+ manners? POLITE STAR 42 Social standing STATUS 45 Pro Bowl stats TDS 48 Never-before-seen ALL-NEW 49 Almond __: toffee candy ROCA 51 Mutt CUR 52 Dolphin’s color GRAY 53 __ gow poker PAI 54 Lamb’s mother EWE 56 Source of the wisdom of the ages? ANCIENT BRAIN 60 Olympian who loved war and battles ARES 62 Lawn tool RAKE 64 Thompson of “Creed” TESSA 65 Error in judgment LAPSE 66 Escape room finds KEYS 68 Info in a military brief INTEL 70 126-Across ingredient OATS 72 Raga instrument SITAR 75 Low point NADIR 77 Like a bad twin EVIL 79 Anti-bullying spots, e.g. PSAS 83 Cronus, at birth? INSTANT TITAN 86 Jolly little helper ELF 87 Money left on the table TIP 88 Pain in the neck? ACHE 89 Latin primer verb AMO 90 Matching twosome PAIR 92 File menu choice RENAME 95 Avril follower MAI 96 Smoothed (out) EVENED 99 Elegant partner in some split decisions? GRACEFUL EX 101 Depend (on) RELY 103 Beep or boom NOISE 105 Like some Netflix subscriptions AD FREE 106 Copper thief, e.g.? METAL BANDIT 110 Mosaic artist’s binder GROUT 111 Some PC ports USBS 112 People unlikely to fall in love, for short AROS 113 Heraldic shade of blue AZURE 116 Deluxe hotel room SUITE 120 Cause of anxiety STRESSOR 122 Tent event with a “members only” policy? CLOSED CIRCUS 124 Garden party frock TEA DRESS 125 Hint of color TINGE 126 Active Naturals skin care brand AVEENO 127 “Of course I’ll marry you!” YES! 128 “Ah, of course!” I SEE! 129 Current setting OCEAN 130 Untidy states MESSES
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# Clue Answer 1 Off the market SOLD 2 “Fish Magic” painter Paul KLEE 3 Slight advantage EDGE 4 Rose variety, for short WHITE ZIN 5 Has dinner at 10, perhaps EATS LATE 6 ACLU focus RTS 7 Tube in a boba tea STRAW 8 “__ Titans”: superhero series TEEN 9 Cornerstone abbr. ESTD 10 Nook for reading ALCOVE 11 __-di-dah LAH 12 Amazon’s home robot ASTRO 13 Less well done RARER 14 Surface dominated by Rafael Nadal CLAY COURT 15 Bottom of bell-bottoms HEM 16 Feature of some small purses WRIST STRAP 17 Thick DENSE 18 Weapon on Kenya’s flag SPEAR 22 Gin cocktail SLING 24 Rounds the bases after a homer TROTS 28 “Hey, over here!” PSST! 31 Pitcher of beer? BREWERY 33 Chats on Discord, for short IMS 34 Triage ctrs. ERS 35 Grinding tooth MOLAR 36 Basic skateboard trick OLLIE 37 Kung __ shrimp PAO 38 Predator that hunts in pods ORCA 40 Baby Bear’s dad PAPA 41 Arduous journey TREK 43 Service points ACES 44 Omega-3 source TUNA OIL 46 Speaker’s platform DAIS 47 “Auld Lang __” SYNE 50 Collector under a sink, perhaps ANT TRAP 52 Hold tightly GRASP 55 “I’m innocent!” WASN’T ME! 57 Head of cabbage? CEE 58 Castaway’s home ISLE 59 Alphabetical order? BLT 61 Enjoy a rink SKATE 63 Eid al-Fitr cash gift EIDI 67 Notable span ERA 69 Petty criticism NIT 71 Fettuccine sauce ALFREDO 72 Thailand, before 1940 SIAM 73 Empire centered at Cuzco INCA 74 Lingerie pieces with smooth cups T-SHIRT BRAS 76 Bajillions A TON 78 Wang of fashion VERA 80 Hardly original STALE 81 “Save Me” singer Mann AIMEE 82 X-ray __: novelty wear SPEX 84 Ports of call for sailors NAVY BASES 85 Badgers NAGS 91 Deep anger IRE 93 Not reserved at all EFFUSIVE 94 Helps grow NURTURES 96 Pipe bend ELL 97 Fades to black ENDS 98 “How __ look?” DO I 100 Gave a hoot CARED 102 Made simpler EASED 104 Bold alternative ITALIC 106 Like many a summer cabin after a long winter MUSTY 107 Lauder of cosmetics ESTEE 108 Became apparent AROSE 109 Like Vikings NORSE 110 Color of mint, moss, and money GREEN 114 Lose focus, with “out” ZONE 115 Org. that runs the Opens USGA 117 Coats with frosting ICES 118 Pull some strings? TUNE 119 Those, in Spanish ESOS 121 __ Lanka SRI 122 Exec at an AI startup CTO 123 Vid recorder
LA Times Crossword Answers April 19, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Conventional leader? ABBESS 7 Option for table service A LA RUSSE 15 Pops in SAYS HI 16 Went up in smoke VANISHED 17 “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” or “Friends” SITCOM 18 Not shy OUTGOING 19 Line of ownership? THAT’S MINE! 21 Art patron Henry TATE 22 Some concert merch EPS 23 Supplements ADDS TO 25 Besides ELSE 27 Foundation of many cultures AGAR 28 Altercation RUN-IN 32 Big name CELEBRITY 34 Eat down by the river? ERODE 35 Plumeria arrangement LEI 36 Takes back RECANTS 38 Hem, for instance SEW 39 African capital served by Kotoka International Airport ACCRA 41 Leg exercise that mimics a ballet step PLIE SQUAT 43 “Moneyball” squad THE A’S 44 “Flights” novelist Tokarczuk OLGA 45 Some links URLS 46 Use leaves for eaves, say THATCH 48 Big name in sealant DAP 49 Event in which the best competitors are untouchable? EPEE 52 Underground feminist punk movement RIOT GRRRL 55 Selena y __: American Tejano band LOS DINOS 57 Beach bottle LOTION 59 Critical moment at Wimbledon SET POINT 60 Layette piece ONESIE 61 “Off the top of my head … ” AT A GUESS … 62 Least MEREST
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# Clue Answer 1 Zedonk parent ASS 2 Chum, e.g. BAIT 3 Divisive way to sell pizza? BY THE SLICE 4 Breakout performer? ESCAPEE 5 Vaccinations SHOTS 6 Members of a virtual community SIMS 7 Stay the heck away from AVOID AT ALL COSTS 8 Time to throw in the towel, perhaps LAUNDRY NIGHT 9 Poker offerings ANTES 10 Gulf structure RIG 11 Private performances? USO TOUR 12 Second-largest branch of the second-largest religion SHIA 13 In transit SENT 14 Hem, for instance EDGE 20 Elixirs MAGIC POTIONS 24 Something left on the cutting room floor? TRESS 25 Showiness ECLAT 26 Freeloader LEECH 27 “The Land Is Inhospitable and So __ We” (2023 Mitski album) ARE 29 Expected NO SURPRISE 30 Just perfect IDEAL 31 Terrarium pets NEWTS 33 Irreverent BRASH 37 Assam export TEA 40 Fairly tame, per the MPA RATED PG 42 One of four in the WNBA QUARTER 47 Golfer Palmer, to fans ARNIE 48 Bee that doesn’t sting DRONE 49 Animated ice queen ELSA 50 Ada Limón, for one POET 51 “__ bien!” ESTA 53 Latch (onto) GLOM 54 Lane in Metropolis LOIS 56 Debtor’s note IOU 58 Lets hit it NET
LA Times Crossword Answers April 18, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Bonobo relative CHIMP 6 Salazar of “Alita: Battle Angel” ROSA 10 In vogue CHIC 14 Zellweger who played Judy Garland RENEE 15 School supporter, often ALUM 16 “Revenge of the Sith” mentor YODA 17 Promising location? ALTAR 18 Indiana steel city GARY 19 Inferior to none BEST 20 Sends an invoice to an upstate New York municipality? BILLS BUFFALO 23 Actress Zadora PIA 24 Grow dim DARKEN 28 Makes hostile comments online about Alberta’s biggest city? FLAMES CALGARY 32 Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jerry SLOAN 34 High-altitude herd animal LLAMA 35 Golden __ Golf: video game series TEE 36 Qualify for EARN 37 Rajma masala ingredient BEANS 38 Political alliance PACT 39 Hurricane spirit RUM 40 Ryan’s “Wheel of Fortune” co-host VANNA 41 Superman’s adoptive parents KENTS 42 Gamely faces the heat and humidity in Georgia’s capital? BRAVES ATLANTA 45 Gown fabrics SATINS 46 Dot on a domino PIP 47 Groups that do prep work ahead of an event, and a directive followed by this puzzle’s theme answers? ADVANCE TEAMS 54 Test kit item SWAB 57 Classic Camaro IROC 58 Rosalind’s cousin in “As You Like It” CELIA 59 Milker’s container PAIL 60 Dreaded figure OGRE 61 “Hold it,” from the bridge AVAST 62 Civic shaft AXLE 63 Dishwasherful LOAD 64 Buenos Aires cash PESOS
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# Clue Answer 1 Beach creature CRAB 2 Prefix with pad HELI- 3 Like many conglomerates: Abbr. INTL 4 Campus dining option MEAL PLAN 5 Iran’s official language PERSIAN 6 Classico competitor RAGU 7 Snowman who sings “In Summer” OLAF 8 Roar producer SURF 9 “Arrival” star AMY ADAMS 10 “Teen Titans Go!” character who’s part robot CYBORG 11 Long-handled tool HOE 12 Wallet items IDS 13 Viral video star, often CAT 21 “There ya go!” BAM! 22 Sing-along syllables LA-LA 25 Samurai sword KATANA 26 Not slumped ERECT 27 Russian rejections NYETS 28 Style FORMAT 29 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina ELENA 30 Italics feature SLANT 31 Ear piece? CANAL 32 Some Slavs SERBS 33 Actress Dern LAURA 37 Instrument often paired with a harpsichord BASS VIOL 38 Knuckle cracking, for some PET PEEVE 40 Peddle VEND 41 Topper topped with a pom-pom KNIT CAP 43 Likely to work VIABLE 44 Mimic APE 48 Mythical vessel built in Thessaly ARGO 49 Comedian Dunn NORA 50 Included on a distribution list CC’ED 51 Sighed word ALAS 52 High-protein paste MISO 53 Pre-coll. exams SATS 54 Place that offers a menu of treatments SPA 55 54-Down treatment WAX 56 Feel off AIL
LA Times Crossword Answers April 17, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 1975 thriller filmed largely on Martha’s Vineyard JAWS 5 Comedian Black LEWIS 10 Store MART 14 Smoothie berry ACAI 15 Balderdash TRIPE 16 __ vera ALOE 17 Place to find a pointy horn RHINOCEROS 19 Sizable barrels KEGS 20 Ready SET 21 Zip NONE 22 “__ the thing … ” HERE’S 23 Place to find many horns FULL ORCHESTRA 27 Budget prefix ECONO- 29 “The __ and I”: song from “Wicked” WIZARD 30 Carey known as the “Queen of Christmas” MARIAH 32 __ de mer MAL 33 “Klutzy me!” OOPS! 37 Diagnostic scan: Abbr. MRI 38 Composer Rorem NED 40 Symbol of Aries RAM 42 “The Jungle Book” python KAA 43 Italian wine region ASTI 45 Rapper Lil __ X NAS 47 Lines at a karaoke bar LYRICS 49 __ crab HERMIT 52 Ones always underfoot? SOLES 53 Place to find a loud horn STEERING WHEEL 57 Some campus buildings HALLS 58 Carol NOEL 59 Gp. with badges BSA 62 Chain that sells Mexican Tres Leches Pancakes IHOP 63 Place to find a geographical horn EAST AFRICA 66 Bishop of Rome POPE 67 Rose STOOD 68 Provo’s state UTAH 69 Plant-to-be SEED 70 Rescuee in “The Rescuers” PENNY 71 Beauts GEMS
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# Clue Answer 1 Canning array JARS 2 Feel yesterday’s workout ACHE 3 “Keep watching … ” WAIT FOR IT … 4 Do bad SIN 5 Rank for Sen. Tammy Duckworth LT COL 6 Heretofore ERE NOW 7 Feature of some glasses WIRE RIM 8 Wall St. debut IPO 9 French possessive SES 10 Gets by MAKES DO 11 On edge ALERT 12 “Man Fire Food” host Mooking ROGER 13 Thompson of “Thor: Ragnarok” TESSA 18 Like some exhibition pieces ON LOAN 22 “That woman?” HER? 24 College abroad? UNI 25 Policy setter CZAR 26 Kosher : Judaism :: __ : Islam HALAL 27 Stone with two Oscars EMMA 28 Train units CARS 31 Painter Matisse HENRI 34 “Fine, tell me” OK, I’LL BITE 35 Trot or gallop PACE 36 Fresh answers SASS 39 Curse DAMN 41 “If I do say so __” MYSELF 44 “Give me some credit!” I HELPED! 46 Joins the team SIGNS ON 48 Fish-to-be ROE 50 Hosp. areas ERS 51 4,000 pounds TWO TON 53 Roots for romantically, in slang SHIPS 54 Chevy SUV since 1994 TAHOE 55 Skip the wedding planning ELOPE 56 Intoxicating HEADY 60 Offer that seems too good to be true, probably SCAM 61 Oohs and __ AAHS 63 Clairvoyance, e.g. ESP 64 Broke a fast ATE 65 Throw __ RUG
LA Times Crossword Answers April 16, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Broad views VISTAS 7 Metaphor for a wearying work routine RAT RACE 14 Person who’s self-obsessed EGOIST 15 Frequent flyer AVIATOR 16 “Casino __”: Bond film ROYALE 17 Live, as footage REAL-TIME 18 Texter’s “Just a moment” BRB 19 Nerf darts, e.g. AMMO 21 Cuts in a pie crust SLITS 22 MLB official UMP 24 Play part after the first intermission ACT TWO 26 Super __ Bros. MARIO 28 Ring victory, for short TKO 29 NBC foreign correspondent Richard ENGEL 33 Skin and bones ORGANS 35 Pre-exam session CRAM 37 __ carte A LA 38 Informal clothing option TEE 39 Slogan TAGLINE 41 Claiborne of fashion LIZ 42 Sticky roadway substance TAR 43 Colorful Hindu spring observance HOLI 44 Match wits with DEBATE 46 “Jungle Fever” actor Davis OSSIE 48 Long-legged bird EMU 50 Formal options, informally TUXES 51 Nerds DWEEBS 53 “__ takers?” ANY 54 Middle Eastern leaders EMIRS 56 Vaping device E-CIG 58 “Planet Money” producer NPR 61 Coin collector? CREDITOR 63 Seaside city in Italia NAPOLI 65 “Let me look!” CAN I SEE?! 66 Best of the best TIP-TOP 67 Move like an old jalopy STUTTER 68 Odin feature ONE EYE
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# Clue Answer 1 Action word VERB 2 Fictional lab assistant IGOR 3 Meatless barbecue patties SOY BURGERS 4 Aunt, in Mexico TIA 5 Light punishment A SLAP ON THE WRIST 6 Part of a winesap or a wineglass STEM 7 “Hair Love” voice actress Issa RAE 8 Nautical “Halt!” AVAST! 9 “Au revoir” TILL WE MEET AGAIN 10 Mete out RATION 11 Toiling away AT IT 12 Rom-, dot-, or sit- enders COMS 13 Prior to, poetically ERE 17 Athlete who might have a “belayed” reaction, and what 3-, 5-, 9-, and 30-Down each contain? ROCK CLIMBER 20 Yoga roll MAT 23 “Mamma __!” MIA 25 “Silent All These Years” singer Amos TORI 26 Slogan MOTTO 27 Fields of study AREAS 30 Former Samsung smartphone with a stylus GALAXY NOTE 31 Best of the best ELITE 32 Lounges (about) LAZES 34 __ Paulo, Brazil SAO 36 “On top of that … ” AND … 40 “Squee!” feeling GLEE 45 Hairdo for General Leia BUN 47 Words following a great accomplishment I DID IT! 49 The Trojans of the NCAA USC 52 First name in cosmetics ESTEE 54 QED part ERAT 55 Host’s handout MENU 57 Really digging INTO 59 Devious maneuver PLOY 60 __ for the picking RIPE 61 Adds to an email chain CCS 62 Above, in poetry O’ER 64 Safety gear for hosp. workers PPE
LA Times Crossword Answers April 15, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Spanish “more” MAS 4 Table salt, to a chemist NACL 8 NBA great O’Neal, to fans SHAQ 12 “__ my words … ” MARK 13 French fashion monthly ELLE 14 __ Xtra: Dr Pepper rival PIBB 15 With some exceptions IN CERTAIN CASES 18 Queasiness NAUSEA 19 High degrees NTHS 20 GP’s gp. AMA 21 Mint-garnished rum cocktail MOJITO 24 Will Ferrell holiday film ELF 27 Place to pick up tickets at a theater, perhaps WILL CALL COUNTER 31 Speaker output AUDIO 32 Impulse URGE 33 Tofu base SOYBEAN 36 Ancestry.com service DNA TEST 39 With 51-Down, soothing plant ALOE 40 Boxing matches BOUTS 41 Thin Mint or Trefoil GIRL SCOUT COOKIE 48 Fine and dandy A-OK 49 Gretel’s brother HANSEL 50 Online addresses: Abbr. IPS 51 Workshop clamp VISE 52 Pouch spun by a spider EGG SAC 55 Goal of store loyalty programs, and what can be found in 15-, 27-, and 41-Across REPEAT BUSINESS 60 At all EVER 61 Country road LANE 62 Son of Hera and Zeus ARES 63 TV warrior princess played by Lucy Lawless XENA 64 Southernmost Great Lake ERIE 65 Tied the knot WED
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# Clue Answer 1 Car with a clutch MANUAL 2 Circle segments ARCS 3 __-Ball: arcade game SKEE 4 Pickleball barrier NET 5 Pie __ mode A LA 6 Medical center CLINIC 7 Gave for a while LENT TO 8 Mani-pedi spots SPAS 9 Casual hellos HIS 10 Fiver ABE 11 TD pass throwers, perhaps QBS 12 Florida city with an Art Deco District MIAMI 16 Holiday Inn competitor RAMADA 17 French pet name that also means “cabbage” CHOU 18 Casual denial NAW 22 Lena of “Chocolat” OLIN 23 Former “Idol” judge, to fans J.LO 24 Raison d’ ETRE 25 Trio on a stool LEGS 26 Guitar ridge FRET 28 Tag LABEL 29 Billiards stick CUE 30 Bananas NUTSO 33 Epic story SAGA 34 Mixed bag OLIO 35 Big name in peppermint patties YORK 36 Pour affection (on) DOTE 37 Cell centers NUCLEI 38 From __ Z A TO 40 Help wait tables BUS 42 Branch of Islam SHIA 43 Stronghold with a keep CASTLE 44 Sign of weak cellular service ONE BAR 45 Smooched KISSED 46 “Skip me” I PASS 47 Keyboard key that exits full-screen mode ESC 51 See 39-Across VERA 53 Nibble (at) GNAW 54 “Sommersby” actor Richard GERE 55 Harrison of “My Fair Lady” REX 56 New Year’s __ EVE 57 Calligrapher’s tool PEN 58 Aussie’s college UNI 59 “Catch my drift?” SEE?
LA Times Crossword Answers April 14, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 The “T” of the education acronym STEM TECH 5 Baroque composer of more than 200 cantatas BACH 9 Nest material TWIGS 14 Cuatro y cuatro OCHO 15 Potatoes, in Indian cooking ALOO 16 Desert pit stop OASIS 17 Unexpected development in a story PLOT TWIST 19 Me.-to-Fla. route US ONE 20 Shade of many an Easter egg PASTEL 21 Concert souvenirs, casually MERCH 23 “I wouldn’t __ you wrong!” STEER 24 Textile pattern with round spots POLKA DOTS 28 Purple palm berry ACAI 30 Out jogging, say ON A RUN 31 Place for a “me day” SPA 34 Bonus EXTRA 37 Ivy League school in Connecticut YALE 38 Hubbub HUSTLE AND BUSTLE 42 Flower in some van Gogh paintings IRIS 43 Ice cream serving SCOOP 44 Always, in verse E’ER 45 Call back REDIAL 48 Gift toppers BOWS 50 Youth-oriented fashion magazine TEEN VOGUE 53 “That’s possible” IT MAY 57 Insinuate GET AT 58 Disquiet UNEASE 59 Blue-gray shade SLATE 62 Classic David Bowie song with the lyric “Put on your red shoes,” and an apt title for this puzzle LET’S DANCE 64 Praline nut PECAN 65 Breed of horse with a high-set tail ARAB 66 Massage target KNOT 67 Early web portal YAHOO! 68 Some members of the fam SIBS 69 Coll’ entrance exams SATS
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# Clue Answer 1 Collectibles brand with a “Cards 101” section on its website TOPPS 2 Panache ECLAT 3 Made a selection CHOSE 4 Drink served with dim sum HOT TEA 5 Cry noisily BAWL 6 Boxer Muhammad ALI 7 Cran and vodka cocktail COSMO 8 Concierge’s workplace HOTEL 9 Bird on a box of Froot Loops cereal TOUCAN 10 Times to do laundry WASHDAYS 11 Prefix meaning “equal” ISO- 12 Sloe __ fizz GIN 13 NNW opposite SSE 18 Bygone Toyota model TERCEL 22 “Citizen Kane” studio RKO 24 Pocket breads PITAS 25 Speechify ORATE 26 Wedding gown fabric TULLE 27 Show scorn SNEER 29 Log chopper AXE 31 Jersey, for one SHIRT 32 Baby food, usually PUREE 33 Parenthetical remark ASIDE 35 GOP org. RNC 36 Photoshop maker ADOBE 39 Chinese beer brand TSINGTAO 40 Fan’s “I do not like this!” BOO! 41 Detectable by smell, in a way UPWIND 46 Lotion brand for sensitive skin AVEENO 47 Place to park a car LOT 49 Thick cuts of meat STEAKS 51 Extravagant parties GALAS 52 Wombs UTERI 54 Divine nourishment MANNA 55 Fancy necktie ASCOT 56 Throws forcefully, in slang YEETS 58 Some computer ports USBS 59 Secret agent SPY 60 Grazing meadow LEA 61 Düsseldorf “D’oh!” ACH! 63 Soda can opener TAB
LA Times Crossword Answers April 11, 2025
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No. Clue Answer 1 “Casablanca” role ILSA 5 Postop therapy REHAB 10 Sound from R2-D2 BEEP 14 Family nickname NANA 15 Insect stage IMAGO 16 Syllables repeated in Rihanna’s “Umbrella” EL-LA 17 Place for Jazz players to practice UTAH 18 Performance where dancers avoid center stage? (themed) SIDE BALLET 20 Take to the hills? SKI 21 Like supernovas HOT 22 Some flight destinations ATTICS 23 Underwater trap EELPOT 25 Digging INTO 27 Pig’s place STY 28 Needs to MUST 29 Holiday melodies NOELS 31 Fearlessness à la Rocky or Rambo? (themed) HEART OF STALLONE 37 Voyage TRIP 38 Flair of wrestling fame RIC 39 Noisy commotions ADOS 40 Decide to harvest onion bulbs? (themed) CALL THE SHALLOTS 45 WWII craft E-BOAT 46 Oaf BOOR 47 Dockworker’s gp. ILA 50 Part of BPOE ELKS 51 Purchase that’s worth a shot CAMERA 54 Amount after deductions NET PAY 56 “Your point being?” AND? 57 Feel sick AIL 58 Vehicle built for Yao Ming and Shaq? (themed) TALL-MOBILE 61 Etc. kin ET AL 62 Biblical twin of Jacob ESAU 63 “Bam!” KAPOW! 64 Alien-seeking org. SETI 65 Suffix meaning “without” -LESS 66 Les __-Unis ETATS 67 Prefix in some juice names CRAN-
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No. Clue Answer 1 Unavailable IN USE 2 Potato pancake LATKE 3 Delivery for the non-paperless SNAIL MAIL 4 Spa sigh AAH! 5 Starchy dish that requires attentive stirring RISOTTO 6 Radiate EMIT 7 Bore HAD 8 Grow old AGE 9 Bubbly drink? BOBA TEA 10 Adjustable accessory BELT 11 “Black-ish” star Tracee __ Ross ELLIS 12 Put in office ELECT 13 Gullible one PATSY 19 Bikini, for one ATOLL 21 Emcee HOST 24 Color of Fear in “Inside Out” PURPLE 25 Refuses to bargain INSISTS 26 “Take it down a __, please” NOTCH 30 Super G event, e.g. SLALOM 31 Taiwanese electronics giant HTC 32 Cy Young stat ERA 33 “Let your __ flag fly” FREAK 34 Shoe insert ODOR-EATER 35 “Psych!” NOT! 36 Start of spring ESS 41 Construction girder T-BEAM 42 “The Paper City” of Massachusetts HOLYOKE 43 “GMA” production co. ABC NEWS 44 Burden LOAD 47 Brand of chips INTEL 48 New car option LEASE 49 Book filled with world views ATLAS 52 Vaquero’s rope RIATA 53 Bold poker play / Puzzle title ALL-IN 55 Bonus PLUS 56 Very much A LOT 59 Critter under Congress Ave. Bridge in Austin BAT 60 Hoppy brew, briefly IPA 61 Key above ∼ ESC
LA Times Crossword Answers April 10, 2025
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No. Clue Answer 1 Agreement PACT 5 Feature of an old home, perhaps DRAFT 10 Book jacket part FLAP 14 Unexciting BLAH 15 Sovereign RULER 16 Liberty __ BELL 17 Devious ploy to swap fries for a salad? SIDE HUSTLE 19 Rae of “Insecure” ISSA 20 Articles ITEMS 21 Vegas opener? LAS 23 Guy MAN 24 Grinding teeth MOLARS 26 Devious ploy to obtain a beefeater’s headgear? HAT TRICK 28 Actor Kilmer VAL 29 Paycheck boost BONUS 31 Radiates, as charm OOZES 32 British nitwit PRAT 34 DJ’s stack, once LPS 35 __-Magnon CRO 36 Devious ploy to swipe someone’s crayons? COLOR SCHEME 40 Subj. for some MFA students MUS 41 Drink suffix -ADE 42 Place to play b-ball YMCA 45 Otherworldly ALIEN 48 Travel documents VISAS 50 Some laptops PCS 51 Devious ploy to put on a bogus open mic night? COMIC CON 53 Defeat decisively THRASH 55 Flaky fish COD 56 Selling quickly HOT 57 Skedaddle SCOOT 58 “Enough! I get it already!” OK! OK! 60 Devious ploy to get down? PILLOW SHAM 64 Nevada gambling town RENO 65 Step around AVOID 66 Isolate, in corporate jargon SILO 67 Eins und eins und eins DREI 68 “Fiddler on the Roof” matchmaker YENTE 69 Coffee specification ICED
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No. Clue Answer 1 Viewer-supported network PBS 2 Wong of “Beef” ALI 3 Escalade producer CADILLAC 4 Greek letter that may represent an angle THETA 5 Musical performances that hit all the beats? DRUM SOLOS 6 Former Wisconsin senator Feingold RUSS 7 Prefix in some genre names ALT- 8 Guys FELLAS 9 Buy a round, say TREAT 10 Org. with agents FBI 11 “On My Own” B’way musical LES MIZ 12 French region on the Rhine River plain ALSACE 13 Core exercises that resemble pushups PLANKS 18 Sage, for one HERB 22 Retail outlet STORE 24 Athletic VIP MVP 25 Rowing implement OAR 26 Chef Nadiya who won “The Great British Baking Show” in 2015 HUSSAIN 27 Not too tight ROOMY 30 Ayesha Rascoe’s network NPR 33 “My Cousin Vinny” Oscar winner TOMEI 35 Gamer’s secret CHEAT CODE 37 Day break? LUNCH 38 DJ’s stack, once CDS 39 Attuned to the feelings of others EMPATHIC 43 Includes on an email CCS 44 Barbecue residue ASH 45 Diplomatic achievement ACCORD 46 Knockout LOOKER 47 “No more for me” I’M DONE 48 Small candle VOTIVE 49 Production SHOW 52 Pharmacy figure CO-PAY 54 Big name in vermouth ROSSI 57 Paper cut SLIT 59 Splash in a garden pond? KOI 61 Horror master Chaney LON 62 Keg pour ALE 63 Subreddit admin MOD
LA Times Crossword Answers April 9, 2025
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No. Clue Answer 1 Like a texter who sends a crying emoji SAD 4 Frittata ingredients EGGS 8 Words to live by MOTTOS 14 Green prefix ECO- 15 Simple fastener SNAP 16 Wayward ERRANT 17 Took off RAN 18 Nerf squirt gun in the National Toy Hall of Fame SUPER SOAKER 20 Pop star IDOL 22 Grassy meadow LEA 23 Himalayan Bigfoot YETI 24 Emergency evacuation rehearsal FIRE DRILL 28 Compare prices SHOP 29 Texas team in the American League since 2013 ASTROS 30 Approves OKS 33 Dawn goddess EOS 34 Kia crossover SUVs SOULS 36 Instant noodles option RAMEN 38 Inequality in access to technology DIGITAL DIVIDE 41 Wear away ERODE 42 Place of refuge OASIS 43 Bioengineered food initials GMO 44 Sp. woman SRA 46 On deck UP NEXT 49 Christian period after Carnival LENT 51 Piano larger than a spinet BABY GRAND 54 Length x width AREA 55 Pre-K sequence ABC 56 Winter blanket SNOW 57 Frantic, last-minute rush MAD SCRAMBLE 62 Responded to a rumbling tummy ATE 63 For the time being, in some titles PRO TEM 64 Looks at EYES 65 Barely passing grade DEE 66 With reason SANELY 67 Leak out slowly SEEP 68 Thumb drive port USB
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No. Clue Answer 1 Stroke that some fonts are “sans” SERIF 2 National park near Bar Harbor ACADIA 3 GoFundMe contributors DONORS 4 The last of us? ESS 5 Bearded beast GNU 6 Banana Republic parent company GAP 7 Hex SPELL 8 Home of two Cactus League stadiums MESA 9 “__ y plata”: Montana motto ORO 10 Cafeteria carriers TRAYS 11 Pay attention TAKE HEED 12 Low tie score ONE-TO-ONE 13 Formats for funnies STRIPS 19 Move, in brokerese RELO 21 “C’mon! It’s time!” LET’S GO 25 iPhone alternatives DROIDS 26 Networking device ROUTER 27 Land in the agua ISLA 31 __ Kreme donuts KRISPY 32 Building a nest egg SAVING 35 __-mo replay SLO 37 Tightwads MISERS 38 Natural brown sugar DEMERARA 39 Like some patches IRONED ON 40 Apply haphazardly DAUB 43 Stays in a luxury yurt, say GLAMPS 45 “Mamma Mia!” band ABBA 47 Eden in Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” XANADU 48 Govt. securities T-NOTES 50 Flavor TASTE 52 Pinnacles ACMES 53 Nerdy type DWEEB 55 Navy’s college football rival ARMY 58 Animation buff’s collectible CEL 59 “See ya!” BYE 60 Gymnast Suni with six Olympic medals LEE 61 Mind reader’s gift ESP
LA Times Crossword Answers April 8, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Wears a long face POUTS 6 Designer Wang known for bridal gowns VERA 10 Tears roughly RIPS 14 Insider vocabulary ARGOT 15 Movie lab flunky IGOR 16 Quod __ demonstrandum ERAT 17 Chevy model that shares a name with an alpine lake TAHOE 18 Soft drink SODA 19 Constellation in the southern sky also known as the Sails VELA 20 One who is easily awakened LIGHT SLEEPER 23 Pierce of “Mamma Mia!” BROSNAN 26 Better than good GREAT 27 Container weight TARE 28 Alley oops? GUTTER BALL 32 Piques, as an appetite WHETS 34 Billion suffix -AIRE 35 Golf peg TEE 36 Aerobic session with a small platform STEP CLASS 40 NYC summer hrs. EDT 43 Prefix meaning “both” AMBI- 44 Dark-colored beer STOUT 48 Price-slashing event with early hours DOORBUSTER 52 “Joy of Cooking” writer Rombauer IRMA 53 Ancient Greek region IONIA 54 Sack with letters MAILBAG 56 Staffers who work with patrons, or where theme entries are found FRONT OF HOUSE 60 __ of March IDES 61 Landed on a perch ALIT 62 Reference book with maps ATLAS 66 “__ kleine Nachtmusik” EINE 67 Lavish party FETE 68 Pioneering gaming company ATARI 69 Cincinnati MLB team REDS 70 Cheeky talk SASS 71 Space object with a tail COMET
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# Clue Answer 1 Butter serving PAT 2 “You & I” singer Rita ORA 3 “Gross!” UGH! 4 Kits with wrenches and hammers TOOL SETS 5 Biergarten mug STEIN 6 Four-armed Hindu deity VISHNU 7 Four-award acronym EGOT 8 Fishing poles RODS 9 Central Asia’s North __ Sea ARAL 10 Echo effect in a recording studio REVERB 11 “Let me stress … ” I REPEAT… 12 Light-colored brew PALE ALE 13 Take by surprise STARTLE 21 Practical joke GAG 22 Way out EGRESS 23 Brief “And another thing … ” BTW… 24 Sidelines cheer RAH! 25 Mine output ORE 29 Unspoken TACIT 30 Shop __ you drop ‘TIL 31 Slice of history ERA 33 Take a __: try STAB AT 37 Outback bird EMU 38 Airer of Ken Burns documentaries PBS 39 High heel STILETTO 40 One who bestows wisdom EDIFIER 41 Like a last, desperate effort DO OR DIE 42 Without success TO NO END 45 Poetic globe ORB 46 Actress Thurman UMA 47 Label TAG 49 Hoses off RINSES 50 Acts big, so to speak EMOTES 51 “Home to India” writer Santha Rama __ RAU 55 Violinist Stern ISAAC 57 Clumsy boobs OAFS 58 Pet collar target FLEA 59 “Billboard” entries HITS 63 Go on the ___: skip town LAM 64 “___ we good?” ARE 65 Gain a lap SIT
LA Times Crossword Answers April 7, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Vatican-related PAPAL 6 Weep noisily SOB 9 Hurts after exercise ACHES 14 “Rolling in the Deep” singer ADELE 15 Coloring HUE 16 Self-serve dessert choice, familiarly FROYO 17 Permanent resident’s document (“green salad”) GREEN CARD 19 Solemn acts RITES 20 Alley-__ OOP 21 Chef Colicchio TOM 22 Citrus garnishes for tacos LIMES 23 Ran out of battery DIED 25 Patch for some squash, say (“garden salad”) GARDEN PLOT 29 Interior courtyards ATRIA 31 Paper or plastic NOUN 32 Apple assistant SIRI 33 Tiresome, maybe OLD 35 Tee-toter’s org.? LPGA 37 Unagi protein EEL 38 Part of many a sorority’s name (“Greek salad”) GREEK LETTER 41 From __ Z A TO 43 New York canal ERIE 44 Fiery HOT 45 “Amazing!” WHOA! 47 Milky Way maker MARS 49 Gear for goalies MASKS 53 Divisive political topic (“wedge salad”) WEDGE ISSUE 56 Cabbage dish SLAW 57 Paper bundles REAMS 58 Word after sports or training BRA 60 “You __ loved” ARE 61 “Cool beans!” NEATO! 62 Dish that may accompany a main course (theme revealer) SIDE SALAD 65 Fall flower ASTER 66 54-Down email ending .EDU 67 Express with passion EMOTE 68 Full of hot air GASSY 69 Bunion spot TOE 70 High points ACMES
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# Clue Answer 1 Tiered temple PAGODA 2 Skillful ADROIT 3 Tree frog with a chirping call PEEPER 4 Beverage in a stein ALE 5 Church season that begins on Ash Wednesday LENT 6 Healing figure in some cultures SHAMAN 7 “__ Flag Means Death” (Max pirate comedy) OUR 8 Resting place? BED 9 Brand of nasal spray AFRIN 10 Creates pleats in, as pie crust CRIMPS 11 Hospitality entrepreneur HOTELIER 12 Building with little curb appeal EYESORE 13 Mayday call SOS 18 Gear tooth COG 22 Width counterpart LENGTH 24 J’adore fragrance maker DIOR 26 Hair-curling aids ROLLERS 27 Pull one over on DUPE 28 From dawn __ dusk ‘TIL 30 Protected, nautically ALEE 34 Skin layer with hair follicles DERMIS 36 Heart of the matter? ATOM 38 Alton Brown cooking show GOOD EATS 39 Souls and Rios KIAS 40 Figs. near baggage claim ETAS 41 “So cute!” AWW! 42 May who was prime minister during Brexit THERESA 46 Banded stones AGATES 48 Tamp down SUBDUE 50 Winding ski race SLALOM 51 Sport with belts KARATE 52 All four members of ABBA, e.g. SWEDES 54 Atlanta university with an Oxford campus EMORY 55 Before, poetically ERE 59 On the briny ASEA 61 Bother repeatedly NAG 62 Matching pair, perhaps SET 63 Wedding vow I DO 64 Theater chain with ads featuring Nicole Kidman AMC
LA Times Crossword Answers April 6, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Panthera onca, familiarly JAGUAR 7 How apartment space is measured IN AREA 13 Bub MAC 16 Favoritest pal BFF 19 God whose symbol is a lyre APOLLO 20 Syllabus units TOPICS 21 Subzero suds ICE BEER 23 Figure likely to wear a beehive? WINNIE THE POOH 25 With determination STOUTLY 26 Bobbing along, maybe ASEA 27 Suffer from a cold AIL 28 The Eagles, on scoreboards PHI 29 Lowland DALE 30 Part of many a baby split in bowling THREE-PIN 33 Ace with a flattop? NAVAL AVIATOR 38 Vaccine pioneer SALK 39 Take down a few notches ABASE 40 Gush SPEW 41 Formal arrangements of bangs? TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTES 48 Like muesli OATY 49 Burgundy of “Anchorman” RON 50 Capital of Texas? TEE 51 Peter or Paul, but not Mary APOSTLE 54 Remove adhesive from UNTAPE 57 Dreidel, e.g. TOP 59 Text-skimming letters TL;DR 61 Marsh duck TEAL 62 Unfiltered and unpasteurized brew REAL ALE 64 Advance LOAN 67 58-Down spot BLOG 69 Dashboard fig. RPM 70 Product for those who like fades? ACID-WASHED JEANS 74 __ carte menu A LA 77 Gumbo or burgoo STEW 78 God whose symbol is a hammer THOR 79 More than weary DRAINED 83 California __ ROLL 85 Fashion logo pt., perhaps INIT 87 Fresh NEW 89 Brosnan TV role STEELE 90 Huge statues COLOSSI 92 “Big Blue” IBM 95 Sushi fish AHI 97 Form field, typically NAME 98 One traditionally consulted for extensions? SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR 103 Actress Rowlands GENA 104 Garlicky mayonnaise AIOLI 105 Michael of “Superbad” CERA 106 Person to see about a blowout? AUTO MECHANIC 109 Mexican resort destination ACAPULCO 114 Paw MITT 115 Coastal Indian state GOA 116 Santa __, California ANA 117 Drudge PEON 118 Discard from memory UNLEARN 120 Suppliers of color and highlights? SPORTSCASTERS 126 Fumes SEES RED 127 Pumpkin seed PEPITA 128 Pester NOODGE 129 Tiny bit TAD 130 Classic Pontiac GTO 131 Dress-down occasion, perhaps FRIDAY 132 Answers for a mistake OWNS IT
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# Clue Answer 1 Talk endlessly to JAW AT 2 Gorillalike APISH 3 Hopeless case GONER 4 Comrades in arms? ULNAE 5 Comedian Wong ALI 6 Blini topper ROE 7 “Au contraire!” I THINK NOT! 8 Yuletide NOEL 9 Telegram, e.g. APP 10 __ Bravo RIO 11 Logical opening ECO- 12 Vesuvius fallout ASH 13 “Supernatural” actor Collins MISHA 14 When Portia says… ACT IV 15 Biz bigwig CEO 16 Bug hunter of sorts BETA TESTER 17 Gent FELLOW 18 Greasy spoon fixture FRYER 22 Capital with many thermal baths BUDAPEST 24 Customize TAILOR 28 “Hear me out!,” e.g. PLEA 31 Contractor’s no. EST 32 Pony up PAY 33 Hound, or a horse NAG 34 Border on ABUT 35 Wind instrument? VANE 36 Liquid or fixed commodity ASSET 37 Colon’s meaning in an analogy IS TO 41 Stint overseas TOUR 42 No longer wax WANE 43 Jazzy James ETTA 44 African antelope NYALA 45 Netflix detective Holmes ENOLA 46 Scooped, as soup LADLED 47 Rumpuses UPROARS 52 Seatbelt spot LAP 53 Hedgerow tree ELM 55 D.C. gps. PACS 56 Snoot ELITIST 58 Publish on social media POST 60 Great Society pres. LBJ 63 Heavenly EDENIC 65 “That feels great!” AHH! 66 Element between F and Na NEON 68 Pest in a cloud GNAT 71 “All Quiet on the Western Front” subj. WWI 72 Heebie-jeebies DREAD 73 Tuscan city SIENA 74 “The __ of the moral universe…” ARC 75 Brit’s bathroom LOO 76 “That’s that” ALL SETTLED 80 “Dandy” NEAT 81 Tricycle-riding Muppet ELMO 82 Fast buck? DEER 84 Bummers LOW NOTES 86 Ankle joint bone TIBIA 88 “Beats me” WHO CAN SAY? 91 “The King and I” land SIAM 93 Blessing BOON 94 Timbuktu’s country MALI 96 Discontinued poison treatment IPECAC 99 “Very funny” HA HA 100 Cars singer Ocasek RIC 101 Time share? ERA 102 Knock RAP 103 __ pig GUINEA 106 Required A MUST 107 “Snowy” wader EGRET 108 Complex structure? CONDO 110 Writer Sinclair UPTON 111 English university city LEEDS 112 Welsh breed CORGI 113 Earliest phase ONSET 116 “__ girl!” ATTA 119 2022 World Cup champs, briefly ARG 120 Letters on some makeup bottles SPF 121 Each PER 122 Nail art brand OPI 123 Purge (of) RID 124 What makes mist moist? AN O 125 Scatter SOW
LA Times Crossword Answers April 5, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Activist Lee known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” OPAL 5 Fakémon images, e.g. FAN ART 11 “What’s __ deal?” HIS 14 Pitcher’s start HERE’S AN IDEA … 16 [raises index finger] [ONE] 17 Boundary-breaking home concept OPEN KITCHEN 18 Pithier version of lorem ipsum text TBA 19 __ and gentler KINDER 20 Sonic, notably HEDGEHOG 22 Even a skosh AT ALL 23 Canadian conservative TORY 24 Repetitive email sign-off XOXO 25 “__ queen!” YAS 26 Send a return over the net E-FILE 28 Made less sharp TUNED 29 Signs of safe traffic flow STOPS 30 Oaxacan sauces with 30+ ingredients MOLES 31 Set available at thenounproject.com ICONS 32 Two score FORTY 33 Rep AGENT 34 Mutual aid groups BLOCS 35 Gets hot under the collar, say IRONS 36 Ken’s job, in “Barbie” BEACH 37 Fun time GAS 40 Dish (out) METE 41 Remove from a 46-Down OUST 42 Struck down SMOTE 44 Deep-fried South Asian street food PANIPURI 46 Calm SOOTHE 47 “And you __?” ARE 48 Ugly duckling anthem of 1975 AT SEVENTEEN 50 Unit of illuminance LUX 51 Fierce competition DRAG PAGEANT 52 Competition with a Golden Buzzer, to fans AGT 53 Supremely miffed SOREST 54 “i cant w/ u” LMAO
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# Clue Answer 1 “If you say so” OH OKAY 2 Seed in some 30-Across PEPITA 3 Where to see the stars ARENAS 4 1980s US Open three-peater LENDL 5 Word with job or craft FAIR 6 Formicarium dweller ANT 7 Uhura player NICHOLS 8 Stick ADHERE 9 Like some voices and wetlands REEDY 10 Sharp flavor TANG 11 Sweet, chili-infused condiment HOT HONEY 12 What highly motivated people may have zero goals for? INBOXES 13 One making waves SEA GOD 15 Zoology class figures SKELETONS 21 Does a happy dance EXULTS 23 Bill-collecting label TIPS 27 Nunito sans, for one FONT 28 Lyrical story of unrequited love TORCH SONG 29 Act opener SCENE I 30 Class offered by MITx, e.g. MOOC 31 Court call I GOT NEXT! 32 Lacking sparkle FLAT 33 Under-the-table purchase AREA RUG 34 Overwhelm BESIEGE 35 Animal also known as a rooibok IMPALA 36 Brown bread specialist BURSAR 37 “We did good!” GO TEAM! 38 Angela Bassett’s “9-1-1” role ATHENA 39 Taken care of SEEN TO 41 Album ender OUTRO 43 Rest stop along a highway MOTEL 45 Some legal places to make records PADS 46 Headquarters SEAT 49 Some execs VPS
LA Times Crossword Answers April 3, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Drill sound HUP! 4 Basics ABCS 8 Look up to ADMIRE 14 Polish name? OPI 15 Shut with attitude SLAM 16 West African country GUINEA 17 “Mulan” voice actress Ming-Na __ WEN 18 Upstanding citizen? HOMOERECTUS 20 A pop EACH 22 Unremarkable, in a way NORMAL 23 Doc with an otoscope ENT 24 Window to a simulated world VRHEADSET 26 Muppet with a beloved rubber duckie ERNIE 28 Hunter who goes after Bugs ELMER 29 Motion picture pioneer EDISON 30 White alternative RYE 31 Small cave GROTTO 36 Make concessions BEND 37 Instruction before a group prayer / theme clue JOINHANDS 39 Trilling solo ARIA 42 Appear to be SEEMSO 43 “Get a room!” elicitor, for short PDA 46 “For your viewing pleasure” brand VISINE 48 How fries are fried INOIL 50 French school ECOLE 51 Pickle TIGHTSPOT 55 Power __ NAP 56 Play a flute TOOTLE 58 Nestlé bar with a bubbly texture AERO 59 Increase that might be documented on a door frame GROWTHSPURT 62 __-been HAS 63 Water whirls EDDIES 64 Country star McEntire REBA 65 Reddit’s Q&A AMA 66 Square dance call DOSIDO 67 __ buco OSSO 68 Receipt line TAX
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# Clue Answer 1 Transition word HOWEVER 2 Ready to greet the sun, perhaps UPEARLY 3 “Am I dreaming?” PINCHME 4 Light hair color ASH 5 Light hair color BLOND 6 Prints such as U.S. Woodland, familiarly CAMOS 7 Campfire treat SMORE 8 Uttar Pradesh tourist site AGRA 9 Faced off with swords DUELED 10 Hot __ MIC 11 Hot INTENSE 12 Nostalgic get-together REUNION 13 London setting of “Call the Midwife” EASTEND 19 CPR giver, often EMT 21 Giggle syllable HEE 25 Ship of Greek myth ARGO 27 Kids RIBS 29 Ages and ages EONS 32 Swell RISE 33 See 34-Down ONE 34 With 33-Down, soulmate THE 35 Highland cap TAM 37 “Just Visiting” Monopoly square JAIL 38 “Proceed” DOIT 39 Settled, as a score AVENGED 40 “I Love Lucy” surname RICARDO 41 Tiny crustaceans ISOPODS 43 Mitre, informally POPEHAT 44 Historical miniature DIORAMA 45 Jazz combo instrument ALTOSAX 47 Made NETTED 49 Government org. that employs many mathematicians NSA 51 Lean-__ TOS 52 Genius at the Apple Store, e.g. ITPRO 53 Sticks GLUES 54 Thyme and basil HERBS 57 Very, very OSHA 60 Mario Kart platform WII 61 Benjamin Hoff’s “The __ of Pooh” TAO
LA Times Crossword Answers April 1, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Corn or sugarcane CROP 5 Best possible IDEAL 10 Seethe with anger FUME 14 Shout YELL 15 Monte __: Monaco resort CARLO 16 “Already handling this” ONIT 17 *Simple lunch box meal BALONEYSANDWICH 20 Newsroom worker EDITOR 21 In abundance GALORE 22 Manhattan liquor RYE 23 “About me” blurb BIO 25 “I’ll return in a sec,” in texts BRB 26 Negative link NOR 27 *Dude ranch quarters BUNKHOUSE 30 Folded street food TACO 33 Nabe with some signs in Hangul KTOWN 34 Very dry, as champagne BRUT 38 Work hard for EARN 39 Spicy HOT 40 Trickle slowly OOZE 41 Art colony near Santa Fe TAOS 42 Unenthusiastic TEPID 44 Chiwere speakers OTOE 45 Board game with hexagonal tiles CATAN 47 Asian mushroom ENOKI 49 More dawdling POKIER 51 “Oh, dang!” AWSNAP 54 “How ya doin’?” SUP 55 Argument DISPUTE 59 Color gradation HUE 60 Tiny bit of matter ATOM 62 With 68-Across, sprinter’s infraction, or what each starred clue has FALSE 63 Big Pharma products MEDS 64 __-Brite LITE 65 Heads for the hills FLEES 66 Dart like a dragonfly FLIT 67 Sports jersey material MESH 68 See 62-Across START 69 Silicon Valley city Palo __ ALTO
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# Clue Answer 1 Prefix with crime or security CYBER 2 Fully prepared READY 3 Snowboarding jump OLLIE 4 Scheme PLOT 5 Skater’s hangout ICERINK 6 Calendar unit DAY 7 Hosp. triage spots ERS 8 Arroz __ cubana: rice dish with a fried egg ALA 9 Extended time period LONGRUN 10 Turkeys, e.g. FOWL 11 Workers’ group UNION 12 Prefix meaning “tiny” MICRO 13 Vanish into the __ ETHER 18 Fusion chain with miso-glazed black cod NOBU 19 Applies lightly DABS 24 “Moving right along …” OKTHEN 25 Pasta shape made with a pinch BOWTIE 27 Art of growing miniature trees BONSAI 28 Free throw target HOOP 29 Novels read on screens EBOOKS 30 Lunar festival in Da Nang TET 31 Battery size for some mice AAA 32 *Slow cookers CROCKPOTS 35 *Suffer forever ROTINHELL 36 Aduba of “Mrs. America” UZO 37 Casual shirt TEE 42 Taxes on imports TARIFFS 43 Procedure that can determine ancestry DNATEST 46 “Chopped” host Allen TED 48 Be in debt OWE 49 Sacred hymn PSALM 50 Belly button that protrudes OUTIE 52 Financial review AUDIT 53 Basil-based sauce PESTO 56 Seasoning in shrimp paste SALT 57 Earnest request PLEA 58 Software customer USER 61 “I’ve seen better” MEH 63 Drama prof’s degree MFA
LA Times Crossword Answers March 31, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 “Cupid” singer Cooke SAM 4 Sulk MOPE 8 FDR’s middle name DELANO 14 Boozy brew ALE 15 Not quite right AWRY 16 Thought out loud OPINED 17 Word of denial NOT 18 Lotion additive ALOE 19 Required NEEDED 20 “I’d like something that won’t rust, something …” CHROMEPLATED 23 Brush target HAIR 24 Vette alternative TBIRD 25 Game show prize, maybe TRIP 29 Crotchety Muppet OSCAR 31 “I’d like a lawn mower and maybe some …” EDGETOOLS 33 Sense of diplomacy TACT 35 Fútbol cheer OLE 36 Reggae kin SKA 37 Texas border city LAREDO 40 Bring to a stop ARREST 42 Nest egg letters IRA 43 Megaplex chain AMC 45 Brontë governess EYRE 46 “I’d like sun protection in the Serengeti, such as a …” SAFARIHAT 49 Approvals YESES 53 Sketch out PLAN 54 Referenced CITED 56 Modernist with a memorable mustache DALI 57 “Only window shopping,” and phrase using starts of 20/31/46 Across JUSTBROWSING 60 Spanish 4-Down SENORA 63 “One True Thing” novelist Quindlen ANNA 64 __ and tonic GIN 65 Malign, as a reputation IMPUGN 66 Soaks up the sun TANS 67 Binary code digit ONE 68 Hospital caregivers NURSES 69 Thwack SLAP 70 Quietly agree NOD
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# Clue Answer 1 Panza of “Don Quixote” SANCHO 2 Kona greetings ALOHAS 3 Like milligrams and milliliters METRIC 4 Title said with the tip of a hat, perhaps MAAM 5 Tiny hooter OWLET 6 Side wager on a sporting event, informally PROPBET 7 Blinking body part EYELID 8 Infomercial exhortation DONTDELAY 9 Dueler’s implement EPEE 10 Wasn’t honest with LIEDTO 11 “Your point is?” AND 12 Coretta King, __ Scott NEE 13 Like 2025 ODD 21 Deliver a speech ORATE 22 Mythological ship ARGO 26 Valentine’s Day flower ROSE 27 Kinds ILKS 28 Princeton Review subj. PSAT 30 Plane tracker RADAR 32 Name of two Monty Python members TERRY 34 Unserious font COMICSANS 37 Speech imperfection LISP 38 North __ Sea: Asian lake ARAL 39 14-time French Open winner, to fans RAFA 41 Bassoon essentials REEDS 44 Voucher CHIT 45 Lasting forever ETERNAL 47 Green-skinned pears ANJOUS 48 Chances for a hit ATBATS 50 “Miss __”: Broadway musical set in Vietnam SAIGON 51 Periodic Pacific current ELNINO 52 Like a finalized contract SIGNED 55 “Queen of Disco” Summer DONNA 58 Beseech URGE 59 Stinging bug WASP 60 Sloth or greed SIN 61 Ostrich kin EMU 62 “Morning Edition” airer NPR
LA Times Crossword Answers March 30, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Wraps (up) SEWS 5 Young lady LASS 9 Last name of football brothers J.J. and T.J. WATT 13 Cuts with light LASES 18 Start to fall? PRAT 19 Skip past OMIT 20 Complicated MESSY 21 College sports channel ESPNU 22 “Voyage to India” Grammy winner ARIE 23 Actress Rowlands GENA 24 At hand ONTAP 25 Braces (oneself) GIRDS 26 Switching out tedious people? ROTATINGTHETIRESOME 30 1948 presidential election winner TRUMAN 31 “Money __”: Spanish Netflix crime series HEIST 32 TripTik output AAAMAP 34 Egyptian viper ASP 35 Body art INK 37 Classroom ennui? SCHOOLBOREDOM 41 Grandma NANA 43 Verdi opera AIDA 44 Clichéd plot device TROPE 45 Extremely powerful networking device? BEASTMODEM 51 Home of Arizona State TEMPE 54 Company with brown trucks UPS 55 Pet food brand ALPO 56 Strikingly strange EXOTIC 58 “Likewise,” informally BACKATYA 61 Lots SLEWS 63 Makers of top 10 lists RATERS 66 Hover (over) LOOM 67 Obama daughter SASHA 68 Strange guy at a class reunion? WEIRDALUM 70 Roves around ROAMS 74 Opera number ARIA 76 Use for support LEANON 77 Home of the Sherpa people NEPAL 78 Steeplechase barrier OBSTACLE 82 “Drag Race” host RUPAUL 85 Lugosi of “Dracula” fame BELA 86 After taxes NET 87 Shrill cries YELPS 90 “Life is short, don’t drink Coke,” e.g.? PEPSIMAXIM 92 R&B singer Braxton TRACI 95 Opening course SOUP 97 Till stack TENS 98 Visual aids for treating snake bites? VENOMDIAGRAMS 103 Rust shade RED 104 Small batteries AAS 107 “Rocky” role ADRIAN 108 Overjoy ELATE 110 Amp handler ROADIE 112 Responses at an anglers’ conference? FISHINGFORUMANSWERS 116 Target Field team TWINS 118 Durable jacket material DENIM 119 Prefix with bot NANO 120 77-Across’s locale ASIA 121 Carried BORNE 122 Linney of “Ozark” LAURA 123 Shade TINT 124 Academic acronym STEM 125 Like some enclosed stadiums DOMED 126 Otherwise ELSE 127 Tart fruit used to make gin SLOE 128 In this place HERE
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# Clue Answer 1 Peloponnesian city-state that warred with Athens SPARTA 2 Stat for a bad defense ERRORS 3 Call from a slowpoke WAITUP 4 Cook bao, say STEAM 5 Password partner LOGINNAME 6 Blessing ender AMEN 7 Golfer Vijay SINGH 8 Utters STATES 9 Got started WENTTOIT 10 Piedmont wine center ASTI 11 Ruler until 1917 TSAR 12 Rare blood designation TYPEAB 13 Creative displays made with toy bricks LEGOART 14 Barely boiling ASIMMER 15 Few and far between SPREADOUT 16 “__ of story” END 17 Fishy, in slang SUS 20 Title role for Brandy Norwood MOESHA 27 Tarnish TAINT 28 Hawaiian Punch rival HIC 29 __ Tomé and Príncipe SAO 33 State flower of California POPPY 36 Kentucky fort KNOX 38 Tribute in verse ODE 39 Petting zoo cutie LAMB 40 Table in the desert MESA 42 Love ADORE 45 Adam Clayton’s instrument BASS 46 First name in scat ELLA 47 “Planet of the __” APES 48 “Why should I care?” SOWHAT 49 Cybercommerce ETAIL 50 Bishop’s hat MITRE 52 __ reader PALM 53 Environmentally friendly prefix ECO 57 __ chest CEDAR 59 “Freak on a Leash” band KORN 60 Blob on a microscope slide AMOEBA 62 “Born to Fly” singer Evans SARA 64 Incurred RANUP 65 Skiing spot SLOPE 68 Corduroy ridge WALE 69 Not suitable UNAPT 71 Acme APEX 72 Senegal neighbor MALI 73 Poetry event SLAM 75 Frozen over ICY 78 “As seen __” ONTV 79 Liberal arts college in Kentucky BEREA 80 Refuse to budge STANDFIRM 81 “Frozen” sister ELSA 83 Type of interface USER 84 Factoid in a CD booklet LINERNOTE 88 1990s fad disc POG 89 Certain SUREFIRE 91 Windows precursor MSDOS 93 “Put Your Records On” singer Bailey Rae CORINNE 94 “That one didn’t hit the target” IMISSED 96 Cocktail of tequila and grapefruit soda PALOMA 99 Morse code unit DAH 100 Not going anywhere INIDLE 101 Dent or scratch MAR 102 Double takes? STUNTS 104 “__ Fideles” ADESTE 105 Not as close AIRIER 106 Bagel option SESAME 109 Yahoo! service EMAIL 111 Overflowing (with) AWASH 113 “Snow Crash” novelist Stephenson NEAL 114 Wildebeests GNUS 115 Part of A.D. ANNO 116 Up in the air, for short TBD 117 Court WOO
LA Times Crossword Answers March 29, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Units of growth? ACRES 6 Bygone autocrat TSAR 10 Folder that may hold a missing email SPAM 14 Words of consolation THERETHERE 16 Avgolemono option ORZO 17 Developer’s displays MODELHOMES 18 Think piece? BEAN 19 Futures analyst? ORACLE 20 Some specialist MDs ENTS 22 World Cup chant OLE 23 Breakout group SECT 24 “No one can know!” ITSASECRET 27 Relatively recent arrival? TOT 28 Symbol an anxious texter may stare at DOTS 29 End notes? CODAS 30 Skyscraper top SPIRE 32 “__ a thought …” HERES 33 Divine messenger? TAROTREADER 35 “Sláinte” SALUT 36 Filled SATED 37 Like some Oreos VEGAN 38 Stag HART 39 Tags on social media ATS 42 Proposed ONTHETABLE 44 Minor deviation BLIP 45 Radio personality Angela who co-hosted “The Breakfast Club” YEE 46 Take off SOAR 47 Grade again RERATE 49 Gelatin alternative AGAR 51 Ray Charles hit whose B-side was “Come Back Baby” IGOTAWOMAN 53 Wild-tasting GAMY 54 Bit of extra time LEAPSECOND 55 Coding conditional ELSE 56 Rolls the credits ENDS 57 Fresh SASSY
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# Clue Answer 1 Maximally ATMOST 2 Dance sequences, familiarly CHOREO 3 Ready for publication, perhaps REDACT 4 Put up ERECT 5 Move like a bear SELL 6 “OTOH …” THO 7 School trips? SEMESTERSABROAD 8 Places to watch Earthquakes and Hurricanes ARENAS 9 Some score marks RESTS 10 Melodramatic sound SOB 11 Diehard’s purchase PREORDER 12 Plants whose name derives from the Greek for “dry” AZALEAS 13 “Water Lilies” and “Irises” MONETS 15 Elif Batuman novel about a first-year college student THEIDIOT 21 Leave the country SECEDE 25 Suit material TORT 26 Prepped for a pie, perhaps CORED 30 Mohamed who is captain of Egypt’s national soccer team SALAH 31 Gets snippy? PRUNES 32 Cape that’s home to North Carolina’s Diamond Shoals HATTERAS 33 Tackles together TAGTEAMS 34 __ Grey tea EARL 35 Closest country to Cape Verde SENEGAL 37 Odyssey VOYAGE 38 Part of an ice cream brand’s pseudo-Scandinavian name HAAGEN 39 Los __, New Mexico ALAMOS 40 Nashville team TITANS 41 Expensive, informally SPENDY 43 French for canvas TOILE 44 Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named BROCA 48 Much of a flock EWES 50 Bananarac liquor RYE 52 Rolls over a tree? TPS
LA Times Crossword Answers March 28, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Legato symbol on a score SLUR 5 High flyer JET 8 Medicinal or savory plants HERBS 13 Prong TINE 14 “That was a long time __” AGO 15 Fermented Japanese condiment TAMARI 16 Headquarters for a simulated space launch? EMISSIONCONTROL 19 Spunk MOXIE 20 Like many shower stalls TILED 21 NYC hrs. EST 22 Grocery department DELI 24 Working diligently ATIT 26 One of Padmé and Anakin’s twins LUKE 29 Recognition for top cyber snoops? ESPYAWARDS 34 Mil. branch USN 35 Dust speck MOTE 36 Jasper Johns genre POPART 37 Cal State city CHICO 39 Droop SAG 41 Consideration when halving or doubling a recipe RATIO 42 Rehabilitate REFORM 44 Wearying trip TREK 46 Brew in a mug TEA 47 Group of online church leaders? ERECTORSET 49 Anatomical sac CYST 50 __ fresca AGUA 51 Sound reflection ECHO 53 Science site LAB 56 Martian, perhaps ALIEN 58 Clear ERASE 62 Co-branding by web-based sellers? EMERGINGMARKETS 65 Silky fabric SATEEN 66 Hair-raising product GEL 67 Stretches often named for music genres ERAS 68 Some Central Europeans SLAVS 69 Dollar ONE 70 Automation prefix ROBO
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# Clue Answer 1 Derive (from) STEM 2 Prom conveyance LIMO 3 Linux predecessor UNIX 4 Dwell RESIDE 5 __ alai JAI 6 Narcissists EGOTISTS 7 Collette of “The Power” TONI 8 Artisan’s output HANDIWORK 9 First aid pro EMT 10 Not well-done RARE 11 Frat boys BROS 12 Fine-grained soil SILT 15 Keep time with one’s foot TOETAP 17 Behold SEE 18 Fine-grained soil CLAY 23 Many an August baby LEO 25 Taberna dish TAPA 26 Ill-gotten gains LUCRE 27 Guide USHER 28 Kitchen block insert KNIFE 30 Bog accumulations PEATS 31 Threadbare RATTY 32 Hangs on the line DRIES 33 Weasel with a black-tipped tail STOAT 35 Household expenses MORTGAGES 38 __-Cola COCA 40 Martians, perhaps GREENMEN 43 __ Rouge: Paris cabaret MOULIN 45 List shortener ETC 48 Picnic spoiler RAIN 49 Excellent joke CORKER 52 Pronoun option HER 53 Minus LESS 54 Human rights lawyer Clooney AMAL 55 Phi __ Kappa BETA 57 Waffle maker EGGO 59 Prefix with dynamic AERO 60 Grab with a toothpick STAB 61 Canadian gas brand ESSO 63 Informal title for a clergyman REV 64 Brew in a mug ALE
LA Times Crossword Answers March 27, 2025
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Clue Answer Hurtful remark BARB Can’t help but HASTO Get smart with SASS Cookie with a Dirt Cake flavor OREO Two twos, say APAIR Miller option LITE Director Preminger OTTO One-hit-wonder by the New Zealand band OMC HOWBIZARRE Collect AMASS “Just tell me the answer” IGIVEUP Twiddled one’s thumbs IDLED Advil target PAIN Online convos DMS Title theme song of a 1985 John Hughes film WEIRDSCIENCE Egg cells OVA Mosul’s country IRAQ Broke bread ATE Tom Jones classic that accompanied the Carlton dance on “Fresh Prince” ITSNOTUNUSUAL Island garland LEI Steak sauce brand AONE Cryptology org. NSA ELO hit from the album “Face the Music” STRANGEMAGIC Texting segue BTW “Dateline NBC” anchor Lester HOLT Cruise stopover ISLET Snoopy alter ego JOECOOL “Cabaret” director FOSSE Figures on right-hand pages, or an apt title for this puzzle ODDNUMBERS “Ferrari” actor Driver ADAM Wrath RAGE Lifts, as spirits BUOYS Sounds from a comedy club YUKS Russian refusal NYET Far from shore ATSEA Duration SPAN
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Clue Answer Bae BOO Objet d’__ ART Return like for like RETALIATE Child of the 1950s BOOMER Sounds of derision HAHS Mil. addresses APOS Tool that can make music SAW Fibulae neighbors TIBIAE Where the x-axis and the y-axis cross ORIGIN Serb or Croat SLAV Put on TV AIRED Play lightly STRUM Trickles SEEPS Metal in pennies ZINC Introduce to the mix ADDIN __ Jima IWO New Jersey athlete DEVIL Pleasingly tangy PIQUANT Packed theater letters SRO Monopoly token that replaced the iron CAT __ de cologne EAU Snarled TANGLEDUP Pitcher of milk? ELSIE Family girl SIS Eggy drink NOG Arles article UNE 18-wheelers SEMIS Play, or part of a play ACT Commandment start THOU iRobot vacuum ROOMBA Nearly entirely ALLBUT Analyzes chemically ASSAYS ABBA singer Ulvaeus BJORN “While I’m young!” TODAY Trivial Pursuit piece WEDGE Tech review site CNET Boot company since 1863 FRYE Mount of Greek myth OSSA Volkswagen model until 2016 EOS Alias letters AKA AOL alternative MSN
LA Times Crossword Answers March 26, 2025
Across No. Clue Answer 1 Crystal balls, e.g. ORBS 5 French cap BERET 10 Greek earth goddess GAIA 14 __ out: sing with gusto BELT 15 Quartz type AGATE 16 Branches ARMS 17 Clever concept IDEA 18 Chance to have a heart to heart? ROYALFLUSH 20 “Girl Crush” country singers Little Big __ TOWN 21 Cat’s warning sound HISS 22 “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” playwright ALBEE 23 Some saxes ALTOS 25 Rewards for a good dog TREATS 26 Spot to meet face to face? MAKEUPMIRROR 30 Unfamiliar ALIEN 31 New prefix NEO 32 Trip around the sun YEAR 36 Beast of burden ASS 37 Puts to work EMPLOYS 41 Gibbon or gorilla APE 42 See 43-Down MOSS 44 Beverage suffix ADE 45 “__ love” LOTSA 47 Professional who is willing to see eye to eye? POTATOFARMER 51 Cocktail party appetizer CANAPE 54 Dude ranch greeting HOWDY 55 Solo ALONE 56 Sound from a fan WHIR 58 Wax-wrapped Dutch cheese EDAM 61 Person who will go toe to toe? PEDICURIST 63 Subterfuge RUSE 64 Parted partners EXES 65 Scuffle MELEE 66 Puts to work USES 67 Result of a bug bite, perhaps RASH 68 Pot payments ANTES 69 School orgs. that may sponsor fundraisers PTAS
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Somber bio OBIT 2 Ctrl+Y action REDO 3 Expressed affection from afar BLEWAKISS 4 Marvel Comics legend STANLEE 5 Go around for rounds BARHOP 6 Self-interest doctrine EGOISM 7 Sunbeams RAYS 8 Texts from a chronically late friend ETAS 9 Contact no. TEL 10 Place for portraits and prints GALLERY 11 Island near Venezuela ARUBA 12 “No more for me, thanks” IMSET 13 Symbol on the first day of Lent ASHES 19 Once-popular casino game FARO 24 Melody TUNE 25 “Iliad” city TROY 26 Counterpart of sir MAAM 27 As well ALSO 28 Small bay INLET 29 __ Speedwagon REO 33 “You can’t catch me!” EATMYDUST 34 Church recess APSE 35 __ admiral REAR 38 Chess ending MATE 39 Cuddling in the park, for short PDA 40 Barbecue side option SLAW 43 With 42-Across, hanging growth in Louisiana swamps SPANISH 46 Phrase often heard in a restaurant kitchen ORDERUP 48 Oil cartel letters OPEC 49 “That makes sense now” OHISEE 50 Strengths FORTES 51 Escapade CAPER 52 Word said with an Echo? ALEXA 53 Connection points NODES 56 Small songbird WREN 57 Sword handle HILT 59 Not on solid ground ASEA 60 What a toddler might leave behind MESS 62 Actress Thurman UMA
LA Times Crossword Answers March 25, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Seven Sisters attendees, historically WOMEN 6 A third of the UAE? ARAB 10 Rock blasters AMPS 14 Fast Amtrak train ACELA 15 Song for a single voice SOLO 16 Bruise HURT 17 *Japanese hot-pot meal SHABUSHABU 19 Gobi Desert locale ASIA 20 Hash brown base POTATO 21 Planet simulated by NASA on Mauna Loa MARS 23 Brief “Spare me the details” TMI 24 “Sorta” ISH 26 *French chocolate confection BONBON 28 *North African dish made with semolina COUSCOUS 33 Bassoon cousin OBOE 34 Sleep lab study APNEA 35 Subj. for a business major ECON 37 Like a swaddled baby SNUG 40 Window sticker DECAL 41 Pledge VOW 42 Grace under pressure POISE 43 Minor issue SNAG 44 Bit of good fortune BOON 45 One who is often on track? RACER 46 Nabe in L.A. and NYC NOHO 48 *Portuguese hot pepper sauce PERIPERI 50 *Sichuan noodles DANDAN 52 Entered an election RAN 53 Medical pen prefix EPI 54 Antarctic floater BERG 57 Son of Daedalus ICARUS 62 Baloney LIES 64 Event with two headliners…/restaurant check hint DOUBLEBILL 66 Duty TASK 67 Crowd sound ROAR 68 Philadelphia commuter org. SEPTA 69 Opposed to ANTI 70 JCC alternative YMCA 71 Kettle emanation STEAM
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# Clue Answer 1 Ant-Man partner WASP 2 Diez menos dos OCHO 3 Charcuterie staple MEAT 4 Idris of “The Wire” ELBA 5 Like sextants and tide charts NAUTICAL 6 Bonfire residue ASH 7 Wander freely ROAM 8 Actress Jessica who co-founded Honest Co. ALBA 9 Mint julep liquor BOURBON 10 “That’s the answer!” AHA 11 “How lovely for you” MUSTBENICE 12 Of the utmost quality PRIMO 13 Darken, as wood STAIN 18 Meh-worthy SOSO 22 Bawl SOB 25 Egg, in Ecuador HUEVO 27 “Out of the question” NOSOAP 28 Scoundrels CADS 29 Kick off OPEN 30 Most mysterious UNCANNIEST 31 Poseidon, for one SEAGOD 32 Rocky road serving SCOOP 36 Pet’s human OWNER 38 Library patron, e.g. USER 39 Mel B and Mel C bandmate GERI 42 Leia Organa title PRINCESS 44 More than parched BONEDRY 47 Montreal NHLer, to fans HAB 49 14-Across line RAIL 50 Follower of Charlie? DELTA 51 Bee-related APIAN 55 Word with bed or head ROOM 56 Tostada topping, briefly GUAC 58 Plan a getaway for, perhaps ABET 59 Malodorous RIPE 60 Skin and hair care chain ULTA 61 Shut loudly SLAM 63 Enjoy Vail SKI 65 Bikini top BRA
LA Times Crossword Answers March 24, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 “__ with my little eye …” ISPY 5 Sonogram target WOMB 9 “__ from the past” BLAST 14 Sports org. with conferences NCAA 15 Cooking staple, initially EVOO 16 Roof overhangs EAVES 17 Tortilla option CORN 18 Completely recover from a hardship BOUNCEBACK 20 Stadium ARENA 22 Autocrats of old TSARS 23 Seasonal cause of some flooding SPRINGTHAW 26 Govt. agent FED 29 Handy Scrabble tile ESS 30 Stocking’s end TOE 31 Creator, writer, and star of HBO’s “Insecure” ISSARAE 34 George Eliot’s “__ Marner” SILAS 36 “The Nutcracker” girl CLARA 37 Successfully start a new project (hint for other theme answers) GETOFFTHEGROUND 42 San Antonio landmark ALAMO 43 Really annoy EATAT 44 Small corner shops BODEGAS 47 Turn bad ROT 48 Lingerie top BRA 51 USN rank ENS 52 Play hooky SKIPSCHOOL 55 Travis Kelce’s older brother JASON 57 “__ luego” HASTA 58 Jonah Hill/Channing Tatum buddy cop franchise (familiarly) JUMPSTREET 63 Leave speechless STUN 64 Useful quality ASSET 65 “__ chic!” TRES 66 “Beloved” novelist Morrison TONI 67 Japanese comics MANGA 68 “Halt!” STOP 69 Halts ENDS
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# Clue Answer 1 “__ of fire, break glass” INCASE 2 Orgs. with a special tax designation SCORPS 3 Apple-peeling tools PARERS 4 “Sensuous Chill” New Age pianist YANNI 5 The last “w” in www WEB 6 Lacto-__ vegetarian OVO 7 Be sassy, with “off” MOUTH 8 Tree-shaping art BONSAI 9 Budweiser, for one BEER 10 Black or chocolate dogs, for short LABS 11 Director DuVernay AVA 12 Jiffy SEC 13 Cluck of reproof TSK 19 Crow calls CAWS 21 Like some eyeglass spray ANTIFOG 24 Game with putting GOLF 25 Udder part TEAT 26 German woman FRAU 27 Bring in, as pay EARN 28 Out of juice DEAD 32 Minor abrasion SCRATCH 33 Bunches ALOT 34 A few SOME 35 “That’s all __ wrote” SHE 37 Kaplan of 1970s TV GABE 38 North Carolina college ELON 39 Tiny amounts TADS 40 Old West icon Wyatt EARP 41 Classic Pontiac muscle cars GTOS 45 Helper: Abbr. ASST 46 Culottes kin SKORTS 48 New England city on the Charles River BOSTON 49 Plump ROTUND 50 “Ironic” singer Morissette ALANIS 53 Motionless INERT 54 “__ makes waste” HASTE 55 Digital image format JPEG 56 “The Thin Man” dog ASTA 58 Traffic problem JAM 59 Can. neighbor USA 60 Yahoo! rival MSN 61 Fair-hiring inits. EEO 62 Recipe amt. TSP
March 23, 2025 All LA Times Crossword Answers
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# Clue Answer 1 Fashion brand that makes Luna Rossa Ocean fragrances PRADA 6 Web crawler? SPIDER 12 “The Big Bang Theory” character RAJ 15 Sale caveat ASIS 19 Narrow TAPER 20 “Sweet” OHNICE 21 Big bird EMU 22 Fill a hold LADE 23 A spunky teenage girl works as an intern in Silicon Valley? APPLEBLOSSOM 25 Home of the Lili’uokalani Botanical Garden HONOLULU 27 “Goosebumps” series writer STINE 28 Bard’s nightfall EEN 29 Forensic anthropologist at topless beach on French Riviera? BAREBONES 30 Bach work CANTATA 33 Center of activity HUB 34 Blue-white twinklers BSTARS 35 Actress Gilbert SARA 38 Tic-__-toe TAC 39 Shadowbox SPAR 41 Basketball great Bird SUE 42 Hugh Laurie’s character practices medicine in Tokyo? HOUSEOFTHERISINGSUN 48 Yosemite photographer Adams ANSEL 49 Tabasco kin TIO 50 Arabian Peninsula citizen OMANI 51 Sugar __ peas SNAP 53 [Yawn] MEH 54 Tasteless INSIPID 57 “Sick!” RAD 58 Saint __ fire ELMOS 60 Actress Rae ISSA 62 Major obligation ONUS 64 Most in need of a trim WEEDIEST 66 Is not misused? AINT 68 “Cheers” opens franchise in New York borough? BRONXCHEERS 72 “California Gurls” singer Perry KATY 73 Plan for FIGUREON 75 Gobsmack STUN 76 Get ready PREP 78 Familiar theme TROPE 79 Wearable souvenir TEE 81 Resembling the king of the jungle LEONINE 84 Crater’s edge RIM 87 Budget execs CFOS 88 Eel, to a sushi chef UNAGI 90 “Lost” actor Daniel Dae __ KIM 91 Stand for ABIDE 93 Rachel, Ross, and the gang climb the Himalayas? FRIENDSINHIGHPLACES 97 Pops DAD 98 Nodder’s phrase ISEE 99 Shake a leg, quaintly HIE 100 Salty expanses SEAS 101 More glum SADDER 105 Explosive block in Minecraft TNT 106 Nursery noisemakers RATTLES 109 A navy lawyer visits the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem? CRYINGJAG 111 Former Interior Secretary Haaland DEB 112 Wonderland cake words EATME 115 Spot of Texas tea OILSTAIN 116 High-powered attorneys at Yellowstone Hot Springs? BATHINGSUITS 120 Not very convincing WEAK 121 Wily SLY 122 Camden Yards player ORIOLE 123 “Sneak Previews” co-host Roger EBERT 124 HR dept. data SSNS 125 NYC subway org. MTA 126 Formal announcement DECREE 127 Bowling alley lineup LANES
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# Clue Answer 1 Fundraising org. PTA 2 Knocks RAPS 3 Calendar entry: Abbr. APPT 4 One might be full of baloney DELICASE 5 Big game venue ARENA 6 Fa follower SOL 7 Vietnamese soup PHO 8 Map feature INSET 9 Pathologists’ focus DISEASE 10 Sci. of money ECON 11 Sleep acronym REM 12 Post-surgery therapy, for short REHAB 13 Spanish “love” AMOR 14 Insect similar to a figeater beetle JUNEBUG 15 Parcel out ALLOT 16 Hot spot SAUNA 17 One whiling away the time IDLER 18 Sam-I-am’s creator SEUSS 24 Square meal? BENTO 26 Preoccupied (with) OBSESSED 29 Tuition collector BURSAR 31 White House family of the early 1910s TAFTS 32 Popcorn brand ACTII 33 One of “The Two Coreys” HAIM 35 Bogus SHAM 36 First-class AONE 37 Heading out in a hurry RUSHINGOFF 40 Collection of a brand’s goods PRODUCTLINE 41 Dee of heavy metal SNIDER 43 Yale grads ELIS 44 “I’ll give you a lift!” HOPON 45 Not just impressed INAWE 46 Not similar to UNLIKE 47 Prepare to haggle, perhaps NAMEAPRICE 52 Fence upright POST 55 Part of town, for short NABE 56 “Devil Inside” band INXS 59 Pen for a pig STY 61 Daze STUPOR 63 Elisabeth of “The Boys” SHUE 65 “NBA Today” airer ESPN 66 Toward the stern AFT 67 Texter’s “Unless my memory deceives me” IIRC 69 Portly ROTUND 70 Upright ONEND 71 Long, thin mushroom ENOKI 74 Junk mail addressee RESIDENT 77 Not made up REAL 80 Softening EASING 82 __-light NIGHT 83 Battle cry IMHIT 85 Notion IDEA 86 Total jumble MESS 89 Point GIST 92 Low-pitched wind in marching band BASSTUBA 94 Auditory ecstasy EARGASM 95 Religious dissident HERETIC 96 “Moby-Dick” figure PELEG 101 Freight tubs SCOWS 102 Sign of spring ARIES 103 “The Practice” actor McDermott DYLAN 104 Floppy __ DISKS 105 Tucker of country TANYA 107 Detest ABHOR 108 Meeting room stand EASEL 110 Stand up JILT 111 “I double-dog __ you!” DARE 113 Personal bearing MIEN 114 Basic French verb ETRE 116 Physique, for short BOD 117 __ de la Cité: Notre-Dame locale ILE 118 Once called NEE 119 Ave. crossers STS
LA Times Crossword Answer Today March 22
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Saturday, March 22, 2025 LA Times Crossword Answer Today March 20
Across Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Carousel riders? BAGS 5 Instruments that may create a meditative sound bath GONGS 10 Street snack in a shell TACO 14 Río contents AGUA 15 “Stop the launch!” ABORT 16 Muscat’s country OMAN 17 Noisy yard implement LEAFBLOWER 19 Major Temecula Valley industry WINE 20 Lot timers METERS 21 Cooler filler ICE 22 Subj. for an MBA ECON 23 Pitching stat ERA 24 Like a skier without goggles, perhaps SNOWBLIND 26 Printer issue JAM 28 “You could’ve kept that to yourself” TMI 30 Very short pencil NUB 31 Jai __ ALAI 33 “Preach!” AMEN 36 Inner circle CADRE 40 Path through Oz YELLOWBRICKROAD 43 Overhead space? SCALP 44 Rival leader? ARCH 45 Gulp SWIG 46 Steamed bun dipped in hoisin sauce BAO 48 Baby goat KID 50 Nashville-to-Louisville dir. NNE 51 Hobnob (with) RUBELBOWS 56 Situp targets ABS 58 Brief “However” OTOH 59 Banned Books Week org. ALA 60 Like a clock with hands ANALOG 63 Selfish cry MINE 64 Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue MIXINGBOWL 66 Taiwanese laptop maker ACER 67 Turn away AVERT 68 Foil kin EPEE 69 Comic Bargatze NATE 70 Inkling SENSE 71 Story opening, in journalism lingo LEDE
Down Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Salve BALM 2 Pulitzer winner James AGEE 3 Most populous Central American country GUATEMALA 4 Less of a gamble SAFER 5 Girls GALS 6 “Price flexible” abbr. OBO 7 Lose-lose NOWIN 8 With 51-Down, wrestling style GRECO 9 Scattered STREWN 10 Bathroom drying racks TOWELBARS 11 Pals, in Parma AMICI 12 Officially accepted works CANON 13 Standing straight, as hair ONEND 18 Oktoberfest sausage, informally BRAT 24 Mufasa’s son in The Lion King SIMBA 25 O’Neil who was the first African American coach in MLB BUCK 26 Blue birds JAYS 27 Actor Guinness ALEC 29 Wide opening MAW 32 “Come find me when you’re ready” ILLBEHERE 34 Fumble ERR 35 Stevie of Fleetwood Mac NICKS 37 Skier’s direction DOWNSLOPE 38 Wet weather RAIN 39 Trim, as grass EDGE 41 October birthstone OPAL 42 T’ai __ ch’uan CHI 47 Barack and Michelle OBAMAS 49 “Darn it!” DANG 51 See 8-Down ROMAN 52 College city near Syracuse UTICA 53 Lisa of A Different World BONET 54 __ oil OLIVE 55 Pallid WAXEN 57 Biblical tower spot BABEL 60 Pay to play ANTE 61 Had to pay OWED 62 Delight GLEE 65 Auditing agcy. IRS
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Wednesday, March 19, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Across Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Maker of the first graphing calculator CASIO 6 Mediterranean volcano ETNA 10 Tournament passes BYES 14 Acrylic fiber ORLON 15 Blistex targets LIPS 16 Goddess born to the Titans Coeus and Phoebe LETO 17 Mole BEAUTYMARK 19 Lots and lots ATON 20 Wager BET 21 Declare with confidence AVER 22 Pressing into service USING 23 Mole SLEEPERAGENT 27 Not as expensive LESS 28 “U slay me!” LOL 29 Ornamental pond fish KOI 32 6-Across output LAVA 35 Pines, e.g. CONIFERS 37 Mole UNITOFSUBSTANCE 41 Rose up REBELLED 42 Wine quality NOSE 43 Wool producer EWE 44 Not exactly talkative MUM 45 “Hold on!” WAIT 48 Mole MEXICANSAUCE 53 Open mic night figure COMIC 56 Palo __, California ALTO 57 Skillet PAN 58 North __ Sea: Central Asian lake ARAL 59 Mole GARDENPEST 62 Demolish RAZE 63 Advantage EDGE 64 Soeur de la mère TANTE 65 Cold drafts ALES 66 Once in a blue __ MOON 67 General delivery? ORDER
Down Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Some hearty salads COBBS 2 Staggering AREEL 3 Roof option SLATE 4 Letters for debtors IOU 5 Recorded ONTAPE 6 Big name in glue ELMERS 7 Diadem TIARA 8 “Fresh Air” airer NPR 9 “That’s a pretty big __” ASK 10 Really fun time BLAST 11 Himalayan recluse YETI 12 Historic English school ETON 13 “Call Me” or “Call Me Maybe” SONG 18 __ Saint Laurent YVES 22 Like birthday candles during dinner UNLIT 24 Absolutely delight ELATE 25 Goopy lump GLOB 26 Ages and ages EONS 29 Lotto game KENO 30 Middle-earth menaces ORCS 31 “Understood” ISEE 32 Fishing aid LURE 33 Once more ANEW 34 General feeling VIBE 35 Bovine mouthful CUD 36 Crush alternative FANTA 38 Early Mesoamerican civilization OLMEC 39 __ capacitor: “Back to the Future” device FLUX 40 Final Four game SEMI 45 Thoreau work subtitled “Life in the Woods” WALDEN 46 Stake ANTE 47 Can’t be fooled by ISONTO 48 Marathon units MILES 49 __ pants CARGO 50 Overturn UPEND 51 Isabel Wilkerson book that inspired Origin CASTE 52 “Come in!” ENTER 53 “Scars to Your Beautiful” singer Alessia CARA 54 Spoken ORAL 55 Puzzle with paths MAZE 59 Peridot, for one GEM 60 Fuss ADO 61 __ for the course PAR
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Tuesday, March 18, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Across Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Sleep outdoors CAMP 5 Salad topped with blue cheese and bacon COBB 9 __ Sketch: drawing toy ETCHA 14 Spiny succulent ALOE 15 Major producer of pineapples and bananas DOLE 16 Dubbed NAMED 17 Extremely good-looking person, slangily SMOKESHOW 19 Peruvian pack animal LLAMA 20 Cantina fare TACOS 21 Oahu neighbor KAUAI 23 Actress who played Rollergirl in Boogie Nights HEATHERGRAHAM 29 Fury IRE 30 Quiche need EGG 31 __ Jima IWO 32 Inquires ASKS 36 April 15 agcy. IRS 38 Bother terribly EATAT 40 Treat that can help a dog with indigestion CHARCOALBISCUIT 44 Access Hollywood host LopezMARIO 45 Hither and __ YON 46 Residential units, briefly APTS 47 Horror movie street ELM 48 Mallon in the World Golf Hall of Fame MEG 51 Sleeping place BED 53 Online publication founded in 1996 by Michael Kinsley SLATEMAGAZINE 58 __ Island: New England state RHODE 59 Flatbreads for gyros PITAS 62 Belly button type OUTIE 65 Range between white and black, and where the starts of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 53-Across can be found GRAYSCALE 68 Monastery member FRIAR 69 Jane Austen heroine EMMA 70 Sledding spot HILL 71 Lower leg joint ANKLE 72 Proofreader’s catch TYPO 73 Airline to Tel Aviv ELAL
Down Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Performers in a play CAST 2 __ mater ALMA 3 Freeloader MOOCH 4 Tea option PEKOE 5 LP successors CDS 6 __ and aah OOH 7 British fellow BLOKE 8 Word of caution BEWARE 9 Makes bigger ENLARGES 10 Actress Shire TALIA 11 Nashville-based awards org. CMA 12 Skirt edge HEM 13 Tooth care org. ADA 18 La Bamba actor MoralesESAI 22 Brand of fluffy slippers UGG 24 Group of three TRIO 25 Queen of Mount Olympus HERA 26 Seek a loan from HITUP 27 Anticipate AWAIT 28 Apple juice brand MOTTS 32 Zeniths ACMES 33 “__ we dance?” SHALL 34 Cosmic payback KARMA 35 Indian honorific SRI 37 __ as a fox SLY 39 2010 health law, for short ACA 41 Summoning words COMEHERE 42 Tea option BOBA 43 Spanish spelling of Agnes INEZ 49 Angsty music genre EMO 50 Gizmo GADGET 52 Hummus and salsa DIPS 54 Dry run TRIAL 55 Bacteria-ridden GERMY 56 For a very specific audience NICHE 57 Online sales ETAIL 60 Penne __ vodka ALLA 61 Vend SELL 62 Birds __ feather OFA 63 Self-serve coffee server URN 64 “__ Tok”: No. 1 hit for Kesha TIK 66 Gear for a roadie AMP 67 Basketball star Ming YAO
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Monday, March 17, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Monday, March 17, 2025 Across Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 “A Star Is Born” star __ Gaga LADY 5 Gas additive brand that’s a longtime NASCAR sponsor STP 8 Blokes CHAPS 13 Largest bone of the pelvis ILIUM 15 Kanga’s kid ROO 16 One of two on a 747 AISLE 17 Hustler with a cue stick POOLSHARK 19 Spot for a brooch LAPEL 20 Tennis great Williams SERENA 21 “Quiet on the __!” SET 23 Color named for a duck TEAL 24 Hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell BLOODHOUNDS 27 Less likely to back down FIERCER 31 Puts a name to IDS 32 Hoped-for result of a brainstorming session IDEA 33 Super Mario brother LUIGI 36 Stately tree ELM 39 Completely unexpected revelation BOLTFROMTHEBLUE 43 Sneaky SLY 44 Allows to use temporarily LENDS 45 Gymnast Korbut OLGA 46 No longer fashionable OUT 47 1960s TV role for Diana Rigg MRSPEEL 50 Like chocolate with a high cacao percentage BITTERSWEET 55 Textbook section UNIT 56 “__ la la!” OOH 57 Philadelphia NFLers EAGLES 62 Fixed prices RATES 64 Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across BACKTOOTH 66 Drum kit component SNARE 67 “Mr. Blue Sky” gp. ELO 68 __ Monica, California SANTA 69 On edge TENSE 70 Raspberry shade RED 71 57-Across, for one TEAM
Down Clues and Answers # Clue Answer 1 Kissing pair LIPS 2 Sunburn soother ALOE 3 Fashion’s Christian DIOR 4 Christmas season YULE 5 Spanish Mrs. SRA 6 Upper body TORSO 7 Jabbed POKED 8 Orioles great Ripken CAL 9 Temporary break HIATUS 10 Colorado ski town ASPEN 11 Beseech PLEAD 12 Exchanges for cash SELLS 14 Rachel Maddow’s network MSNBC 18 In fine fettle HALE 22 Quadriceps locale THIGH 25 Synthetic fabric pioneered by DuPont ORLON 26 “Garfield” dog ODIE 27 Trivial lies FIBS 28 Object of adoration IDOL 29 Too wriggly to get hold of EELY 30 Rodent in a subway tunnel RAT 34 College Park sch. UMD 35 “Who’s there?” reply ITSME 36 French pronoun ELLE 37 Olympics sled LUGE 38 Lunch or brunch MEAL 40 Chimney part FLUE 41 Fashionable again RETRO 42 Jazz style BOP 46 Playful river mammals OTTERS 48 Really stink REEK 49 Data for a sports analyst STATS 50 Sudden outbreak BURST 51 Vapid INANE 52 Pre-Olympian god of Greek mythology TITAN 53 Temperate SOBER 54 Mammal that feeds on krill WHALE 58 One looking after the kids? GOAT 59 One and only LONE 60 “At Last” singer James ETTA 61 Phony SHAM 63 “What’d I tell ya?” SEE 65 Massachusetts cape named for a fish COD
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Sunday, March 16, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Sunday, March 16, 2025 Across Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 South American dances SAMBAS 7 Cumin, for one SPICE 12 Sci. class BIO 15 Nile cobras ASPS 19 “Seinfeld” character ELAINE 20 Church instrument ORGAN 21 Estimate qualifier ISH 22 Fuss FLAP 23 “Is he really the best actor for the role?” CASTINGDOUBT 25 Opening GAP 26 Lawn care brand TORO 27 U-turn from NNW SSE 28 Soaps, e.g. DRAMAS 29 Close tightly SEAL 30 CPR experts EMTS 31 Superlative suffix EST 33 “College GameDay” airer ESPN 34 “Why is this keyboard key bigger than the others?” SPACEPROBE 36 Dream stage REM 38 Jedi played by Daisy Ridley REY 40 Long-snouted animals TAPIRS 42 Goal AIM 43 Makes blank ERASES 45 Incision SLIT 46 Rating systems SCALES 50 “How did the magician do that?” TRICKQUESTION 55 Go to a cafe, say EATOUT 56 Caramel candies ROLOS 57 Lion voiced by Moira Kelly and Beyoncé NALA 58 Superfan STAN 61 Water line SHORE 62 Estimate qualifier ORSO 63 Golden Arches sandwiches MCRIBS 65 Own (up) FESS 67 Cut MOW 68 “Is this actually a vegan burger?” BEYONDSUSPICION 73 Mud bath spot SPA 76 Ivy League school in Connecticut YALE 77 Lot attendants VALETS 78 Other, in Spanish OTRO 82 Not mainstream NICHE 84 Very little ADAB 87 Apple variety GALA 88 Work __ ETHIC 89 Wealthy family on HBO’s “The Gilded Age” ASTORS 91 “Can you do me a favor?” FRIENDREQUEST 94 “Beauty and the Beast” villain GASTON 95 Snack introduced in 1912 OREO 96 “You, Me and __”: rom-com starring Owen Wilson DUPREE 97 Director Roth ELI 98 Gear for benched players PIANOS 101 “Houdini” singer Lipa DUA 102 Colony worker ANT 103 “It’s ‘abracadabra,’ not ‘hocus-pocus,’ right?” SPELLCHECK 107 Seized auto REPO 109 Sass LIP 111 Pic takers CAMS 112 Hawaiian coffee region KONA 113 Subway handholds STRAPS 115 Connections and Spelling Bee publisher, for short NYT 117 Jessica of “Fantastic Four” ALBA 118 Geologic span EON 119 “How many Grammy Awards has Ms. Nicks won?” STEVIEWONDER 122 Snorkeler’s spot REEF 123 Pi follower RHO 124 “Understood” ROGER 125 Cactus bud AREOLE 126 Cry from a bad driver? FORE 127 Adage SAW 128 Tablets at some checkout counters IPADS 129 Came together MERGED
Down Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Min. portion SEC 2 Word of regret ALAS 3 Blasted messages MASSEMAILS 4 Gives more than a licking? BITES 5 Singer DiFranco ANI 6 Wire SEND 7 Crushes, e.g. SODAS 8 Cue PROMPT 9 Tropical lizard IGUANA 10 Airport waiters CABS 11 Doc who treats sinusitis ENT 12 Conference with Providence and Villanova BIGEAST 13 Physicist Newton ISAAC 14 “You’re being ridiculous!” OHPLEASE 15 Consequence AFTERMATH 16 Replay speed SLOMO 17 Second installment PARTB 18 Slangy “Let’s say …” SPOSE 24 Earl __ tea GREY 29 Netflix series featuring track stars SPRINT 32 Long hikes TREKS 34 Buildings near barns SILOS 35 Fashion designer Paloma PICASSO 36 Old-school RETRO 37 Goof ERROR 39 Law firm abbr. ESQ 41 Trident-shaped Greek letter PSI 44 Nickname used by Shaggy SCOOB 47 Weaving device LOOM 48 German currency EURO 49 Hearty meal STEW 51 7UP nickname, with “the” UNCOLA 52 Made EARNED 53 Moved smoothly SLID 54 Surfer’s subwindows TABS 59 Off the beaten path AFIELD 60 Divine drink of Greek mythology NECTAR 63 “Smoove Jones” R&B singer MYA 64 Santa Fe, for one SUV 66 Fam member SIS 69 Dad joke reaction, perhaps EYEROLL 70 Herb in some rituals SAGE 71 Strategy PLAN 72 Still in bed NOTUP 73 Hiccup SNAG 74 Tuscan tower town PISA 75 Takes steps ACTS 79 Spot that might make people feel comfortable? THERAPYDOG 80 Out of bed RISEN 81 A side of pawns, in chess OCTET 83 Where people on vacation may store their bread? HOTELSAFE 85 Continent that’s home to Victoria Falls AFRICA 86 Shatter BREAK 88 Peer EQUAL 90 Official chocolate bar sponsor of the NFL SNICKERS 92 Charged particle ION 93 Ending for some college addresses EDU 95 Filter option on some search results OPENNOW 99 “Wednesday” actress Jenna ORTEGA 100 Started a tennis rally SERVED 101 “Cool!” DOPE 103 Winter wrap SCARF 104 Prefix with -lithic PALEO 105 Bonfire remnant EMBER 106 Ruckus HOOHA 108 Socks, hopefully PAIRS 110 Baltimore’s __ Harbor INNER 113 Halt STOP 114 Freestyled, perhaps SWAM 116 Lead-in to health TELE 119 __ Lanka SRI 120 Minecraft block ORE 121 Checkers side RED
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Saturday, March 15, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Saturday, March 15, 2025 Across Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Waldorf salad morsel GRAPE 6 Hardly qualified UNFIT 11 Disney Jr. rating TVG 14 Fired up again RELIT 15 Like some vintage T-shirts RETROCOOL 17 “Healthier happens together” insurance company AETNA 18 Grill spot BACKPATIO 19 Voting coalition BLOC 20 Wasn’t in the game SAT 21 Athenian lawmaker remembered for severity DRACO 22 “Count on me” SURENOPROBLEM 26 Ethically indifferent AMORAL 28 Hauls LUGS 29 Badly misinformed FULLOFBEANS 32 Pvt. trainer SGT 35 Some Kias RIOS 36 Chaps GENTS 37 Kallax seller IKEA 38 Surgery ctrs. ORS 39 Activity that raises spirits? WINETASTING 41 Verb in flour-y language SIFT 42 Drives a team MUSHES 43 Reptile that can weigh 650 pounds GIANTTORTOISE 48 Home to the University of Jordan AMMAN 49 Arctic diving bird AUK 50 Lump of clay CLOD 53 Close the deal SHAKEONIT 56 Florida city where Jane Castor is mayor TAMPA 57 Barely shows up in a painting? POSESNUDE 58 Gel alternative CREAM 59 GPS figs. STS 60 Suspect SENSE 61 Tales of Greek gods, e.g. MYTHS
Down Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Take hold of GRAB 2 Go for a spin? REEL 3 “Memory” and “I Dreamed a Dream” ALTOSOLOS 4 Hair that may be clipped PINCURLS 5 GPS fig. ETA 6 __ renewal URBAN 7 “Fantabulous!” NEATO 8 Agcy. that investigates telemarketing fraud FTC 9 Drive up the wall IRK 10 Big kahunas TOPDOGS 11 The bottom line TOTAL 12 __ prompt VOICE 13 Bad outlook GLOOM 16 Keto concerns CARBS 20 Treat that’s not meant to be shared SELFGIFT 23 Dileep of the “Avatar” films RAO 24 “Dear Evan Hansen” Tony winner PLATT 25 Goes wild RUNSAMOK 26 __-Cuban jazz AFRO 27 “20/20” co-anchor MUIR 30 Box that might contain tamagoyaki and tonkatsu BENTO 31 Toronto-to-Montreal dir. ENE 32 Peak protection SKIHELMET 33 Unit that might be edited GENE 34 Makes out, in a way TAGS 37 Admission of fear ITSSCARY 39 Court reporter? WITNESS 40 Fashion designer Anna SUI 41 Reptile not found in Iceland or Ireland SNAKE 43 Has a sudden inspiration GASPS 44 “Can we turn on the AC?” IMHOT 45 Build up AMASS 46 Crashes a Twitch stream RAIDS 47 One in a class by herself TUTEE 51 Moonfish or sunfish OPAH 52 Hydropower sources DAMS 54 Unified ONE 55 Mother figure NUN 56 Network that airs many RKO films TCM
March 14, 2025 Friday Answers
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Friday, March 14, 2025 Across Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Some tech support agents CHATBOTS 9 Director Peter recognized with an Academy Honorary Award in 2023 WEIR 13 Professional charge from a 16-Down, perhaps LEGALFEE 14 River through Florence ARNO 15 Time when everyone woke up achy and sore? EREMATTRESSES 17 Like venison, compared to beef GAMIER 18 “That’s sorta right” ISH 19 Tear RIP 21 “__ go bragh!” ERIN 22 “Reader, I married him,” “I would always rather be happy than dignified,” etc.? EYREQUOTES 26 Release LETGO 28 Western treaty gp. OAS 29 Credit card giant VISA 30 QB stats TDS 31 Deep purple PLUM 33 Picks up the tab TREATS 35 Key component of a royal line of succession? HEIRPOWER 37 Mediterranean capital ATHENS 40 Era SPAN 41 Nt. wt. units LBS 44 Home of the Mets from 1964 to 2008 SHEA 45 Take to court SUE 46 Freedom, in Swahili UHURU 48 Eligible bachelors in Berlin? HERRSUPPLY 52 Deep purple berry ACAI 53 Antidiscrimination letters EEO 54 1950s political moniker IKE 55 Sheepish reply to “Where’s the rest of the pizza?” IATEIT 57 Car wash freebies, or an apt title for this puzzle AIRFRESHENERS 61 Crabby mood SNIT 62 Cellphone lack DIALTONE 63 Socials with finger sandwiches TEAS 64 Playground game similar to hide-and-seek SARDINES
Down Clues Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Took home, in a way CLEARED 2 Loners HERMITS 3 Getting on AGEING 4 Far from daring TAME 5 Strident noise BLARE 6 Many times o’er OFT 7 Lunar festival in Vietnam TET 8 Word on some Emmy Awards SERIES 9 St. Louis sch. WASHU 10 Hosp. areas ERS 11 Resistance to change INERTIA 12 Most optimistic ROSIEST 16 Atty.’s title ESQ 17 Hanukkah chocolate GELT 20 Some ads PSAS 23 Part of FYI YOUR 24 Builds dramatically RAMPSUP 25 Above OVER 27 Willing to talk OPEN 32 Fleur-de-__ LIS 33 Bygone airline TWA 34 Big name in saline RENU 35 Catch, in a way HEAR 36 Astra and Corsa automaker OPEL 37 Tennis legend Arthur ASHE 38 Whence one Wicked Witch THEEAST 39 Wonder Woman, for one HEROINE 41 Swiss home of the rock relief known as the Lion Monument LUCERNE 42 Sears and simmers BRAISES 43 Diamonds, for one SUIT 45 Exceeds the limit SPEEDS 47 Disparage HATEON 49 Combs (through) SIFTS 50 Kyiv’s country: Abbr. UKR 51 Make way YIELD 56 Against ANTI 58 Narrow waterway RIA 59 “Unstoppable” singer SIA 60 Laugh syllable HAR
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answer March 13
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Thursday, March 13, 2025 Across
Clue Number Clue Answer 1 “Casablanca” heroine ILSA 5 Is generally positive HOPES 10 Mavens PROS 14 Subject with lots of problems MATH 15 Weasel out of EVADE 16 “Rats!” DARN 17 Attachments TIES 18 Old thing RELIC 19 Classic pet name FIDO 20 Amanda Gorman’s “__ to Our Ocean” ODE 21 Civil rights leader __ Scott King CORETTA 23 Hem but not haw? SEW 24 A as in Aristotle ALPHA 26 Hasty getaway LAM 27 Hate the thought of DREAD 29 Footprint makers SOLES 30 Fútbol cheer OLE 31 Birthing coach DOULA 32 Dweeb TWERP 33 Kylo who is Darth Vader’s grandson REN 34 “What a butterfingers I am!” OOPSY 35 Fuse together MELD 37 Coffee containers URNS 39 Whole ENTIRE 42 “Don’t be led __” ASTRAY 46 Fog MIST 47 Tea region of India ASSAM 51 Couch SOFA 52 Baseball Hall of Famer nicknamed “Master Melvin” OTT 53 Round figures SPHERES 55 Farm pen STY 56 “By the way …,” and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters ONASIDENOTE 59 Naturally curly styles AFROS 61 Fashion’s Diane __ Fürstenberg VON 62 __-toothed tiger SABER 65 Mosque toppers DOMES 66 Terminus END 67 Cornflower kin AZURE 68 “Rly?” SRSLY 69 __ race RAT 70 Sidestep DODGE
Down Clues:
Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Lament from someone in big trouble IMTOAST 2 Knocked out of action LAIDLOW 3 Church tower topper STEEPLE 4 Satisfied sounds AHS 5 Sub HERO 6 Authoritative ruler OVERLORD 7 Hoppy brew PALEALE 8 Word feature EDITMENU 9 Offshoot SECT 10 Many an attachment PDF 11 Elevate RAISEUP 12 Major hassles ORDEALS 13 Unscheduled winter break SNOWDAY 21 Wyoming’s second-most populous city CASPER 22 Extras ADDONS 25 Recluse HERMIT 28 Dove bars? ROOSTS 36 By __ and bounds LEAPS 38 Japanese noodle dish RAMEN 39 Panic! at the Disco genre EMO 40 Trivial objection NIT 41 Threatening NOAA forecasts TSTORMS 43 Last on-screen message in a classic film ROSEBUD 44 Toward the rudder AFT 45 “Oh, happy day!” YAY 48 Cold response SHIVER 49 City in Arizona’s Verde Valley region SEDONA 50 Political philosopher Hannah ARENDT 53 Cheeky SASSY 54 “Makes me want to cry” SOSAD 57 Carolers’ tune NOEL 58 Maker of Zen K-Cup pods TAZO 59 Some internet search results ADS 60 Supporting FOR 63 Bit of energy ERG 64 “The Pioneer Woman” host Drummond REE
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Tuesday, March 11, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Across No. Clue Answer 1 Unemotional STOIC 6 “Buzz off!” SCAT 10 Football penalty indicator FLAG 14 Concert setting ARENA 15 Animal’s den LAIR 16 Daughter of Darth Vader LEIA 17 In the __ of MIDST 18 Foam darts, for a Nerf Blaster AMMO 19 Quaint quarters INNS 20 Angler’s supply BAIT 21 *Tennis racket’s optimal impact point SWEETSPOT 23 Llama’s cousin ALPACA 25 Stop holding on LETGO 26 Mom’s brother UNCLE 28 Apple Music predecessor ITUNES 32 Sense of style TASTE 34 “__ Yankees” DAMN 37 Clock display TIME 38 Mo. with the signs Aries and Taurus APR 39 Military IDs on chains, and what can be found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues? DOGTAGS 42 Cereal with Honey and Berry Berry varieties KIX 43 Applications USES 45 Turn off course VEER 46 “__ Rose Has Its Thorn”: Poison hit EVERY 48 “You have my cell number” TEXTME 50 Salami type GENOA 52 Dos + tres CINCO 55 Forms a line? ADLIBS 58 *Explorer on the red planet MARSROVER 61 Canadian First Nations people CREE 62 Literary detective Wolfe NERO 63 Scored 100% on ACED 64 World-renowned FAMED 65 Sleeveless top, for short CAMI 66 Feature of a landline CORD 67 Ludicrous INANE 68 Black gem ONYX 69 “Swish Swish” singer Perry KATY 70 Athlete in a weight class BOXER
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Brazilian dance SAMBA 2 “Law & Order” proceeding TRIAL 3 *Sophocles tragedy OEDIPUSREX 4 __ coffee INSTANT 5 Friskies muncher CAT 6 Shredded side dish SLAW 7 Caravan animal CAMEL 8 “Lucifer” actress Garcia AIMEE 9 Moving briskly TROTTING 10 Fly off the handle FLIPOUT 11 Television Hall of Famer Jay LENO 12 Informal contraction AINT 13 Furnace fuel GAS 21 ESPN football reporter Paolantonio SAL 22 USMC rank SGT 24 Looped in via email CCED 27 Outer rim EDGE 29 *Athletic shoe introduced in 1987 NIKEAIRMAX 30 Dubai dignitary EMIR 31 Alluring SEXY 32 Pulled tight TAUT 33 Chapel recess APSE 35 Devoured ATE 36 Actress Helgenberger MARG 40 Cookie sheet holder OVENRACK 41 Place in the outgoing mail SEND 44 Largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands STCROIX 47 Mount St. Helens, for one VOLCANO 49 Scale notes after res MIS 51 Organ with a drum EAR 53 Tiramisu topper COCOA 54 Plain to see OVERT 56 Geoffrey of fashion BEENE 57 Ceremonial Passover meal SEDER 58 Lean and __ MEAN 59 Group of troops ARMY 60 Swirling current EDDY 62 22-Down, e.g.: Abbr. NCO 64 Minor untruth FIB
LA Times Crossword Puzzle March 10, 2025 Monday Answers
LA Times Crossword Puzzle March 10, 2025 Monday Answers Across No. Clue Answer 1 NFL team that shares SoFi Stadium with the Chargers RAMS 5 “We __ to please” AIM 8 Photograph holder FRAME 13 Snare TRAP 14 Black-and-white ocean predator ORCA 15 Blood drive participant DONOR 16 Collection of personal clippings SCRAPBOOK 18 Person on a role? ACTOR 19 Walk confidently STRUT 20 “The Matrix” protagonist NEO 22 Smooch KISS 23 Puerto Rico y Cuba ISLAS 25 Cat’s noise MEOW 27 Actor Aykroyd DAN 29 Puppies born together LITTERMATES 34 Yale alum ELI 35 Winter forecast, often SNOW 36 Crow “In your face!,” say GLOAT 37 Short hairstyles BOBS 39 Body part that’s a metaphor for courage SPINE 42 Misplace LOSE 43 Self-mover’s van UHAUL 45 Didn’t float SANK 47 Mauna __: only Hawaiian volcano taller than Mauna Loa KEA 48 Last minutes of a blowout game GARBAGETIME 51 “__ away”: “I have nothing to hide” ASK 52 Preworn, say USED 53 Subway tracks RAILS 55 Permanent mark SCAR 58 Pen point NIB 60 Census figures STATS 62 Excuse ALIBI 64 Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? TRASHTALK 67 Walkie-talkie, e.g. RADIO 68 Roof overhang EAVE 69 Leg bender KNEE 70 Brain waves IDEAS 71 Genetic material DNA 72 Small whirlpool EDDY
Down No. Clue Answer 1 Some QB protectors RTS 2 Eyebrow shapes ARCS 3 Spot where cocktails may be shaken or stirred MARTINIBAR 4 Practices in the boxing ring SPARS 5 Preferring platonic relationships, informally ARO 6 Desktop image ICON 7 Stubborn reply to a direct order MAKEME 8 Govt. org. that regulates vaccines FDA 9 Gym feature for indoor climbers ROCKWALL 10 Pro’s opposite ANTI 11 Cattle sounds MOOS 12 Is off the mark ERRS 14 Gets OBTAINS 17 Yanks PULLS 21 Poetic “above” OER 24 Put an end to STOP 26 “Srsly!?” OMG 27 Fix, as computer code DEBUG 28 Hawaiian hello ALOHA 30 Surprise in a plot TWIST 31 Defended one’s point of view TOOKASTAND 32 Makes less difficult EASES 33 Cut of beef, tuna, or cauliflower STEAK 38 Collection of bedroom communities SUBURBIA 40 Hair removal brand NAIR 41 All together ENMASSE 44 __ Vegas LAS 46 Country singer Urban KEITH 49 Intro to Xer, Yer, and Zer GEN 50 Revised EDITED 54 Potato pancake LATKE 55 Diwali dress SARI 56 Dressed (in) CLAD 57 Assistant AIDE 59 Dietary fiber source BRAN 61 Winter conveyance SLED 63 Apple platform IOS 65 Hannah Einbinder’s “Hacks” role AVA 66 __ lime pie KEY
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Sunday, March 9, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Sunday, March 9, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Revue segments ACTS 5 ID-checking org. TSA 8 Italian tower city PISA 12 Actresses Cheryl and Diane LADDS 17 “Sweet Surrender” artist McLachlan SARAH 19 Data, for Spiner ROLE 21 Deity for whom Wednesday is named ODIN 22 Half-birthday month for someone born in October APRIL 23 __-bouche AMUSE 24 Toiling away ATIT 25 Go blonder, perhaps TINT 26 Puck’s eatery in Beverly Hills SPAGO 27 Fluffy lapdog, familiarly POM 28 Fashion accessory found in an ancient tomb? ARCHAEOLOGICALWIG 32 Anatomical roofs PALATES 34 Whirs HUMS 35 “Men in Black” characters AGENTS 36 Got away quickly FLED 38 Goopy mass GOB 39 Scottish name prefix MAC 40 Dryer trap stuff LINT 41 Awkward sorts who are into classic novels? LITERARYDORKS 45 Glass on NPR IRA 46 Tree “blood” SAP 49 Of no value USELESS 50 With 40-Down, “Honest” prez ABE 51 “Deal __ Deal” ORNO 53 “Thanks, I __ it” HATE 54 Openly displayed BARED 55 Cleverly funny WRY 56 Actor Guinness ALEC 57 Major vessel AORTA 58 Loaded, as computer data FEDIN 61 Historic roads such as Route 66? GOODOLDWAYS 63 Big rig drivers HAULERS 66 Cowboys quarterback Prescott DAK 67 High rolls ELEVENS 68 Penalty against the Bills? BUFFALODING 70 Nerve-wracking TENSE 71 Record again RELOG 72 Cold-smoked salmon NOVA 73 Drive-thru device ATM 74 Popadam dip RAITA 79 Spacewalks, briefly EVAS 80 Image shared in a group chat, perhaps MEME 81 Not outgoing SHY 82 Advanced univ. pursuit POSTDOC 84 “i” requirement DOT 85 Barn sound MOO 86 Irrational urge to go to the moon? SATELLITEWISH 89 Barn or sound NOUN 90 “__ Sam”: Seussian declaration IAM 91 Colony member ANT 92 Grayish ASHY 93 Aft ASTERN 96 Targets of some PETA protests FURS 98 Acura compact INTEGRA 100 Comment about a sweetheart who has to work incessantly? NORESTFORTHEDEARY 103 LAL rivals GSW 106 School level GRADE 107 Smoothie berry ACAI 108 H.G. Wells race ELOI 109 Explorer Polo MARCO 111 To this day STILL 112 Not excited CALM 113 __ Ration: pet food brand KENL 114 Hurled weapon SPEAR 115 Poe works TALES 116 “Who __ knows this?” ELSE 117 __ Plaines, Illinois DES 118 Look after TEND
Down # Clue Answer 1 “Get a move on!” abbr. ASAP 2 Mil. print CAMO 3 Dizzy Gillespie, for one TRUMPETER 4 Flier to Oslo SAS 5 Deere products TRACTORS 6 Big name in high-end auctions SOTHEBY 7 Assumed identity ALIAS 8 Dinner at which everyone does the dishes? POTLUCK 9 Piece of cake, e.g. IDIOM 10 Does karaoke SINGS 11 Start to trust? ANTI 12 Layered pasta dish LASAGNA 13 Small program APPLET 14 Depicted with a crayon DRAWN 15 Toe, for one DIGIT 16 Exhausting treks SLOGS 18 Make better HEAL 20 Summer on the Loire ETE 29 Classical sitar compositions RAGAS 30 Airport on the L OHARE 31 North African capital CAIRO 33 “30” vocalist ADELE 36 Silly error FLUB 37 Maggie Simpson’s sister LISA 39 “__-Dick”: Melville novel MOBY 40 See 50-Across LINCOLN 42 Warning sign REDFLAG 43 “Oh, heck!” DARN 44 Audition piece, often SOLO 46 Kitchen wrap brand SARAN 47 Firm partners, briefly ATTYS 48 Pod residents PEAS 52 Exchange, as a coupon REDEEM 53 Gordie in the Hockey Hall of Fame HOWE 55 Great leader’s trait WISDOM 56 Just perfect AOK 57 Harmful ADVERSE 59 Slippery critter EEL 60 Talk and talk and talk DRONEON 61 Clown’s bit GAG 62 “You’re what the French call __ incompétents”: “Home Alone” line LES 63 Spanish egg HUEVO 64 Key next to G AFLAT 65 Mysterious blips UFOS 66 Genetic letters DNA 68 __-in-the-bone BRED 69 St. __: Cornwall town IVES 70 Texter’s sign-off TTYL 73 Attention-seeking sound AHEM 75 Not just quarreling ATWAR 76 “You’re wrong!” IDISAGREE 77 Brit’s “Baloney!” TOSH 78 Somewhat sore ACHY 80 Everest or Etna MOUNT 81 Secret supply STASH 82 Mallard cousins with distinctive rear feathers PINTAILS 83 Playful river mammal OTTER 85 Tasty bits MORSELS 87 Opportunity to talk AIRTIME 88 Bowling area nearest the wall LANEONE 89 Pine tree feature NEEDLE 93 Uneasy feeling ANGST 94 In a way SORTA 95 Hiker’s route TRAIL 96 __ point FOCAL 97 Eurasian range URALS 98 Sat around IDLED 99 Personal trainer employers GYMS 101 Nose locale FACE 102 “A mouse!” EEK 104 Read a barcode SCAN 105 Scrabble play WORD 110 Perfectly suited APT
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Today Answers Across and Down for March 8, 2025
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Today Answers Across and Down for March 8, 2025 Across # Clue Answer 1 Lorry driver, often BRIT 5 Hoops BBALL 10 Like some meditation sessions GUIDED 12 Went back and forth ARGUED 14 Shaded colonnade PERGOLA 15 “Star Trek” empath Troi DEANNA 16 A lot for parents to manage? STROLLERPARKING 19 One responsible for many of Starbuck’s orders AHAB 20 Self-righteous expression SMIRK 21 Super Monkey Ball maker SEGA 22 Canvas bags TOTES 24 Vast expanse OCEAN 26 5-Across sight NET 27 Familiar pattern? TARTAN 29 __-mo SLO 30 III’s nickname TRE 31 Salt TAR 32 Duolingo students, e.g. USERS 34 Ackbar’s oft-quoted “Return of the Jedi” line ITSATRAP 38 Communications service with an AI assistant named Gemini GMAIL 41 Stretches of concerts when the hits keep coming? DRUMSOLOS 43 “Attack!” SICEM 45 Old Italian coins LIRE 46 Be successful in WINAT 48 Mother of Apollo and Artemis LETO 49 Main __ EVENT 51 Israeli airline ELAL 53 Toned FIT 54 Danced to “Last Dance,” perhaps DISCOED 57 Freshwater salamander native to Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco AXOLOTL 59 Not going anywhere, perhaps ATHOME 60 “Rhythm of the Night” R&B group DEBARGE 61 Gino’s competitor UNOS 62 Spot commodity? DOGTOY
Down # Clue Answer 1 Cheese from the Puglia region of Italy BURRATA 2 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who founded Guatemala’s first Indigenous political party RIGOBERTAMENCHU 3 Hot star IDOL 4 Giveaways TELLS 5 Ink smear? BADPRESS 6 Stage whisper? BREAKALEG 7 Ingredient in the Japanese confection yokan AGAR 8 Meatheads LUNKS 9 Permissive LENIENT 10 Near, in a way GETHOT 11 Matt’s “House of the Dragon” role DAEMON 13 Pitfall DANGER 14 Exam for jrs. PSAT 17 Pro wrestler Flair RIC 18 Horse track structure GATE 23 Econ course STATS 25 The usual fare NORMS 28 Straight shooter? ARROW 32 Barely ahead UPONE 33 Go over seas SAIL 34 Sat in park IDLED 35 Minutiae TRIVIA 36 Most steady SUREST 37 USWNT great Krieger ALI 39 Base camp for a snowball fight ICEFORT 40 “I need you to stop bringing this up” LETITGO 42 Larb, for one SALAD 44 __ Crüe MOTLEY 47 Demanded much of TAXED 50 Dora or Daffy TOON 52 University of New Mexico athlete LOBO 55 All Time Low genre EMO 56 __ Moines DES 58 Fall behind LAG
March 7, 2025 Friday Answers
LA Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today, Friday March 7, 2025 Across 1 – “Thriller” debut channel → MTV ACHE SEACOW OAT LIAR INCODE OPENLAIR GOATEE GENIE KOAN TOP FLOURSEASONS SUMTER MESON ATOY COCA ALTAR PAN BALDRAP ACE SHONE SCAN DIME LOEWE NAILED HAIRPINBLEND ANT ISEE GNOME INHALF TOOKTHEL TAIPEI ANNO ILL INCANT SEAR ODE
Down 1 – First commercial synthesizer maker → MOOG TAPE VTEN ALLELE CIA HAIKU ERROR SIGNEE ENO ACA COTTONTAIL ODEON WEEPS NIFTY ASMARA ORCA ASAP SOL SAPS UTAH MONOLITHIC OLSENS CDC ACME REED BEEP ANNE NOR DIDNT WIIFIT ANGKOR HAITI ANNAN BETAS LEONE OHIO MELD ELLE APA LEN ONA
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