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LA Times Crossword Answers May 31, 2025
🟦 Across Clues
# Clue Answer 1 “Paradise Lost” figure SATAN 6 Hamburger __ MENU 10 Ennea- minus one OCTO- 14 Honolulu Marathon landmark ALOHA TOWER 16 Blank space VOID 17 Step after reentry SPLASHDOWN 18 Supermodel who wrote What Are You Hungry For? EMME 19 Turf SOD 20 Is on the hunt SEEKS 21 Globally available sweets OREOS 22 Renege (on) BAIL 23 Question of desire WANT IN? 25 Really clean SCOUR 27 Inside the Actors Studio hostLIPTON 28 Rogan josh accompaniment NAAN 29 Slow roller across the infield TARPAULIN 32 Word before mirabilis or horribilis ANNUS 34 Stylist’s selection HUE 35 Miu Miu parent company PRADA 36 Versatile rides TEN-SPEEDS 38 Avalon, for one ISLE 39 Slips ERRORS 40 Wasabi product PASTE 42 Grief Is for People memoirist CrosleySLOANE 43 Short curls? PERM 44 French greeting SALUT! 45 Unmoving INERT 47 End AIM 50 Nutrient in shellfish IRON 51 Heinz product STEAK SAUCE 53 Brie feature RIND 54 One who is just not having it PICKY EATER 55 Winged goddess ISIS 56 Sets as a price ASKS 57 “Which ones?” THOSE?
🟨 Down Clues
# Clue Answer 1 Flip response SASS 2 Purina brand ALPO 3 Related TOLD 4 “I knew you were bluffing!” AHA! 5 Capital on New Providence NASSAU 6 Virtual representation MODEL 7 Tree hut dweller on Endor EWOK 8 Up-to-the-minute media NEWSWIRES 9 Tapped container URN 10 Strain on local infrastructure OVERTOURISM 11 Get outdone by everyone COME IN LAST 12 Shakespearean Athenian TIMON 13 Metered tributes ODES 15 Sometimes-singular possessive THEIR 21 Draftable? ON TAP 22 Game show extras BONUS ROUNDS 24 Messenger, e.g. APP 25 Sound SANE 26 Mexico : enchiladas :: Italy : __ CANNELLONI 27 Heaps praise on LAUDS 28 2019 W.S. champ NAT 29 “Just as I predicted” THERE IT IS 30 Unmoving, perhaps IDLE 31 Scottish denial NAE 33 Lean cuisine consumer of yore SPRAT 37 Unimaginable span EON 40 Up a lot? PERKY 41 Creativity-inspiring gift ART SET 42 Garments with gota patti embroidery SARIS 43 Range makeup PEAKS 44 Speaker on some devices SIRI 46 Violin section? NECK 47 Set-it-and-forget-it mode AUTO 48 Sweetens, in a way ICES 49 __ mortals MERE 51 Apt rhyme for 52-Down SPA 52 Apt rhyme for 51-Down AAH!
LA Times Crossword Answers May 30, 2025
Across Clues
# Clue Answer 1 Rash reaction? ITCH 5 Pool float RAFT 9 Tune in WATCH 14 Branch of Islam SHIA 15 Santa __: California winds ANAS 16 “Here for you” I CARE 17 Designation for who or what, perhaps LEADING QUESTION 20 Couple of dollars? ELS 21 Chapel vow I DO 22 Cosmetics brand with a So Fierce! collection REVLON 23 Designation for tri-tip or flap steak, perhaps TOP SIRLOIN 27 Reel Big Fish genre SKA 28 Eye ailment STYE 29 Fitting APT 30 “Not all heroes wear __” CAPES 32 Yellow __ LAB 35 Potential auction winner HIGH BID 37 Designation for “Unforgiven” or “Tombstone,” perhaps BEST WESTERN 39 True to life FACTUAL 40 “Big” and “Bang Bang” singer Rita ORA 41 Minor tussle SET-TO 42 Actress Zadora PIA 44 “Curses!” DRAT 48 Furry foot PAW 49 Designation for mozzarella or cheddar, perhaps GOAT CHEESE 52 Principal dancer in a ballet company ETOILE 55 Hundred Acre Wood hopper ROO 56 Beach bottle no. SPF 57 Designation for Ticonderoga or Faber-Castell, perhaps NUMBER ONE PENCIL 61 Tire out DRAIN 62 Stand up RISE 63 Second-most traded currency in the world EURO 64 Asks (for) SENDS 65 Basic sammies BLTS 66 Frosh, probably TEEN
🟨 Down Clues
# Clue Answer 1 Bits of green in blue ISLETS 2 Whole kit and caboodle THE LOT 3 U.S. operative CIA SPY 4 Possessed HAD 5 Shore leave, informally R AND R 6 Second-largest Portuguese-speaking country ANGOLA 7 Page to check before contacting customer service FAQ 8 Historically Black school in Houston, briefly TSU 9 Sensible WISE 10 When Miranda says “O, brave new world…” ACT V 11 Severe decline TAILSPIN 12 Not on the up-and-up CROOKED 13 Dyes used for some body art HENNAS 18 XXX divided by X III 19 Directional suffix -ERN 24 Choose SELECT 25 One of the two women in “Hamlet” OPHELIA 26 Terse assurance IT IS 30 “Strong Enough” diva CHER 31 Rub the wrong way? ABRADE 33 Regarding AS TO 34 AC meas. BTU 36 Classic Pontiac GTO 37 Alter ego of DC’s Kate Kane BATWOMAN 38 D.C. daily WAPO 39 Spotlight FEATURE 41 Forks out SPENDS 43 Immobile AT REST 45 Shelter adoptee RESCUE 46 Set lofty goals ASPIRE 47 Nonstick coating TEFLON 49 Cologne’s land: Abbr. GER 50 Gets by COPES 51 Groundbreaking tool HOE 53 As above, in a footnote: Abbr. IBID 54 Perspective, metaphorically LENS 58 Planet, e.g. ORB 59 Love of another sport? NIL 60 Basket part NET
LA Times Crossword Answers May 29, 2025
Across
# Clue Answer 1 Feature of the UNICEF logo GLOBE 6 Spanakopita cheese FETA 10 Alligator abode SWAMP 15 Wrap sheet SARAN 16 Andy who coached the Chiefs to three Super Bowl wins REID 17 Desert retreat OASIS 18 *Quinta Brunson sitcom set in a school ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 21 Marcia’s “Desperate Housewives” role BREE 22 Track of one’s tears? DIRGE 23 __ Minor URSA 26 Kitchen cover-ups APRONS 28 Incline RAMP 32 *First John Updike novel to feature Harry Angstrom RABBIT RUN 34 Skateboard trick OLLIE 35 Pasture LEA 36 Extremely dry ARID 37 Fed. anti-mob law RICO ACT 39 *Delivery room breathing technique LAMAZE METHOD 42 Parting word GOODBYE 44 Toast spread OLEO 45 Fist bump DAP 48 Tests EXAMS 49 *“Get a load of me!” I’M AMAZING! 51 Part of MSG MONO- 52 Hot condiment WASABI 54 Actress Taylor-Joy ANYA 55 Totally aces NAILS 57 “NBA Today” airer ESPN 59 Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the starred clues RELIGIOUS LEADERS 66 Totally remove ERASE 67 Sly chuckle HE-HE 68 Bar in a birdcage PERCH 69 Walkways PATHS 70 Adderall target, briefly ADHD 71 Wide variety ARRAY
Down # Clue Answer 1 Student-led support org. GSA 2 Chem class LAB 3 Poetic 1-Across ORB 4 Madagascar tree BAOBAB 5 ___’acte ENTR 6 Marketing gimmick FREE PRIZE 7 Long swimmer EEL 8 Attached, in a way TIED ON 9 Syst. overseer ADMIN 10 Playlist unit SONG 11 Belgian site of an 1815 battle WATERLOO 12 Red __ beet AS A 13 Former Russian space station MIR 14 Social science subj. PSY 19 Platter with a pot, cups, and saucers TEA TRAY 20 Hesitant sounds ERS 23 Link letters URL 24 Singer Carly __ Jepsen RAE 25 Govt. funds for a mom-and-pop shop SBA LOAN 27 “I can’t believe you said that!” RUDE! 29 Disney film with Jafar and Jasmine ALADDIN 30 Podcaster’s need MIC 31 Touch tenderly PET 33 Poetic feet IAMBS 34 Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina in space OCHOA 37 Like many of Costco’s Kirkland brand products RELABELED 38 List in detail, in Liverpool ITEMISE 40 Reprimand ADMONISH 41 NYC cultural center MOMA 42 Aquamarine, e.g. GEM 43 Brand of ergonomic kitchen tools OXO 46 “___ luck?” ANY 47 The Masters org. PGA 49 Came out with ISSUED 50 Diminutive related to Alex ZANDER 52 Nintendo console WII 53 Waikiki welcome ALOHA 56 Many moons AGES 58 Daddy PAPA 59 Sales agt. REP 60 Timeline stretch ERA 61 Delt neighbor LAT 62 “Quiet, please!” SHH! 63 Make a mistake ERR 64 Color TV pioneer RCA 65 Bashful SHY
LA Times Crossword Answers May 28, 2025
Across # Clue Answer 1 Move from the freezer to the sink, perhaps THAW 5 Pod that may be pickled OKRA 9 Barbershop sharpening tool STROP 14 Hall of Fame golfer Isao AOKI 15 Some summer babies, astrologically LEOS 16 “Defying Gravity” singer Cynthia ERIVO 17 Potentially awkward encounter BLIND DATE 19 Come-ons LURES 20 Burned a bit SINGED 21 Stimulant in some soft drinks CAFFEINE 23 Jumbo suffix -TRON 25 Cooling systs. ACS 26 Deceptive undercover ploy STING OPERATION 33 Coffee mug defect CHIP 34 Square-jawed canine BOXER 35 Supersecretive org. NSA 36 Chicago airport code ORD 37 Gallivant TRAIPSE 39 Beanie, e.g. CAP 40 Pool stick CUE 41 Pay bump RAISE 42 Sheet in a book PAGE 43 “American Ninja Warrior” feature OBSTACLE COURSE 47 “C’est la __!” VIE 48 Adjust the pitch of TUNE 49 Musical place for a partridge PEAR TREE 54 Tennessee NFL team TITANS 58 Frowned upon TABOO 59 “We’ve been fooled!” (or what 17-, 26-, 43-Across reveal) IT’S A SETUP! 61 Shady garden area ARBOR 62 “Shoot” DANG 63 Connecting point NODE 64 Bombards with texts, say SPAMS 65 Michigan’s __ Royale National Park ISLE 66 Chatted privately, briefly DM’ED
Down # Clue Answer 1 Guitar player’s aid TABS 2 Colorful Hindu festival HOLI 3 Related (to) AKIN 4 Shape of some eyeliner applications WING TIP 5 One who’s past the age of learning, in a saying OLD DOG 6 Hawaii’s Mauna __ KEA 7 Campus mil. group ROTC 8 Offshore ASEA 9 Focus of a “me day” SELF-CARE 10 Most authentic TRUEST 11 “SOS” singer, to fans RIRI 12 Tandoor, for one OVEN 13 Sit (for) POSE 18 “Marriage Story” Oscar winner Laura DERN 22 Kayak listing FARES 24 Goal of some criminal justice reform efforts NO BAIL 26 Hedge element SHRUB 27 Gravitational phenomena TIDES 28 Composure POISE 29 Anticipate EXPECT 30 Quechua speakers INCAS 31 “August: __ County”: Meryl Streep film OSAGE 32 Area hidden by a turtleneck NAPE 33 American tennis phenom Gauff COCO 37 Turncoats TRAITORS 38 5K participant RACER 42 Make believe PRETEND 44 Den TV ROOM 45 Power interruption OUTAGE 46 Colleges, to Aussies UNIS 49 School fundraising orgs. PTAS 50 “Tombstone” character Wyatt EARP 51 “SOS” singers ABBA 52 Cash gift given on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha EIDI 53 Waze figs. ETAS 55 Basic particle ATOM 56 Like a streaker NUDE 57 Stepped on the gas SPED 60 Marcello Hernández’s show, for short SNL
LA Times Crossword Answers May 27, 2025
Across # Clue Answer 1 Basic bed COT 4 Vader’s title DARTH 9 Tablet downloads APPS 13 Language similar to Thai LAO 14 Tennis champion Naomi OSAKA 15 Self-improvement icon Carnegie DALE 16 “The Simpsons” bus driver OTTO 18 Yucatán boys NINOS 19 Scenic sight VIEW 20 “Game” of missed connections PHONE TAG 22 Classic Fords T-BIRDS 24 Acquire with effort EARN 25 Former Ford div. MERC 26 “No choice, sorry” I HAD TO 29 In a melancholy way SOMBERLY 33 Astronauts org. NASA 34 Brownie ingredient COCOA 36 Farewell accompanied by an air kiss CIAO 37 DVD holder TRAY 38 Rap KNOCK 39 The Grand Ole __ OPRY 40 Div. of Labor OSHA 41 Church donation TITHE 42 Italian lake LAGO 43 Impassioned to the extreme WHITE HOT 45 Lightly fries in oil SAUTES 47 Prayer ending AMEN 48 Did the first stage of a triathlon SWAM 49 Spot for a therapeutic cold plunge ICE TUB 52 Colorful reef dweller SEA SNAKE 56 Full-length skirt MAXI 57 Hockey Hall of Famer Adam OATES 59 Iditarod vehicle SLED 60 British baby carriage PRAM 61 Change with the times ADAPT 62 Wooden pin PEG 63 Equivalent SAME 64 Succinct TERSE 65 Foxy SLY
Down # Clue Answer 1 Hoofbeat sound CLOP 2 Pledge in court OATH 3 Dorothy Gale’s pup TOTO 4 “Things are going well, so avoid sudden changes” DON’T ROCK THE BOAT 5 Like 13-Across ASIAN 6 Called up RANG 7 MMA decision TKO 8 “If you rush, you won’t do it right” HASTE MAKES WASTE 9 “Dear Abby,” “Ask Amy,” et al., and theme hint ADVICE COLUMNS 10 Connect via Bluetooth, say PAIR 11 Swore PLED 12 Stitches (up) SEWS 17 “Relax and take things as they come” ONE DAY AT A TIME 21 Consume EAT 23 Texter’s “Gimme a sec” BRB 25 Freeloading sort MOOCH 26 Following behind IN TOW 27 Like an arctic winter HARSH 28 Beer with sushi, maybe ASAHI 29 “The Great Gatsby” novelist F. __ Fitzgerald SCOTT 30 Open eagerly, as a present RIP AT 31 Not quite jumbo LARGE 32 Up-and-down toys YO-YOS 35 Pungent bulb ONION 44 Bird on the Australian coat of arms EMU 46 Small batteries AAS 48 Oozes SEEPS 49 Real troublemakers IMPS 50 Chanel model Delevingne CARA 51 Academic hurdle EXAM 52 Betelgeuse, for one STAR 53 Mont Blanc’s range ALPS 54 On an even __: stable KEEL 55 With just a bit of spice EDGY 58 Citrus drink suffix -ADE
LA Times Crossword Answers May 26, 2025
Across
# Clue Answer 1 Flurries of activity ADOS 5 Swedish aerospace giant SAAB 9 Pet food brand ALPO 13 Olympic skier Lindsey VONN 14 The Bruins of the Big Ten Conf. UCLA 15 Devil costume part TAIL 16 Really, really strong AS TOUGH AS NAILS 19 Impressive display ARRAY 20 One whose age is given in months TODDLER 22 Brick and __ MORTAR 24 Plead BEG 25 __ Star State LONE 26 Delicate pasta often served with a light sauce ANGEL HAIR 28 “Please explain?” HOW SO? 29 Chilled ICED 30 Bus. letters INC 31 “Right this minute!” NOW! 32 Allow LET 33 Musician known as the “Godfather of Punk” IGGY POP 35 Beaver’s project DAM 38 “As if!” HAH! 39 Prefix with gender CIS- 40 “Of __ and Men” MICE 41 Lofty goal DREAM 44 French folktale that inspired a Kurt Vonnegut novel BLUEBEARD 46 Tidy NEAT 47 Stick in a pool hall CUE 48 Stovetops RANGES 49 “Wow, so soon?” ALREADY? 51 Refried beans bean PINTO 52 “I wasn’t sure at first, but …” (pun clue) IT’S GROWING ON ME 56 “If the __ fits … ” SHOE 57 World-traveling Verne protagonist FOGG 58 Train travel RAIL 59 Watch part HAND 60 Own (up) FESS 61 Loud noise SLAM
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# Clue Answer 1 Director DuVernay AVA 2 Uno y uno DOS 3 Properly aimed ON TARGET 4 Showed appreciation for a bad joke, maybe SNORTED 5 Result of a Halloween candy binge SUGAR HIGH 6 Sore ACHY 7 In the style of, on a menu A LA 8 Tool often used on Thanksgiving BASTER 9 Just slightly A TAD 10 Brought down to the ground LAID LOW 11 Bed cushion PILLOW 12 “Full House” twins OLSENS 17 Asian territory on a Risk board URAL 18 Eggy holiday drink NOG 21 __ Speedwagon REO 22 Put in the post MAIL 23 A single time ONCE 24 Transport with training wheels BICYCLE 27 “Brokeback Mountain” director Lee ANG 28 Move like a frog HOP 31 Some facial jewelry NOSE RINGS 33 Terse affirmative I AM 34 More, on a music score PIU 35 Like the lines on argyle socks DIAGONAL 36 Land unit ACRE 37 Rx items MEDS 38 Talks trash about HATES ON 40 Trusted career guides MENTORS 41 Genetic letters DNA 42 Condiment on a hot dog RELISH 43 “Santa Baby” singer Kitt EARTHA 44 Bribe BUY OFF 45 Loud noise BANG 47 Capt.’s underling CDR 50 Became older AGED 51 Babe and Wilbur, for two PIGS 53 Deep sadness WOE 54 “Mamma __!” MIA 55 Furniture wood ELM
LA Times Crossword Answers May 25, 2025
Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Lethal African reptile MAMBA 6 End of the line LAST 10 Without SANS 14 Urban honors, for short CMAS 18 Once more AGAIN 19 Brand fit for a queen? SERTA 20 Painter with a “Magic Square” series KLEE 21 Speech therapy focus LISP 22 Church official who can’t walk in a straight line? DIZZY DEACON 24 Other, in Oaxaca OTRA 25 Opposed to ANTI 26 Tavern quaff ALE 27 Genre for FKA Twigs ART POP 28 Bottom part of a San Diego Chicken costume, e.g.? HALF MASCOT 30 Private dinner? MESS 32 Fifth of August? ESS 33 Movement sparked by Stonewall, for short GAY LIB 35 “Finally done!” THERE! 36 Reiwa __: Japanese calendar designation since 2019 ERA 38 Gift that may contain a GIF E-CARD 40 Tried a bit of TASTED 42 Dupes with a Florida twist? KEY LIME COPIES 47 String along LEAD ON 49 Praise highly EXALT 50 Sign of approval NOD 51 Shrub in the olive family LILAC 53 Help out AID 55 “Invisibilia” network NPR 56 Humana rival AETNA 58 Get better HEAL 60 Rough drawing SKETCH 62 Covers with grass SODS 64 Quick clip VID 65 Experts in core conditioning? TUMMY COACHES 67 Meh poker hand PAIR 69 Damages HARMS 70 Hit Ctrl+Z UNDO 71 Snake with a healing bite? MIRACLE COBRA 75 Bart’s grandpa ABE 76 Clownfish with a lucky fin NEMO 80 “On the double!” PRONTO! 81 Crafty etailer ETSY 82 Move effortlessly GLIDE 84 Writer’s block? PAD 85 Dallas sch. SMU 86 Plentiful AMPLE 88 “White Girls” author Hilton ALS 89 Pancakes sometimes topped with caviar BLINI 91 One who’s gone fishing ANGLER 93 Jackpot for a pork lover? LIFETIME BACON 98 Sources of aerial shots DRONES 100 Hami or honeydew MELON 101 Drug taken on some trips LSD 102 Judge who swings for the fences AARON 104 Capital with a namesake 101-floor skyscraper TAIPEI 106 Clumsy sort OAF 108 Foot part SOLE 112 Near misses in regime changes? CLOSE COUPS 114 Welsh dogs CORGIS 117 Pizza choice HAM 118 Bones in a cage RIBS 119 Seal hunter ORCA 120 Quiet type with unexpected punchlines? HIDDEN COMIC 122 “The Lost Bookshop” novelist Woods EVIE 123 Ran out of juice DIED 124 Knight’s mount STEED 125 In the know AWARE 126 Ship out SEND 127 Listening devices? EARS 128 U.N. member until 1991 USSR 129 On edge TENSE
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Respectful address MADAM 2 Like parkour athletes AGILE 3 Cornfield challenges MAZES 4 Industry, casually BIZ 5 “The Menu” star Taylor-Joy ANYA 6 Tiny tweak to an atomic clock LEAP SECOND 7 With the bow, musically ARCO 8 Temporary fix STOPGAP 9 Sandy shade TAN 10 Danish toast SKOAL! 11 Fiction genre that may use chat logs and social media posts ALT-LIT 12 Squishy indoor toy NERF BALL 13 A-line line SEAM 14 Locked horns CLASHED 15 “Jiminy Cricket,” e.g. MINCED OATH 16 Tycoon on the Titanic ASTOR 17 Ill will SPITE 19 Match components SETS 23 Bedtime story? DREAM 28 Mr. with a dark side HYDE 29 Negative spot ATTACK AD 31 Put on 81-Across, say SELL 34 “The Mole” host Shapiro ARI 37 Stage and screen legend Moreno RITA 39 Marlee Matlin Oscar winner CODA 41 Experienced SEASONED 42 Salad dressing choice KEN’S 43 Trade show EXPO 44 Mower’s target YARD 45 Complete ENTIRE 46 Poetry showdowns SLAMS 48 “Good going” NICE 52 Letters of affection ILY 54 Some MLB batters DH’S 57 Sign of trouble EVIL OMEN 58 “Get a move on!” HURRY! 59 “Cruella” star Stone EMMA 61 Class for a future exec ECON 63 Bridge measure SPAN 65 Pop-tops TABS 66 “Guernica” style CUBISM 68 Have no help ACT ALONE 69 Place with key cards HOTEL 71 Can. lawmakers MPS 72 “It’s Raining” singer Thomas IRMA 73 Tournament format ROUND-ROBIN 74 Animated frame CEL 75 Shipshape ALL IN ORDER 77 Totally amazing EPIC 78 Burrito holder? MANO 79 Norse god who drinks from Mímir’s well ODIN 82 Purring pet, in Peru GATO 83 Dwindles EBBS 87 South Africa’s “Jacaranda City” PRETORIA 90 Young fellas LADS 92 Brought in GROSSED 94 Little rascals IMPS 95 Price to pay FEE 96 Draws out ELICITS 97 Pixielike ELFIN 99 Dish at a tea party SAUCER 102 Land parcels ACRES 103 Still in the game ALIVE 105 Tablets with passcodes IPADS 107 Like sharp cheddar AGED 109 “Bummer” OH MAN 110 Wildlife refuges LAIRS 111 Host of a roast EMCEE 113 Honor system CODE 115 Sonnets’ more adoring kin ODES 116 “Get lost!” SCAT! 120 Stephanie of “Joy Ride” HSU 121 Get behind OWE
LA Times Crossword Answers May 24, 2025
Across Clue # Clue Answer 1 Point guard? PEN CAP 7 Rihanna song with the lyrics “That was quite a show…” TAKE A BOW 15 Harlem theater APOLLO 16 Upper management? HAIRCARE 17 Going from A to B, say LINEAR 18 Far from fresh OVERUSED 19 Wave home OCEAN 20 Uber around the Eiffel Tower? TRES 21 Uncles, in Spanish TIOS 22 Save, in a way DVR 23 China’s first imperial dynasty QIN 24 2, 4, and 24, e.g. EVENS 26 Negative post? PRE 27 Many a TV episode title PUN 28 The Grand __ Opry OLE 29 Foreign exchange issue LANGUAGE BARRIER 36 Imposition lead-in I’M TERRIBLY SORRY … 37 Setting for Haiti EASTERN TIME ZONE 38 Journey part LEG 39 Brahma, for one GOD 40 Gaming release of 1985 NES 41 “Neat” SWELL 44 “__ Explain Things to Me” MEN 45 Paul with an axe LES 46 “Neat” COOL 47 Relaxation locations SPAS 49 Precipitated LED TO 51 Public ON RECORD 53 Frymaster filler HOT OIL 54 Fiction title? MISNOMER 55 Not busy AROUND 56 React slightly BAT AN EYE 57 Tutor’s charge MENTEE
Down Clue # Clue Answer 1 Word for “stick” found in a Bay Area city name PALO 2 “Shogun,” for one EPIC DRAMA 3 Duds NONEVENTS 4 “Let’s be __” CLEAR 5 “Reacher” star Ritchson ALAN 6 Iberian country, on Olympic scoreboards POR 7 Rose barb THORN 8 Dialectical source of “no cap” and “down bad,” for short AAVE 9 “Long Division” novelist who wrote “Heavy” KIESE LAYMON 10 Get it wrong ERR 11 Angle type ACUTE 12 Wide bowl BASIN 13 Fried __: fair fare OREOS 14 Commits to, in a way WEDS 20 Giving a bit of color TINGING 23 Pacific counterpart QUARRELSOME 25 Knowledgeable VERSED 26 Ballet bend PLIE 27 Hand sanitizer brand PURELL 28 Does as asked OBLIGES 30 Trick GET 31 Grocery payment meth. EBT 32 Marsha Warfield’s “Night Court” role ROZ 33 Put right IRONED OUT 34 Human rights activist Eckstein profiled in “Making Gay History” ERNESTINE 35 Some deli loaves RYES 41 Supreme Court name SONIA 42 Lowest-tier WORST 43 Supreme Court name ELENA 44 Sierra __ MADRE 45 Show a tell LET ON 46 Search thoroughly COMB 48 2022 “Predator” prequel PREY 49 Focus of many fandom wiki pages LORE 50 Ye __ Shoppe OLDE 52 Trick CON 53 Cubano ingredient HAM
LA Times Crossword Answers May 23, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 “Whip It” band DEVO 5 Substantial account SAGA 9 Mint family herb BASIL 14 Photoshop, say EDIT 15 __ hygiene ORAL 16 “My Brilliant Friend” novelist Ferrante ELENA 17 Tube on an automatic ball launcher? PITCH PIPE 19 “Sorry, got other plans” I CAN’T 20 Ghost __ chance OF A 21 Cry of discovery OHO! 22 Polar vehicle SNO-CAT 23 __-Leste: first new sovereign state of the 21st century TIMOR 25 Batter’s decision not to bunt? SWING VOTE 28 Bygone boxy Toyota SCION 29 Art Deco designer ERTE 30 Flagon kin EWER 31 Suffix similar to -ess -ENNE 32 Crushes, in a way ACES 34 “I got it!” or “Blazing fastball!,” for example? CATCH PHRASE 39 Stock option? SOUP 40 Starring role LEAD 42 Whack SWAT 46 “A Death in the Family” writer James AGEE 48 Container allowances on scales TARES 50 Tally entered on a scoreboard? HIT RECORD 52 Not suitable INAPT 53 Sudden charge ONRUSH 54 Racket DIN 56 Rock & Roll HoF city CLE 57 Perch ROOST 58 Instructional video about getting under a tag? SLIDE SHOW 61 Govt. security T-NOTE 62 Obedience school lesson HEEL 63 “Present!” HERE! 64 Ribald nature spirit of Greek mythology SATYR 65 “Relax” EASY 66 “New-to-you,” perhaps USED
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Storehouses DEPOTS 2 Imposing structure EDIFICE 3 Nutrient in citrus VITAMIN C 4 Like 3-Down pills: Abbr. OTC 5 Former frosh SOPH 6 Melodic ARIOSE 7 Opening GAP 8 Brewpub brew ALE 9 “The Perks of __ a Wallflower” BEING 10 Secluded spot ALCOVE 11 Dugong, for one SEA COW 12 Natural INNATE 13 More recent LATTER 18 Insects in the genus Vespa HORNETS 22 Scornful expression SNEER 24 Actress Chaplin OONA 26 Spot for a bar code, often WRAPPER 27 Hankering ITCH 33 Cracker served with 39-Across SALTINE 35 Whistle blower COACH 36 “Les Misérables” novelist HUGO 37 English actor Bean SEAN 38 Maladies treated with drops EARACHES 41 Strongly regret DEPLORE 42 Gym bottoms SHORTS 43 Ryder of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” WINONA 44 Fundamentally AT ROOT 45 Unlikely to be undependable TRUSTY 47 Swirls of water EDDIES 49 Like some tomatoes and prunes STEWED 51 Organic compound ESTER 55 Aimlessly IDLY 58 Pop duo __ & Him SHE 59 Thompson of “Back to the Future” LEA 60 Moo __ pork SHU
LA Times Crossword Answers May 22, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Basic lesson ABCS 5 Smack-__ DAB 8 PC shortcut employed when creating a draft CTRL+S 13 Noted host of a couples’ getaway? NOAH 14 Vegetarian staple TOFU 15 Figure skater Sonja HENIE 16 Yarn TALE 17 Middle East sultanate OMAN 18 Magazine piece? ISSUE 19 One who’s bound to get away? ESCAPE ARTIST 22 Centers of interest FOCI 23 Formally withdraw SECEDE 27 Small pellets BBS 30 Fiddler accompanist in bluegrass, often BANJO PLAYER 33 Indie genre with mainstream appeal ALT-POP 35 “__ guesses?” ANY 36 Cook fast, as steak SEAR 37 Guarded LEERY 38 French pal AMI 39 Bass kin CELLO 40 Button on a scale TARE 41 Seasonal vaccine target FLU 42 More like a snoop NOSIER 43 Artist who makes some pretty cool pieces? ICE SCULPTOR 46 Many “Grey’s Anatomy” pros DRS 47 Singled out CHOSEN 48 Some Minecraft blocks ORES 50 “Go ahead and choose one,” and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across TAKE YOUR PICK 56 Deserted rest area? OASIS 59 Some tennis shots LOBS 60 Pod in Creole cuisine OKRA 61 Top-level performance A-GAME 62 [Chef’s kiss] [MWAH!] 63 Bridle part REIN 64 Kits, eventually FOXES 65 Played out OLD 66 Two-time Newbery Medal winner DiCamillo KATE
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Request from a 25-Down ANTE 2 Feathery accessories BOAS 3 AP math class CALC 4 Grain amount SHEAF 5 Taxonomic classification broader than kingdom DOMAIN 6 Out there AFAR 7 Part of a suicide squeeze BUNT 8 Woodshop tool CHISEL 9 Precedent-setting trials TEST CASES 10 Many ICU professionals RNS 11 Simu who plays Shang-Chi LIU 12 “What did I tell you?” SEE? 14 Work boot tip TOE CAP 20 NOLA sandwich PO’BOY 21 Spotting game I SPY 24 Lashes site EYELID 25 Poker figure DEALER 26 Box score statistic ERRORS 27 Like Latvia and Lithuania BALTIC 28 Sodium hypochlorite BLEACH 29 Upgrade from mono STEREO 31 Clog JAM UP 32 Covert maritime org. ONI 34 Deadline set by a printer PRESS TIME 38 Start and end of the Musketeers’ motto ALL 39 Apple device? CORER 41 Doldrums FUNK 42 “I can wait” NO RUSH 44 Puts an end to CEASES 45 “That’s rough” TOO BAD 49 Multipurpose utensil SPORK 51 Red Muppet with a goldfish ELMO 52 Pained cry YOWL 53 Big-box store with a Småland play area IKEA 54 Lit __ CRIT 55 “Citizen __” KANE 56 Clumsy fellow OAF 57 Before now AGO 58 Jazz horn SAX
LA Times Crossword Answers May 21, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Book after the Gospels ACTS 5 “__ the season … ” ‘TIS 8 Lawyer Clarence who inspired a character in “Inherit the Wind” DARROW 14 Consider to be DEEM 15 “That’s awful!” UGH! 16 Golden Crinkles maker ORE-IDA 17 *Calling the shots IN CHARGE 19 __-than-life LARGER 20 Start of a kids clothing line name OSH- 21 Actress Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit” ANYA 22 Atty.’s group ABA 23 Former Seattle team, familiarly SONICS 25 *Tear apart RIP IN TWO 30 Roping and riding contests RODEOS 32 Bag-checking org. TSA 33 Charged atomic particle ION 34 Spritelike ELFISH 36 “Uh, I doubt it” UM, NO 37 Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue HALF MEASURE 40 Potato spots EYES 42 Walking back and forth PACING 43 Mo. of “Madness” MAR 44 Ga. capital ATL 46 Shoelace tips AGLETS 49 *In the soup UP A CREEK 52 Umpire’s cry HE’S OUT! 54 Reddit tell-all sesh AMA 55 Has EATS 57 SSW’s opposite NNE 58 Extemporizes AD-LIBS 61 *Request from a photographer BIG SMILE 63 We Are Toonz dance style NAE NAE 64 Computing pioneer Lovelace ADA 65 Working hard AT IT 66 Oasis site DESERT 67 Implore BEG 68 “The Studio” creator/star Rogen SETH
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 “Sayonara!” ADIOS! 2 One who refuses to take an oath? CENSOR 3 Music genre related to trance TECHNO 4 Texter’s “What a mess” SMH 5 Alienates TURNS OFF 6 “The End of an Era” artist Azalea IGGY 7 Shave wool from, as sheep SHEAR 8 Work out in a pool DO LAPS 9 Saudi __ ARABIA 10 Played over RERAN 11 Semi RIG 12 Many a poem by Shelley ODE 13 Tolstoy’s “__ and Peace” WAR 18 Small power source AA CELL 24 Notions IDEAS 26 Home of Cornell ITHACA 27 Person of the Year magazine TIME 28 Came out on top WON 29 Artist Yoko ONO 31 Easy-peasy SIMPLE 35 __ urchin SEA 36 Yens URGES 37 Mother of Hephaestus HERA 38 Common element of vaudeville SIGHT GAG 39 “Wait, what if … ” UNLESS … 40 Flightless Down Under bird EMU 41 Shrill bark YAP 44 Cross pin, in martial arts ARMBAR 45 Collection that includes cups and saucers TEA SET 47 This evening, in adspeak TONITE 48 Bathed in rays SUNLIT 50 “The Cider House Rules” Oscar winner Michael CAINE 51 Shish __ KEBAB 53 Pearly whites TEETH 56 Staffer AIDE 58 “Then what?” AND? 59 Daniel __ Kim of “Lost” DAE 60 French article LES 62 More, in Spanish MAS
LA Times Crossword Answers May 20, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Core muscles worked by crunches ABS 4 Sign between Cancer and Virgo LEO 7 Assistant HELPER 13 Mario Kart circuit LAP 14 Italian mountain ALP 15 Accept as true BELIEVE 16 Shiver with fear TREMBLE 18 Put up, as a building ERECTED 19 Cookie with a Coca-Cola variety OREO 20 Podcast pause AD BREAK 22 “The Incredibles” supersuit designer Mode EDNA 24 Like some solstice traditions PAGAN 25 “SmackDown” org. WWE 28 Took care of a friend’s pup, say DOG-SAT 30 Laconic reply to 25-Down, perhaps NOTHIN’ 32 “It just clicked!” AHA! 34 Heart charts, for short ECGS 35 Hates the thought of DREADS 36 Head, in French TETE 38 Era in power REIGN 40 Latin “Not you too!?” ET TU?! 41 Challenging riddle ENIGMA 43 “Money doesn’t __ on trees” GROW 45 Revolutionary Guevara CHE 46 California burger joint IN-N-OUT 47 Fairly recent NEWISH 49 Pester NAG 50 “Get off my lawn!” SCRAM! 52 Kid-lit’s “Frog and __ Together” TOAD 54 Surprised greeting OH, HELLO! 56 Wait in hiding LURK 58 Rumormongers GOSSIPS 61 “Come on in!” IT’S OPEN! 63 Warm up before cooking PREHEAT 64 To the __ degree NTH 65 “__ Te Ching” TAO 66 Secretary of state who negotiated the Alaska Purchase SEWARD 67 __ sauce SOY 68 Texter’s “I’ll be there soon!” OMW!
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Choir voice ALTO 2 Support for a ballerina BARRE 3 Quick way to meet a bunch of people SPEED DATING 4 Research setting LAB 5 Jazz legend Fitzgerald ELLA 6 Newspaper section with views OP-ED PAGE 7 Right this second HERE AND NOW 8 “The Luminaries” Booker Prize winner Catton ELEANOR 9 Kiss from a 10-Down LICK 10 Fur baby PET 11 Night before EVE 12 “Colorful” Taylor Swift era RED 15 Icy nautical hazard BERG 17 Prefix with chrome or tone MONO- 21 Gotham City searchlight BAT-SIGNAL 23 Get older AGE 25 “Anything fun on the agenda today?” hint phrase WHATCHA UP TO? 26 Area component WIDTH 27 Come after ENSUE 29 Spot for doodling SCRATCH PAD 31 Casual top TEE 32 Had food at home ATE IN 33 Body dye in some wedding traditions HENNA 37 Alter __ EGO 39 Movie creatures that multiply if they get wet GREMLINS 42 More sentimental MUSHIER 44 Cleverness WIT 48 Alone SOLO 51 Chill REST 53 Atlanta WNBA team DREAM 54 Job inspection org. OSHA 55 Director Preminger OTTO 57 Not just guess KNOW 58 Rte. provider GPS 59 Mine find ORE 60 Use a needle and thread SEW 62 Timid SHY
LA Times Crossword Answers May 19, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 __ but not least LAST 5 Dino with short arms T-REX 9 12-Down, for one CHEF 13 Rights org. ACLU 14 Part in a film ROLE 15 “And never the twain __ meet” SHALL 16 Picnic side that may contain chickpeas BEAN SALAD 18 Inventor Nikola TESLA 19 Bus-catching spot STATION 20 “__ away”: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” catchphrase SASHAY 21 Misdeed SIN 22 __ and drabs DRIBS 24 Tennis champion Swiatek IGA 27 Hawaiian welcome garland LEI 29 Clickable link URL 30 Gave a snack FED 33 Potluck dish often made with cream of mushroom soup NOODLE CASSEROLE 37 Land parcel ACRE 38 Tax-collecting agcy. IRS 39 Landed ALIT 40 Tchaikovsky composition excerpted in Disney’s “Fantasia” NUTCRACKER SUITE 45 Clean air org. EPA 46 Tetris shape ELL 47 Tetley drink TEA 48 Above, in odes O’ER 49 Low-power mode SLEEP 51 Lead-in to gender CIS- 53 One-on-one students TUTEES 56 In a state of shock REELING 60 Extraterrestrial ALIEN 61 Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across HEAD START 63 Unable to move INERT 64 Shrek, for one OGRE 65 Yard sale caveat AS IS 66 Boys LADS 67 A lot (of) TONS 68 Major or general RANK
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Scientist’s workplace LAB 2 Gets a top score on ACES 3 Crosspiece on a bed frame SLAT 4 Albacore and yellowfin TUNAS 5 Apprentice TRAINEE 6 Caramel-filled candy ROLO 7 African antelope ELAND 8 Crossed (out) X’ED 9 Game with rooks and pawns CHESS 10 Heavenly __ ice cream HASH 11 “__ Enchanted”: Anne Hathaway film ELLA 12 Food Network Emmy winner Bobby FLAY 15 Horse’s home STABLE 17 “Sparkling or __?” STILL 20 Gentlemen SIRS 23 Baking potato RUSSET 24 Silly INANE 25 Coffee container at a drive-thru GO CUP 26 Major artery AORTA 28 Eaves dripper ICICLE 30 Shakespearean volume FOLIO 31 Top-notch ELITE 32 Dissuade DETER 34 NYE month DEC 35 Noah’s boat ARK 36 French actress/model Ines RAU 41 Give in RELENT 42 Brews that may be pale ALES 43 Ebbs RECEDES 44 Mast attachments SAILS 49 Crystal ball consultors SEERS 50 Marinara sauce brand PREGO 52 Indian lute SITAR 53 Long part of a kite TAIL 54 Arm bone ULNA 55 One-one, maybe TIED 57 Work for EARN 58 Mars rover org. NASA 59 Big smile GRIN 61 Like Scotch bonnet peppers HOT 62 Syllable of disapproval TSK
LA Times Crossword Answers May 18, 2025
Across Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Insurer with a fowl mascot AFLAC 6 LED screen alternative LCD TV 11 Fourth-yr. students SRS 14 Slice and dice, perhaps PREP 18 Stylish Geoffrey BEENE 19 Chicago hub O’HARE 20 Aim GOAL 21 Holiday lights spot EAVE 22 Trumpet sounds BLATS 23 Decor updates REDOS 24 Old school ALMA MATER 26 One minding everyone’s p’s and q’s? ALPHABET SUPERVISOR 29 Most articles in The Onion SATIRES 30 Shaft on a unicycle AXLE 31 Place of rapid development HOTBED 35 Short, made shorter LIL’ 36 One of 30 in septiembre DIA 39 Pub order PINT 41 Aerial footage provider DRONE 42 Cruise ship physician? FLOATING DOCTOR 46 British school since 1440 ETON 47 Bikini tops BRAS 49 Biblical prophet HOSEA 50 Hit the deck again? RE-DEALT 52 Palais figure ROI 53 Luncheonette worker? COUNTER WAITER 58 “Magic 3” rapper NAS 59 Utterly destroyed IN RUINS 61 __-Dame de Paris NOTRE 62 Happy cry YAY! 64 Ancient pyramid builders MAYANS 65 Hair product that creates a wet look GEL 68 Formerly named NEE 69 Tiny listening device EARBUD 72 Beginning of time? TEE 73 Tri-tip, e.g. STEAK 75 Balaclava SKI MASK 76 Barnyard bleat MAA! 78 Banker offering a penny for your thoughts? MEMORY CASHIER 83 Doll once sold with mustache and sideburn decals KEN 84 Jack Ma’s company ALIBABA 86 Name on a rap sheet ALIAS 87 Inventor/actress Lamarr HEDY 88 Most populous city in southwest Colombia CALI 89 Artisan who specializes in life-size replicas of bison? BUFFALO BUILDER 95 Asteroids named for a Roman god AMORS 97 Covered in gold GILT 98 Subj. for some immigrants ESL 99 Browser address URL 100 Passed in tedious fashion WORE ON 102 Upswing BOOM 104 Finger painting? NAIL ART 108 Character in “Driving Miss Piggy”? THE MUPPET CHAUFFEUR 113 Idylls PASTORALS 116 Accounts TALES 117 Info on a museum placard TITLE 118 Seller of Storå loft beds IKEA 119 High-chair feature TRAY 120 Put on a pedestal EXALT 121 Sea eagles ERNES 122 NL East team with a “curly W” logo NATS 123 Rte. displays STS 124 Charmingly silly DIPPY 125 Beloved ones DEARS
Down Clue Number Clue Answer 1 Arafat’s successor ABBAS 2 Guy FELLA 3 Navigated furniture in a game of the floor is lava, say LEAPT 4 Digs for bugs? ANTHILLS 5 Viola’s false identity in “Twelfth Night” CESARIO 6 Unlike a 6-Across, say LO-RES 7 Guitarist Atkins known as the “Country Gentleman” CHET 8 Root beer brand DAD’S 9 Pants, in slang TROU 10 Scooter whose name means “wasp” in Italian VESPA 11 Out of debt SOLVENT 12 Oscar winner Malek RAMI 13 Punctuation in a 99-Across SLASH 14 Orchard figure PEAR TREE 15 Rodent in some zodiacs RAT 16 Sistine Chapel figure EVE 17 “As __ my last email … ” PER 20 Pasta sauce staple GARLIC 25 Subjunctive, e.g. MOOD 27 Banjoist Fleck BELA 28 “Star Wars” Celebration, e.g. EXPO 32 One working with flower and dough? BOTANY BAKER 33 Sherlock’s sister ENOLA 34 Big dings DENTS 36 Singer Celine DION 37 Pt. of RIT INST 38 Outfielder Tommie who was AL Rookie of the Year in 1966 AGEE 40 Rich layer cake TORTE 42 Couturier for Tinker Bell? FAIRY TAILOR 43 Therefore THUS 44 Mend with yarn DARN 45 Food writer Drummond REE 47 Cup edge BRIM 48 Novelist Jaffe RONA 51 Desert feature DRY AIR 53 Washington venue? CINEMA 54 Add-__: extras ONS 55 Finished first WON 56 Finished off ATE 57 Outrage IRE 60 Dubai’s country, briefly UAE 63 Sleeve ARM 65 1960s muscle car GTO 66 Eternally, in verse E’ER 67 “__ it on me” LAY 69 Squeeze (out) EKE 70 Took advantage of USED 71 Big Apple fashion label DKNY 73 Tolkien dragon SMAUG 74 Heat meas. KCAL 75 Spanish “Yes, yes!” SI, SI! 76 Bright parrot MACAW 77 Site of an 1836 siege ALAMO 79 Tidal movement EBB 80 Sunscreen additive ALOE 81 Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, e.g. SIBS 82 Transport by semi HAUL 85 Caps worn during conclave BIRETTAS 87 Inferno of the damned HELLFIRE 90 Leg bones FIBULAS 91 Mopsy’s sister FLOPSY 92 Perched upon ATOP 93 Affair with ti leaves LUAU 94 Stared off into space DRIFTED 96 London district near Oxford Circus SOHO 101 “Dagnabbit” NERTS 103 Portioned (out) METED 104 “So gross!” NASTY! 105 MetLife competitor AETNA 106 Tool that’s made to measure RULER 107 Hair piece? TRESS 109 K or Wal finale -MART 110 Cab TAXI 111 Give a hand CLAP 112 Lend a hand HELP 113 Brooch PIN 114 Letters before an 86-Across AKA … 115 Good to go SET
LA Times Crossword Answers May 17, 2025
Across # Clue Answer 1A Toss SCRAP 6A “The Sound of Music” backdrop, briefly WWII 10A Start and end of New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway TAOS 14A “Put your phone down” TOUCHGRASS 16A Side with? ABUT 17A Quarterfinalists ELITEEIGHT 18A French head TETE 19A Chaps MEN 20A Folder’s forfeit ANTE 21A Polite gesture HATTIP 23A “Say no more” ISEE 24A Lollygags DALLIES 25A Some memory triggers AROMAS 28A Feels for PITIES 29A Lightweight material LINEN 30A Unconscious __ BIAS 31A “And there you have it” TADA 34A Happy accident AFEATURENOTABUG 37A Connected by a common thread SEWN 38A Take into account NOTE 39A Two-time WNBA MVP __ Delle Donne ELENA 40A Time for curls ARMDAY 42A UNESCO City of Literature in Devon EXETER 43A Multifaceted LAYERED 45A Sheep sounds BAAS 46A One vertex of the Summer Triangle ALTAIR 47A Cobra or bridge surfaces MATS 48A Sign of success SRO 51A Designer Lagerfeld KARL 52A Uninterested in the party scene, perhaps APOLITICAL 55A Comedian Wakim of “SNL” EMIL 56A Texter’s “Hey, boo” GHOSTEMOJI 57A Viscous ROPY 58A Chef Lewis who specialized in Southern cooking EDNA 59A City on the Nile north of Lake Nasser ASWAN
Down # Clue Answer 1D Cherry picker’s target STEM 2D 2023 AL Cy Young winner Gerrit COLE 3D Demolish RUIN 4D Pretend ACT 5D Gallinaceous bird native to Eurasia PHEASANT 6D Dash off WRITE 7D Pay WAGE 8D “Plus or minus” ISH 9D Skeptical response ISTHATSO 10D Folks who tend to give things away TATTLETALES 11D Payment guarantee? ABETISABET 12D Navel type OUTIE 13D Tally on some trackers STEPS 15D Small inheritance? GENES 22D Boxing legend ALI 23D “They cannot be serious” IMEANREALLY 24D Guerrero of “Doom Patrol” DIANE 25D Sigh of woe ALAS 26D Teeming (with) RIFE 27D Journey in a relocation ONEWAYTRIP 28D Devotion PIETY 30D Overarching BROAD 32D Timothée Chalamet epic set on a desert planet DUNE 33D Petri dish gelatin AGAR 35D In the minority? UNDERAGE 36D Crude, slangily TEXASTEA 41D CT scan kin MRI 42D Fail big-time EATIT 43D Former Minneapolis NBA player LAKER 44D Site of Crockett’s last stand ALAMO 45D Material for crafts and rafts BALSA 47D New __ MOON 48D Garbage barge SCOW 49D Indian royal RAJA 50D Actor/director Ken OLIN 53D High deg. PHD 54D Uses Kik, say IMS
LA Times Crossword Answers May 16, 2025
Across # Clue Answer 1 Creature of Jewish folklore GOLEM 6 Verb with thou SAYST 11 __ bar FIG 14 Slightly in front UPONE 15 Intercontinental range URALS 16 Soundless messaging syst. ASL 17 Pa ss SPLITTICKET 19 Dark site of the moon? SEA 20 Members of a sub group HOAGIES 21 Like overripe bananas SPOTTED 23 “Embrace the glorious __ that you are”: Elizabeth Gilbert MESS 24 Dressage pace TROT 25 Fi rm PARTEDCOMPANY 30 Formal, in a way DRESSY 32 Sought office RAN 33 Fruit in some gin SLOE 34 Overlord of the rings, for short? IOC 35 “That’s gonna leave a mark!” OOF 36 Family KIN 37 Egg pouches SACS 39 Co-worker of Jamie, Alan, and Mara, in Progressive ads FLO 40 Planters SOWERS 43 Shis hito CRACKEDPEPPER 46 Blasted DARN 47 __ bene NOTA 48 Skating hazard THINICE 51 Comic-con attendee with pointy ears, maybe TREKKIE 55 Feel sick AIL 56 Bo nds SEVEREDTIES 58 Org. with Kings and Knights NHL 59 Switch TRADE 60 Aquarium fish TETRA 61 Slime GOO 62 Campaign topic ISSUE 63 Caravan rest stops OASES
Down # Clue Answer 1D Rhapsodize GUSH 2D Intel collected during a race OPPO 3D “Copacabana” showgirl LOLA 4D Hard-to-read people ENIGMAS 5D Fortes METIERS 6D Word on some European notes SUISSE 7D Shape made with a pencil and string ARC 8D Jaws YAKS 9D Didn’t answer immediately SLEPTON 10D Brief weather event? TSTORM 11D Slick one FASTTALKER 12D Words of understanding ISEE 13D Willing (to) GLAD 18D Petulant TESTY 22D Best or bests TOPS 25D Minor offense PECCADILLO 26D Wilt DROOP 27D Half-__: latte spec CAF 28D Cain genre NOIR 29D Urges YENS 30D __ jockey DISC 31D Laugh good and hard ROAR 35D Word with hand or saw OLD 38D Get the drift, perhaps SCAN 39D Folks who might say, “Curses! Foiled again!”? FENCERS 40D Botanical reproductive unit SPORE 41D Decided in favor of OPTEDTO 42D Underwhelming argument WEAKTEA 44D Skating great Yamaguchi KRISTI 45D Menu selection ENTREE 48D Kick TANG 49D Chipper greeting HIHO 50D Some NASA missions EVAS 52D Many Ikea purchases, essentially KITS 53D French noun suffix IERE 54D Those, in Spanish ESAS 57D Gettysburg address feature? EDU
LA Times Crossword Answers May 15, 2025
Across # Clue Answer 1 Stirs in ADDS 5 Canines, e.g. TEETH 10 “In a way” ISH 13 Mammal that may steal fish from a fisher’s line SEAL 14 Transparent layer in the eye CORNEA 15 Surname separator NEE 16 *Dolores Huerta, for one LABORLEADER 18 TNT part TRI 19 Hotel fillers GUESTS 20 Tempts fate DARES 22 Rum-soaked cakes BABAS 25 *In the lead OUTFRONT 27 “Call anytime” PHONEME 30 Raves about PRAISES 31 TV remote batteries AAS 32 Bodega convenience ATM 34 Cooling systs. ACS 35 *Convention site CIVICCENTER 40 “Unforgettable” singer __ King Cole NAT 41 Cap. founded by Brigham Young SLC 42 Shrill bark YAP 45 Cause of a flubbed field goal, maybe LOWSNAP 49 Beer bashes KEGGERS 52 *Portion of the Irish flag that’s green ONETHIRD 54 Robust LUSTY 55 Yemen metropolis with an elevation over 7,200 feet SANAA 56 “But of course, Madame!” OUIOUI 59 Hairy Addams cousin ITT 60 Messages containing X’s and O’s, and what the starred clues describe LOVELETTERS 65 Actress Vardalos NIA 66 English cathedral city EXETER 67 In a frenzy AMOK 68 Family docs GPS 69 Frowned-upon activities NONOS 70 Shade of red RUBY
Down # Clue Answer 1D Handy way to communicate, for short? ASL 2D Justice Dept. arm DEA 3D Apply with a light touch DAB 4D “Just say no” or “Just do it” SLOGAN 5D Small digits TOES 6D Poet’s Muse ERATO 7D Ultimately becomes ENDSUP 8D Merch table purchase TEE 9D Truism backed up with irrefutable evidence HARDFACT 10D Prefaces INTROS 11D Placid SERENE 12D Bank capers HEISTS 14D The Cavs, on scoreboards CLE 17D Clever scheme RUSE 21D Get out of bed ARISE 22D Chem. in some plastic BPA 23D Cry after an epiphany AHA 24D Pear variety BOSC 26D Hypnotic state TRANCE 28D Cocktail with a tiny umbrella MAITAI 29D “I could go on” abbr. ETC 33D Roast VIPs MCS 36D Social media app launched on Oct. 6, 2010 INSTA 37D “1984” rock band VANHALEN 38D Caribou kin ELK 39D Marbled loaves RYES 43D Works on easels ART 44D Social science maj. PSY 45D Behind, in a way LOSING 46D How detectives might act ONATIP 47D Dressed like for a comic-con, e.g. WENTAS 48D Tried-and-true PROVEN 50D Oversupply GLUT 51D Instrument for 37-Down GUITAR 53D Caused by DUETO 57D Seine sights ILES 58D Opposite of ‘neath OER 61D Good Grips brand OXO 62D Grounded bird EMU 63D Actor Lowe ROB 64D Drone zone SKY
LA Times Crossword Answers May 14, 2025
Across Answers No. Answer Clue 1 AP STATS HS class with many average lessons? 8 SPASMS Twitches 14 WAVED HI Greeted from afar 15 SPARTAN MSU athlete 16 ONE-SEED Top rank in a tournament 17 HAS GAME Can compete with the best 18 LENS Fisheye __ 19 SERA Blood bank fluids 21 TORME Crooner Mel 22 AS I “__ live and breathe!” 24 EMMA Thompson of “Men in Black: International” 26 TAR Paving goo 27 APR World Autism mo. 30 AMPS Roadie’s charges 32 ORBS Planets, poetically 34 MAI __ tai 35 LSAT Future JD’s exam 36 MERMAN Fishy fellow 39 IT’S ME! “I’m home!” 41 LAB Chem class site 43 CRAVE __ Case: White Castle purchase 44 SHIISM Branch of Islam 46 RAMI “The Amateur” actor Malek 48 LIE Fabrication 49 NOTE Quick scribble 50 EARP O.K. Corral surname 51 LSD Acid letters 52 ORG URL option 54 ALBA Actress Jessica 56 SEA 36-Across’s realm 58 CESAR Civil rights activist Chavez 60 ASAP! Brief “Get it done!” 62 ELSA “Frozen” princess 66 ANTIGEN Immune response trigger 68 HOT SEAT Stressful situation 70 LEADERS Heads 71 ACRONYM NASA or NASCAR 72 AW, RATS! “Gosh darn it!” 73 SKI PASS Ticket for a black diamond enthusiast
Down Answers No. Answer Clue 1 AWOL Mil. no-show 2 PANE Window installer’s unit 3 SVEN “Frozen” reindeer 4 TESSA Thompson of “Men in Black: International” 5 -ADE Sports drink suffix 6 THE SIMS PC game with Livin’ Large and Hot Date expansion packs 7 SIDE Hash browns, e.g. 8 SPA Club with cucumber slices? 9 PASTA RECIPE Secret passed down by Nonna, perhaps 10 ARGO Golden Fleece vessel 11 START SMALL “Don’t try to do everything at once” 12 MAMMA ABBA’s “__ Mia!” 13 SNEER Vile smile 15 SHAM Part of a bedding set 20 REST AREAS Some turnpike turnoffs 23 SALES TARGET Certain business quota 25 MOM Lisa Bonet, to Zoë Kravitz 27 AMIS Brest friends 28 PATH Way 29 RISING STAR Up-and-comer, or progression in several Down answers 31 PAL Buddy 33 BRR! “I c-c-can’t feel my t-t-toes” 37 AVIS “We try harder” car rental chain 38 NEED “… should the __ arise” 40 MIO “‘O Sole __” 42 BAA! Farmyard bleat 45 MEL Filmmaker Brooks 47 MR SPOCK Vulcan salute giver 52 OCALA Sunshine State city 53 RENEW Subscribe again 55 BANS Prohibits 57 AESOP “The Tortoise and the Hare” teller 59 AIDA Verdi opera 61 AHAS “I see now!” cries 63 LENA Emmy-winner Waithe 64 SAYS Declares 65 ATMS Twentysomethings? 67 ERS MD workplaces 69 TRI- Tetra- minus one
LA Times Crossword Answers May 13, 2025
Across Answers No. Answer Clue 1 ACID Low-pH solution 5 CHOP Drastic haircut 9 WHIFF Bit of a stink? 14 HARE Tortoise racer 15 AUDI e-tron carmaker 16 IONIA Ancient Greek region 17 I REMEMBER IT WELL “That was a great day” 20 ALUM Former student 21 ASSERTS Says loud and proud 22 SMARTWATCH Wearable that can detect heart rate 26 TEE Comfy top 27 PEN Source of an ink stain 28 SATAY Skewered dish 29 EMIR Muslim monarch 31 ALDA Actor and advocate for science communication Alan 33 SIC [Not my error] 34 LEIA Princess from the planet Alderaan 35 LOTTO BALL Numbered element in a drawing 38 TOME Book that’s hardly light reading 39 PEC Chest muscle, for short 40 DRAG “RuPaul’s __ Race” 44 ARES Bellicose god 45 CITES References in a research paper 47 OLA “Yo,” in Rio 48 CPU Galaxy brain? 49 BREADCRUMB Morsel in Hansel and Gretel’s trail 51 RESIDUE Leftover schmutz 54 AUTO- Self starter? 55 EXTREMELY ONLINE Like someone who spends too much time on the internet 60 DAMON “The Leftovers” producer Lindelof 61 KEEP Hang on to 62 ENDS Comes to a close 63 OMENS Signs of what’s to come 64 STAT Attempts or assists 65 REST Relax
Down Answers No. Answer Clue 1 AHI Sushi-grade tuna 2 CARAMEL Sweet sundae sauce 3 IRELAND Home country of novelist Sally Rooney 4 DEMUR Raise objections 5 CAM Pic taker 6 HUB Networking center 7 ODE “__ to Neptune”: Phillis Wheatley poem 8 PIRACY “Our Flag Means Death” subject 9 WITS Clever folks 10 HOWE Gordie known as “Mr. Hockey” 11 INERTIA Lethargy 12 FILTER Coffee maker insert 13 FALSE Not true 18 EMTS Ambulance staff: Abbr. 19 ISH “Or so” 22 SPA Restorative space 23 WASTE Squander 24 AT IT Working hard 25 TACO PIE Tex-Mex inspired casserole 29 EEL Unagi fish 30 MILD Not so hot 32 ALOE Soothing salve 34 LACED Tied, as a corset 36 OMS Meditative mantras 37 BETA Testing phase 38 TRUST ME “Have I ever steered you wrong?” 41 ROUTINE Gymnast’s floor performance 42 ALMONDS Nuts with a high water footprint 43 GAB Chitchat 44 AP EXAM Test for coll. credit 45 CREEKS Small streams 46 SCAN Multifunction printer function 48 CREDO Operating principle 49 BUM Word after beach or ski 50 RULER One may be a foot long 52 IRON On board device? 53 DENS Rooms for movie night 56 LET Allow 57 YEA Vote for 58 OPT Make a choice 59 EST No. from a contractor
LA Times Crossword Answers May 12, 2025
Across Answers Clue No. Answer Clue 1 TAFT U.S. president who wrestled at Yale 5 SPURN Reject 10 GRAB “How does that __ you?” 14 LULU Beaut 15 HOSEA Hebrew prophet 16 LORE Traditional tales 17 DRAT “Nerts!” 18 ADAPT Go with the flow 19 EMMA “The Brutalist” actress Laird 20 RATED-R Not for children 22 I SURE CAN “No problem!” 24 BEEPER Paging device 26 RAMONE Dee Dee of punk rock 27 NYU Spike Lee’s employer: Abbr. 29 PDQ __ Bach: fictional “forgotten son” of classical music 30 SAG Droop 31 MID Mediocre, in Gen Z slang 32 TEST The “T” of SAT 34 RUSTLED Stole steers 37 HA HA “So funny!” 38 EATER Lotus-__ 39 ITEM Shopping cart unit 43 INSTYLE Fashion magazine that went digital-only in 2022 45 NOLA Home of Tulane University, for short 46 AWE Overwhelming feeling 49 USE “__ it or lose it” 50 MST Winter hrs. in Las Cruces 52 PIP Domino dimple 53 DERIDE Mock mercilessly 55 LOOSEN Unlace, say 57 HANDED TO Bestowed upon 59 UPVOTE Signify approval of, as a Reddit post 62 EPEE Foil alternative 63 MATER Alma __ 65 ITAL Slanted type: Abbr. 66 ROSA Stephanie’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” role 67 AZTEC San Diego State athlete 68 TERM Six years for a U.S. senator, e.g. 69 ENTS Docs who perform tonsillectomies 70 NO ONE Disappointing turnout 71 ASPS Nile vipers
Down Answers Clue No. Answer Clue 1 TL;DR Abbr. before a summary 2 AURA Mystical glow 3 FLATBUSH *Neighborhood where the Brooklyn Dodgers played 4 TUTEE Solo scholar 5 SHARP DRESSED MAN *ZZ Top hit with the lyric “Silk suit, black tie” 6 POD Cacao container 7 USAIR Old Pan Am rival 8 REPS Union agts. 9 NATURAL RESOURCE *Soil, water, or wind, e.g. 10 GLEEM Electric toothbrush brand 11 ROMCOM Date night flick 12 ARMANI Italian fashion house 13 BEANED Conked with a curveball 21 DEP Opp. of withdrawal 23 RAGE Fury 25 EQUATE Treat as the same 27 NTH To the __ degree 28 YEA Word of support 30 ST ELMO Patron of sailors 33 TAI Mai __: cocktail 35 STY Foul territory? 36 DIN Cacophony 40 TOP NOTES Initial perfume scents, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues 41 ELI Yale grad 42 MAP Hiker’s graphic 44 NUDE Wearing nothing 46 ADHERE Stick fast 47 WEAPON Clue category 48 ERNEST Novelist Hemingway 51 TSP Amt. that may be “heaping” 54 IDEAS Mental flashes 55 LOTTO State-run game 56 EVITA Patti LuPone role 58 TAZO Brand with an Organic Blonde Tea Latte variety 60 TARP Rain delay cover 61 ELMS Colonnade trees 64 E’EN Poetic nightfall
LA Times Crossword Answers May 11, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Sporty Mazdas MIATAS 7 Kilt feature PLEAT 12 Covert org. CIA 15 Adobe exports PDFS 19 “It’s five __ somewhere!” O’CLOCK 20 Israeli port city HAIFA 21 “Ta-da!” AND, VOILA! 23 Judges in a best brie competition? CHEESE RATERS 25 Lusty reaction VA-VA-VOOM 26 Mata __ HARI 27 “GoodFellas” Oscar winner PESCI 28 Small, in France PETIT 29 Dove sound COO 30 Env. directive ATTN 31 Truly blessed commuter line? THE HOLY RAIL 34 Michael of “Barbie” CERA 35 102-Down goddess GAIA 37 Party-planning site EVITE 38 Geographic pit BASIN 39 MMA org. UFC 42 Pinkberry rival TCBY 44 Joan of folk music BAEZ 45 Insert marks CARETS 46 Gets on a horse MOUNTS 48 Tirade that begins, “Why can’t those Sirens just shut up!?” ULYSSES RANT 52 Phony POSER 53 Unite while away ELOPE 54 “The Yearling” animal DEER 55 Espy SPOT 59 Comics sound effect THWACK! 61 Roll on a field TARP 63 Soybean paste MISO 65 Buckeyes’ sch. OSU 66 Rotate crops of corn? SWITCH EARS 68 The weather forecast Snap, Crackle, and Pop were hoping for? RAIN OF RICE 71 Philosophy associated with yin and yang TAO 72 New Mexico art hub TAOS 73 Glasses, colloquially SPEX 75 Hardwired INNATE 76 Harmonized, with “in” … SYNC 78 Eats SUPS 80 Poe’s middle name ALLAN 82 French __ soup ONION 84 Party debriefs? HOST STORIES 87 In a crass way RUDELY 88 Dr. Evil’s sidekick MINI-ME 91 “May I say … ” AHEM … 92 Iowa college city AMES 94 Tabloid RAG 95 Mixed in with AMONG 96 Japanese beer KIRIN 98 Follow the rules OBEY 100 Back muscles, to trainers LATS 101 Intercom message when a young boy arrives at the office? LAD TO SEE YOU 105 Pill box letters AM/PM 109 Previously AGO 110 Prince of Troy PARIS 111 Cancel ABORT 112 Dance in “Lilo & Stitch” HULA 113 Snack with green filling MINT OREO 115 Cause of longing in a long-distance marriage? A BRIDE TOO FAR 118 Diamond in the rough, e.g. UNCUT GEM 119 Hanukkah fare LATKE 120 Mysteriously alluring EXOTIC 121 Spec item DEET 122 Mantra syllables OMS 123 Musical theater legend Merman ETHEL 124 Hoedown go-round DO-SI-DO
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Chocolaty cafe order MOCHA 2 Bygone Apple messaging tool ICHAT 3 Heads-up ALERT 4 __ the line TOEING 5 Summer coolers, briefly ACS 6 Doubters SKEPTICS 7 Segment PHASE 8 Gate closer LATCH 9 “With a moo moo here … ” preceder E-I-E-I-O … 10 Sahara continent: Abbr. AFR 11 Prof aides TAS 12 Word of warning CAVEAT 13 How tic-tac-toe often ends IN A TIE 14 Motrin competitor ADVIL 15 PBS documentary film series POV 16 Bishop’s territory DIOCESE 17 Put the pedal to the metal FLOOR IT 18 Some Pacific Islanders SAMOANS 22 Large container VAT 24 Amy Winehouse hit REHAB 28 Highly valued PRIZED 32 Renter LEASER 33 Part of YSL YVES 34 Supermarket supply CARTS 36 Work like a magnet ATTRACT 38 Prohibit BAN 39 Official behind a catcher UMP 40 Walking path FOOTWAY 41 Chair softener CUSHION 43 “The King and I” star Brynner YUL 44 Avoid BYPASS 45 “The Tonight Show” icon CARSON 47 Small salamander NEWT 49 Tolkien epic, familiarly LOTR 50 Late tourney round SEMI 51 Control REIN IN 53 Barely manage, as a win EKE OUT 56 Actor/director Sidney POITIER 57 Seminole leader of the 19th century OSCEOLA 58 First pt. of many a short week TUE 60 Gliding ballet move CHASSE 62 Early tourney round PRELIM 64 Futile OF NO USE 66 City map lines, briefly STS 67 Egyptian reptiles ASPS 69 Tricycle rod AXLE 70 Cape Town currency RAND 74 Aside containers, for short PARENS 77 Does pull-ups CHINS 79 Beginnings STARTS 81 Light __ feather AS A 83 MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards NYG 85 “Wowzers!” OMG! 86 Mississippi tributary OHIO 87 Countered, in a debate REBUTTED 88 “The Natural” novelist MALAMUD 89 Visualize IMAGINE 90 Never, or at least twice NOT ONCE 93 Roger who played James Bond seven times MOORE 96 NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar KAREEM 97 Phrases that don’t translate well IDIOMS 99 Some Swift characters YAHOOS 101 Key __ LARGO 102 Realm of 35-Across EARTH 103 Plug-in transport E-BIKE 104 Peak performance? YODEL 106 Muslim cleric MUFTI 107 Kilt feature PLAID 108 Name called out in a swimming pool MARCO 110 Coffee unit POT 114 Scolding syllable TUT 115 Pub order ALE 116 Stand at the plate BAT 117 Kitchen brand OXO
LA Times Crossword Answers May 10, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Plays for laughs SKITS 6 “Phooey!” AW, HECK! 12 AMC model whose passenger’s side door was longer PACER 13 Herb also known as dragon’s wort TARRAGON 15 Some geometry products AREAS 16 “Save your breath” DON’T ARGUE 17 One looking for a deal? NARC 18 Baroness address LADY 19 Ready for a massage, say PRONE 20 White noise machine option STEADY RAIN 23 Like some MIA flights INTL 24 Barely gets wet? SKINNY-DIPS 26 Speed’s mysterious rival, in cartoons RACER X 28 Hawk SELL 29 Reunion gp. FAM 32 Tickle AMUSE 33 Org. impersonated in some scams SSA 34 Broadcasting ON AIR 36 Take care of a gray area, perhaps DYE 37 Bloke CHAP 39 Lives (in) DWELLS 40 Concert workers STAGE CREWS 42 Faucet handle MOEN 45 Runner-up SECOND BEST 48 Navel type INNIE 50 Home of the Imiloa Astronomy Center HILO 51 “In __ of gifts … ” LIEU 52 Road warning STOP AHEAD 54 Monument to Balzac sculptor RODIN 55 Admits defeat, informally TAKES AN L 56 Still waters? BOOZE 57 __ sense SPIDEY 58 Was unproductive IDLED
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Part of BASE jumping SPANS 2 Gold standard KARAT 3 Answer to a cold call? ICE RESCUE 4 Treats with a cuppa TEACAKES 5 SAT takers SRS 6 Frame works? ART 7 Close on a set WRAP 8 Country rock great Emmylou HARRIS 9 Push EGG ON 10 Run the numbers? COUNT 11 Prepare for camel pose KNEEL 13 Heading on a sidewalk chalkboard TODAY’S SPECIAL 14 “Got a clue?” ANY IDEA? 16 Make whole, in a way DARN 18 Minnesota team with four championships LYNX 21 Set the scene? DIRECT 22 Nothing at all NIL 25 Worked in the fields, say PLOWED 26 “Wicked!” RAD! 27 Evanescence lead singer Lee AMY 29 Object of worship in Exodus FALSE IDOL 30 French for garlic AIL 31 Miss after a wedding MRS 33 Female grouse SAGE HEN 35 Recent recruits NEW BLOOD 38 Owns HAS 39 Bond villain with prosthetic hands DR NO 40 Outbid at the last moment SNIPED 41 Like pizza for breakfast, often COLD 42 Rainforest phenomena MISTS 43 Eligible to be drafted? ON TAP 44 Mushroom in ramen ENOKI 46 Commandeer SEIZE 47 Ready to play TUNED 49 Effortlessness EASE 53 Something that’s cut and dried HAY 54 Squeeze bunt result RBI
LA Times Crossword Answers May 9, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Country made up of 14,125 islands JAPAN 6 Vegetable with a lacinato variety KALE 10 License issuers, for short DMVS 14 Budget, in brand names ECONO- 15 Storm centers EYES 16 Part of the HOMES mnemonic ERIE 17 Italian luxury brand FENDI 18 “Cool!” NEAT! 19 Ingredient in some barbecue sauce COLA 20 Anew FRESHLY 22 Fried chickpea bite FALAFEL 24 Bygone Swedish auto SAAB 26 Relate TELL 27 Microbrewery fixture ALE TAP 31 Secondhand USED 33 Pitching stat ERA 36 On __ the world TOP OF 37 Tech boss CIO 38 Rice cooker brand OSTER 40 Forever __ STAMP 41 “__ see myself out” I’LL 42 Dull, in a way MATTE 43 “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” singer Waters ETHEL 44 Bother ADO 45 Family friendly CLEAN 46 Small batteries AAS 47 Six-time MLB All-Star Moisés ALOU 49 Letter before Tango SIERRA 50 Make full SATE 52 Novel idea? PLOT 54 Reach, as a goal ACHIEVE 57 Pink Floyd album with the songs “Dogs” and “Sheep” ANIMALS 62 __-back LAID 63 Fair, in a way EVEN 65 “Not another sound!” ZIP IT! 66 Small transverse flute FIFE 67 “The thing is … ” LOOK … 68 College athletics airer ESPNU 69 Picnic pests ANTS 70 Trinitron developer SONY 71 Snooped NOSED
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 TV host Probst JEFF 2 Big name in laptops ACER 3 Southern cake PONE 4 “No ifs, __, or buts” ANDS 5 *Snappy dresser FASHION PLATE 6 “Out of Africa” setting KENYA 7 Yeoman’s yes AYE 8 Part of the Apple logo LEAF 9 Manor ESTATE 10 Parking permit, perhaps DECAL 11 *Many a rejection notice FORM LETTER 12 Wicked VILE 13 Make airtight SEAL 21 Napkin holder LAP 23 *Pillar of society MODEL CITIZEN 25 Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue BUILD UP 27 Sailing AT SEA 28 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole __ Love” LOTTA 29 *Mutate SHAPE-SHIFT 30 Hefty volume TOME 32 Aria, for one SOLO 34 Do some roof repairs RE-TAR 35 Hockey venue ARENA 37 Parting word CIAO 39 “Going out of business” event SALE 48 Takes to the ground LEVELS 49 Bart, to Homer SON 51 Hill workers AIDES 53 Long and lean LANKY 54 Letter before Bravo ALFA 55 “Mildred Pierce” novelist CAIN 56 Vinaigrette acronym EVOO 58 Japanese soup base MISO 59 Home screen array APPS 60 Part of a script LINE 61 Wall support STUD 64 Countless lifetimes EON
LA Times Crossword Answers May 8, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Network in Venice CANALS 7 Tire pattern TREAD 12 LGBTQ History Mo. OCT 15 “Well, I guess so” UM, YEAH 16 32-Down need VODKA 17 Travel to or from 67-Down FLY 18 Guest spot in a studio, perhaps (UT-CO = Utah–Colorado) FOLD-OUT COUCH 20 Smart dresser FOP 21 Natural hairstyle, for short ‘FRO 22 Tempest STORM 23 Periodical release ISSUE 25 Text status SENT 27 Came across as SEEMED 30 “__ Lasso” TED 31 Denim option (ID-WA = Idaho–Washington) ACID WASH JEANS 35 Guiding light BEACON 38 Couldn’t keep a secret TOLD 39 Transgression SIN 40 Leaves out OMITS 41 Nouveau réalisme artist Klein YVES 43 Without help ALONE 45 “This means __!” WAR 46 Many a viral GIF MEME 48 Music app on old Macs ITUNES 49 Spot for a home bartender’s stash (OR-CA = Oregon–California) LIQUOR CABINET 53 Tote LUG 54 Coastal city in Andalusia MALAGA 55 Breakfast burrito proteins EGGS 59 WordPress sites BLOGS 61 Word derived from the Japanese for “a bit” SKOSH 63 Sign of summer LEO 64 Hoppin’ LIT 65 Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle’s circled letters WESTERN UNION 69 Put into practice USE 70 Fill in the blanks, in a way INFER 71 Meeting outline AGENDA 72 UFO pilots ETS 73 “Music” from a cat organ MEOWS 74 Tin alloy used in ancient Egypt PEWTER
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Slaps CUFFS 2 Love, in Firenze AMORE 3 Parachute fabric NYLON 4 Lifesaving device for an EMT AED 5 Vietnam neighbor LAOS 6 Closes the door on SHUTS IN 7 Network news team TV CREW 8 Casual movie night partner ROOMMATE 9 Howard URL suffix EDU 10 Pedigree org. AKC 11 Yogurt in lassi DAHI 12 Time for travel deals OFFSEASON 13 State of bliss CLOUD NINE 14 Sort TYPE 19 Three-__ sloth TOED 24 Fr. holy title STE 26 Social finesse TACT 28 Those, in Spanish ESOS 29 UPS competitor DHL 32 Pink cocktail, familiarly COSMO 33 Matchmaking app available in Hebrew JDATE 34 Donkey Kong Country console, for short SNES 35 Get the ball rolling? BOWL 36 Need for a marketing blast EMAIL LIST 37 Punctuation made with bunny ears AIR QUOTES 41 Community gym org. YMCA 42 Hearty beef dish VEAL STEW 44 Pear-shaped instrument LUTE 47 Hesitant sound ERM 48 Just like that IN A SNAP 50 Comfy boot brand UGG 51 Patisserie staff BAKERS 52 “Petrushka” composer Stravinsky IGOR 56 Flicker of light GLINT 57 Glittery rock GEODE 58 Shipwreck-finding tech SONAR 59 Smurf-colored BLUE 60 Take a dip SWIM 62 Bigger than big HUGE 66 WSW opposite ENE 67 Second-busiest Calif. airport SFO 68 Top condition on eBay listings NEW
LA Times Crossword Answers May 7, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Nonspeaking Marx brother HARPO 6 Respectful title in India SRI 9 Meaty pasta sauce RAGU 13 Enhance, in a way ADORN 14 Sn, to a chemist TIN 15 Adjusts the strings on a guitar, e.g. TUNES 16 Surgical tool LASER 17 Weird ODD 18 Warning signs OMENS 19 Equanimity between nations (hiding “OCEAN”) BALANCE OF POWER 22 Tepid reply to 56-Across I’M OK 23 Island host of the annual Spam Jam festival OAHU 24 Technical support team’s headache (hiding “RIVER”) COMPUTER VIRUS 29 MC battle genre RAP 30 Elitist SNOB 31 Moralist’s teaching TENET 33 Get ready to cook PREP 35 Kisses, in Kensington SNOGS 38 Guacamole and queso DIPS 39 “The Sound of Music” role MARIA 41 Lena of “The Reader” OLIN 43 Thanks for waiting? TIP 44 “Get Out” and “Nope” star (hiding “LAKE”) DANIEL KALUUYA 48 Indigenous people of Canada CREE 49 TiVo products DVRS 50 Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters TROUBLED WATERS 56 Texter’s “All good?” HOWRU 57 Card game for two WAR 58 Heep of “David Copperfield” URIAH 60 German autos OPELS 61 Brownie __ mode A LA 62 Part of a wash cycle RINSE 63 Ruby and rose REDS 64 “Totally!” YEP! 65 Barely wins, with “out” EDGES
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Sci-fi AI villain HAL 2 Small amount, as of hair gel A DAB 3 Civil rights icon Parks ROSA 4 Early match, for short PRELIM 5 Merging sites ON-RAMPS 6 California gold rush town STOCKTON 7 Fair attraction RIDE 8 Not alfresco INDOOR 9 Alleged (to be), to a Brit RUMOURED 10 From the top ANEW 11 Heredity unit GENE 12 Letters in a Beatles classic USSR 15 First search result in a browser TOP HIT 20 Basic grammar topic NOUNS 21 Most preferred, casually FAV 24 Driving spot? CAR AD 25 Gig for a tenor OPERA 26 Paperless read E-BOOK 27 Teamwork trait UNITY 28 Vintage photo tone SEPIA 29 Speed fig. RPM 32 Vanilla extract amt. TSP 34 Technique for making waves? PIN CURLS 36 Brand of plastic film GLAD WRAP 37 Luiz Inácio Lula da __: Brazilian president SILVA 40 Helicopter giant based in France AIRBUS 42 Take under one’s wing NURTURE 45 Electric creature EEL 46 Room to maneuver LEEWAY 47 Password preceder USER ID 50 Role for Chris Hemsworth THOR 51 Clothesline, perhaps ROPE 52 Was in the red OWED 53 Valley DALE 54 Wedding band RING 55 Business letter encl. SASE 59 “For __ a jolly good fellow” HE’S
LA Times Crossword Answers May 6, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Bandmate of Crosby and Stills NASH 5 On a cruise ASEA 9 Lunch and dinner MEALS 14 Eight, in combinations OCTO- 15 Brief moments SECS 16 God of Islam ALLAH 17 Driver’s concern when merging BLIND SPOT 19 Nary a soul NO ONE 20 “So are we!” US TOO! 21 Fibber’s confession I LIED 23 Actor Beatty NED 24 Hairstyle that frames the face CURTAIN BANGS 27 Full of school spirit RAH-RAH 29 Rain-__ gum BLO 30 Oscar winner Mahershala ALI 31 Prayer ending AMEN 35 Diva’s piece ARIA 38 Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are WINDOW DRESSINGS 43 Brief “Whew, the week is almost over!” TGIF 44 Pants, briefly TROU 45 Pop singer Rita ORA 46 Pilot’s approx. ETA 48 Country singer Tim whose father pitched in the MLB for 19 seasons MCGRAW 51 Exposure-determining setting, in photography SHUTTER SPEED 56 IRS form expert CPA 57 Spur to action IMPEL 58 Filmmakers Ethan and Joel COENS 61 Vinyl collectible ALBUM 63 Mature growth in a backyard SHADE TREE 65 Salary increase RAISE 66 __ of office OATH 67 Gillette razor ATRA 68 Memory units BYTES 69 U.K. awards MBES 70 “Tell me more!” GO ON!
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Fusion restaurant chain co-owned by Robert De Niro NOBU 2 Knee parts, for short ACLS 3 Red lines on a baseball, e.g. STITCHING 4 Pay homage to, to a Brit HONOUR 5 Donkey ASS 6 Retro photo effect SEPIA 7 Gut bacteria E COLI 8 See 60-Down …ASTIN 9 Geometric designs used as meditative aids MANDALAS 10 “Evil Woman” gp. ELO 11 “Moving right __ … ” ALONG 12 Bowling alley divisions LANES 13 Backyard building SHED 18 Young explorer in “The Lost City of Gold” DORA 22 __ and flow EBB 25 Spring melt THAW 26 Sushi seaweed NORI 27 Uncooked RAW 28 Disembarked ALIT 32 Utah summer hrs. MDT 33 __ on the side of caution ERR 34 Paleo- opposite NEO- 36 So that one may IN ORDER TO 37 Taj Mahal city AGRA 39 God, in Paris DIEU 40 Frequently OFTTIMES 41 __ pump: drainage aid in a basement SUMP 42 Witnessed SAW 47 Cash dispenser ATM 49 Gospel singer Winans CECE 50 Digital photo’s location stamp GEOTAG 51 Spread out, as fingers SPLAY 52 Nun’s attire HABIT 53 __ salts: foot-soaking stuff EPSOM 54 Post-injury regimen REHAB 55 Roofing stone SLATE 56 Keto no-no CARB 59 Fictional sleuth Wolfe NERO 60 With 8-Down, Samwise Gamgee player in “The Lord of the Rings” SEAN 62 Put to work USE 64 Players who only bat, briefly DHS
LA Times Crossword Answers May 5, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Flat floaters in a pool RAFTS 6 “Fuhgeddaboudit!” NOPE! 10 Small amounts of face cream DABS 14 Assign portions ALLOT 15 Visa competitor, informally AMEX 16 Mallorca, por ejemplo ISLA 17 Savanna hunter known for its laugh HYENA 18 Spinner on a roof VANE 19 Canned Hormel product SPAM 20 Offerings at some cocktail parties WINE AND CHEESE 23 “How ya doin’?” SUP? 25 Prez after JFK LBJ 26 Just that single time ONCE 27 Improvement that may be based on psychology instead of medicine PLACEBO EFFECT 32 Follow as a result ENSUE 33 Need to and from the dog park LEASH 34 Lightbulb unit WATT 35 Apple beverage CIDER 37 All excited AGOG 41 Copy using very thin paper TRACE 43 Jumper cable connection ANODE 44 Accessory that may coordinate with bath mats SHOWER CURTAIN 47 Mountaintop PEAK 48 BofA convenience ATM 49 Explosive material TNT 50 First leg of the Triple Crown, whose levels of success can be found in this puzzle’s circled letters KENTUCKY DERBY 55 Post-WWII transnational gp. NATO 56 Bygone Apple player IPOD 57 Wed in secret ELOPE 60 Beige kin ECRU 61 Spelling of “BH90210” TORI 62 Coffee shop freebie SUGAR 63 One of the five W’s of journalism WHAT? 64 Pentathlon blade EPEE 65 Fantasy league deal TRADE
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 “Go team!” RAH! 2 Gymnastics gold medalist Raisman ALY 3 Was over in no time FLEW PAST 4 “Breathe Again” singer Braxton TONI 5 Comics legend who co-created Spider-Man and the X-Men STAN LEE 6 Language of World War II code talkers NAVAJO 7 Persian Gulf sultanate OMAN 8 Hang in the balance PEND 9 CFO or VP EXEC 10 Turn off, in a way DISENCHANT 11 Characteristic ASPECT 12 Supremely unconcerned BLASE 13 “I think so too!” SAME! 21 Go out, as the tide EBB 22 Weeding tools HOES 23 Gush forth SPEW 24 Funny bone neighbor ULNA 28 “Stop it!” CUT THAT OUT! 29 Respected tribal member ELDER 30 Overdue fine, e.g. FEE 31 A long way away FAR 35 Crow’s cry CAW! 36 Cooler cubes ICE 38 Exercise with barnyard animals GOAT YOGA 39 Creator of Norse mythology? ODIN 40 Polite fellow GENT 42 Streaming option ROKU 43 Spot frequently shared by flyers ARMREST 44 Nissan sedan SENTRA 45 Golfer’s gofer CADDIE 46 Sport-__: off-road auto UTE 47 Bellini fruit PEACH 50 Was in the loop KNEW 51 Quote from, as a legal case CITE 52 BTS music genre K-POP 53 Days of knights YORE 54 Hazy memory BLUR 58 Word after mattress or mouse -PAD 59 Before, to Byron ERE
LA Times Crossword Answers May 3, 2025
Across Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Shillelagh cousin MACE 5 Hooey GIBBERISH 14 B in chemistry BORON 15 Suddenly ALL AT ONCE 16 Elite A-LIST 17 Gradually PIECEMEAL 18 Friction STATIC 20 Pose ASK 21 Locks in place? PERM 22 Hidden assets HOLE CARDS 24 Only native of Great Britain to be named “Doctor of the Church” BEDE 25 Primo who wrote “The Periodic Table” LEVI 26 Research Triangle city DURHAM 28 Moving violation? FALSE START 32 Ovine mother EWE 33 Jason’s ship ARGO 34 Thought-provoking MEATY 35 Surveyor’s map PLAT 36 German article DER 37 Spitting image CARBON COPY 39 Escalate DEEPEN 41 Close NEAR 42 Color for a San Jose Shark TEAL 43 Card that opens doors for journalists PRESS PASS 48 Crust CHAR 49 Level with Space Cowboys and Storm Chasers AAA 50 Patronize SHOP AT 51 Bloody Mary, e.g. URBAN MYTH 54 One-named singer in 2023’s The Color Purple remake CIARA 55 “See?” TOLD YOU SO 56 Isaac of “Dune” OSCAR 57 Really good point SWEET SPOT 58 Rock band with founding members Gene and Dean WEEN
Down Clues & Answers # Clue Answer 1 Very, musically MOLTO 2 Default font in Google Docs ARIAL 3 Elvis, for one COSTELLO 4 Beguiles ENTICES 5 __ year GAP 6 Source material for “Troilus and Cressida” ILIAD 7 Favor BLESS 8 Support BACK 9 Saison chaude ETE 10 One-piece garment ROMPER 11 Words admitting vulnerability I NEED HELP 12 Run off SCARE AWAY 13 Leadership position HELM 14 Pan BASH 19 Common character in “The Far Side” CAVEMAN 23 Help for a choir that wants to sing higher RISER 24 Save BUT 26 Winter affliction, perhaps DRYNESS 27 “Have we __?” MET 28 Unblockable shot FREE THROW 29 Pleasant AGREEABLE 30 Aid in learning to play guitar TAB 31 Compensate (for) ATONE 33 Put in ADD 35 Sea creature that uses echolocation PORPOISE 37 “Scooby-Doo” souvenir, maybe CEL 38 Income stream CASH COW 40 Show off PARADE 43 “Fork it over” PAY UP 44 Dustin Hoffman role RATSO 45 Full steam ahead APACE 46 Glad rival SARAN 47 Michelin award STAR 48 Stages of an audition process CUTS 49 Pioneering football coach __ Alonzo Stagg AMOS 52 “The 1619 Project” publisher, for short NYT 53 Sexy HOT
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