Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday March 27th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Hurtful remark: BARB
5 Can’t help but: HAS TO
10 Get smart with: SASS
14 Cookie with a Dirt Cake flavor: OREO
15 Two twos, say: A PAIR
16 Miller option: LITE
17 Director Preminger: OTTO
18 One-hit-wonder by the New Zealand band OMC: HOW BIZARRE
20 Collect: AMASS
22 “Just tell me the answer”: I GIVE UP
23 Twiddled one’s thumbs: IDLED
25 Advil target: PAIN
26 Online convos: DMS
27 Title theme song of a 1985 John Hughes film: WEIRD SCIENCE
31 Egg cells: OVA
32 Mosul’s country: IRAQ
33 Broke bread: ATE
36 Tom Jones classic that accompanied the Carlton dance on “Fresh Prince”: IT’S NOT UNUSUAL
41 Island garland: LEI
42 Steak sauce brand: A-ONE
43 Cryptology org.: NSA
45 ELO hit from the album “Face the Music”: STRANGE MAGIC
50 Texting segue: BTW
53 “Dateline NBC” anchor Lester: HOLT
54 Cruise stopover: ISLET
55 Snoopy alter ego: JOE COOL
57 “Cabaret” director: FOSSE
59 Figures on right-hand pages, or an apt title for this puzzle: ODD NUMBERS
61 “Ferrari” actor Driver: ADAM
64 Wrath: RAGE
65 Lifts, as spirits: BUOYS
66 Sounds from a comedy club: YUKS
67 Russian refusal: NYET
68 Far from shore: AT SEA
69 Duration: SPAN

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1 Bae: BOO
2 Objet d’: ART
3 Return like for like: RETALIATE
4 Child of the 1950s: BOOMER
5 Sounds of derision: HAHS
6 Mil. addresses: APOS
7 Tool that can make music: SAW
8 Fibulae neighbors: TIBIAE
9 Where the x-axis and the y-axis cross: ORIGIN
10 Serb or Croat: SLAV
11 Put on TV: AIRED
12 Play lightly: STRUM
13 Trickles: SEEPS
19 Metal in pennies: ZINC
21 Introduce to the mix: ADD IN
23 Jima: IWO
24 New Jersey athlete: DEVIL
25 Pleasingly tangy: PIQUANT
28 Packed theater letters: SRO
29 Monopoly token that replaced the iron: CAT
30 __ de cologne: EAU
34 Snarled: TANGLED UP
35 Pitcher of milk?: ELSIE
37 Family girl: SIS
38 Eggy drink: NOG
39 Arles article: UNE
40 18-wheelers: SEMIS
44 Play, or part of a play: ACT
46 Commandment start: THOU
47 iRobot vacuum: ROOMBA
48 Nearly entirely: ALL BUT
49 Analyzes chemically: ASSAYS
50 ABBA singer Ulvaeus: BJORN
51 “While I’m young!”: TODAY
52 Trivial Pursuit piece: WEDGE
56 Tech review site: CNET
57 Boot company since 1863: FRYE
58 Mount of Greek myth: OSSA
60 Volkswagen model until 2016: EOS
62 Alias letters: AKA
63 AOL alternative: MSN

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 26th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

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?: ROYAL FLUSH
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?: MAKEUP MIRROR
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?: POTATO FARMER
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

1 Somber bio: OBIT
2 Ctrl+Y action: REDO
3 Expressed affection from afar: BLEW A KISS
4 Marvel Comics legend: STAN LEE
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”: I’M SET
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: MA’AM
27 As well: ALSO
28 Small bay: INLET
29 _ Speedwagon: REO
33 “You can’t catch me!”: EAT MY DUST
34 Church recess: APSE
35 _ admiral: REAR
38 Chess ending: MATE
39 Kissing on the street, 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: ORDER UP
48 Oil cartel letters: OPEC
49 “That makes sense now”: OH I SEE
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

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday March 25th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

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 : SHABU-SHABU
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 : PERI-PERI
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, or a description of a restaurant check that includes any of the answers to the starred clues? : DOUBLE BILL
66 Duty : TASK
67 Crowd sound : ROAR
68 Philadelphia commuter org. : SEPTA
69 Opposed to : ANTI
70 JCC alternative : YMCA
71 Kettle emanation : STEAM

DOWN

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 The Honest Company : ALBA
9 Mint julep liquor : BOURBON
10 “That’s the answer!” : AHA!
11 “How lovely for you” : MUST BE NICE
12 Of the utmost quality : PRIMO
13 Darken, as wood : STAIN
18 Meh-worthy : SO-SO
22 Bawl : SOB
25 Egg, in Ecuador : HUEVO
27 “Out of the question” : NO SOAP
28 Scoundrels : CADS
29 Kick off : OPEN
30 Most mysterious : UNCANNIEST
31 Poseidon, for one : SEA GOD
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 : BONE DRY
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

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday March 24th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 “_ with my little eye… “: I SPY
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: BOUNCE BACK
20 Stadium: ARENA
22 Autocrats of old: TSARS
23 Seasonal cause of some flooding: SPRING THAW
26 Govt. agent: FED
29 Handy Scrabble tile: ESS
30 Stocking’s end: TOE
31 Creator, writer, and star of HBO’s “Insecure”: ISSA RAE
34 George Eliot’s “_ Marner”: SILAS
36 “The Nutcracker” girl: CLARA
37 Successfully start a new project, and a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across: GET OFF THE GROUND
42 San Antonio landmark: ALAMO
43 Really annoy: EAT AT
44 Small corner shops: BODEGAS
47 Turn bad: ROT
48 Lingerie top: BRA
51 Low USN rank: ENS
52 Play hooky: SKIP SCHOOL
55 Travis Kelce’s older brother: JASON
57 “_ luego”: HASTA
58 Buddy cop action franchise starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, familiarly: JUMP STREET
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

DOWN

1 “_ of fire, break glass”: IN CASE
2 Orgs. with a special tax designation: S CORPS
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: A LOT
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

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 23rd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Fashion brand that makes Luna Rossa Ocean fragrances: PRADA
6 Web crawler?: SPIDER
12 “The Big Bang Theory” character: RAJ
15 Sale caveat: AS IS
19 Narrow: TAPER
20 “Sweet”: OH NICE
21 Big bird: EMU
22 Fill a hold: LADE
23 A spunky teenage girl works as an intern in Silicon Valley?: APPLE BLOSSOM
25 Home of the Lili’uokalani Botanical Garden: HONOLULU
27 “Goosebumps” series writer: STINE
28 Bard’s nightfall: E’EN
29 A forensic anthropologist investigates crime at a nudist colony?: BARE BONES
30 Bach work: CANTATA
33 Center of activity: HUB
34 Blue-white twinklers: B STARS
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?: HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
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: ELMO’S
60 Actress Rae: ISSA
62 Major obligation: ONUS
64 Most in need of a trim: WEEDIEST
66 Is not misused?: AIN’T
68 The bar where “everybody knows your name” opens a franchise in an NYC borough?: BRONX CHEERS
72 “California Gurls” singer Perry: KATY
73 Plan for: FIGURE ON
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?: “FRIENDS” IN HIGH PLACES
97 Pops: DAD
98 Nodder’s phrase: I SEE
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?: CRYING JAG
111 Former Interior Secretary Haaland: DEB
112 Wonderland cake words: EAT ME
115 Spot of Texas tea: OIL STAIN
116 High-powered New York attorneys vacation at the Yellowstone Hot Springs?: BATHING SUITS
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

DOWN

1 Fundraising org.: PTA
2 Knocks: RAPS
3 Calendar entry: Abbr.: APPT
4 One might be full of baloney: DELI CASE
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: JUNE BUG
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: ACT II
33 One of “The Two Coreys”: HAIM
35 Bogus: SHAM
36 First-class: A-ONE
37 Heading out in a hurry: RUSHING OFF
40 Collection of a brand’s goods: PRODUCT LINE
41 Dee of heavy metal: SNIDER
43 Yale grads: ELIS
44 “I’ll give you a lift!”: HOP ON
45 Not just impressed: IN AWE
46 Not similar to: UNLIKE
47 Prepare to haggle, perhaps: NAME A PRICE
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: ON END
71 Long, thin mushroom: ENOKI
74 Junk mail addressee: RESIDENT
77 Not made up: REAL
80 Softening: EASING
82 -light: NIGHT
83 Battle cry: I’M HIT
85 Notion: IDEA
86 Total jumble: MESS
89 Point: GIST
92 Low-pitched wind in a marching band: BASS TUBA
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