Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday July 17th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 “Cabaret” star Minnelli : LIZA
5 Word with sweet or candy : CORN
9 Bolivian city ESE of Lima : LA PAZ
14 Long-horned goat : IBEX
15 Part of a Hawaiian honeymoon, perhaps : LUAU
16 Thumbnail, e.g. : IMAGE
17 E-readers? : LITERARY DEVICES
20 Beauty spot : SALON
21 Something to build on : SITE
22 Cost fig. : EST
23 Member of K-pop’s BTS : SUGA
25 Holds or saves, e.g. : STAT
27 Retro taper : VCR
30 Printing press? : “TIME” MACHINE
35 Component of many detergents : WHITENER
37 Wiped out : TIRED
38 Tolerate, quaintly : BIDE
39 Contort : GNARL
42 Spot for some Christmas decorations : EAVE
43 Home of the Vols : U TENN
45 More than is necessary : TOO OFTEN
47 Zambonis? : GARDEN TOOLS
50 Filler syllables : ERS
51 Wide band : SASH
52 German woman : FRAU
54 Item that’s waxed : SKI
57 Dabbling duck : TEAL
59 Possible response to 41-Down : I KNOW
62 Magnifying glass? : INSPECTOR GADGET
66 Cast list : ROLES
67 Move by small increments : INCH
68 Messes up : ERRS
69 Bring to bear : EXERT
70 Take to a booth : SEAT
71 Overdo the aftershave, say : REEK

DOWN

1 “Lip Gloss” rapper _ Mama : LIL
2 African wading bird : IBIS
3 Epsilon follower : ZETA
4 Rink moves : AXELS
5 Ringing sounds from old trolley bells : CLANGING
6 “ Planet”: David Attenborough series : OUR
7 Bright beams : RAYS
8 Revealing lifestyle choice? : NUDISM
9 Magic show, for one : LIVE ACT
10 “ imagining things?” : AM I
11 Walk worriedly : PACE
12 Factors in baby clothing sizes : AGES
13 Ingredient in marmalade : ZEST
18 Map guidance : ROUTE
19 “Tell Mama” singer James : ETTA
24 Grace closer : AMEN
26 Pincher : THIEF
27 Beetle with brakes : VW BUG
28 Tony winner Rivera : CHITA
29 Legislative addition : RIDER
31 Sister of Calliope : ERATO
32 Likely to storm off : IRATE
33 Unequivocal turndown : NEVER
34 Perfect places : EDENS
36 Watches over : TENDS
40 Spot for some Christmas decorations : ROOF
41 “Ha, so true” : LOL, RIGHT
44 Worthy of a handwriting award : NEATEST
46 “Shogun” setting : OSAKA
48 Fraction of a min. : NSEC
49 “To clarify … ” : THAT IS
53 Supervised by : UNDER
54 Kingly address : SIRE
55 Fort guarded by the U.S. Mint Police : KNOX
56 Shetland element : ISLE
58 Sole : LONE
60 Large fantasy antagonist : OGRE
61 Beyoncé’s “If I __ a Boy” : WERE
63 On the authority of : PER
64 Classic TV brand : RCA
65 “I expected better from you” : TSK

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday July 16th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 “The Graham Norton Show” airer : BBC
4 Owner of a bed deemed too hard : PAPA
8 Puccini opera set in Rome : TOSCA
13 “Homemade” pasta sauce maker : RAO
14 __-garde : AVANT
16 Theme park with a geodesic dome : EPCOT
17 Globe : ORB
18 New Jersey nickname : GARDEN STATE
20 Most faithful : TRUEST
22 Parking area : LOT
23 NYC bus org. : MTA
24 Many a Qatari : ARAB
25 Young’uns : TYKES
27 Mail ctrs. : GPOS
28 Trail sighting : HIKER
30 Vino that doesn’t require a corkscrew : BOXED WINE
32 Health law since 2010, initially : ACA
33 Major work : OPUS
35 Diner pour : JOE
36 Young’uns : KIDDOS
38 Yellowjacket kin : HORNET
41 Fish that can shock its prey : EEL
42 Desert that’s home to the world’s rarest bear : GOBI
43 Grab : NAB
45 Headwear at a 29-Down : COWBOY HAT
49 Bounce : SPLIT
51 “I’ve got this!” : ON IT
52 Reacts to a tell-all, maybe : GASPS
54 Some fine art : OILS
55 Buzzing insect : BEE
56 Dearie : HON
57 Act as an intermediary : LIAISE
59 Full house, at times : WINNING HAND
62 Explosive stuff : TNT
64 Utopias : EDENS
65 Stuffed to the gills : SATED
66 Princeton URL suffix : EDU
67 Exposes, as fangs : BARES
68 Trees used for longbows : YEWS
69 Mar.-to-Nov. hrs. : DST

DOWN

1 Certain sib : BRO
2 Lifting a beer bottle with just a straw, e.g. : BAR TRICK
3 “Karate Kid” spinoff series : COBRA KAI
4 Diary sheet : PAGE
5 Mariner’s shout : AVAST
6 Rental for a night of revelry : PARTY BUS
7 “Then what happened?” : AND
8 Lab procedure : TEST
9 Decline, with “out” : OPT
10 Garlicky shrimp dish : SCAMPI
11 Tee fabric : COTTON
12 Not on edge : AT EASE
15 Fax forerunner : TELEX
19 Rhinoplasty, informally : NOSE JOB
21 Purple yam : UBE
24 “Oh, that’s what you mean” : AHA
26 Cris Cyborg stat : KOS
27 Longtime “Washington Week” journalist Ifill : GWEN
29 Sport with roping and riding : RODEO
31 Historian __ Kearns Goodwin : DORIS
34 Square, e.g. : POLYGON
37 Tech : coder’s concern : DEBT
38 Camping appliance : HOT PLATE
39 Joined the military : ENLISTED
40 Final parts, and what this puzzle’s circled letters create : TAIL ENDS
42 Shell product : GAS
44 “Butter” K-pop group : BTS
45 Spooky decoration : COBWEB
46 Upstate New York lake : ONEIDA
47 dog: dachshund : WIENER
48 Puts up, as a painting : HANGS
50 Polynesian taro dish : POI
53 Strength : SINEW
56 Cobra’s warning : HISS
58 Does sums : ADDS
60 Coos Bay-to-Portland dir. : NNE
61 Stable fare : HAY
63 “Tsk!” : TUT

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday July 15th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Network with pledge drives : PBS
4 _ insult to injury : ADD
7 Fragrance : AROMA
12 Perky agent in Progressive ads : FLO
13 Skylit courtyards : ATRIA
15 Defame in print : LIBEL
16 At a distance : FAR
17 Vague catchall expression : BLANKET TERM
19 Angle symbol in geometry : THETA
21 Cross a welcome mat : GO IN
22 Organs shielded by goggles : EYES
23 Seated yoga pose : LOTUS
25 Spanish aunts : TIAS
27 Folks who hopefully prevail in a tense situation : COOLER HEADS
30 Keeps in the email loop : CCS
33 Deceptive ploy : RUSE
34 Arcing toss : LOB
35 Yawn-inducing : HO-HUM
37 Like fine wine : AGED
38 Dive like an eagle : SWOOP
41 Singer McEntire : REBA
42 Pulsate : THROB
44 Egg cells : OVA
45 Stand for a speaker : DAIS
46 UFO navigators : ETS
47 Outfield grab perfected by Willie Mays : BASKET CATCH
51 Rights advocacy org. : ACLU
52 Artifact : RELIC
53 Move like a dreidel : SPIN
56 Obstacles to teamwork : EGOS
58 Battery terminal : ANODE
61 Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across : PICNIC AREAS
64 Apply gently : DAB
65 For all to hear : ALOUD
66 Some Instagram videos : REELS
67 Timeline division : ERA
68 The Wizard of _ Park: Edison nickname : MENLO
69 Unicorn’s horn count : ONE
70 Pen for pigs : STY

DOWN

1 Sound of a fizzling firecracker : PFFT
2 Far from thrilling : BLAH
3 People who can’t handle defeat : SORE LOSERS
4 Delta HQ : ATL
5 Event with diva impersonators : DRAG SHOW
6 Flintstone pet : DINO
7 Ctrl–Del : ALT
8 Rituals such as wudu and baptism : RITES
9 Do as one is told : OBEY
10 No more than : MERE
11 Charitable relief : ALMS
13 Taper off : ABATE
14 Muscular Japanese dog : AKITA
18 City west of Tulsa : ENID
20 Lake Erie port : TOLEDO
24 Bookmarked links : URLS
26 Fireplace residue : ASH
27 Shipping container : CRATE
28 “You to know better” : OUGHT
29 Kindle purchase : E-BOOK
30 Hacks that help video gamers win : CHEAT CODES
31 Three-dimensional : CUBIC
32 Break to pieces : SMASH
36 Invest with priestly authority : ORDAIN
39 Supervised : OVERSEEN
40 Hors d’oeuvres spread : PATE
43 U.K. TV network : BBC
48 Actor Guinness : ALEC
49 Sweetie : SUGAR
50 Group of students : CLASS
51 Declare invalid : ANNUL
53 Email incessantly : SPAM
54 Heap on laundry day : PILE
55 Clickable picture : ICON
57 Cookie that created the Dunk Club : OREO
59 Pub projectile : DART
60 Online auction giant : EBAY
62 Vow renewal vow : I DO
63 Foamy drink in a stein : ALE

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 14th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Sign-in sheet attachment : PEN
4 Brand of canned meat : SPAM
8 “What’s it all about, ”: Dionne Warwick lyric : ALFIE
13 Commotion : ADO
14 Congressional staffers : AIDES
16 Downstairs, on a ship : BELOW
17 *Sourdough starter : WILD YEAST
19 Maine-to-Florida rte. : US-ONE
20 Swear (to) : ATTEST
21 In a funk : SAD
23 Smart talk : SASS
24 *News website created by Tina Brown : THE DAILY BEAST
27 “Yeah, I doubt that” : UH NO
28 “All ”: conductor’s call : ABOARD
31 Sir _ Guinness : ALEC
34 Library search field : TITLE
37 Seek the affection of : WOO
38 *Words before a grand finale : LAST BUT NOT LEAST
42 911 responder: Abbr. : EMT
43 Make into law : ENACT
44 Assents, at sea : AYES
45 “This Is _ Tap” : SPINAL
47 Triumphant cries : AHAS
50 *Christian observance that’s on a different day every year : MOVEABLE FEAST
56 Native Czech, e.g. : SLAV
58 Give it a go : TRY
59 Whitney Houston’s record label : ARISTA
60 Inner’s opposite : OUTER
62 Londoner who may have a Cockney accent, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue : EASTENDER
64 Fast train to Boston : ACELA
65 Worshippers at a gurdwara : SIKHS
66 Granola grain : OAT
67 Out of fashion : PASSE
68 Impulsive : RASH
69 Online convos : IMS

DOWN

1 Prod, like a cat : PAW AT
2 Novelist Wharton : EDITH
3 Nick of “The Prince of Tides” : NOLTE
4 Opens up to a doctor? : SAYS AH
5 Metal baking container : PIE TIN
6 Letters on a toothpaste tube : ADA
7 Stylike : MESSY
8 _ Dhabi : ABU
9 To a smaller degree : LESS SO
10 Drift from the pier : FLOAT AWAY
11 Charged particles : IONS
12 Female sheep : EWES
15 Shot in the dark : STAB
18 Subtract : DEDUCT
22 Coped (with) : DEALT
25 “Whole _ Red”: Playboi Carti album : LOTTA
26 Cain’s brother : ABEL
29 Pink wine : ROSE
30 Connect the _ : DOTS
31 Pub quaffs : ALES
32 “Aladdin” treasure : LAMP
33 Best guesses : ESTIMATES
35 “Monsters, ” : INC
36 Wreck beyond repair : TOTAL
39 Wally Cleaver’s little brother, for short : BEAV
40 Not yet rented : UNLET
41 Enter slowly : EASE IN
46 Fiction section selections : NOVELS
48 Shrubby tracts : HEATHS
49 From the start : AFRESH
51 Greek war god : ARES
52 Via plane : BY AIR
53 Prim “Same for me” : AS DO I
54 Cook blue crabs, perhaps : STEAM
55 Fruity desserts : TARTS
56 opera : SOAP
57 Pixar film set in the fictional Italian town of Portorosso : LUCA
61 Norma _: Sally Field role : RAE
63 Reggae-adjacent genre : SKA

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 13th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Call back? : ECHO
5 Fake gems : PASTE
10 Sorts : ILKS
14 _ white: espresso bar order : FLAT
18 Lose : DROP
19 Ramadan faith : ISLAM
20 Hi-fi sound : MONO
21 Turn red in the face : BLUSH
22 Massive, luminous body larger than the sun : SUPERGIANT
24 Futurist : SEER
25 Salary bump : RAISE
26 Eat by candlelight, maybe : DINE
27 Show that celebrated
50 seasons in 2025, for short : SNL
28 Mighty Morphin figure of 1990s television : POWER RANGER
30 _ Geo Wild : NAT
32 Nepal neighbor : TIBET
34 Chemical in pretzel-making : LYE
35 Evening, in ads : NITE
36 Colorful pattern : TIE-DYE
39 Tuna roll seaweed : NORI
40 Wasting time : IDLE
42 Senior position at a taproom : MASTER BREWER
44 Final stretches of a race : LAST LEGS
48 Reddit Q&A : AMA
49 _ Dhabi : ABU
50 Six in a million? : ZEROS
52 Makeup mogul Lauder : ESTEE
53 Area : REALM
56 Urban haze : SMOG
59 Musty : DANK
60 Maui’s _ Highway : HANA
61 Selling points? : AD COPY
63 Cincinnati’s state : OHIO
65 Thought : IDEA
67 Article : ITEM
68 Pickpocket in “Oliver Twist” : THE ARTFUL DODGER
72 Hoist : HEFT
75 Sneaker brand named for a big cat : PUMA
76 Typical college applicant : TEEN
77 Groups of eight : OCTETS
81 Merriness : GLEE
82 Force : DINT
84 Double Stuf cookie : OREO
86 Actor Davis : OSSIE
87 Headpiece for a white-tie affair : TIARA
89 Homeric epic : ILIAD
91 Decade’s 10: Abbr. : YRS
93 St. known for spuds : IDA
94 “Love that!” : VERY COOL
96 Easy charge for a babysitter : PERFECT ANGEL
101 Oven setting, briefly : TEMP
102 Airline whose name comes from the Book of Hosea : EL AL
103 New York PWHL team : SIRENS
104 -glace: rich sauce : DEMI
107 Clicking sound? : AHA
109 Grannies : NANAS
111 Lip : RIM
112 High-voltage fish : ELECTRIC RAY
115 Sir McKellen : IAN
117 Ages and ages : AEON
120 Common sound at Oktoberfest : POLKA
121 Main role : LEAD
122 Athlete in the Midsummer Classic, or what can be found six times in this puzzle? : MLB ALL-STAR
125 Decided : OPTED
126 “You are something !” : ELSE
127 “__ beaucoup” : MERCI
128 Sports commentator Andrews : ERIN
129 Class struggle? : TEST
130 Depletes : SAPS
131 “25” and “30” singer : ADELE
132 Den fixture : SOFA

DOWN

1 MS reviewers : EDS
2 Gunk : CRUD
3 Arizona Natives : HOPI
4 Opportunity to score : OPEN NET
5 “Some ”: message in “Charlotte’s Web” : PIG
6 “Take it or leave it” warning : AS IS
7 Tilt : SLANT
8 Beach body feature? : TAN LINE
9 AED user : EMT
10 Words said with a yawn : I’M SO TIRED
11 Cinematic surname : LOEW
12 Use a prayer mat, e.g. : KNEEL
13 “Well, excu-use me!” : SORRY I ASKED
14 Warm button-ups with checkered patterns : FLANNEL SHIRTS
15 Mario’s brother : LUIGI
16 Plus : ASSET
17 Word after a final touch : THERE
21 Wireless support, maybe : BRA
23 Apt surname for a librarian : READE
28 Rosie of “The Flight Attendant” : PEREZ
29 Wine menu heading : REDS
31 Supermodel Banks : TYRA
33 Acknowledge a standing ovation, maybe : BOW
36 Under control : TAMED
37 Designer Mizrahi : ISAAC
38 Falls back : EBBS
41 Wireless std. : LTE
42 Rooney of “Carol” : MARA
43 Source of some dirt : RUMOR MILL
44 Big wheel on the Thames : LONDON EYE
45 Coup d’ : ETAT
46 Chromosome unit : GENE
47 Jeans line : SEAM
51 Las Vegas athlete : RAIDER
54 Lucky numbers, maybe : LOTTERY TICKET
55 Highway letters : MPH
57 Two-way player nicknamed “Shotime” : OHTANI
58 Many a moving meme : GIF
62 “Mm-hmm” : YEP
64 One of six in an inning : OUT
66 A long time __ : AGO
69 Good listeners? : AUDIOPHILES
70 Virgo preceder : LEO
71 Prefix with tourism : ECO-
72 “Property Brothers” network : HGTV
73 Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
74 Dread : FEAR
78 Endorse digitally : E-SIGN
79 Water ways? : TIDES
80 Shut tight : SEAL
83 Some tapas spreads : TAPENADES
85 Middle-earth monsters : ORCS
88 King topper : ACE
90 Hold up : DELAY
92 Mix : STIR
95 Actor Epps : OMAR
97 Took off : RAN
98 Moved like an inflatable air dancer : FLAILED
99 Standard font : ARIAL
100 Sworn rivals : NEMESES
104 Bus base : DEPOT
105 Complete a private merger? : ELOPE
106 Cheesy sandwiches : MELTS
108 Amtrak option : ACELA
110 Buffalo skater : SABRE
113 Skosh : TAD
114 Croak : RASP
116 Chemist’s salt : NACL
118 Other, in Spanish : OTRO
119 Inexperienced sort : NAIF
122 UFC sport : MMA
123 Tell tales : LIE
124 Molecule in some vaccines : RNA