Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday April 18th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Bonobo relative : CHIMP
6 Salazar of “Alita: Battle Angel” : ROSA
10 In vogue : CHIC
14 Zellweger who played Judy Garland : RENEE
15 School supporter, often : ALUM
16 “Revenge of the Sith” mentor : YODA
17 Promising location? : ALTAR
18 Indiana steel city : GARY
19 Inferior to none : BEST
20 Sends an invoice to an upstate New York municipality? : BILLS BUFFALO
23 Actress Zadora : PIA
24 Grow dim : DARKEN
28 Makes hostile comments online about Alberta’s biggest city? : FLAMES CALGARY
32 Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jerry : SLOAN
34 High-altitude herd animal : LLAMA
35 Golden __ Golf: video game series : TEE
36 Qualify for : EARN
37 Rajma masala ingredient : BEANS
38 Political alliance : PACT
39 Hurricane spirit : RUM
40 Ryan’s “Wheel of Fortune” co-host : VANNA
41 Superman’s adoptive parents : KENTS
42 Gamely faces the heat and humidity in Georgia’s capital? : BRAVES ATLANTA
45 Gown fabrics : SATINS
46 Dot on a domino : PIP
47 Groups that do prep work ahead of an event, and a directive followed by this puzzle’s theme answers? : ADVANCE TEAMS
54 Test kit item : SWAB
57 Classic Camaro : IROC
58 Rosalind’s cousin in “As You Like It” : CELIA
59 Milker’s container : PAIL
60 Dreaded figure : OGRE
61 “Hold it,” from the bridge : AVAST
62 Civic shaft : AXLE
63 Dishwasherful : LOAD
64 Buenos Aires cash : PESOS
DOWN
1 Beach creature : CRAB
2 Prefix with pad : HELI-
3 Like many conglomerates: Abbr. : INTL
4 Campus dining option : MEAL PLAN
5 Iran’s official language : PERSIAN
6 Classico competitor : RAGU
7 Snowman who sings “In Summer” : OLAF
8 Roar producer : SURF
9 “Arrival” star : AMY ADAMS
10 “Teen Titans Go!” character who’s part robot : CYBORG
11 Long-handled tool : HOE
12 Wallet items : IDS
13 Viral video star, often : CAT
21 “There ya go!” : BAM!
22 Sing-along syllables : LA-LA
25 Samurai sword : KATANA
26 Not slumped : ERECT
27 Russian rejections : NYETS
28 Style : FORMAT
29 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina : ELENA
30 Italics feature : SLANT
31 Ear piece? : CANAL
32 Some Slavs : SERBS
33 Actress Dern : LAURA
37 Instrument often paired with a harpsichord : BASS VIOL
38 Knuckle cracking, for some : PET PEEVE
40 Peddle : VEND
41 Topper topped with a pom-pom : KNIT CAP
43 Likely to work : VIABLE
44 Mimic : APE
48 Mythical vessel built in Thessaly : ARGO
49 Comedian Dunn : NORA
50 Included on a distribution list : CC’ED
51 Sighed word : ALAS
52 High-protein paste : MISO
53 Pre-coll. exams : SATS
54 Place that offers a menu of treatments : SPA
55 54-Down treatment : WAX
56 Feel off : AIL
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