
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday August 15th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Photo display option : ALBUM
6 Early PC platform : MS-DOS
11 NFL Hall of Famer Marino : DAN
14 “CSI” city : MIAMI
15 Unescorted : ALONE
16 Moody genre : EMO
17 Speed needed to harvest lilacs, violets, and lavender for dye? : PURPLE HASTE
19 Cry before a jump : BOO
20 Tahini ingredient : SESAME
21 “Aw, rats!” : CRUD!
22 Custard ingredient : EGG
25 NYM rival : ATL
26 Sore : ACHING
28 “Waterfowl found to prefer celibacy”? : WILD GOOSE CHASTE
32 Blue shade : AZURE
33 Russian saint for whom an alphabet is named : CYRIL
34 Post-WWII gp. : NATO
35 Giggle syllables : TEHEE
37 Hesitant denial : UM NO
41 Biblical song : PSALM
43 Yves Saint Laurent fragrance since 1977 : OPIUM
44 Enigmatic pile of trash? : MYSTERIOUS WASTE
49 “The Grass Harp” author : CAPOTE
50 A Bobbsey twin : NAN
51 1040 fig. : SSN
52 Sleep apnea device, briefly : CPAP
53 Saguaro National Park growth : CACTUS
56 Car loan fig. : APR
57 Fake gems that add sparkle to a gastropod shell? : SNAIL’S PASTE
62 Shipping charge, e.g. : FEE
63 “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” writer Marie : KONDO
64 Word in some bank names : TRUST
65 Publishing VIPs : EDS
66 Luggage attachment : ID TAG
67 Cries in sties : OINKS
DOWN
1 Psych (up) : AMP
2 Simu of “Barbie” : LIU
3 __ exam : BAR
4 Cricket officials : UMPS
5 Line in some expense reports : MILEAGE
6 Hawaiian “thank you” : MAHALO
7 Criticize harshly : SLAM
8 Rx information : DOSE
9 Blue Jays prov. : ONT
10 “Happy now?” : SEE?
11 Remains : DEBRIS
12 Specification in a recipe : AMOUNT
13 Annoying one : NOODGE
18 This, in Spanish : ESTO
21 Fried dish named for a small boat : CHALUPA
22 Actor McGregor : EWAN
23 Home of the Grand Egyptian Museum : GIZA
24 Surplus : GLUT
26 Farm unit : ACRE
27 Chinese life force : CHI
29 Convertible : DROP TOP
30 Knucklehead : SCHMO
31 Contact site : EYE
35 Container weight : TARE
36 Civil War-era pharmacist Lilly : ELI
38 Battleship cry : MISS
39 “Aw, rats!” : NUTS
40 Sign : OMEN
42 Gel : SET
43 Take responsibility for : OWN UP TO
44 Maker of Baked Apple Pie coffee K-Cups : MCCAFE
45 Prattled on : YAPPED
46 Extras : SPARES
47 Clear : UNCLOG
48 Hurdles for srs. : SATS
53 “Sorry, busy” : CAN’T
54 Elton John musical : AIDA
55 Dress at some Asian weddings : SARI
57 Slalom runner : SKI
58 Bobblehead’s motion : NOD
59 Great ball of fire : SUN
60 Disapproving sound : TSK
61 Non-earthlings, for short : ETS
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