Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday August 8th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Blush wine : ROSE
5 Howling canine : WOLF
9 [She said what!?] : GASP
13 Loot : BOOTY
14 Geometry calculation : AREA
15 Harmonizer, often : ALTO
16 3D film? : DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
19 Buffoons : OAFS
20 Some ER pros : RNS
21 Soprano’s part, usually : MELODY
22 Hairy Addams cousin : ITT
23 Forever and a day : EON
24 Sweet start? : SEMI-
25 3D puzzle? : WORD LADDER
29 Fragrant latte : CHAI
33 Drag icon with 14 Emmys : RUPAUL
34 Throw on the floor : RUG
35 D.C. summer hrs. : EDT
36 Globes : ORBS
37 Hieroglyph beetle : SCARAB
40 __ Pueblo, New Mexico : TAOS
41 “Seize the Awkward” spot, e.g. : PSA
42 Fix, in a bad way : RIG
43 Hang out after checking for rain? : AIR-DRY
45 Basic French verb : ETRE
47 3D animation? : DONALD DUCK
49 Step on someone’s toes, perhaps : TRIP
51 Alias indicator : AKA
52 Cuban ingredient : HAM
54 Native Nebraskans : OMAHAS
57 Reggae kin : SKA
58 “Queen of Country” McEntire : REBA
59 3D printing? : DAVID COPPERFIELD
63 Corp. bigwig : EXEC
64 Boo-boo : OWIE
65 Animal whose name means “eater of bark” in Algonquian : MOOSE
66 Entitled men? : SIRS
67 Snow day toy : SLED
68 Field for Kahlo y Burga : ARTE
DOWN
1 High point of hospitality? : ROOFTOP BAR
2 “My b!” : OOPS
3 Norm: Abbr. : STD
4 “What-ev-er!” expressions : EYE ROLLS
5 Gum balls? : WADS
6 Nonprofit domain : ORG
7 Nocturnal cat? : LEO
8 Seed money investor? : FARMER
9 Celtic language : GAELIC
10 Potatoes, in Urdu : ALOO
11 _ finder : STUD
12 Small bouquet : POSY
13 Sausage that may be boiled in bier : BRATWURST
16 “_ dare?” : DO I
17 Karenina of literature : ANNA
18 Ruby, e.g. : GEM
23 Academic domain : EDU
24 Creator of Sonic and Knuckles : SEGA
26 Dorm figs. : RAS
27 Sink hole : DRAIN
28 Hindu goddess whose name means “impassable” : DURGA
30 Dish that resembles a jellied meatloaf : HEAD CHEESE
31 Endearingly nerdy : ADORKABLE
32 Teeny : ITSY
33 Lasso : ROPE
38 _ rotation : CROP
39 Many unhappy returns? : BAD KARMA
40 “Ur so right” : TRU
44 Investigative journalist _ B. Wells : IDA
46 Moral philosophy : ETHICS
47 Spots for hustlers : DISCOS
48 Tahoe, for one : LAKE
50 “Gnarly!” : RAD
53 Fit to be tied : MAD
54 Some Keats works : ODES
55 Dress choice : MAXI
56 Assert : AVER
57 Ignored the signs, perhaps : SPED
58 Real hoot : RIOT
60 Real hooter : OWL
61 March 14 dessert : PIE
62 Not against : FOR
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