
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday January 24th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Billiard table accessory : RACK
5 Natl. Pizza Mo. : OCT
8 Stay behind : SHADOW
14 Sultanate on the Arabian peninsula : OMAN
15 Massage : RUB
16 Ford model named for a city : TORINO
17 *Evil eyes : SUPER BAD
19 Less prosperous : POORER
20 “Whenever you’re done talking … ” : I’LL WAIT
21 Word with cat or power : -NAP
22 Course for intl. students : ESL
23 Driving aid : TEE
24 *Stuffy nose : STRAITLACED
27 Story that might be dark and creepy : ATTIC
29 Unrefined resource : ORE
30 Pays to play : ANTES
31 Closest pals : FAM
33 Channel that often airs films in letterbox format : TCM
35 HS proficiency test : GED
36 *Smart mouth : WELL-DRESSED
39 Cleveland pro : CAV
40 Sketch on a dust jacket : BIO
41 Semisolid hair product : GEL
42 Render unreadable, in a way : SHRED
44 Grasped : GOT
46 Yogurt-based dip : RAITA
50 *Double chin : MIRROR IMAGE
53 Flash _ : MOB 54 _ whim : ON A
55 After expenses : NET
56 Party bites : CANAPES
58 Ride for a few days : RENTAL
60 Suffer disgrace, or what the starred clues must do as a set to match their answers? : LOSE FACE
61 _ planning : ESTATE
62 Electric guitarist’s need : AMP
63 Mathematician Turing : ALAN
64 Insect’s legs, e.g. : SESTET
65 “As I _ saying … ” : WAS
66 Riveted : RAPT
DOWN
1 Guitar-playing “Sesame Street” Muppet : ROSITA
2 Protective talisman : AMULET
3 Coated pill : CAPLET
4 “Who ?” : KNEW
5 Go around : ORBIT
6 Dos y dos : CUATRO
7 Short “We’ll announce this later” : TBD
8 Parade VIP : ST PAT
9 Brouhaha : HOOPLA
10 Person who prefers platonic relationships, for short : ARO
11 Led : DIRECTED
12 Bracket favorite : ONE-SEED
13 Best of both : WORLDS
18 Mischievous type : RASCAL
21 Female kin : NIECE
25 School space that’s full of drawers : ART ROOM
26 Actress Bassett : ANGELA
28 “In the event that … ” : IF EVER
32 Org. with a summer All-Star break : MLB
34 Umami source, briefly : MSG
36 Calls for : WARRANTS
37 Numeral : DIGIT
38 Pleasantly calm : SERENE
39 One official language of the U.N. : CHINESE
42 Gooey sandwiches : S’MORES
43 Act charitably : DONATE
45 Seattle’s airport-sharing neighbor : TACOMA
47 Chevy model named for an animal : IMPALA
48 Steel part of a work boot : TOE CAP
49 __-minded : ABSENT
51 Sublease : RELET
52 Shocked sounds : GASPS
57 Nowhere near : AFAR
59 Ink spot? : TAT
60 Grisham’s field : LAW
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