Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday May 9th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Country made up of 14,125 islands : JAPAN
6 Vegetable with a lacinato variety : KALE
10 License issuers, for short : DMVS
14 Budget, in brand names : ECONO-
15 Storm centers : EYES
16 Part of the HOMES mnemonic : ERIE
17 Italian luxury brand : FENDI
18 “Cool!” : NEAT
19 Ingredient in some barbecue sauce : COLA
20 Anew : FRESHLY
22 Fried chickpea bite : FALAFEL
24 Bygone Swedish auto : SAAB
26 Relate : TELL
27 Microbrewery fixture : ALE TAP
31 Secondhand : USED
33 Pitching stat : ERA
36 On _ the world : TOP OF
37 Tech boss : CIO
38 Rice cooker brand : OSTER
40 Forever _ : STAMP
41 “_ see myself out” : I’LL
42 Dull, in a way : MATTE
43 “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” singer Waters : ETHEL
44 Bother : ADO
45 Family friendly : CLEAN
46 Small batteries : AAS
47 Six-time MLB All-Star Moisés : ALOU
49 Letter before Tango : SIERRA
50 Make full : SATE
52 Novel idea? : PLOT
54 Reach, as a goal : ACHIEVE
57 Pink Floyd album with the songs “Dogs” and “Sheep” : ANIMALS
62 _-back : LAID
63 Fair, in a way : EVEN
65 “Not another sound!” : ZIP IT
66 Small transverse flute : FIFE
67 “The thing is … ” : LOOK
68 College athletics airer : ESPNU
69 Picnic pests : ANTS
70 Trinitron developer : SONY
71 Snooped : NOSED
DOWN
1 TV host Probst : JEFF
2 Big name in laptops : ACER
3 Southern cake : PONE
4 “No ifs, , or buts” : ANDS
5 *Snappy dresser : FASHION PLATE
6 “Out of Africa” setting : KENYA
7 Yeoman’s yes : AYE
8 Part of the Apple logo : LEAF
9 Manor : ESTATE
10 Parking permit, perhaps : DECAL
11 *Many a rejection notice : FORM LETTER
12 Wicked : VILE
13 Make airtight : SEAL
21 Napkin holder : LAP
23 *Pillar of society : MODEL CITIZEN
25 Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue : BUILD UP
27 Sailing : AT SEA
28 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Love” : LOTTA
29 *Mutate : SHAPE-SHIFT
30 Hefty volume : TOME
32 Aria, for one : SOLO
34 Do some roof repairs : RE-TAR
35 Hockey venue : ARENA
37 Parting word : CIAO
39 “Going out of business” event : SALE
48 Takes to the ground : LEVELS
49 Bart, to Homer : SON
51 Hill workers : AIDES
53 Long and lean : LANKY
54 Letter before Bravo : ALFA
55 “Mildred Pierce” novelist : CAIN
56 Vinaigrette acronym : EVOO
58 Japanese soup base : MISO
59 Home screen array : APPS
60 Part of a script : LINE
61 Wall support : STUD
64 Countless lifetimes : EON
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