Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday April 14th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 The “T” of the education acronym STEM : TECH
5 Baroque composer of more than 200 cantatas : BACH
9 Nest material : TWIGS
14 Cuatro y cuatro : OCHO
15 Potatoes, in Indian cooking : ALOO
16 Desert pit stop : OASIS
17 Unexpected development in a story : PLOT TWIST
19 Me.-to-Fla. route : US ONE
20 Shade of many an Easter egg : PASTEL
21 Concert souvenirs, casually : MERCH
23 “I wouldn’t __ you wrong!” : STEER
24 Textile pattern with round spots : POLKA DOTS
28 Purple palm berry : ACAI
30 Out jogging, say : ON A RUN
31 Place for a “me day” : SPA
34 Bonus : EXTRA
37 Ivy League school in Connecticut : YALE
38 Hubbub : HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
42 Flower in some van Gogh paintings : IRIS
43 Ice cream serving : SCOOP
44 Always, in verse : E’ER
45 Call back : REDIAL
48 Gift toppers : BOWS
50 Youth-oriented fashion magazine : TEEN VOGUE
53 “That’s possible” : IT MAY
57 Insinuate : GET AT
58 Disquiet : UNEASE
59 Blue-gray shade : SLATE
62 Classic David Bowie song with the lyric “Put on your red shoes,” and an apt title for this puzzle : LET’S DANCE
64 Praline nut : PECAN
65 Breed of horse with a high-set tail : ARAB
66 Massage target : KNOT
67 Early web portal : YAHOO
68 Some members of the fam : SIBS
69 Coll’ entrance exams : SATS
DOWN
1 Collectibles brand with a “Cards 101” section on its website : TOPPS
2 Panache : ECLAT
3 Made a selection : CHOSE
4 Drink served with dim sum : HOT TEA
5 Cry noisily : BAWL
6 Boxer Muhammad : ALI
7 Cran and vodka cocktail : COSMO
8 Concierge’s workplace : HOTEL
9 Bird on a box of Froot Loops cereal : TOUCAN
10 Times to do laundry : WASHDAYS
11 Prefix meaning “equal” : ISO-
12 Sloe __ fizz : GIN
13 NNW opposite : SSE
18 Bygone Toyota model : TERCEL
22 “Citizen Kane” studio : RKO
24 Pocket breads : PITAS
25 Speechify : ORATE
26 Wedding gown fabric : TULLE
27 Show scorn : SNEER
29 Log chopper : AXE
31 Jersey, for one : SHIRT
32 Baby food, usually : PUREE
33 Parenthetical remark : ASIDE
35 GOP org. : RNC
36 Photoshop maker : ADOBE
39 Chinese beer brand : TSINGTAO
40 Fan’s “I do not like this!” : BOO
41 Detectable by smell, in a way : UPWIND
46 Lotion brand for sensitive skin : AVEENO
47 Place to park a car : LOT
49 Thick cuts of meat : STEAKS
51 Extravagant parties : GALAS
52 Wombs : UTERI
54 Divine nourishment : MANNA
55 Fancy necktie : ASCOT
56 Throws forcefully, in slang : YEETS
58 Some computer ports : USBS
59 Secret agent : SPY
60 Grazing meadow : LEA
61 Düsseldorf “D’oh!” : ACH
63 Soda can opener : TAB
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