Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 25th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Lifetime pals, briefly : BFFS
5 Periodontist’s concern : GUMS
9 Brand of facial tissue : PUFFS
14 Sign on for more service : RE-UP
15 Indiana neighbor : OHIO
16 Facing the pitcher : AT BAT
17 “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor Samberg : ANDY
18 Decomposes : ROTS
19 Milk seller : DAIRY
20 Hale and hearty : IN GOOD HEALTH
23 Taken care of : SEEN TO
24 Play-__: kids’ clay : DOH
25 That girl : SHE
28 Pixie : ELF
29 Native of Pre-Columbian Peru : INCA
32 Reacted to a surprise, perhaps : GASPED
34 Muscles worked by crunches : ABS
36 “Any time now!” : I’M WAITING
38 __ and for all : ONCE
40 African country on the Gulf of Guinea : GABON
41 “If all __ fails … ” : ELSE
42 Gathering spot for thirsty animals : WATER HOLE
44 NCO below sgt. : CPL
45 “You’re not alone in that” : I DO TOO
46 Hockey Hall of Famer Phil, familiarly : ESPO
48 Pair : TWO
51 Gift for music : EAR
52 Hunted for fossils, say : DUG
54 Mixed nuts nut : CASHEW
56 “What have we here?” and 20-, 36-, and 42-Across : WELL WELL WELL
59 Strictly forbidden : TABOO
62 Very small bit : IOTA
63 Great Plains natives : OTOE
64 Distant and cool : ALOOF
65 Lacking color : DRAB
66 Sit for a spell : REST
67 Employees : STAFF
68 Long, wriggly swimmers : EELS
69 Satisfies the munchies : EATS
DOWN
1 Slow-cook in a closed pot : BRAISE
2 Bulb with an aniselike flavor : FENNEL
3 Exaggeration allowance in estimates : FUDGE FACTOR
4 Watch secretly : SPY ON
5 “If You Could Read My Mind” singer Lightfoot : GORDON
6 “This looks bad!” : UH-OH
7 Teeny plant pest : MITE
8 “Such a pity” : SO SAD
9 Noodle dish topped with crushed peanuts : PAD THAI
10 Six-sided state : UTAH
11 “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity” org. : FBI
12 Distant : FAR
13 Pen with a trough : STY
21 __ Spunkmeyer: cookie brand : OTIS
22 Boston airport : LOGAN
25 Share juicy gossip : SPILL THE TEA
26 Farm cluckers : HENS
27 Microsoft’s web browser : EDGE
30 Breezy goodbye : CIAO
31 Stroll along : AMBLE
33 Escalator part : STEP
35 Borscht base : BEET
37 Nagging troubles : WOES
38 Cut covered by a Snoopy bandage, e.g. : OWIE
39 Zilch : NADA
40 Grave-robbing demon : GHOUL
43 Departed into the sunset, say : RODE OFF
44 West Virginia natural resource : COAL
47 Tech training sites : PC LABS
49 “The other team clobbered us” : WE LOST
50 Big-eyed nestlings : OWLETS
53 Coast : GLIDE
55 Used cusswords : SWORE
56 Husky’s “Hello” : WOOF
57 Had on : WORE
58 “And some other people” abbr. : ET AL
59 Prof. helpers : TAS
60 __-country music : ALT
61 Constricting snake : BOA
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