Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday June 23rd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Olympic diver Louganis : GREG
5 Like lit barbecue coals : HOT
8 Juice box insert : STRAW
13 Christmas carol : NOEL
14 “Who does !?” : THAT
16 Vulgar : CRUDE
17 Word puzzles involving quotations : ACROSTICS
19 and repeat : RINSE
20 Soaker with jets : WHIRLPOOL TUB
22 “Toodles!” : SEE YA
23 Clodhopper : OAF
24 Tofu base : SOY
27 Unexpected change in circumstances : TWIST OF FATE
32 Father of Jesus, familiarly : STJOSEPH
36 Capital on the Willamette River : SALEM
37 Asia’s North _ Sea : ARAL
38 “Let’s Make a Deal” choices : DOORS
41 Give a hoot : CARE
42 Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor : SONIA
44 Tried to control, as a horse : REINED IN
46 Public relations pros, informally : SPIN DOCTORS
49 Agreeable answer : YES
50 _ alai : JAI
51 New Haven Ivy Leaguer : YALIE
56 The Byrds No. 1 hit whose lyrics come from Ecclesiastes, and what can be found at the starts of 20-, 27-, and 48-Across : TURN TURN TURN
60 Ballet leaps : JETES
63 Tricolor feline : CALICO CAT
64 Major shindig : EVENT
65 Raw minerals : ORES
66 “Whose __ Is It Anyway?” : LINE
67 Smartphone messages : TEXTS
68 Informal top : TEE
69 Animal’s retreat : LAIR
DOWN
1 Chews like a chipmunk : GNAWS
2 La -Posay: L’Oréal brand : ROCHE
3 Spooky : EERIE
4 Acclaim : GLORY
5 Link letters : HTTP
6 Cleveland’s state : OHIO
7 Handheld snack topped with salsa : TACO
8 Places to pick up kittens : SCRUFFS
9 Chicago paper, for short : TRIB
10 Campaign for office : RUN
11 Free game pop-ups : ADS
12 Supersmall : WEE
15 Letter-shaped groove : T-SLOT
18 Window shutter boards : SLATS
21 Chinese philosophy : TAO
24 Starter course, often : SALAD
25 “SNL” alum Cheri : OTERI
26 Arabian Sea country : YEMEN
28 Join at the altar : WED
29 Stock exchange launch, briefly : IPO
30 Not quite able to pay : SHORT
31 Clock front : FACE
32 Smart-alecky : SASSY
33 Overused plot device : TROPE
34 Rock legend Joplin : JANIS
35 “Riviera” actress Lena : OLIN
39 Speedwagon : REO
40 Knight’s title : SIR
43 Fine-tunes : ADJUSTS
45 “No Strings Attached” boy band : NSYNC
47 Crew blade : OAR
48 _ de Mayo : CINCO
52 Ring-shaped reef : ATOLL
53 Holy namesake of a Lesser Antilles island : LUCIA
54 Tehran native : IRANI
55 Keyboard key : ENTER
56 Big top : TENT
57 Small fruit pie : TART
58 Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
59 Greet the day : RISE
60 New York NFLer : JET
61 Holiday lead-in : EVE
62 _-Mex cuisine : TEX
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