Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday June 2nd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Greek pocket breads : PITAS
6 Word processor menu heading : EDIT
10 Close pals, briefly : BFFS
14 “Would love to, but alas” : I CAN’T
15 Bilingual cartoon explorer on Nickelodeon : DORA
16 Western Pennsylvania city : ERIE
17 Stark choice between success and failure : SINK OR SWIM
19 Latte spot : CAFE
20 “Totally agree with you both” : ME THREE
21 Used the hose on : SPRAYED
23 Lode load : ORE
24 Not spicy : MILD
26 Internet co. once known for mailing CDs : AOL
27 Hunting dog’s prized ability : SENSE OF SMELL
32 Goatees, e.g. : BEARDS
35 Lacking color : PALE
36 Org. offering travel advice : AAA
37 Starchy root in poi : TARO
38 Mayday call, or a pattern found in 17-, 27-, 45-, and 60-Across : SOS
39 Percussion instrument : DRUM
40 “_ your head!” : USE
41 Norse god who wields the hammer Mjölnir : THOR
43 Meeting outline : AGENDA
45 Take baby steps, so to speak : START OUT SLOW
48 Long stretch : EON
49 Thwack : SWAT
50 Canine “I’m happy to see you!” : WAG
53 Chinese canine : SHAR-PEI
57 Ape : IMITATE
59 Bowling alley assignment : LANE
60 Footwear without laces : SLIP-ON SHOE
62 Sicilian volcano : ETNA
63 Goodyear product : TIRE
64 Home Depot purchases : TOOLS
65 Proof of ownership : DEED
66 12 months : YEAR
67 “_ Mio”: classic Italian song : O SOLE
DOWN
1 “_ Beach and all the clams we can eat!” : PISMO
2 Not as friendly : ICIER
3 Aunt, in French : TANTE
4 Egyptian cross : ANKH
5 Huffed and puffed : STORMED
6 Old Ford models : EDSELS
7 _ Jones Industrial Average : DOW
8 Colorful eye part : IRIS
9 City across the bay from St. Petersburg : TAMPA, FL
10 “Relax” : BE CALM
11 Brouhaha : FRAY
12 High-pitched wind instrument : FIFE
13 Crop starter : SEED
18 Horse riding straps : REINS
22 Valentine bloom : ROSE
25 Conducts (oneself) : DEPORTS
27 Sign at a sellout : SRO
28 Post-WWII alliance : OAS
29 Make, as a salary : EARN
30 Praise : LAUD
31 The Dalai _ : LAMA
32 AC measures : BTUS
33 Toward sunrise : EAST
34 Region : AREA
38 Tiny amount : SOU
39 Dawn droplets : DEW
41 Sporty car roof : T-TOP
42 The best policy, per a proverb : HONESTY
43 Historic Texas site : ALAMO
44 Took up, as a hobby : GOT INTO
46 Look over again : REREAD
47 Thieving fox often scolded by 15-Across : SWIPER
50 “Yippee!” : WAHOO
51 Ring-shaped island : ATOLL
52 Honking birds : GEESE
53 Snow day vehicle : SLED
54 More than dislike : HATE
55 Bancroft of “The Graduate” : ANNE
56 “Would _ to You?”: BBC panel show : I LIE
58 General __ chicken : TSO’S
61 401(k) kin : IRA
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