Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday April 12th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Having the wrong profile, in a way : CATFISHING
11 Dark cloud : PALL
15 “Grateful that you’d think of me!” : IT’S AN HONOR
16 _ vera : ALOE
17 Class of talking heads and pundits : CHATTERATI
18 A principal deity of Hinduism : SIVA
19 _ Lingus : AER
20 Like some hygiene : ORAL
21 Where one might let sleeping dogs lie : PET BED
23 Ideal location for speakers : DAIS
25 Word in a Samin Nosrat title : ACID
27 Hibachi part : GRATE
28 Lucie who was an executive producer on the film “Being the Ricardos” : ARNAZ
30 Racer’s boost : ENERGY BAR
32 Warded (off) : STAVED
34 Spanish pronoun : ESA
35 Lids : CAPS
36 Use a red pen, say : EDIT
38 Kin kin : KITH
40 Assessment for many jrs. : PSAT
43 Only defenseman to lead the NHL in points : ORR
45 One cutting back : DIETER
49 In transit : ON THE ROAD
52 Earlier, in the past : AFORE
53 Sauna amenity : TOWEL
54 Just so cute : TWEE
56 Lend, as money : SPOT
57 Ma Rainey’s “Louisiana _ Blues” : HOODOO
59 Place for multiple outlets : MALL
61 Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang : PSY
62 Staple of southern cuisine : OKRA
63 Feature of some Gothic facades? : PIERCED LIP
66 “_ we forget” : LEST
67 First mates? : ADAM AND EVE
68 Art Deco designer : ERTE
69 Parts of overdue explanations? : LATE PASSES
DOWN
1 Insects whose broods emerge at regular 13- or 17-year intervals : CICADAS
2 Fundamentally : AT HEART
3 Catherine the Great, e.g. : TSARINA
4 Word in a Samin Nosrat title : FAT
5 Getting a kick out of : INTO
6 Cartoondom’s “Princess of Power” : SHE-RA
7 “Carmen Saeculare” poet : HORACE
8 Standing together : IN A LINE
9 “__ for me” : NOT
10 Crimp or pinch, in bouldering : GRIP
11 Those who can provide the latest dish? : PASTRY CHEFS
12 Chinese e-commerce giant : ALIBABA
13 Little bump : LOVE TAP
14 Up-front people : LEADERS
22 Key ingredient in pastel de nata : EGG
24 Card with pre-assembly information : SAVE THE DATE
26 Computer platform? : DESK
29 Feature of the London Zoo : ZED
31 Debugging agent? : RAID
33 Designer Christian : DIOR
37 Equestrian gait : TROT
39 Spanish aunt : TIA
40 Cause of some misalignment : POTHOLE
41 Hoodwink : SNOOKER
42 Under the poorest conditions : AT WORST
44 Hot pot fodder : RAW MEAT
46 Comes crashing down : TOPPLES
47 Marked by decay : EROSIVE
48 Enters once more : RETYPES
50 Jeff Lynne’s gp. : ELO
51 “Oh, my stars!” : DEAR ME!
55 “Free Solo” locale, familiarly : EL CAP
58 Pearlescent shade : OPAL
60 Writer/producer Waithe : LENA
64 Journalist Tarbell : IDA
65 Canine care deg. : DDS
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