Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday August 16th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Totally had you there!” : PSYCH
6 “Odelay” musician : BECK
10 Pricing words : A POP
14 Terence Blanchard work : OPERA
15 Boba tea additive : ALOE
16 Igloo shape : DOME
17 Modern farm technology : SOLAR ARRAY
19 Rollover subj. : IRAS
20 One who went gray gracefully : SILVER FOX
21 Way around D.C. : METRO
22 “Or _ what?” : ELSE
23 _ out : TRY
24 Part of a college visit : TOUR
25 “American Hustle” org. : FBI
26 Orbiter until 2001 : MIR
27 Clerical tunic : ALB
30 Line at a reunion : IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU
36 Springtime side : ASPARAGUS SPEARS
37 “The Substance” Golden Globe nominee : MARGARET QUALLEY
38 Natori Feathers garment : BRA
39 QB stats : YDS
40 Rte. 180? : UEY
41 First name in couture : YVES
43 Tip for a writer? : NIB
44 Simple sammies : PBJS
48 Gross-smelling : FETID
50 “Get some rest” : GO TO SLEEP
52 Very little : A DAB
53 Gathering where everyone gets shots? : BOTOX PARTY
54 Niche mag : ZINE
55 Injury kissed by a parent : OWIE
56 __-Norman French : ANGLO
57 Outlet for crafty types : ETSY
58 Six-legged farm animals : ANTS
59 Ingredient in some printing ink : RESIN
DOWN
1 Crew : POSSE
2 Turn : SPOIL
3 Uses one’s outside voice : YELLS
4 Fancy and then some : CRAVE
5 Fabled napper : HARE
6 Spots to grab a few beers : BAR FRIDGES
7 Orbit City boy : ELROY
8 Cajole : COAX
9 Essential : KEY
10 Parting mot : ADIEU
11 Representation : PORTRAYAL
12 Actor Sy of the Netflix series “Lupin” : OMAR
13 100 centavos : PESO
18 Multimedia surfaces : ARTBOARDS
21 Union’s demand : MORE PAY
24 Container that can be repurposed as a biodegradable planter for seedlings : TISSUE BOX
25 Made inroads : FORAYED
26 Summer cloud : MOSQUITOES
28 Stories of the past : LORE
29 Not free : BUSY
30 “For one,” for one : IAMB
31 Ruler until 1917 : TSAR
32 Some faux coats : SPRAY TANS
33 __ gift : GAG
34 Sound of disapproval : TUT
35 Serpentine creature : EEL
42 Evoking good feelings, in slang : VIBEY
43 Cry in the playground : NOT IT
44 American way? : PLANE
45 Features of icy breakups : BERGS
46 Actor who played the Emperor of China in 2020’s “Mulan” : JET LI
47 Watch from the bushes, say : SPY ON
48 Get to : FAZE
49 Exchange words? : EDIT
50 Vera Wang design : GOWN
51 Exchange words : SPAR
53 Serpentine creature : BOA
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