Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday August 9th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Rank denied to Anakin Skywalker : JEDI MASTER
11 Pollutants phased out by the Montreal Protocol, for short : CFCS
15 “Count me in!” : I AM SO THERE
16 Baseball dynasty name : ALOU
17 Game whose object is to get lots of hits : MUSIC BINGO
18 Gamer who lacks game : NOOB
19 1971 cult classic : SHAFT
20 Startles : SPOOKS
22 Celeb gossip site : TMZ
25 Story that may remain unfinished : ATTIC
27 Spine-tingling : EERIE
28 Treats : HEALS
30 “What a bore!” : SNORE
32 “Wanna ?” : BET
33 “ Vep”: HBO miniseries : IRMA
34 Crispy kosher snack : EGG MATZOS
36 Clouds of gas and dust : NEBULAE
38 “They’ll never catch me!” : MWAHAHA
40 Debate figure : MODERATOR
42 Layered sandwich : OREO
43 Actor Chaney : LON
44 Blacksmith garb : APRON
45 “Paul Bunyan” librettist : AUDEN
46 __ coffee : IRISH
48 Networks, for short : SYSTS
50 Fr. holy title : STE
51 Some adoptees : STRAYS
53 One of the three R’s : REUSE
55 Duck out early : BAIL
56 Unlikely to show mercy : IRONFISTED
61 “Balladz” poet Sharon : OLDS
62 Tale that may be told with a fire in one’s eyes : GHOST STORY
63 On a cruise : ASEA
64 Easy wins for presidential candidates, often : HOME STATES
DOWN
1 Actor Parsons : JIM
2 Evian, e.g. : EAU
3 Private convos : DMS
4 Mother of Horus : ISIS
5 Drinks made from two kinds of beans : MOCHAS
6 Rockie start? : AT-BAT
7 Takes a turn : SHIFTS GEARS
8 Part of a nomad’s lifestyle, perhaps : TENTING
9 Work unit : ERG
10 Some classic cars : REOS
11 _ Journey: annual event for Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples : CANOE
12 They may be swept under the rug : FLOORBOARDS
13 Place for a batter to warm up? : COOKIE SHEET
14 Part of the whole : SUBSET
21 “The Hunger Games” boy : PEETA
22 Scarce : THIN
23 They’re only human : MERE MORTALS
24 Hockey fan’s intermission experience, perhaps : ZAMBONI RIDE
26 Sound track? : COMMON SENSE
29 Credit : LAUD
31 Noise made while curling one’s fingers, perhaps : RAWR
34 Tombstone name : EARP
35 Dynasty before the Qin : ZHOU
37 _ Law: human rights measure named for the third-longest-serving U.S. senator : LEAHY
39 Top-notch : A-ONE
41 Place for kidding around at home? : TOY ROOM
43 Capital city in Província da Estremadura : LISBOA
45 One of 3,234 for Sue Bird : ASSIST
47 Verde or roja topping : SALSA
49 Boston university : TUFTS
52 [Not this again!] : SIGH
54 Spanish pronoun : ESTA
57 Density symbol, in physics : RHO
58 Threenager, e.g. : TOT
59 Bard’s before : ERE
60 Start to function? : DYS-
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