Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday July 26th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Healing process : AFTERCARE
10 Wedding traditions that involve rings : HORAS
15 Participated in a group ride : CARPOOLED
16 Not sneaky : OVERT
17 Shape that might resemble a hexagon sliced in half : TRAPEZOID
18 Shelf : LEDGE
19 Goddess believed to be the divine mother of the pharaoh : ISIS
20 Part of JPY : YEN
21 Fund : ENDOW
22 Zip around a soccer field? : NIL
23 Texting tech : SMS
24 Some characters on the U.K. show “The Thick of It” : MPS
26 “Entertaining Is Fun!” columnist Garten : INA
27 Not likely to enjoy icebreakers : SHY
28 Actress Issa : RAE
29 Asterisk : STAR
30 1960s hit covered by Salt-N-Pepa : TWIST AND SHOUT
33 Gradually losing a connection : DRIFTING APART
34 Bases for some sandwiches : TOASTED BAGELS
35 Homey lodgings : INNS
36 “Star Wars” heroine who inspired an Ali Hazelwood romance novel : REY
37 Bird associated with Athena : OWL
38 Qt. halves : PTS
39 _ admin : SYS
40 Some TVs : LGS
41 Key ring attachment : FOB
44 Dessert brand with the early slogan “Delicate. Delightful. Dainty.” : JELL-O
46 Golden ratio symbol : PHI
47 Country name that has an accent called a síneadh fada : ÉIRE
48 To no _ : AVAIL
49 Sauce made with a molcajete y tejolote : GUACAMOLE
51 Host of HGTV’s “Ugliest House in America” : RETTA
52 Age-old navigation aid : URSA MINOR
53 Cynical look : SNEER
54 HelloFresh options : MEAL PLANS
DOWN
1 Cellular protein in microfilaments : ACTIN
2 Language of the Asghar Farhadi film “The Salesman” : FARSI
3 Lag : TRAIL
4 Actor Omar : EPPS
5 Spherical garnish : ROE
6 Lilian Jackson Braun genre : COZY MYSTERY
7 Some xeriscaping plants : ALOES
8 Pull (in) : REIN
9 “Double D” in a Cartoon Network trio : EDD
10 Features of many well-loved sweatshirts : HOLES
11 Pizza place : OVEN
12 Social media users who celebrate an annual “cake day” : REDDITORS
13 Sailor on Jason’s quest : ARGONAUT
14 “Twilight” star : STEWART
23 Loose dress : SHIFT
24 Anime source, often : MANGA
25 Related to teaching : PEDAGOGICAL
27 Like fondue : SWISS
28 Passed : RAN BY
29 Formal will : SHALL
30 Decode : TRANSLATE
31 Nautical table data : TIDES
32 Shoots out : SPEWS
33 Stop order? : DON’T EVEN
34 Change places? : TIP JARS
39 _ plexus : SOLAR
40 _ apso : LHASA
41 “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” singer Apple : FIONA
42 Acrylic material : ORLON
43 Heady stuff? : BEERS
45 Lo-cal : LITE
46 Name of LaCroix’s unflavored sparking water : PURE
47 Track legend Zátopek : EMIL
49 Extra, e.g. : GUM
50 Concert piece : AMP
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