Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday May 3rd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Shillelagh cousin : MACE
5 Hooey : GIBBERISH
14 B in chemistry : BORON
15 Suddenly : ALL AT ONCE
16 Elite : A-LIST
17 Gradually : PIECEMEAL
18 Friction : STATIC
20 Pose : ASK
21 Locks in place? : PERM
22 Hidden assets : HOLE CARDS
24 Only native of Great Britain to be named “Doctor of the Church” : BEDE
25 Primo who wrote “The Periodic Table” : LEVI
26 Research Triangle city : DURHAM
28 Moving violation? : FALSE START
32 Ovine mother : EWE
33 Jason’s ship : ARGO
34 Thought-provoking : MEATY
35 Surveyor’s map : PLAT
36 German article : DER
37 Spitting image : CARBON COPY
39 Escalate : DEEPEN
41 Close : NEAR
42 Color for a San Jose Shark : TEAL
43 Card that opens doors for journalists : PRESS PASS
48 Crust : CHAR
49 Level with Space Cowboys and Storm Chasers : AAA
50 Patronize : SHOP AT
51 Bloody Mary, e.g. : URBAN MYTH
54 One-named singer who played Nettie in the 2023 remake of “The Color Purple” : CIARA
55 “See?” : TOLD YOU SO
56 Isaac of “Dune” : OSCAR
57 Really good point : SWEET SPOT
58 Rock band whose founding members adopted the names Gene and Dean : WEEN
DOWN
1 Very, musically : MOLTO
2 Default font in Google Docs : ARIAL
3 Elvis, for one : COSTELLO
4 Beguiles : ENTICES
5 __ year : GAP
6 Source material for “Troilus and Cressida” : ILIAD
7 Favor : BLESS
8 Support : BACK
9 Saison chaude : ETE
10 One-piece garment : ROMPER
11 Words admitting vulnerability : I NEED HELP
12 Run off : SCARE AWAY
13 Leadership position : HELM
14 Pan : BASH
19 Common character in “The Far Side” : CAVEMAN
23 Help for a choir that wants to sing higher : RISER
24 Save : BUT
26 Winter affliction, perhaps : DRYNESS
27 “Have we ?” : MET
28 Unblockable shot : FREE THROW
29 Pleasant : AGREEABLE
30 Aid in learning to play guitar : TAB
31 Compensate (for) : ATONE
33 Put in : ADD
35 Sea creature that uses echolocation : PORPOISE
37 “Scooby-Doo” souvenir, maybe : CEL
38 Income stream : CASH COW
40 Show off : PARADE
43 “Fork it over” : PAY UP
44 Dustin Hoffman role : RATSO
45 Full steam ahead : APACE
46 Glad rival : SARAN
47 Michelin award : STAR
48 Stages of an audition process : CUTS
49 Pioneering football coach Alonzo Stagg : AMOS
52 “The 1619 Project” publisher, for short : NYT
53 Sexy : HOT
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