Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday April 20th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Stick on the grill : SKEWER
7 Swipe without swiping a card : STEAL
12 Part of a foot : ARCH
16 Dict. entries : WDS
19 Behind the times : OLD HAT
20 Electric coil inventor : TESLA
21 Person pleased to take orders : SALES REP
23 Fair amount of time? : LEGIT STRETCH
25 Streetcar tracks, in Sheffield : TRAMLINE
26 Specifics, informally : DEETS
27 Complete stranger : RANDO
28 Gazelle, to a cheetah : PREY
29 Actress Rae : ISSA
30 Arm joint : ELBOW
32 Shady place? : VISOR CENTER
35 Composer who wrote his first minuet at age five : MOZART
37 Frost creations : POEMS
39 Structured gps. : ORGS
40 A-list actor with A+ manners? : POLITE STAR
42 Social standing : STATUS
45 Pro Bowl stats : TDS
48 Never-before-seen : ALL-NEW
49 Almond : toffee candy : ROCA
51 Mutt : CUR
52 Dolphin’s color : GRAY
53 gow poker : PAI
54 Lamb’s mother : EWE
56 Source of the wisdom of the ages? : ANCIENT BRAIN
60 Olympian who loved war and battles : ARES
62 Lawn tool : RAKE
64 Thompson of “Creed” : TESSA
65 Error in judgment : LAPSE
66 Escape room finds : KEYS
68 Info in a military brief : INTEL
70 126-Across ingredient : OATS
72 Raga instrument : SITAR
75 Low point : NADIR
77 Like a bad twin : EVIL
79 Anti-bullying spots, e.g. : PSAS
83 Cronus, at birth? : INSTANT TITAN
86 Jolly little helper : ELF
87 Money left on the table : TIP
88 Pain in the neck? : ACHE
89 Latin primer verb : AMO
90 Matching twosome : PAIR
92 File menu choice : RENAME
95 Avril follower : MAI
96 Smoothed (out) : EVENED
99 Elegant partner in some split decisions? : GRACEFUL EX
101 Depend (on) : RELY
103 Beep or boom : NOISE
105 Like some Netflix subscriptions : AD FREE
106 Copper thief, e.g.? : METAL BANDIT
110 Mosaic artist’s binder : GROUT
111 Some PC ports : USBS
112 People unlikely to fall in love, for short : AROS
113 Heraldic shade of blue : AZURE
116 Deluxe hotel room : SUITE
120 Cause of anxiety : STRESSOR
122 Tent event with a “members only” policy? : CLOSED CIRCUS
124 Garden party frock : TEA DRESS
125 Hint of color : TINGE
126 Active Naturals skin care brand : AVEENO
127 “Of course I’ll marry you!” : YES
128 “Ah, of course!” : I SEE
129 Current setting : OCEAN
130 Untidy states : MESSES
DOWN
1 Off the market : SOLD
2 “Fish Magic” painter Paul : KLEE
3 Slight advantage : EDGE
4 Rose variety, for short : WHITE ZIN
5 Has dinner at 10, perhaps : EATS LATE
6 ACLU focus : RTS
7 Tube in a boba tea : STRAW
8 “_ Titans”: superhero series with Starfire and Beast Boy : TEEN
9 Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
10 Nook for reading : ALCOVE
11 -di-dah : LAH
12 Amazon’s home robot : ASTRO
13 Less well done : RARER
14 Surface dominated by Rafael Nadal : CLAY COURT
15 Bottom of bell-bottoms : HEM
16 Feature of some small purses : WRIST STRAP
17 Thick : DENSE
18 Weapon on Kenya’s flag : SPEAR
22 Gin cocktail : SLING
24 Rounds the bases after a homer : TROTS
28 “Hey, over here!” : PSST
31 Pitcher of beer? : BREWERY
33 Chats on Discord, for short : IMS
34 Triage ctrs. : ERS
35 Grinding tooth : MOLAR
36 Basic skateboard trick : OLLIE
37 Kung shrimp : PAO
38 Predator that hunts in pods : ORCA
40 Baby Bear’s dad : PAPA
41 Arduous journey : TREK
43 Service points : ACES
44 Omega-3 source : TUNA OIL
46 Speaker’s platform : DAIS
47 “Auld Lang ” : SYNE
50 Collector under a sink, perhaps : ANT TRAP
52 Hold tightly : GRASP
55 “I’m innocent!” : WASN’T ME
57 Head of cabbage? : CEE
58 Castaway’s home : ISLE
59 Alphabetical order? : BLT
61 Enjoy a rink : SKATE
63 Eid al-Fitr cash gift : EIDI
67 Notable span : ERA
69 Petty criticism : NIT
71 Fettuccine sauce : ALFREDO
72 Thailand, before 1940 : SIAM
73 Empire centered at Cuzco : INCA
74 Lingerie pieces with smooth cups : T-SHIRT BRAS
76 Bajillions : A TON
78 Wang of fashion : VERA
80 Hardly original : STALE
81 “Save Me” singer Mann : AIMEE
82 X-ray : novelty wear : SPEX
84 Ports of call for sailors : NAVY BASES
85 Badgers : NAGS
91 Deep anger : IRE
93 Not reserved at all : EFFUSIVE
94 Helps grow : NURTURES
96 Pipe bend : ELL
97 Fades to black : ENDS
98 “How _ look?” : DO I
100 Gave a hoot : CARED
102 Made simpler : EASED
104 Bold alternative : ITALIC
106 Like many a summer cabin after a long winter : MUSTY
107 Lauder of cosmetics : ESTEE
108 Became apparent : AROSE
109 Like Vikings : NORSE
110 Color of mint, moss, and money : GREEN
114 Lose focus, with “out” : ZONE
115 Org. that runs the Opens : USGA
117 Coats with frosting : ICES
118 Pull some strings? : TUNE
119 Those, in Spanish : ESOS
121 __ Lanka : SRI
122 Exec at an AI startup : CTO
123 Vid recorder : CAM
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