Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 17th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Starts using, as an accent : ADOPTS
7 Accumulate : AMASS
12 Challenging bio course : AP CLASS
19 Like a network used in machine learning : NEURAL
20 Finish, as a crossword, e.g. : SOLVE
21 Evergreen seed : PINE NUT
22 Response to “See ya later, alligator” : AFTER A WHILE, CROCODILE
25 Anxiety from social media scrolling, for short : FOMO
26 Voices above tenors : ALTOS
27 Used in beta : TESTED
29 Part of the hook in a 2007 Rihanna hit : ELLA
32 “The Pitt” figs. : MDS
35 Amble (along) : TOOTLE
37 Cautionary _ : TALE
38 22-Across variation in a flower garden? : BYE-BYE, BUTTERFLY
42 Studio Ghibli film about a magical goldfish : PONYO
43 Member of the fam : BRO
44 Sketch comedy series starring Odenkirk and Cross : MR SHOW
45 City in western Germany : ESSEN
47 Iroquois nation : SENECA
49 Clarinetist’s supply : REEDS
53 Above, poetically : O’ER
54 Orb weaver’s creation : WEB
57 22-Across variation in a desert? : IN A SHAKE, RATTLESNAKE
62 “Pull up ” : A SEAT
63 Soprano solo : ARIA
64 Spoke like a cat : MEOWED
65 Garden bed planting : BULB
68 Peter’s adversary in a Prokofiev composition : WOLF
71 “Clueless” source novel : EMMA
73 Some recital attendees : DADS
74 Like characters that lean one way? : ITALIC
77 Require : NEED
79 Likeness : IMAGE
82 22-Across variation in a forest? : TAKE CARE GRIZZLY BEAR
87 Part of a pronoun pair : SHE
88 “Origin” director DuVernay : AVA
89 SpongeBob’s pet, for one : SNAIL
90 Party balloon filler : HELIUM
93 Rough it in comfort : GLAMP
95 “The Phantom Tollbooth” author Juster : NORTON
98 The NCAA’s Tigers : LSU
99 Broken wagon part in Oregon Trail : WHEEL
102 22-Across variation in a birdcage? : BE SWEET, PARAKEET
107 Supplant : OUST
108 fin : DORSAL
109 Bichon frise bark : YIP
110 Brontë’s Jane : EYRE
111 Wife, in 101-Down : ESPOSA
113 Film without a major studio : INDIE
115 106-Down portrayer McGregor : EWAN
118 22-Across variation in Ontario? : HANG LOOSE, CANADA GOOSE
125 Acrobat’s attire : UNITARD
126 “The Dark Knight _” : RISES
127 Set of grading criteria : RUBRIC
128 Scapegoats : PATSIES
129 Porterhouse, e.g. : STEAK
130 Averred : SAID SO
DOWN
1 Santa _ winds : ANA
2 Pt. of HDTV : -DEF
3 Not in the closet : OUT
4 Assembled on-site : PREFAB
5 Poi source : TARO
6 _ poetry : SLAM
7 Volcanic fallout : ASH
8 “You’re accusing me!?” : MOI
9 Pesto _ Genovese : ALLA
10 Lithe : SVELTE
11 Subdivision : SECTOR
12 Biblical disciple : APOSTLE
13 Insta grid item : PIC
14 Benjamin : C-NOTE
15 Graf below a headline : LEDE
16 Jennifer of “Murder Mystery” : ANISTON
17 “Aladdin” title : SULTAN
18 Icy, as a glare : STEELY
23 Ovens for buns, but not loaves : WOMBS
24 Satellite dish spot : ROOF
28 “Gloria in Excelsis ” : DEO
29 Recedes : EBBS
30 Ancient harp : LYRE
31 Téa of “Death of a Unicorn” : LEONI
33 “Oh, of course!” : DUH
34 Certain delivery worker? : STORK
36 Disinfectant brand : LYSOL
39 Some fitness orgs. : YMCAS
40 Wipe away : ERASE
41 Cutesy : TWEE
42 In and of itself : PER SE
46 Appear : SEEM
48 Activate : ENABLE
50 Segment of a Taylor Swift show : ERA
51 Truth or : DARE
52 Perform repetitive movements to self-soothe, say : STIM
54 East Coast mini-mart : WAWA
55 Barely achieved, with “out” : EKED
56 Items of varying comfort for Goldilocks : BEDS
58 “Yee-!” : HAW
59 Make up (for) : ATONE
60 Language from which “curry” is derived : TAMIL
61 “I’ll keep opening briefcases, Howie!” : NO DEAL
65 Twitch currency : BITS
66 Four Corners state : UTAH
67 Tahoe or Huron : LAKE
69 Millipede’s multitude : LEGS
70 Common houseplant : FERN
72 Actress Poehler : AMY
75 Poker proclamation : I CALL
76 Catalan sparkling wine : CAVA
78 One-seventh of una semana : DIA
80 Loathe : ABHOR
81 Davis of “The Fly” : GEENA
83 Stallone franchise : RAMBO
84 Low-budget pub : ZINE
85 Polish currency : ZLOTY
86 “Inside Out” kid : RILEY
91 The “U” in EULA : USER
92 Silencing button : MUTE
93 “Start already!” : GET ON IT
94 Dots : PERIODS
96 Troy tech univ. : RPI
97 Playable on a VCR : TAPED
99 Misery : WOE
100 Sweep under the rug : HUSH UP
101 Francia’s neighbor : ESPANA
103 Tax doc IDs : SSNS
104 Thigh-high waterproof boots : WADERS
105 Inspire : ELICIT
106 Skywalker mentor : KENOBI
108 Lama : DALAI
112 Cpls.’ superiors : SGTS
114 Lighten (up) : EASE
116 Edit _: battles on Wikipedia : WARS
117 Piscina filler : AGUA
119 Mined resource : ORE
120 Principals’ org. : NEA
121 Query : ASK
122 Chicago airport code : ORD
123 Member of the fam : SIS
124 Friendly prefix : ECO-
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