Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 31st 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Rollaway bed : COT
4 Sweetie : BABE
8 “Totally ready for the weekend!” : TGIF
12 Muppet who lives in a recycling zone : OSCAR
17 Letters for a monarch : HRH
18 Nook’s format, e.g. : E-TEXT
20 Incessantly : NO END
21 “Hungry hungry” animal in a kids game : HIPPO
22 Porto greeting : OLA
23 Religious platform : ALTAR
24 Where Penguins play on ice? : ARENA
25 Raising agent : YEAST
26 Lotus part : PETAL
28 Hotel gym, e.g. : AMENITY
30 Groups of friends : POSSES
31 Deemed suitable : SAW FIT
33 Rice dish cooked in a wide pan : PAELLA
34 [I didn’t get my way!] : POUT
35 1990s treaty acronym : NAFTA
36 Inc., in Britain : LTD
37 Spots that might smear : ATTACK ADS
41 Some send-ups : SATIRES
43 Question after a photo finish : WHO WON?
44 “The penny drops!” : AHA
46 Dull, figuratively : VANILLA
48 _ kwon do : TAE 51 Wash. neighbor : IDA 52 Exudes : OOZES 54 _ nous : ENTRE
55 Disdain : SCORN
57 Small complaint : NIT
58 Bring about, as mayhem : WREAK
59 Classic muscle car : GTO
60 Partner : MATE
62 Conjure up : EVOKE
64 Fin. neighbor : SWE
65 Taken together : IN TOTAL
67 KenKen figs. : NOS
68 Return from vacation : FLY HOME
72 Before, in poems : ERE
73 “Stop hogging it!” : LET GO
75 Mount also known as Kissavos : OSSA
76 Peruvian singer Sumac : YMA
78 Accept terms : AGREE
81 “I don’t _ it” : BUY 82 Très très : ULTRA 84 Soccer star _ Heath : TOBIN
86 Pure joy : BLISS
87 Pub brew : ALE
88 Fair-hiring inits. : EEO
89 College in Dublin : TRINITY
91 “Stop filming!” : CUT
92 Pride event : PARADE
95 Epiphany figures : WISE MEN
97 Listen clandestinely : EAVESDROP
99 Autograph seeker’s tool : PEN
100 Utility bill data : USAGE
102 Coats with ganache, e.g. : ICES
103 Baseless rumor : CANARD
105 Conditional release : PAROLE
107 “Good 4 U” singer Rodrigo : OLIVIA
110 Culinary school dough? : TUITION
112 Orgs. that may serve as alternatives to hostels : YMCAS
113 Recurring theme : MOTIF
114 Ring around a lagoon : ATOLL
116 Rapace of “Prometheus” : NOOMI
118 First words of many an alphabet book : A IS
119 Central Asian mountain range : ALTAI
120 “No __!” : SIREE
121 React to a bad joke : GROAN
122 Vaccine molecule : RNA
123 “It’s Gonna Be Me” band : NSYNC
124 Ramona, per Beezus : PEST
125 Unexpected problem : SNAG
126 Susan of “The Partridge Family” : DEY
DOWN
1 Slices and dices : CHOPS
2 “The Library Book” writer Susan : ORLEAN
3 With 70-Down, “Never would’ve predicted this scenario,” and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue? : THAT WASN’T ON
4 *Request for greater detail : BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC
5 Georgia airport code : ATL
6 Early app edition : BETA
7 Lead by _ : EXAMPLE
8 Field where accidents are common? : TORT LAW
9 *”Really, Captain Obvious?” : GEE YA THINK
10 Cozy lodging : INN
11 Rx regulator : FDA
12 *”C’mon, quit pretending to be confused!” : OH YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING
13 Afternoon snooze : SIESTA
14 Pros who try to stay balanced? : CPAS
15 Abbey space : APSE
16 Goes bad : ROTS
19 Buys for, as a birthday dinner : TREATS TO
20 Ace : NAIL
27 Romance : AFFAIR
29 Nancy Drew’s boyfriend : NED
30 “Un _ Loco”: “Coco” song : POCO
32 Shadow : TAIL
34 Try to hit, as a cat might a laser beam : PAW AT
38 Exquisite : TO DIE FOR
39 Groggy state : DAZE
40 Citi Field predecessor : SHEA
42 Follower of Jah : RASTA
45 “Fire away” : ASK
46 Relax on the sofa : VEG
47 Not backing : ANTI
49 “_ we all?” : AREN’T
50 *”Free Your Mind” group : EN VOGUE
53 Brand with a Selena Gomez limited edition version : OREO
56 _ phone : CELLULAR
61 Swallowed : ATE
63 “_ mio” : O SOLE
64 Lead-in to “op” : SYS-
66 Some concert merch : TEES
69 Aspiring J.D.s’ exams : LSATS
70 See 3-Down : MY BINGO CARD
71 Give off : EMIT
74 *Visionary physicians? : EYE DOCTORS
77 In _ event : ANY
78 “Shark Tank” network : ABC
79 Cause of a sticky situation : GLUE
80 “Poison” singer Ora : RITA
81 Poetic performers : BARDS
83 Reaching great heights : TOWERING
85 Like show-offy pushups : ONE-ARM
90 Enlist again : REUP
93 Cruising the Caribbean, maybe : ASEA
94 Uniform adornment : EPAULET
96 Not alfresco : INDOORS
98 Vance of “I Love Lucy” : VIVIAN
99 Butter portion : PAT
101 Stritch of Broadway : ELAINE
104 Egyptian river : NILE
106 Target of some AI plagiarism detectors : ESSAY
107 Saudi Arabia neighbor : OMAN
108 Haha alternatives : LOLS
109 Wee : ITTY
111 End of a.m. : NOON
114 Egyptian viper : ASP
115 Connection : TIE
117 Goat’s bleat : MAA
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