Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday February 23rd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Halls rival: RICOLA
7 Open to change: ADAPTIVE
15 Irritates: RASPS
20 Undermines: ERODES
21 Army training exercise: MANEUVER
22 Radiant: AGLOW
23 Spinner for an early riser?: TOP OF THE MORNING
25 Waititi of “What We Do in the Shadows”: TAIKA
26 Proton partner: NEUTRON
27 Finish: END
28 Fate: KISMET
29 Future esq.’s exam: LSAT
30 Punchy salad ingredient: CRESS
33 Overused theme: TROPE
34 Sp. titles: SRAS
37 Free: LET OUT
39 James of “Funny Lady”: CAAN
40 __ and cheese: MAC
43 Unkempt do: MOP
44 Classic playset made of cut logs?: LUMBER JACKS
47 Magic, on scoreboards: ORL
48 Headline writer: EDITOR
52 “Enough already!”: TMI
53 Build on: ADD TO
54 Muse of history: CLIO
55 Discover: LEARN OF
57 Japanese dog breed: AKITA
59 Gamekeeper: WARDEN
61 Phrase on Texas license plates: LONE STAR
63 Nickel, e.g.: METAL
66 Verdon partner: FOSSE
67 Equipment for playing catch in a costume?: MASQUERADE BALLS
71 “A Christmas ”: CAROL
74 “The Hobbit” dragon: SMAUG
75 Homer that scores one run: SOLO SHOT
79 Likes a lot: ADORES
81 Arena levels: TIERS
84 Like a sailboat’s mainsail: SCALENE
85 Narrow inlets: RIAS
86 Louisiana cuisine: CAJUN
89 Volkswagen convertible: EOS
91 Did a do: STYLED
92 Place to retire: BED
93 Rollerblades that are a dime a dozen?: CHEAP SKATES
96 Fellow: LAD
97 Hero: SUB
98 Study, say: ROOM
99 Tailor, at times: FITTER
101 “ cannoli!”: HOLY
102 Rest atop: LIE ON
104 Step up from nano-: MICRO-
106 Buggy terrain: DUNE
108 Ethically challenged: AMORAL
110 Embargo: BAN
111 Folks who may be up a creek with a paddle: CANOERS
114 Center of power: LOCUS
115 Competitive activity with infinite possibilities?: GAME FOR ANYTHING
120 Bracelet spot: ANKLE
121 Natives of Wyoming: ARAPAHOS
122 Skilled speaker: ORATOR
123 Honkers: NOSES
124 Totals: DESTROYS
125 Meditative genre: NEW AGE
DOWN
1 No longer working, briefly: RET
2 Part of a press kit?: IRON
3 Carry on: COPE
4 Nonalcoholic beer brand: O’DOUL’S
5 Some driving instructions: LEFTS
6 Type of plane that doesn’t fly: ASTRAL
7 Hymn ending: AMEN
8 Three Gorges project: DAM
9 “Should I take that as ?”: A NO
10 Piece of rpm: PER 11 Fixes, as a piano: TUNES
12 Political columnist Molly: IVINS
13 Hawk: VEND
14 Indoor rower, for short: ERG
15 Controls supply: RATIONS
16 Showing shock: AGASP
17 Shapers for kids’ goo?: SLIME MOLDS
18 Jab: POKE
19 Smack: SWAT
24 Monopoly purchase: HOTEL
28 Polish metropolis: KRAKOW
30 Clause separator, at times: COMMA
31 Puzzle cube creator: RUBIK
32 Nice season: ETE
33 Diplomat’s skill: TACT
34 Common sense?: SMELL
35 Bull rider’s sport: RODEO
36 Like some drones: APIAN
38 Sound of reproach: TUT
39 Currency with toonies, briefly: CAD
41 Sign before Taurus: ARIES
42 Geneticist’s research subject, perhaps: CLONE
45 Like most films: RATED
46 Social app with a synagogue directory: JDATE
49 Kevin Bacon horror film with an “Aftershocks” sequel: TREMORS
50 Marked down: ON SALE
51 Goes off: ROTS
54 In an angry manner: CROSSLY
56 Website help pages: FAQS
58 Public relations concern: IMAGE
60 Like ice cubes in water: AFLOAT
62 Piña colada ingredient: RUM
64 Muscles worked by planks: ABS
65 Southeast Asian nation: LAOS
68 Really enjoy: EAT UP
69 Ancient civilization remnants: RUINS
70 Inc. relatives: LLCS
71 Keto no-nos: CARBS
72 “So long, mon ami”: ADIEU
73 Travel version of a stackable building set?: ROAD BLOCKS
76 Phone line?: HELLO
77 NBA analyst Shaquille: O’NEAL
78 Bear in a crib: TEDDY
80 Pod relative: SCHOOL
82 Broadcast again: RE-AIR
83 voce: SOTTO
87 Many moons: AEON
88 Copier problem: JAM
90 Firm up: SET
93 Clothing lines: CREASES
94 Colonel Sanders’s place: KFC
95 Midsize car: SEDAN
100 Damon who wrote the stories adapted as “Guys and Dolls”: RUNYON
101 Donkey’s call: HEE-HAW
103 Victor’s cry: I RULE
104 111-Down and Phillips, in a 1960s pop group: MAMAS
105 Klutzy: INEPT
107 Paris possessive: NOTRE
108 “The Traitors” host Cumming: ALAN
109 Not stereo: MONO
110 Show: BARE
111 Singer Elliot: CASS
112 Actress Wilson: RITA
113 Lip-lock, in London: SNOG
115 Josh of “Wolf Like Me”: GAD
116 Way off: FAR
117 “Well, lookee here!”: OHO
118 Wizzard singer Wood: ROY
119 Test for M.A. hopefuls: GRE
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