
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday February 2nd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 REM opener : RAPID
6 Genesis mountain : ARARAT
12 Spanish table wines : RIOJAS
18 Goldfish or oyster : ANIMAL
20 “Bubble” drink : BOBA TEA
22 Gasoline number : OCTANE
23 “The cherry, apple, and strawberry candles are all sold out!”? : NOT ONE RED SCENT
25 Musical-comedy legend Ethel : MERMAN
26 Give a silent signal : NOD AT
27 Ryukyu Islands island : OKINAWA
29 Early education topic : ABCS
30 Palm berry : ACAI
33 Ousted Russian ruler : TSAR
35 Lose energy : TIRE
36 Nail salon brand : ESSIE
37 “Rigoletto” setting : MANTUA
40 Many NFL MVPs : QBS
42 Suppress : SIT ON
44 Word with loose or tight : END
45 Make a choice : OPT
46 Utter fiasco : SNAFU
49 Subway Surfers and Candy Crush Saga : APPS
51 Military drama franchise : NCIS
53 Unmounted jouster? : KNIGHT CRAWLER
56 Comedic tribute : ROAST
58 Jewish school : YESHIVA
59 “Unbelievable!” : WOW
61 Idolize : ADMIRE
63 Flighty notions : WHIMS
66 Menzel with a “Wicked” cameo : IDINA
68 Maker of Giant Rubber Bands and Dehydrated Boulders : ACME
70 Ref. that added “mic drop” in 2024 : OED
71 Relieves (of) : RIDS
72 Outdo a rolled entry in a sandwich battle? : BEAT THE WRAP
75 Grab hold of : SNAG
76 Miscalculate : ERR
77 Like a slasher film : GORY
78 Building blocks smaller than Lego : ATOMS
79 Red-blooded : LUSTY
80 Set to rights : NEATEN
82 Guarded ID digits : SSN
85 Postal creed start : NEITHER
87 Community values : ETHOS
88 Where guys hang out in a big box store? : THE AISLE OF MAN
93 Dance performed in concentric circles : HORA
94 Guitarist Guthrie : ARLO
95 Post-polish luster : SHEEN
96 Good Grips maker : OXO
97 Omar Sharif title role : CHE
99 Greedy demand : GIMME
101 “The Muppets” eagle : SAM
103 Like a gymnast : LIMBER
105 Stable neigh-bor : HORSE
107 “The Mammoth Hunters” novelist : AUEL
109 Settings symbol : GEAR
112 Rae of “Insecure” : ISSA
113 Ancient Egyptian cross : ANKH
114 Faint reminder : VESTIGE
116 Some hand-me-downs : GENES
119 One of TV’s “Friends” : MONICA
121 Urgent addition to the end of a song? : EMERGENCY CHORD
126 Target for Target : PROFIT
127 Fill up : SATIATE
128 Capital markets worker : TRADER
129 Heated conflicts : SET-TOS
130 Dads, sometimes : POPPAS
131 Many prom coifs : UPDOS
DOWN
1 Hoofed it : RAN
2 “We’re in -win situation” : A NO
3 Hardest part of a date? : PIT
4 “You can trust me with this!” : I’M ON IT
5 “Love & Mercy” actor Paul : DANO
6 Enables a crime : ABETS
7 Diviner’s device : ROD
8 Take, as a loss : ABSORB
9 Pool hall staple : RACK
10 Took a loss : ATE IT
11 Court figure : TENNIS PRO
12 Fontana di Trevi locale : ROMA
13 Hockey surface : ICE
14 Spanish “others” : OTRAS
15 Podcast series on how to build a door frame? : JAMB SESSIONS
16 Pain reliever since 1916 : ANACIN
17 Had a hunch : SENSED
19 Took charge : LED
21 Retro gaming consoles : ATARIS
24 Cluny the Scourge in “Redwall,” e.g. : RAT
28 Drenched : WET
30 Totally wild : AMOK
31 Crunch on a cereal box : CAP’N
32 Dissenter, at first? : ANTI-
34 Caraway-flavored spirit : AQUAVIT
36 Make unreadable, in a way : ENCODE
38 Seats, slangily : USHES
39 Crumb seekers : ANTS
41 McCloskey’s blueberry picker : SAL
43 Freeway feature : ON-RAMP
47 Feeling more fluish : ACHIER
48 Starts of some long weekends : FRIDAYS
50 Hymn singer’s seat : PEW
52 Reba McEntire’s “All the Women ” : I AM
54 Spots for sweaters? : GYMS
55 Wish list item : WANT
57 “Trick or !” : TREAT
60 On the hot side : WARMISH
62 Pushing boundaries : EDGY
63 Little brown bird : WREN
64 New payroll member : HIREE
65 Macrame enthusiast’s appraisal of a painting class? : I’D RATHER NOT
67 “I just knew it!” : AHA
69 Sand structure : CASTLE
72 Growing art form? : BONSAI
73 Volcano near the Ionian Sea : ETNA
74 Pity party line : WOE IS ME
75 Half a combo entree : SURF
77 “Curious” monkey : GEORGE
79 Actress Téa : LEONI
81 Ne’ertheless : THO’
83 Local guide : STREET MAP
84 Penguins’ org. : NHL
86 “Stay by me, Fido” : HEEL
89 Early morning goddess : EOS
90 Disorderly hordes : MOBS
91 Hacking tools : AXES
92 Romance writer Roberts : NORA
94 Keeps entertained : AMUSES
97 En-titled ones? : CHAMPS
98 Novelist de Balzac : HONORE
100 Space traveler Jemison : MAE
102 Sibling difference : AGE GAP
104 Small slipup : MISHAP
106 Work period : SHIFT
108 Intentionally deceive : LIE TO
110 Edith and Margo’s sister in “Despicable Me” : AGNES
111 Button for making a voice note, briefly : REC
114 Brewery tanks : VATS
115 Film set assistant : GRIP
117 WSJ competitor : NYT
118 Earth tone : ECRU
120 Part of a big union merger : CIO
122 Fig. texted en route : ETA
123 Like most prime numbers : ODD
124 Speedwagon : REO
125 Some ER staff : DRS
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