Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 20th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sonoma neighbor : NAPA
5 Colt’s mama : MARE
9 22-Across letters : AM/FM
13 Unseasoned : BLAND
18 Yellow shape on Ikea’s logo : OVAL
19 K2 cover : SNOW
20 Green course, in Germany : SALAT
22 Rock medium : RADIO
23 Hypothesis about the origin of oversized bracelets? : BIG BANGLE THEORY
26 Marital acquisition : IN-LAW
27 Deplete : USE UP
28 Shed : LOSE
29 Soars behind a boat : PARASAILS
31 Classic Angela Lansbury role : MAME
33 Must-have cookbook in every Maine kitchen? : LOBSTER BIBLE
36 GI address : APO
39 Checklist items : TASKS
42 Use Zelle, e.g. : PAY
43 Scuba spots : SEAS
44 Like some beach reads : TRASHY
46 Hill staffers : AIDES
48 Actor Penn : SEAN
49 Blockhead : OAF
52 “Wait, don’t forget the most important hamburger topping!” : TAKE YOUR PICKLE
55 Two under par : EAGLE
57 Piece of mind? : IDEA
58 Boss Tweed cartoonist : NAST
59 Mythological ship : ARGO
62 Scooby Gang leader : FRED
63 Legal agreement : CONTRACT
66 Brewery fixtures : TAPS
69 Postage scale units : OUNCES
71 Highlight of a military band’s museum tour? : BUGLE COLLECTION
74 Broadway opener : SCENE I
76 Cambodia’s continent : ASIA
77 “You flatter me!” : OH STOP IT
81 Aretha’s genre : SOUL
82 Trade jabs : SPAR
84 Phanaeng cuisine : THAI
86 Novelist Jaffe : RONA
87 Medicare section : PART D
89 Display models made for a palace renovation? : PLASTER CASTLES
94 Mimic : APE
95 Act as an accomplice : ABET
98 Take a shot : GUESS
99 Accomplice : COHORT
100 Like most folklore : ORAL
101 May honoree : MOM
102 Number of tiles played for a Scrabble bingo : SEVEN
104 Farm enclosure : STY
105 Silliest cart on a hayride? : CHUCKLE WAGON
110 Make a montage, say : EDIT
112 2-Down offering : RENTAL CAR
113 Persia, today : IRAN
116 Rapper __ B : CARDI
120 Pre-honeymoon destination : ALTAR
121 “Why is my faucet dripping all the time?,” e.g. : TRICKLE QUESTION
125 Quick flash of light : GLINT
126 Sleep soundly? : SNORE
127 Hamilton-Burr showdown : DUEL
128 Alma mater of Bear Grylls : ETON
129 Boot bottoms : SOLES
130 Tight : SNUG
131 Cheek : SASS
132 Hits head-on : RAMS
DOWN
1 Big name in fusion cuisine : NOBU
2 Budget alternative : AVIS
3 Hill helper : PAGE
4 Taylor Swift’s “Red” or Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” : ALBUM
5 Early web portal : MSN
6 Pool shot considerations : ANGLES
7 Gold-wrapped candy : ROLO
8 Lambs’ mamas : EWES
9 Fire sign? : ASH
10 Whitman of “Good Girls” : MAE
11 Cottontail’s kin : FLOPSY
12 French Revolution figure : MARAT
13 2032 Summer Olympics host city : BRISBANE
14 Covered patios : LANAIS
15 Improviser’s forte : AD-LIB
16 Singer Horan of One Direction : NIALL
17 Use a divining rod : DOWSE
21 Gibson of “The Collective” : TYRESE
24 “Who cares?” attitude : APATHY
25 Contact no. : TEL
30 _ code : AREA
32 Club spread : MAYO
34 Crude outfit? : OPEC
35 Lie in the sun : BASK
36 Common web site : ATTIC
37 Madrid museum : PRADO
38 “The Old _ Bucket”: Woodworth poem : OAKEN
40 Sport that may involve chopping boards : KARATE
41 Takes a taste : SIPS
45 “Click It or Ticket” restraint : SEAT BELT
47 Old-school paper copies : DITTOS
48 Sun. message : SER
49 Shrek’s sort : OGRE
50 Bass offerings : ALES
51 Made a meal for : FED
53 Release, as a 45-Down : UNCLIP
54 Use a surgical beam : LASE
56 Steelers’ div. : AFC NORTH
60 Poe-like : GOTHIC
61 Avignon approvals : OUIS
64 “Go, go, go!” : RUN
65 Grows older : AGES
67 Actor Mahershala : ALI
68 Nebraska divider : PLATTE
70 Part of NSFW : NOT
72 “Bad Monkey” novelist Hiaasen : CARL
73 Sandpapery : COARSE
74 Cake by the sink : SOAP
75 Turn salmon into lox, say : CURE
78 Some Ralph Lauren casuals : POLOS
79 Nonreactive, in chemistry : INERT
80 Appetizing : TASTY
81 Upscale amenity : SPA
83 Bldg. unit : APT
85 Music scholar known for a Beethoven catalog : HESS
88 Sorcery : DARK ARTS
90 Open-mouthed : AGOG
91 Heavyweight battle : SUMO
92 Crushed, as an exam : ACED
93 Some fast-food outlets : SONICS
96 Fancy party : BALL
97 Opts for : ELECTS
100 Pump number : OCTANE
101 “La Vie en Rose” Oscar winner Cotillard : MARION
103 Stadiums, e.g. : VENUES
105 Rugged rocks : CRAGS
106 “Are you listening to me?” : HELLO?
107 Up to, timewise : UNTIL
108 Cautions : WARNS
109 Zip : NIL
111 __ tot : TATER
114 Some M&M’s : REDS
115 Caribbean color : AQUA
117 Hayworth of “Gilda” : RITA
118 Gloom partner : DOOM
119 Cozy quarters : INNS
122 Wine label word : CRU
123 Beer barrel : KEG
124 Raised trains : ELS
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