Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday June 8th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Snail-paced : SLOW
5 Manually : BY HAND
11 Oft-torn 103-Down pt. : ACL
14 Wraps up : ENDS
18 Assails : HAS AT
20 Paul of “The Kominsky Method” : REISER
21 Exit : CLEAR OUT
23 Actor/activist Davis : OSSIE
24 Ailment treated with an inhaler : ASTHMA
25 In direct competition : TOE-TO-TOE
26 Existential question to a parking enforcer? : WHAT MAKES YOU TICKET
29 Church nooks : APSES
30 Understand : GROK
31 Things thrown in a fight : FISTS
35 Personal feats : BESTS
37 List of maritime court cases? : FISHING DOCKET
41 “For _ strange reason … ” : SOME
42 Includes in a card game : DEALS TO
44 Sculling blade : OAR
45 Red-hot anger : IRE
46 Hastily crafted water carrier? : QUICK BUCKET
49 With it : ALL THERE
51 Fleecy boot brand : UGG
52 Simpson, née Bouvier : MARGE
53 Baby elephant : CALF
55 Buzzing with energy : WIRED
56 Carrier based in Kuala Lumpur : AIRASIA
58 Revere : ADORE
60 Lay down the lawn : SOD
61 Driving platforms? : TEES
62 Attire suitable to get married in? : UNION JACKET
66 Omar of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” : EPPS
70 D.C. VIP : POL
72 Give a leg up : BOOST
73 Head out to sea : SET SAIL
75 Schmeared bread : BAGEL
78 “Tiny Beautiful Things” star Kathryn : HAHN
79 Corners, as the king : MATES
81 TurboTax alternative, briefly : CPA
82 Like a welcoming policy : OPEN-DOOR
84 Underground cumin trade? : SPICE RACKET
87 _ Jose : SAN
88 Capote, familiarly : TRU
89 Literary understatement such as “not unhappy” : LITOTES
91 Sharer’s adjective : OURS
92 Protest led by reviewers seeking higher wages? : CRITICS’ PICKET
95 Dice game : CRAPS
97 Cook in a basket, perhaps : STEAM
98 Alleviate : EASE
99 German mountains : ALPEN
101 Cry from an impatient attendee at a NASA launch ceremony? : LESS TALK, MORE ROCKET
109 Like a competitive day on the course : UNDER PAR
112 Father of Luke and Leia : ANAKIN
113 Sitcom starring Valerie Harper : RHODA
114 Jazzy improv : HORN SOLO
115 Like the lion killed by Hercules : NEMEAN
116 Achieve greatness : GO FAR
117 Out of business : SHUT
118 Hamilton bill : TEN
119 Fatal : DEADLY
120 What “swish” shots miss : RIMS
DOWN
1 Exhibit : SHOW
2 Curler’s target? : LASH
3 “Odyssey” peak : OSSA
4 “Hold your horses!” : WAIT A SEC
5 Panicked shout from a driving instructor : BRAKE
6 Votes for : YESES
7 Top tracks : HITS
8 Pallid : ASHY
9 Animated clownfish : NEMO
10 British pub offering : DRAUGHT
11 Director’s call : ACTION
12 Game played by hitting putts from 12 spots around a hole : CLOCK GOLF
13 Potato’s partner, in a classic soup : LEEK
14 Hot : EROTIC
15 “Just kidding!” : NOT
16 Pair : DUO
17 Sault _ Marie : STE
19 Allure : TEMPT
22 Dined while pregnant, facetiously : ATE FOR TWO
27 Long-eared equine : ASS
28 16-Down plus one : TRIO
32 One on a slippery slope? : SKIER
33 _ Haute : TERRE
34 Fine mount : STEED
35 Seemingly high-class, familiarly : BOUGIE
36 Asylum seeker : EMIGRE
37 Sham : FAKE
38 Land in la mer : ILE
39 Retired flier : SST
40 Lentil dish : DAL
41 Glute exercise : SQUAT
42 When doubled, a New Wave band : DURAN
43 Heartbeat check, for short : ECG
47 Canadian units of distance, familiarly : KMS
48 Olympic skater Oksana : BAIUL
49 Sudanese model Wek : ALEK
50 Camouflages : HIDES
53 Groomer’s concern : COAT
54 Piece of a circle’s circumference : ARC
57 Rockies resort town : ASPEN
58 Brief mystery writer? : ANON
59 Turntable pros : DJS
60 Direct : STEER
63 Letter-shaped support : I-BAR
64 “Incredible!” : OOH
65 _ Park, Colorado : ESTES
67 Prepare for shipping : PACK UP
68 “Scotland the Brave” musicians : PIPERS
69 View from the bottom bunk : SLATS
71 Experienced veterans : OLD-TIMERS
74 Wanders around LAX? : TSA
75 Bartlett cousins : BOSCS
76 Distant : APART
77 Robin Williams role in “Aladdin” : GENIE
78 Zillow listing : HOUSE SALE
79 Fly catcher? : MITT
80 Card in a royal flush : ACE
83 Tolkien beast : ORC
84 Nasdaq purchase : STK
85 “The Tell-Tale Heart” author : POE
86 News team member : COANCHOR
89 Daughter of 52-Across : LISA
90 Country with many hot springs : ICELAND
93 Scout’s find : TALENT
94 _ saint : PATRON
95 EMT training subj. : CPR
96 Corp. makeover : REORG
99 Calibri alternative : ARIAL
100 Musician Kravitz : LENNY
102 Uninspired name for a Dalmatian : SPOT
103 11-Across locale : KNEE
104 Bear with a medium-sized chair : MAMA
105 Sanctioned : OK’ED
106 Ex-U.N. head Annan : KOFI
107 Dutch export : EDAM
108 Repairs, as a driveway : TARS
109 Hesitant sounds : UHS
110 Classic Japanese drama : NOH
111 R&B’s __ Hill : DRU
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