Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 16th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 South American dances: SAMBAS
7 Cumin, for one: SPICE
12 Sci. class: BIO
15 Nile cobras: ASPS
19 “Seinfeld” character: ELAINE
20 Church instrument: ORGAN
21 Estimate qualifier: -ISH
22 Fuss: FLAP
23 “Is he really the best actor for the role?”: CASTING DOUBT
25 Opening: GAP
26 Lawn care brand: TORO
27 U-turn from NNW: SSE
28 Soaps, e.g.: DRAMAS
29 Close tightly: SEAL
30 CPR experts: EMTS
31 Superlative suffix: -EST
33 “College GameDay” airer: ESPN
34 “Why is this keyboard key bigger than the others?”: SPACE PROBE
36 Dream stage: REM
38 Jedi played by Daisy Ridley: REY
40 Long-snouted animals: TAPIRS
42 Goal: AIM
43 Makes blank: ERASES
45 Incision: SLIT
46 Rating systems: SCALES
50 “How did the magician do that?”: TRICK QUESTION
55 Go to a cafe, say: EAT OUT
56 Caramel candies: ROLOS
57 Lion voiced by Moira Kelly and Beyoncé: NALA
58 Superfan: STAN
61 Water line: SHORE
62 Estimate qualifier: OR SO
63 Golden Arches sandwiches: MCRIBS
65 Own (up): FESS
67 Cut: MOW
68 “Is this actually a vegan burger?”: BEYOND SUSPICION
73 Mud bath spot: SPA
76 Ivy League school in Connecticut: YALE
77 Lot attendants: VALETS
78 Other, in Spanish: OTRO
82 Not mainstream: NICHE
84 Very little: A DAB
87 Apple variety: GALA
88 Work : ETHIC
89 Wealthy family on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”: ASTORS
91 “Can you do me a favor?”: FRIEND REQUEST
94 “Beauty and the Beast” villain: GASTON
95 Snack introduced in 1912: OREO
96 “You, Me and ”: rom-com starring Owen Wilson: DUPREE
97 Director Roth: ELI
98 Gear for benched players: PIANOS
101 “Houdini” singer Lipa: DUA
102 Colony worker: ANT
103 “It’s ‘abracadabra,’ and not ‘hocus-pocus,’ right?”: SPELL CHECK
107 Seized auto: REPO
109 Sass: LIP
111 Pic takers: CAMS
112 Hawaiian coffee region: KONA
113 Subway handholds: STRAPS
115 Connections and Spelling Bee publisher, for short: NYT
117 Jessica of “Fantastic Four”: ALBA
118 Geologic span: EON
119 “How many Grammy Awards has Ms. Nicks won?”: STEVIE WONDER
122 Snorkeler’s spot: REEF
123 Pi follower: RHO
124 “Understood”: ROGER
125 Cactus bud: AREOLE
126 Cry from a bad driver?: FORE!
127 Adage: SAW
128 Tablets at some checkout counters: IPADS
129 Came together: MERGED
DOWN
1 Min. portion: SEC
2 Word of regret: ALAS
3 Blasted messages: MASS EMAILS
4 Gives more than a licking?: BITES
5 Singer DiFranco: ANI
6 Wire: SEND
7 Crushes, e.g.: SODAS
8 Cue: PROMPT
9 Tropical lizard: IGUANA
10 Airport waiters: CABS
11 Doc who treats sinusitis: ENT
12 Conference with Providence and Villanova: BIG EAST
13 Physicist Newton: ISAAC
14 “You’re being ridiculous!”: OH PLEASE
15 Consequence: AFTERMATH
16 Replay speed: SLO-MO
17 Second installment: PART B
18 Slangy “Let’s say… “: ‘SPOSE
24 Earl _ tea: GREY
29 Netflix series featuring track stars: SPRINT
32 Long hikes: TREKS
34 Buildings near barns: SILOS
35 Fashion designer Paloma: PICASSO
36 Old-school: RETRO
37 Goof: ERROR
39 Law firm abbr.: ESQ
41 Trident-shaped Greek letter: PSI
44 Nickname used by Shaggy: SCOOB
47 Weaving device: LOOM
48 German currency: EURO
49 Hearty meal: STEW
51 7UP nickname, with “the”: UNCOLA
52 Made: EARNED
53 Moved smoothly: SLID
54 Surfer’s subwindows: TABS
59 Off the beaten path: AFIELD
60 Divine drink of Greek mythology: NECTAR
63 “Smoove Jones” R&B singer: MYA
64 Santa Fe, for one: SUV
66 Fam member: SIS
69 Dad joke reaction, perhaps: EYE ROLL
70 Herb in some rituals: SAGE
71 Strategy: PLAN
72 Still in bed: NOT UP
73 Hiccup: SNAG
74 Tuscan tower town: PISA
75 Takes steps: ACTS
79 Spot that might make people feel comfortable?: THERAPY DOG
80 Out of bed: RISEN
81 A side of pawns, in chess: OCTET
83 Where people on vacation may store their bread?: HOTEL SAFE
85 Continent that’s home to Victoria Falls: AFRICA
86 Shatter: BREAK
88 Peer: EQUAL
90 Official chocolate bar sponsor of the NFL: SNICKERS
92 Charged particle: ION
93 Ending for some college addresses: EDU
95 Filter option on some search results: OPEN NOW
99 “Wednesday” actress Jenna: ORTEGA
100 Started a tennis rally: SERVED
101 “Cool!”: DOPE
103 Winter wrap: SCARF
104 Prefix with -lithic: PALEO-
105 Bonfire remnant: EMBER
106 Ruckus: HOO-HA
108 Socks, hopefully: PAIRS
110 Baltimore’s _ Harbor: INNER
113 Halt: STOP
114 Freestyled, perhaps: SWAM
116 Lead-in to health: TELE-
119 __ Lanka: SRI
120 Minecraft block: ORE
121 Checkers side: RED
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