Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday May 25th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Lethal African reptile : MAMBA
6 End of the line : LAST
10 Without : SANS
14 Urban honors, for short : CMAS
18 Once more : AGAIN
19 Brand fit for a queen? : SERTA
20 Painter with a “Magic Square” series : KLEE
21 Speech therapy focus : LISP
22 Church official who can’t walk in a straight line? : DIZZY DEACON
24 Other, in Oaxaca : OTRA
25 Opposed to : ANTI
26 Tavern quaff : ALE
27 Genre for FKA Twigs : ART POP
28 Bottom part of a San Diego Chicken costume, e.g.? : HALF MASCOT
30 Private dinner? : MESS
32 Fifth of August? : ESS
33 Movement sparked by Stonewall, for short : GAY LIB
35 “Finally done!” : THERE
36 Reiwa __: Japanese calendar designation since 2019 : ERA
38 Gift that may contain a GIF : E-CARD
40 Tried a bit of : TASTED
42 Dupes with a Florida twist? : KEY LIME COPIES
47 String along : LEAD ON
49 Praise highly : EXALT
50 Sign of approval : NOD
51 Shrub in the olive family : LILAC
53 Help out : AID
55 “Invisibilia” network : NPR
56 Humana rival : AETNA
58 Get better : HEAL
60 Rough drawing : SKETCH
62 Covers with grass : SODS
64 Quick clip : VID
65 Experts in core conditioning? : TUMMY COACHES
67 Meh poker hand : PAIR
69 Damages : HARMS
70 Hit Ctrl+Z : UNDO
71 Snake with a healing bite? : MIRACLE COBRA
75 Bart’s grandpa : ABE
76 Clownfish with a lucky fin : NEMO
80 “On the double!” : PRONTO!
81 Crafty etailer : ETSY
82 Move effortlessly : GLIDE
84 Writer’s block? : PAD
85 Dallas sch. : SMU
86 Plentiful : AMPLE
88 “White Girls” author Hilton : ALS
89 Pancakes sometimes topped with caviar : BLINI
91 One who’s gone fishing : ANGLER
93 Jackpot for a pork lover? : LIFETIME BACON
98 Sources of aerial shots : DRONES
100 Hami or honeydew : MELON
101 Drug taken on some trips : LSD
102 Judge who swings for the fences : AARON
104 Capital with a namesake 101-floor skyscraper : TAIPEI
106 Clumsy sort : OAF
108 Foot part : SOLE
112 Near misses in regime changes? : CLOSE COUPS
114 Welsh dogs : CORGIS
117 Pizza choice : HAM
118 Bones in a cage : RIBS
119 Seal hunter : ORCA
120 Quiet type with unexpected punchlines? : HIDDEN COMIC
122 “The Lost Bookshop” novelist Woods : EVIE
123 Ran out of juice : DIED
124 Knight’s mount : STEED
125 In the know : AWARE
126 Ship out : SEND
127 Listening devices? : EARS
128 U.N. member until 1991 : USSR
129 On edge : TENSE
DOWN
1 Respectful address : MADAM
2 Like parkour athletes : AGILE
3 Cornfield challenges : MAZES
4 Industry, casually : BIZ
5 “The Menu” star Taylor-Joy : ANYA
6 Tiny tweak to an atomic clock : LEAP SECOND
7 With the bow, musically : ARCO
8 Temporary fix : STOPGAP
9 Sandy shade : TAN
10 Danish toast : SKOAL
11 Fiction genre that may use chat logs and social media posts : ALT-LIT
12 Squishy indoor toy : NERF BALL
13 A-line line : SEAM
14 Locked horns : CLASHED
15 “Jiminy Cricket,” e.g. : MINCED OATH
16 Tycoon on the Titanic : ASTOR
17 Ill will : SPITE
19 Match components : SETS
23 Bedtime story? : DREAM
28 Mr. with a dark side : HYDE
29 Negative spot : ATTACK AD
31 Put on 81-Across, say : SELL
34 “The Mole” host Shapiro : ARI
37 Stage and screen legend Moreno : RITA
39 Marlee Matlin Oscar winner : CODA
41 Experienced : SEASONED
42 Salad dressing choice : KEN’S
43 Trade show : EXPO
44 Mower’s target : YARD
45 Complete : ENTIRE
46 Poetry showdowns : SLAMS
48 “Good going” : NICE
52 Letters of affection : ILY
54 Some MLB batters : DH’S
57 Sign of trouble : EVIL OMEN
58 “Get a move on!” : HURRY
59 “Cruella” star Stone : EMMA
61 Class for a future exec : ECON
63 Bridge measure : SPAN
65 Pop-tops : TABS
66 “Guernica” style : CUBISM
68 Have no help : ACT ALONE
69 Place with key cards : HOTEL
71 Can. lawmakers : MPS
72 “It’s Raining” singer Thomas : IRMA
73 Tournament format : ROUND-ROBIN
74 Animated frame : CEL
75 Shipshape : ALL IN ORDER
77 Totally amazing : EPIC
78 Burrito holder? : MANO
79 Norse god who drinks from Mímir’s well : ODIN
82 Purring pet, in Peru : GATO
83 Dwindles : EBBS
87 South Africa’s “Jacaranda City” : PRETORIA
90 Young fellas : LADS
92 Brought in : GROSSED
94 Little rascals : IMPS
95 Price to pay : FEE
96 Draws out : ELICITS
97 Pixielike : ELFIN
99 Dish at a tea party : SAUCER
102 Land parcels : ACRES
103 Still in the game : ALIVE
105 Tablets with passcodes : IPADS
107 Like sharp cheddar : AGED
109 “Bummer” : OH MAN
110 Wildlife refuges : LAIRS
111 Host of a roast : EMCEE
113 Honor system : CODE
115 Sonnets’ more adoring kin : ODES
116 “Get lost!” : SCAT
120 Stephanie of “Joy Ride” : HSU
121 Get behind : OWE
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