Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 13th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Two-time NBA MVP Malone : KARL
5 “Parks and ” : REC
8 Gray shade : SLATE
13 Pet peeve? : FLEA
14 “The Little Mermaid” prince : ERIC
16 Mongolian, e.g. : ASIAN
17 Katy Perry song whose lyrics mention Venice Beach and Palm Springs : CALIFORNIA GURLS
20 Like fraternity brothers : MALE
21 Pantry array : CANS
22 Seasonal illness : FLU
23 Stevie Ray Vaughan blues cover with the line “I’m standin’ out in the rain” : TEXAS FLOOD
26 D-rated : POOR
27 Poem of praise : ODE
28 Hot toddy option : TEA
29 solution : SALINE
31 Zilch : NADA
33 Writer/actress Fey : TINA
36 _ in comparison : PALED
37 Regulatory legal associations, and what 17-, 23-, 54-, and 61-Across are? : STATE BARS
40 Wash away suds : RINSE
43 Cornerstone number : YEAR
44 Cat prey : MICE
48 Skin care brand : AVEENO
50 Old film channel : TCM
52 Kraken’s realm, briefly : NHL
53 Spoils : ROTS
54 Title song of a 1961 film featuring a lei-wearing Elvis Presley : BLUE HAWAII
58 “And so on” abbr. : ETC
59 With, at le restaurant : AVEC
60 _ América: quadrennial soccer tournament : COPA
61 “Just an old sweet song” performed by Ray Charles : GEORGIA ON MY MIND
66 Come next : ENSUE
67 Jeans spot that might wear out first : KNEE
68 Type of saxophone : ALTO
69 Maker of apple products : MOTT’S
70 “Stat!” : NOW!
71 German “no” : NEIN
DOWN
1 Fast-food chain owned by Yum! Brands : KFC
2 San Francisco Bay city : ALAMEDA
3 Chill : RELAXED
4 Boxer Ali : LAILA
5 __ Speedwagon : REO
6 Make a mistake : ERR
7 Dos y tres : CINCO
8 Gives in to gravity : SAGS
9 The Tigers of the SEC : LSU
10 Plane feature with a lift-to-drag ratio : AIRFOIL
11 Beer, slangily : TALL ONE
12 Made certain : ENSURED
15 Milan farewell : CIAO
18 Celebratory suffix : -FEST
19 “No ifs, , or buts” : ANDS
23 Boatload : TON
24 Greek cheese : FETA
25 Parishioners : LAITY
26 Ecto- or endo- finish : PLASM
30 Car loan fig. : APR
32 Donkeys : ASSES
34 Bridal bio word : NEE
35 Lessen : ABATE
38 X, at times : TEN
39 Prefix with enemy : ARCH-
40 Red diamond, e.g. : RARE GEM
41 Words of dissension : I VOTE NO
42 Sales figure : NET COST
45 Heaped : IN A PILE
46 Trattoria red : CHIANTI
47 Yale student : ELI
49 Terse “Of course!” : OBVI
51 “Shameless” star William H. : MACY
55 Faucet problem : LEAK
56 The NCAA’s Huskies : UCONN
57 Barnard attendee : WOMAN
59 Long time : AGES
62 Boring routine : RUT
63 “The Matrix” character who chooses the red pill : NEO
64 Kitten’s sound : MEW
65 Actor Cheadle : DON
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