
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday January 23rd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Vase flaw : CHIP
5 Fragrance : AROMA
10 Like a thesis defense : ORAL
14 Bar mitzvah dance : HORA
15 Bloom from a bulb : TULIP
16 Wrap for onigiri : NORI
17 Keywords? : OPEN SESAME
19 Seemingly forever : AGES
20 Word with code or colony : PENAL
21 Organ protected by lashes : EYE
22 Kilt detail : PLEAT
23 Sticker : DECAL
25 More crafty : SLIER
27 Laughing relative of a meerkat : HYENA
30 Wildlife tracking device : EAR TAG
33 Abbey space : APSE
36 -Mex : TEX
37 Japan’s “Kimigayo,” for one : ANTHEM
38 of averages : LAW
39 Crosswords? : I SAID NO
41 Path of a fly ball : ARC
42 Three-note chords : TRIADS
44 No longer trendy : OUT
45 Corp. scientific execs : CTOS
46 “Why not” : OK SURE
47 Green : MOOLA
49 Worked as a secret agent : SPIED
51 “What a shame!” : SO SAD
54 Parents honored in May : MAMAS
56 __ de parfum : EAU
59 “Good heavens!” : OH GOD
61 Purple berry high in fat : ACAI
62 Safewords? : JUST IN CASE
64 Acronym after a lengthy post : TLDR
65 Felt a workout later : ACHED
66 Foreboding sign : OMEN
67 Brings legal action against : SUES
68 Lets tears flow : WEEPS
69 Libya-to-Algeria direction : WEST
DOWN
1 Pork cut : CHOP
2 Crossed one’s fingers : HOPED
3 Leader of the girl group Red Velvet : IRENE
4 Dashing style : PANACHE
5 Enjoyed a mochi doughnut, say : ATE
6 Ploy : RUSE
7 Beauty brand with a Retinol 24 line : OLAY
8 Silent performers : MIMES
9 Tailless primate : APE
10 Ready for action : ON ALERT
11 Catchwords? : ROGER THAT
12 63, for a 7×9 rectangle : AREA
13 Reminder on the fridge : LIST
18 Defeat, as a dragon : SLAY
22 Steinway product : PIANO
24 “As I remember it … ” : LET’S SEE
26 Primitive shelters : LEAN-TOS
28 Org. that awards grants to orchestras : NEA
29 Self-evident truth : AXIOM
31 Flight-related prefix : AERO-
32 Yukon and Sierra : GMCS
33 Midrange voice : ALTO
34 Get into a spot? : PARK
35 Watchwords? : SWISS MADE
39 Elba who played Luther : IDRIS
40 Half a quartet : DUO
43 Live-in nannies : AU PAIRS
45 Reliable moneymaker : CASH COW
48 Lake bird with an eerie call : LOON
50 Tie score in tennis : DEUCE
52 Peak performance : A-GAME
53 Amounts of medicine : DOSES
54 Judo class surfaces : MATS
55 Org. with a Women’s Rights Project : ACLU
57 “Days of Grace” memoirist Arthur : ASHE
58 Sch. that publishes the bilingual magazine Minero : UTEP
60 Ding on a bumper : DENT
62 Mouth part : JAW
63 Cards shown to bouncers : IDS
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