Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday June 12th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fire (up) : REV
4 Sound of an ungentle landing : THUD
8 Ready to pour : ON TAP
13 “Little Red Riding Hood” tool : AXE
14 Grey _ vodka : GOOSE
15 Boatload : CARGO
16 _ reel : GAG
17 *Elixirs that stir passion : LOVE POTIONS
19 Fish sauce quality : UMAMI
21 Takes a turn? : REVOLVES
22 “Let’s kick it up a ” : NOTCH
25 Worn-down pencil : NUB
26 Jargon suffix : -ESE
27 *Steinbeck novella featuring George and Lennie : OF MICE AND MEN
31 Not post- : PRE-
32 Hindu festival : HOLI
33 Gave the star treatment to : RATED
37 Morrison who said, “The function of freedom is to free someone else” : TONI
39 Like cereal sitting in milk : SOGGY
42 Clip : PACE
43 Compress : SMUSH
45 Warmth : HEAT
47 Pro’s opposite : CON
48 *Franchise whose characters have “cutie marks” : MY LITTLE PONY
52 Rapper Nas X : LIL
55 Particle : BIT
56 Rounds in tourneys : SEMIS
57 “That was off topic … ” : I DIGRESS
60 Cultured _ : PEARL
63 *”Appreciate every moment” : LIFE IS SHORT
66 WC : LOO
67 Put some chips on the table : ANTED
68 Capitol Hill staffers : AIDES
69 Cash dispenser : ATM
70 Wine vessels : CASKS
71 Some “Modern Family” figures : DADS
72 Marina _ Rey, California : DEL
DOWN
1 Italian meat sauce : RAGU
2 Test : EXAM
3 List that may include black bean chili and mushroom pot pie : VEGAN MENU
4 All _ well : TOO
5 _ lane : HOV
6 Tech support caller : USER
7 Rely (on) : DEPEND
8 National Black Cat Day month : OCTOBER
9 Get just right : NAIL
10 Treasure stash : TROVE
11 Nosy neighbor in “WandaVision” : AGNES
12 Entourage : POSSE
14 Bug : GLITCH
18 Reproductive cell : OVUM
20 Pronoun used in mock outrage : MOI
23 Co. leaders : CEOS
24 Angel hair topper : HALO
27 Elects (to) : OPTS
28 Gift tag word : FROM
29 “See ya in the morning!” : ‘NIGHT
30 _ trapped: stuck at home because of a tot’s sleep schedule : NAP
34 Tex-Mex dish with an edible bowl : TACO SALAD
35 Nobel Prize subj. : ECON
36 Say no to : DENY
38 Belief system : ISM
40 Obtains : GETS
41 Home of Grace Hopper College : YALE
44 Some Subarus : HYBRIDS
46 Lures : TEMPTS
49 “Completely false!” : LIES
50 “Such a shame” : IT’S SAD
51 Food in “Sweeney Todd” and “Waitress” : PIE
52 Lavender kin : LILAC
53 Tony winner Menzel : IDINA
54 Elevates : LIFTS
58 _ chic : GEEK
59 Branch of Islam : SHIA
61 Repetitive learning method : ROTE
62 Romantic initialism spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues : LOML
64 Out of the ordinary : ODD
65 Hi-__ graphics : RES
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