Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday June 5th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Former “Doctor Who” star Capaldi : PETER
6 “Quit crying, ya big baby!” : WAH
9 Latches (on to) : GLOMS
14 Breakout publisher : ATARI
15 Punk offshoot : EMO
16 Make merry : REVEL
17 Hair removal option : WAX STRIPS
19 Get around : EVADE
20 Shot : PIC
21 Apex predator with feathers : EAGLE
22 21-Across nest : AERIE
23 Homecoming attendee : ALUM
25 Underhanded move : CHEAP TRICK
27 Blotter target : WET INK
29 Emblem on a dol. : US SEAL
30 “4 real?” : SRSLY
31 So-so poker hand : PAIR
34 Conniving : SLY
35 Growth also known as yellow poplar : TULIP TREE
39 Stand _ : PAT
42 Really liking : INTO
43 Brings up : REARS
47 Fireplace receptacle : ASHPAN
50 _ Sea: saline lake in California’s Sonoran Desert : SALTON
51 Noncommissioned screenplay : SPEC SCRIPT
55 Dreamcast maker : SEGA
56 “Bosch” star Welliver : TITUS
57 Place for HS filmmakers : AV LAB
59 Gown partner : CAP
60 Wipe out : ERASE
61 There and back, or a progression found in 17-, 25-, 35-, 51-, and 61-Across : ROUND TRIP
63 Compare : LIKEN
64 Hesitant response : ERM
65 With a single voice : AS ONE
66 Hägar’s dog : SNERT
67 Deli choice : RYE
68 Deviated from a straight course : YAWED
DOWN
1 Green-skinned fruits in the custard-apple family : PAWPAWS
2 Always-open merchant : E-TAILER
3 Campaign promises directed at wage earners : TAX CUTS
4 Triage ctrs. : ERS
5 Liturgical act : RITE
6 Consider the pros and cons of : WEIGH
7 Copious : AMPLE
8 Hebrew prophet : HOSEA
9 Hall of Famers : GREATS
10 Simple machines : LEVERS
11 Egg cell producers : OVARIES
12 Insurance category : MEDICAL
13 In an aerodynamic way : SLEEKLY
18 Pool triangle : RACK
24 Jackson of the Modern Jazz Quartet : MILT
26 Ragdoll sound : PURR
28 Alma mater of Spike Lee and Ang Lee: Abbr. : NYU
31 Map marker : PIN
32 Well-suited : APT
33 Skater Midori : ITO
36 “The Mod Squad” role : LINC
37 Bullpen stat : ERA
38 Anago and unagi : EELS
39 Some Degas works : PASTELS
40 Medicine cabinet staple : ASPIRIN
41 Bad thing for an official to be on : THE TAKE
44 Was humiliated : ATE CROW
45 Hair growth option : ROGAINE
46 Replied sharply : SNAPPED
48 One who may download Microsoft software : PC USER
49 Green light : ASSENT
50 Diehard fan, in slang : STAN
52 Harder to come by : RARER
53 Creamy white : IVORY
54 Decorative feather : PLUME
58 Annual celebration, briefly : B-DAY
62 Passenger-screening org. : TSA
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