Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 22nd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Basic lesson : ABCS
5 Smack-_ : DAB
8 PC shortcut employed when creating a draft : CTRL+S
13 Noted host of a couples’ getaway? : NOAH
14 Vegetarian staple : TOFU
15 Figure skater Sonja : HENIE
16 Yarn : TALE
17 Middle East sultanate : OMAN
18 Magazine piece? : ISSUE
19 One who’s bound to get away? : ESCAPE ARTIST
22 Centers of interest : FOCI
23 Formally withdraw : SECEDE
27 Small pellets : BBS
30 Fiddler accompanist in bluegrass, often : BANJO PLAYER
33 Indie genre with mainstream appeal : ALT-POP
35 “_ guesses?” : ANY
36 Cook fast, as steak : SEAR
37 Guarded : LEERY
38 French pal : AMI
39 Bass kin : CELLO
40 Button on a scale : TARE
41 Seasonal vaccine target : FLU
42 More like a snoop : NOSIER
43 Artist who makes some pretty cool pieces? : ICE SCULPTOR
46 Many “Grey’s Anatomy” pros : DRS
47 Singled out : CHOSEN
48 Some Minecraft blocks : ORES
50 “Go ahead and choose one,” and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across? : TAKE YOUR PICK
56 Deserted rest area? : OASIS
59 Some tennis shots : LOBS
60 Pod in Creole cuisine : OKRA
61 Top-level performance : A-GAME
62 [Chef’s kiss] : MWAH
63 Bridle part : REIN
64 Kits, eventually : FOXES
65 Played out : OLD
66 Two-time Newbery Medal winner DiCamillo : KATE
DOWN
1 Request from a 25-Down : ANTE
2 Feathery accessories : BOAS
3 AP math class : CALC
4 Grain amount : SHEAF
5 Taxonomic classification broader than kingdom : DOMAIN
6 Out there : AFAR
7 Part of a suicide squeeze : BUNT
8 Woodshop tool : CHISEL
9 Precedent-setting trials : TEST CASES
10 Many ICU professionals : RNS
11 Simu who plays Shang-Chi : LIU
12 “What did I tell you?” : SEE
14 Work boot tip : TOE CAP
20 NOLA sandwich : PO’BOY
21 Spotting game : I SPY
24 Lashes site : EYELID
25 Poker figure : DEALER
26 Box score statistic : ERRORS
27 Like Latvia and Lithuania : BALTIC
28 Sodium hypochlorite : BLEACH
29 Upgrade from mono : STEREO
31 Clog : JAM UP
32 Covert maritime org. : ONI
34 Deadline set by a printer : PRESS TIME
38 Start and end of the Musketeers’ motto : ALL
39 Apple device? : CORER
41 Doldrums : FUNK
42 “I can wait” : NO RUSH
44 Puts an end to : CEASES
45 “That’s rough” : TOO BAD
49 Multipurpose utensil : SPORK
51 Red Muppet with a goldfish : ELMO
52 Pained cry : YOWL
53 Big-box store with a Småland play area : IKEA
54 Lit _ : CRIT
55 “Citizen _” : KANE
56 Clumsy fellow : OAF
57 Before now : AGO
58 Jazz horn : SAX
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