Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 8th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Network in Venice : CANALS
7 Tire pattern : TREAD
12 LGBTQ History Mo. : OCT
15 “Well, I guess so” : UM YEAH
16 32-Down need : VODKA
17 Travel to or from 67-Down : FLY
18 Guest spot in a studio, perhaps : FOLD-OUT COUCH
20 Smart dresser : FOP
21 Natural hairstyle, for short : ‘FRO
22 Tempest : STORM
23 Periodical release : ISSUE
25 Text status : SENT
27 Came across as : SEEMED
30 “_ Lasso” : TED
31 Denim option : ACID WASH
JEANS
35 Guiding light : BEACON
38 Couldn’t keep a secret : TOLD
39 Transgression : SIN
40 Leaves out : OMITS
41 Nouveau réalisme artist Klein : YVES
43 Without help : ALONE
45 “This means _!” : WAR
46 Many a viral GIF : MEME
48 Music app on old Macs : ITUNES
49 Spot for a home bartender’s stash : LIQUOR CABINET
53 Tote : LUG
54 Coastal city in Andalusia : MALAGA
55 Breakfast burrito proteins : EGGS
59 WordPress sites : BLOGS
61 Word derived from the Japanese for “a bit” : SKOSH
63 Sign of summer : LEO
64 Hoppin’ : LIT
65 Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle’s circled letters : WESTERN UNION
69 Put into practice : USE
70 Fill in the blanks, in a way : INFER
71 Meeting outline : AGENDA
72 UFO pilots : ETS
73 “Music” from a cat organ : MEOWS
74 Tin alloy used in ancient Egypt : PEWTER
DOWN
1 Slaps : CUFFS
2 Love, in Firenze : AMORE
3 Parachute fabric : NYLON
4 Lifesaving device for an EMT : AED
5 Vietnam neighbor : LAOS
6 Closes the door on : SHUTS IN
7 Network news team : TV CREW
8 Casual movie night partner : ROOMMATE
9 Howard URL suffix : EDU
10 Pedigree org. : AKC
11 Yogurt in lassi : DAHI
12 Time for travel deals : OFFSEASON
13 State of bliss : CLOUD NINE
14 Sort : TYPE
19 Three-__ sloth : TOED
24 Fr. holy title : STE
26 Social finesse : TACT
28 Those, in Spanish : ESOS
29 UPS competitor : DHL
32 Pink cocktail, familiarly : COSMO
33 Matchmaking app available in Hebrew : JDATE
34 Donkey Kong Country console, for short : SNES
35 Get the ball rolling? : BOWL
36 Need for a marketing blast : EMAIL LIST
37 Punctuation made with bunny ears : AIR QUOTES
41 Community gym org. : YMCA
42 Hearty beef dish : VEAL STEW
44 Pear-shaped instrument : LUTE
47 Hesitant sound : ERM
48 Just like that : IN A SNAP
50 Comfy boot brand : UGG
51 Patisserie staff : BAKERS
52 “Petrushka” composer Stravinsky : IGOR
56 Flicker of light : GLINT
57 Glittery rock : GEODE
58 Shipwreck-finding tech : SONAR
59 Smurf-colored : BLUE
60 Take a dip : SWIM
62 Bigger than big : HUGE
66 WSW opposite : ENE
67 Second-busiest Calif. airport : SFO
68 Top condition on eBay listings : NEW
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