Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday April 22nd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Swimmer’s unit : LAP
4 “Safe!” or “Strike!” : CALL
8 Pesto herb : BASIL
13 Part of some sports drink names : -ADE
14 California/Nevada resort lake : TAHOE
15 Bacteria that may cause gastroenteritis : E COLI
16 Type : ILK
17 “Everyone knows that!” : IT’S NO SECRET
19 Spanish wine region : RIOJA
21 Main dish : ENTREE
22 Mountain hiker’s protection : BEAR SPRAY
25 Snow pusher : PLOW
28 “Elder” or “Younger” figure of ancient Rome : CATO
29 Put in the attic, perhaps : STORE
30 Ben Affleck Best Picture winner set in Iran : ARGO
33 Cow’s milk cheese from an Alpine region of Italy : ASIAGO
37 Plant, as seeds : SOW
38 “I haven’t decided” : MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO
41 PC pioneer : IBM
42 Military programs intended to influence attitudes : PSY-OPS
43 Remove wrinkles from : IRON
44 Taco topping : SALSA
46 Scannable bars on mdse. : UPCS
48 Word on a red sign : STOP
49 TV episodes that are mostly flashback scenes : CLIP SHOWS
54 Caterpillar’s cover : COCOON
56 Put into law : ENACT
58 Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? : MAKING A FACE
62 La Brea __ Pits : TAR
63 “Rolling in the Deep” singer : ADELE
64 Public outcry : FUROR
65 Notable stretch of time : ERA
66 As bad as can be : WORST
67 Sulking state : SNIT
68 Single crunch, say : REP
DOWN
1 Hibernation location : LAIR
2 Go off-script : AD-LIB
3 Tea variety : PEKOE
4 Lion or tiger : CAT
5 Sounds of satisfaction : AHS
6 One who doesn’t like company : LONER
7 British pop singer Lewis : LEONA
8 Keg contents : BEER
9 Receive, as a gift : ACCEPT
10 Player who is not graceful in defeat : SORE LOSER
11 Suffix with infant : -ILE
12 Like birthday candles before a wish : LIT
14 Prom queen crown : TIARA
18 Messy digs : STY
20 2018 and 2019 Cy Young winner deGrom : JACOB
23 Doesn’t go : STAYS
24 “The White Lotus” actress Parker : POSEY
26 Maine university town : ORONO
27 Cry of victory : WE WON
29 __ sauce : SOY
30 Just a little off : AMISS
31 Morocco’s capital : RABAT
32 Athlete’s closet : GYM LOCKER
34 “Looking for,” in classified ads : ISO
35 Energize : AMP UP
36 Sounds of surprise : GASPS
39 Clean Air Act org. : EPA
40 Yellowstone beast : BISON
45 Ruins : SPOILS
47 “Rah!” or “Olé!” : CHEER
49 Gear tooth : COG
50 Idles : LOAFS
51 Jesting : IN FUN
52 Substance that can be holy or hard : WATER
53 Freak out : SCARE
55 Tech news site : CNET
57 Lobster catcher : TRAP
58 Gaping mouth : MAW
59 Big fuss : ADO
60 NPR host Shapiro : ARI
61 Camp bed : COT
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