Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday August 12th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Gift of _ : GAB
4 Inaudible on Zoom, perhaps : MUTED
9 Durango automaker : DODGE
14 Org. concerned with mental health : APA
15 -3 fatty acid : OMEGA
16 Orchestral woodwinds : OBOES
17 FIFA zero : NIL
18 Was victorious in the ring, but not by a knockout : WON ON POINTS
20 Shows to be false : DEBUNKS
22 Small roles for big stars : CAMEOS
23 Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
24 Raise a hem, e.g. : SEW
25 Informal “I’ve heard enough!” : TMI
27 Drawn from actual events : REAL-WORLD
31 Spike on a shoe bottom : CLEAT
33 “You’ll definitely pass” course : EASY A
34 Patterns on a shoe bottom : TREADS
35 Demand for payment prior to service, or what 18-, 27-, 41-, and 54-Across all have : CASH UP FRONT
37 Ancient Greek city-state : SPARTA
39 Comes to a crawl : SLOWS
40 Tube-shaped pasta : PENNE
41 Dessert made with equal parts sugar, eggs, butter, and flour : POUND CAKE
45 “You’re a tough to follow!” : ACT
46 B+, but not A+ : ION
47 Former soccer pro Morgan : ALEX
48 Prone protests : LIE-INS
51 “Acupuncture is a jab well done” et al. : BAD PUNS
54 Big name in map publishing : RAND MCNALLY
56 Bon _ : witty remark : MOT
57 Yoga pose : ASANA
58 Site with an RSVP tracker : EVITE
59 Nikola Jokic’s org. : NBA
60 History assignment : ESSAY
61 Some towed autos : REPOS
62 Put on TV : AIR
DOWN
1 Male goose : GANDER
2 Each : APIECE
3 Movie boxer Rocky : BALBOA
4 Like freshly cut grass : MOWN
5 “Uh, whatever” : UM OK
6 Till bills : TENS
7 Narcissist’s problem : EGO
8 Did the mambo : DANCED
9 _ and gloom : DOOM
10 Off-Broadway award : OBIE
11 Label on toy food : DO NOT EAT
12 Sees red : GETS MAD
13 Curvy letter : ESS
19 What a dog gives to “shake” : PAW
21 Break, as a bad habit : UNLEARN
24 Applies carelessly : SLAPS ON
26 Part of TGIF : IT’S
28 “_ not, want not” : WASTE
29 Workplace std. setter : OSHA
30 Street Fighter fighter : RYU
31 Throng : CROWD
32 Shot blocker? : LENS CAP
34 Sci-fi classic with a 2010 sequel : TRON
35 Tijuana taverns : CANTINAS
36 NyQuil target : FLU
37 Place where the cucumbers aren’t for eating? : SPA
38 HS gym session : PE CLASS
41 “Cooler Than Me” singer Mike : POSNER
42 College fundraising source : ALUMNA
43 Obi-Wan _ : KENOBI
44 Washed-up celeb : EX-STAR
46 Bus. card letters : INC
49 “Show Boat” novelist Ferber : EDNA
50 “Still considering it” : I MAY
51 Radar screen dot : BLIP
52 Sax type : ALTO
53 Goes green? : DYES
54 Singer Carly _ Jepsen : RAE
55 NYC’s Fifth, e.g. : AVE
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