
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday January 21st 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Taken : surprised : ABACK
6 Oscar winner Guinness : ALEC
10 Think (over) : MULL
14 Heartless : CRUEL
15 Showroom sample : DEMO
16 Length x width : AREA
17 Soup scoop : LADLE
18 “Sunflowers” and “Water Lilies” : PAINTINGS
20 Studio co-founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and others : UNITED ARTISTS
22 Eggy holiday drink : NOG
23 Air traffic org. : FAA
24 Like Vera Wang and I.M. Pei : CHINESE-AMERICAN
33 Luxury watch brand : ROLEX
34 The red planet : MARS
35 The “A” of IPA : ALE
36 Numbered musical composition : OPUS
37 Manicure targets : NAILS
39 Fencer’s handful : HILT
40 Telluride or Escalade : SUV
41 Fireplace stack : LOGS
42 Muscular strength : SINEW
43 Completely unplanned : SPUR OF THE MOMENT
47 Always, poetically : E’ER
48 Soak (up), as gravy : SOP
49 Social groups that work on embroidery projects, or what can be found three times in this puzzle? : SEWING CIRCLES
56 Careful examination : CLOSE LOOK
58 and kicking : ALIVE
59 Assistant : AIDE
60 Folk tales : LORE
61 Gymnast Comaneci : NADIA
62 Paella vegetables : PEAS
63 Absolut rival : SKYY
64 Beginning stage : ONSET
DOWN
1 First Amendment advocacy gp. : ACLU
2 High-fiber cereal ingredient : BRAN
3 German auto : AUDI
4 Gael, for one : CELT
5 Facial tissue brand : KLEENEX
6 Newspaper income source : AD PAGE
7 Shakespearean king with three daughters : LEAR
8 Give off : EMIT
9 Many Christmas trees : CONIFERS
10 Rum and curaçao cocktail : MAI TAI
11 Large coffee dispensers : URNS
12 Table support : LEG
13 _ Vegas : LAS
19 Former Russian rulers : TSARS
21 Spanish two : DOS
24 Symbol of Christianity : CROSS
25 Invitation to a dog while patting the bed, perhaps : HOP UP
26 Candy heart words : I LUV U
27 Super Mario Bros. console : NES
28 Barn-raising sect : AMISH
29 “Bad” prefix : MAL-
30 “Alfie” star Michael : CAINE
31 “The Bear” Emmy winner Jeremy _ White : ALLEN
32 Food package abbr. : NET WT
37 Without any extras : NO FRILLS
38 Simon Cowell’s competition show, briefly : AGT
39 He/_ pronouns : HIM
41 “My Fair Lady” composer Frederick : LOEWE
42 Opera heroine, often : SOPRANO
44 Big name in peanut butter candy : REESE’S
45 “Get me outta here” button : ESC KEY
46 “Pretentious? _?” : MOI
49 Fountain drink : SODA
50 Alcove : NOOK
51 Unpleasant, as details : GORY
52 Family : CLAN
53 Tupperware toppers : LIDS
54 Pop singer Sands : EVIE
55 Airplane assignment : SEAT
56 Ballplayer’s hat : CAP
57 Fib : LIE
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