Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday July 8th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Scoffer’s laugh : HAH
4 Shapes of some annexes : ELLS
8 No longer feral : TAMED
13 Kerfuffle : ADO
14 Roll of fabric : BOLT
15 Open declaration : AVOWAL
17 *Wrestling contest where opponents hold hands : THUMB WAR
19 Replace outdated connections, perhaps : REWIRE
20 Sprinkler hookups : HOSES
21 Georgia home of the Allman Brothers : MACON
23 Poetry Out Loud org. : NEA
24 Top poker cards : ACES
25 *Homemade liquor during Prohibition : BATHTUB GIN
27 Fatherly nickname : PAPA
29 -friendly : USER
30 Quilters’ gathering : BEE
32 Positive quality : ASSET
35 “It’s a cinch!” : EASY
39 *Marinated antipasto items : ARTICHOKE HEARTS
43 [OMG!] : GASP
44 Sticky pine product : RESIN
45 Long, slithery fish : EEL
46 “Humpty Dumpty” rhyme scheme : AABB
49 Thompson who won four NBA championships with the Warriors : KLAY
51 *Isthmus : LAND BRIDGE
56 Money to repay : LOAN
59 Reproductive cells : OVA
60 -Coeur Basilica: Paris tourist spot : SACRE
61 Pianist’s practice piece : ETUDE
62 Cocktail garnishes : OLIVES
64 Chess finales, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues : ENDGAMES
66 Experts : MAVENS
67 Rum quaff : GROG
68 Not mainstream, informally : ALT
69 White of “The Golden Girls” : BETTY
70 Filming locations : SETS
71 __ Moines, Iowa : DES
DOWN
1 Gentle yoga style : HATHA
2 Like some committees : AD HOC
3 Indoor cats, e.g. : HOUSEPETS
4 Flows out, as the tide : EBBS
5 Close to the ground : LOW
6 Camel kin in Peru : LLAMA
7 Classic Fender, familiarly : STRAT
8 Fortunetelling decks : TAROTS
9 Utah or Maine, in Washington, D.C. : AVENUE
10 Make a path in a field, say : MOW
11 Former Knicks center Patrick : EWING
12 “Is it worth the risk?” : DARE I
16 Like turkey chili : LEAN
18 Flat-topped landform : MESA
22 Skydivers’ needs : CHUTES
25 Wild party : BASH
26 La _ Tar Pits : BREA
28 Ms. _-Man: arcade classic : PAC
30 Tote or duffel : BAG
31 Pitching stat : ERA
33 Food preservative acid : SORBIC
34 Scrape (by) : EKE
36 “Did I do something wrong?” : ARE YOU MAD
37 Fr. holy woman : STE
38 Fr. fashion brand : YSL
40 Apple Pencil device : IPAD
41 Mountain trail activity : HIKE
42 Made a JPEG bigger, briefly : ENL
47 Not at school : ABSENT
48 Loud and shrill, as a trumpet : BRASSY
50 Ski town in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains : ALTA
51 Weaver’s device : LOOM
52 Space for tech-savvy HS kids : AV LAB
53 Clueless : NAIVE
54 Wine residue : DREGS
55 Artistic category : GENRE
57 “Skyfall” vocalist : ADELE
58 Cozy spots : NESTS
61 Soufflé ingredients : EGGS
63 3-Down doc : VET
65 Part of a URL : DOT
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