Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday May 13th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Low-pH solution : ACID
5 Drastic haircut : CHOP
9 Bit of a stink? : WHIFF
14 Tortoise racer : HARE
15 e-tron carmaker : AUDI
16 Ancient Greek region : IONIA
17 “That was a great day” : I REMEMBER IT WELL
20 Former student : ALUM
21 Says loud and proud : ASSERTS
22 Wearable that can detect heart rate : SMARTWATCH
26 Comfy top : TEE
27 Source of an ink stain : PEN
28 Skewered dish : SATAY
29 Muslim monarch : EMIR
31 Actor and advocate for science communication Alan : ALDA
33 [Not my error] : SIC
34 Princess from the planet Alderaan : LEIA
35 Numbered element in a drawing : LOTTO BALL
38 Book that’s hardly light reading : TOME
39 Chest muscle, for short : PEC
40 “RuPaul’s __ Race” : DRAG
44 Bellicose god : ARES
45 References in a research paper : CITES
47 “Yo,” in Rio : OLA
48 Galaxy brain? : CPU
49 Morsel in Hansel and Gretel’s trail : BREADCRUMB
51 Leftover schmutz : RESIDUE
54 Self starter? : AUTO-
55 Like someone who spends too much time on the internet, and like this puzzle’s circled letters? : EXTREMELY ONLINE
60 “The Leftovers” producer Lindelof : DAMON
61 Hang on to : KEEP
62 Comes to a close : ENDS
63 Signs of what’s to come : OMENS
64 Attempts or assists : STAT
65 Relax : REST
DOWN
1 Sushi-grade tuna : AHI
2 Sweet sundae sauce : CARAMEL
3 Home country of novelist Sally Rooney : IRELAND
4 Raise objections : DEMUR
5 Pic taker : CAM
6 Networking center : HUB
7 “__ to Neptune”: Phillis Wheatley poem : ODE
8 “Our Flag Means Death” subject : PIRACY
9 Clever folks : WITS
10 Gordie known as “Mr. Hockey” : HOWE
11 Lethargy : INERTIA
12 Coffee maker insert : FILTER
13 Not true : FALSE
18 Ambulance staff: Abbr. : EMTS
19 “Or so” : ISH
22 Restorative space : SPA
23 Squander : WASTE
24 Working hard : AT IT
25 Tex-Mex inspired casserole : TACO PIE
29 Unagi fish : EEL
30 Not so hot : MILD
32 Soothing salve : ALOE
34 Tied, as a corset : LACED
36 Meditative mantras : OMS
37 Testing phase : BETA
38 “Have I ever steered you wrong?” : TRUST ME
41 Gymnast’s floor performance : ROUTINE
42 Nuts with a high water footprint : ALMONDS
43 Chitchat : GAB
44 Test for coll. credit : AP EXAM
45 Small streams : CREEKS
46 Multifunction printer function : SCAN
48 Operating principle : CREDO
49 Word after beach or ski : BUM
50 One may be a foot long : RULER
52 On board device? : IRON
53 Rooms for movie night : DENS
56 Allow : LET
57 Vote for : YEA
58 Make a choice : OPT
59 No. from a contractor : EST
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