Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday April 16th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Broad views : VISTAS
7 Metaphor for a wearying work routine : RAT RACE
14 Person who’s self-obsessed : EGOIST
15 Frequent flyer : AVIATOR
16 “Casino ”: Bond film : ROYALE
17 Live, as footage : REAL-TIME
18 Texter’s “Just a moment” : BRB
19 Nerf darts, e.g. : AMMO
21 Cuts in a pie crust : SLITS
22 MLB official : UMP
24 Play part after the first intermission : ACT TWO
26 Super Bros. : MARIO
28 Ring victory, for short : TKO
29 NBC foreign correspondent Richard : ENGEL
33 Skin and bones : ORGANS
35 Pre-exam session : CRAM
37 _ carte : A LA
38 Informal clothing option : TEE
39 Slogan : TAGLINE
41 Claiborne of fashion : LIZ
42 Sticky roadway substance : TAR
43 Colorful Hindu spring observance : HOLI
44 Match wits with : DEBATE
46 “Jungle Fever” actor Davis : OSSIE
48 Long-legged bird : EMU
50 Formal options, informally : TUXES
51 Nerds : DWEEBS
53 “_ takers?” : ANY
54 Middle Eastern leaders : EMIRS
56 Vaping device : E-CIG
58 “Planet Money” producer : NPR
61 Coin collector? : CREDITOR
63 Seaside city in Italia : NAPOLI
65 “Let me look!” : CAN I SEE?!
66 Best of the best : TIP-TOP
67 Move like an old jalopy : STUTTER
68 Odin feature : ONE EYE
DOWN
1 Action word : VERB
2 Fictional lab assistant : IGOR
3 Meatless barbecue patties : SOY BURGERS
4 Aunt, in Mexico : TIA
5 Light punishment : A SLAP ON THE WRIST
6 Part of a winesap or a wineglass : STEM
7 “Hair Love” voice actress Issa : RAE
8 Nautical “Halt!” : AVAST
9 “Au revoir” : TILL WE MEET AGAIN
10 Mete out : RATION
11 Toiling away : AT IT
12 Rom-, dot-, or sit- enders : COMS
13 Prior to, poetically : ERE
17 Athlete who might have a “belayed” reaction, and what 3-, 5-, 9-, and 30-Down each contain? : ROCK CLIMBER
20 Yoga roll : MAT
23 “Mamma !” : MIA
25 “Silent All These Years” singer Amos : TORI
26 Slogan : MOTTO
27 Fields of study : AREAS
30 Former Samsung smartphone with a stylus : GALAXY NOTE
31 Best of the best : ELITE
32 Lounges (about) : LAZES
34 Paulo, Brazil : SAO
36 “On top of that … ” : AND
40 “Squee!” feeling : GLEE
45 Hairdo for General Leia : BUN
47 Words following a great accomplishment : I DID IT!
49 The Trojans of the NCAA : USC
52 First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
54 QED part : ERAT
55 Host’s handout : MENU
57 Really digging : INTO
59 Devious maneuver : PLOY
60 __ for the picking : RIPE
61 Adds to an email chain : CCS
62 Above, in poetry : O’ER
64 Safety gear for hosp. workers : PPE
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