Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 27th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Tropical flora : PALMS
6 Site with handcrafted inventory : ETSY
10 Lhasa _ : APSO
14 Word after solar or lens : FLARE
15 Copy, informally : DUPE
16 Vague reply to an ETA request : SOON
17 Traditional social group : FAMILY UNIT
19 “_ it ironic?” : ISN’T
20 About 5 mL : TSP
21 Prima : at first sight : FACIE
22 1:1, for one : RATIO
23 Historic hockey game at Lake Placid : MIRACLE ON ICE
25 “Love is , love is kind … ” : PATIENT
28 CEO’s aide : ASST
29 Couple : ITEM
30 What Diaper Genie filters trap : ODORS
33 Long of “The Best Man Holiday” : NIA
36 Dress blues, e.g. : MILITARY UNIFORM
40 Took a lunch break : ATE
41 Genesis : ONSET
42 Overlying : ATOP
43 Deer dad : HART
45 Decreases : LESSENS
48 Setting for amateur hour : OPEN MIC NIGHT
52 Drop out unexpectedly : FLAKE
53 Starr on the skins : RINGO
54 Distracted driving awareness TV spot, e.g. : PSA
57 Plunge : FALL
58 Zoned climate control options, and what this puzzle’s circled letters form : MINI SPLITS
60 Towel finisher : -ETTE
61 Dark skies, perhaps : OMEN
62 Alternative to a fidget spinner : POP IT
63 Encouraging cries : RAHS
64 Maritime hazard : BERG
65 Calendario starter : ENERO
DOWN
1 Incredulous sound : PFFT
2 “Pity, really” : ALAS
3 Prop in “Aladdin” : LAMP
4 3D diagnostic tool : MRI
5 Pic taken at arm’s length : SELFIE
6 Those responsible for class actions? : EDUCATORS
7 Viking garment : TUNIC
8 Sales pitch : SPIEL
9 To this point : YET
10 “Crazy Rich ”: Jon M. Chu rom-com : ASIANS
11 Tacky method of communication? : POST-IT NOTE
12 Video game character who attacks by rolling into a ball : SONIC
13 How many ballerinas perform : ON TOE
18 Michaels purchase, perhaps : YARN
22 “Scandal” actress Portia de __ : ROSSI
23 “Bosch” actress Rogers : MIMI
24 Take home, as pay : EARN
25 Soft, strong cotton : PIMA
26 Still going : AT IT
27 Option for long-distance medical consultations : TELEHEALTH
31 Easter purchase for 46-Down : DYE
32 Summarizing : OUTLINING
34 Element that makes blood red : IRON
35 Fires (up) : AMPS
37 “The Christmas Song” composer Mel : TORME
38 Body prefix : ANTI-
39 Like Formula One cars : FAST
44 Places for spats : ANKLES
46 Easter basket items : EGGS
47 “Ye Olde” boutique : SHOPPE
48 Many a promotional email : OFFER
49 Silver, in Spanish : PLATA
50 Focus of forensics shows : CRIME
51 Brock Purdy, for one : NINER
54 Half-: skate park element : PIPE
55 Use a spoon to homogenize : STIR
56 Concerning : AS TO
58 Group of meerkats : MOB
59 Chaney of old films : LON
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