Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday February 19th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Reading while propped up by pillows, say : ABED
5 Peach _ : MELBA
10 Casual greetings : HIS
13 Black bird : RAVEN
15 “It’s our time to shine!” : WE’RE ON
16 German cry : ACH
17 *Completely and utterly incorrect : FLAT-OUT WRONG
19 Quilting party : BEE
20 Texas city that forms the Petroplex with Midland : ODESSA
21 Activist Yoko : ONO
22 Venue : SITE
23 Worldwide social welfare org. : UNICEF
24 *Cheat sheets : CRIB NOTES
26 Lease : RENT
27 Meadow : LEA
29 Expression of awe : OOH AAH
30 NFC East team, on scoreboards : NYG
31 Pre-GPS navigation aid : AAA MAP
34 Rugrats : TOTS
35 *Tries to uncover old scandals, say : DIGS UP DIRT
37 Wineglass part : STEM
39 Pricey property : ESTATE
40 Gas additive brand : STP
43 Like meat rubs : SPICED
45 Air marshal’s org. : TSA
46 Formal address : SIRE
47 *Thai dish also called “drunken noodles” : PAD KEE MAO
50 More svelte : LEANER
52 Midmonth time : IDES
53 As well : TOO
54 Groom-to-be : FIANCE
55 Knock : RAP
56 Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues : FOUR QUARTERS
59 “The Bear” Emmy winner Edebiri : AYO
60 “Sense and Sensibility” novelist Jane : AUSTEN
61 _ Lawrence College : SARAH
62 Acid : LSD
63 Dough : BREAD
64 Actor Rogen : SETH
DOWN
1 Sound in a vet’s office : ARF
2 “My eye!” : BALONEY
3 Ducking : EVADING
4 Catch a hint of : DETECT
5 Sound in a vet’s office : MEW
6 Blunder : ERROR
7 Téa of “Madam Secretary” : LEONI
8 Chimpanzee kin : BONOBO
9 “Sense and Sensibility” director Lee : ANG
10 Savanna or steppe : HABITAT
11 Lipton offerings : ICE TEAS
12 “Puh-leeze” : SHEESH
14 _ ring : NOSE
15 Aryna Sabalenka’s org. : WTA
18 Pinned item on many a pol’s lapel : US FLAG
22 Übertrendy : SO HOT
23 Continental breakfast vessel : URN
24 Literature Nobelist Albert : CAMUS
25 _ Dame : NOTRE
28 Simplicity : EASE
31 Pop singer Mann : AIMEE
32 Likely will, with “is” : APT TO
33 Old-school organizers, briefly : PDAS
35 Knocks to the canvas : DECKS
36 Roma’s land : ITALIA
37 Times for pampering : SPA DAYS
38 Procter & Gamble detergent pack : TIDE POD
40 Genuine : SINCERE
41 Squirrel, in slang : TREE RAT
42 Each : PER
43 Feature of a well-thrown football : SPIRAL
44 Way out of the way? : DETOUR
46 Seasonal mall workers : SANTAS
48 Menu opener : MOUSE
49 Major artery : AORTA
51 Corn units : EARS
54 Good times : FUN
56 Terrif : FAB
57 Logician’s letters : QED
58 [Finger on lips] : SHH
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