Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday February 26th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mosque leader: IMAM
5 Get ready quickly?: PREP
9 Tapioca pearls: BOBA
13 Zilch: NADA
14 Sweeping stories: SAGAS
16 Russian mountain range: URAL
17 At the amateur comedy night, the omelet chef had the audience : CRACKING UP
19 Deli spread: MAYO
20 facto: IPSO
21 Hear about: LEARN OF
23 Industrious insect: ANT
24 … the personal trainer had the audience : BUSTING A GUT
28 Scented accessory: LEI
29 Oscar winner Stone: EMMA
30 Guacamole or baba ghanoush: DIP
31 Vacay: PTO
32 “And for my trick … “: NEXT
34 Warning letters in a subject line, maybe: NSFW
37 Part of MYOB: OWN
38 With 51-Across, … the professional bowler had the audience : ROLLING
40 “It just clicked!”: AHA
42 Org. with ergonomic guidelines: OSHA
44 _ Liberty: LADY
45 Neither/: NOR
46 Little devil: IMP
48 Stinger in a swarm: WASP
50 CBS show with the theme song “Who Are You”: CSI
51 See 38-Across: IN THE AISLES
55 Pay stub letters: YTD
56 Home to the Hockey Hall of Fame: TORONTO
57 Dark side force: SITH
59 Word with deep or dive: SKIN
60 … the tailor had the audience : IN STITCHES
65 Silent performer: MIME
66 Edmonton NHL player: OILER
67 “I’m all _!”: EARS
68 “No sweat!”: EASY
69 One of Canada’s First Nations: CREE
70 Recipe that may call for a bay leaf: STEW
DOWN
1 Company abbr.: INC
2 Helicopter carrying the Vice President: MARINE TWO
3 Films that have been formatted to fit a smaller screen, e.g.: ADAPTIONS
4 Apples that are inedible: MACS
5 Tired initials?: PSI
6 Aired: RAN
7 Caviar bit: EGG
8 Theoretical physicist Wolfgang: PAULI
9 Negative charges?: BUM RAPS
10 Chimp relative: ORANG
11 Boggy biome: BAYOU
12 Floating: ALOFT
15 Toss a coin?: SPEND
18 Region known for Wagyu: KOBE
22 Growing old: AGING
23 Beagle’s bowlful: ALPO
25 “Yeah, guess again”: UM NO
26 Catch a whiff of: SMELL
27 Withholding information?: TAX LAWS
33 Current-ly?: TIDAL
35 “Well, I’ll be!”: FANCY THAT
36 Question from behind a closed door: WHO’S THERE
38 Japanese broth dish: RAMEN
39 Trading letters: NYSE
41 Dry as the desert: ARID
43 “I’m home, dear”: HI HONEY
47 Al fresco dining area: PATIO
49 Soft “Hey, you”: PSST
51 Potential reply to 36-Down: IT’S ME
52 Early mobile phone manufacturer: NOKIA
53 Haircuts that may not be noticeable: TRIMS
54 Type of chemical bond: IONIC
58 Numbs, maybe: ICES
61 High-end camera initials: SLR
62 Undershirt, for one: TEE
63 Fury: IRE
64 NNE opposite: SSW
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