
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday January 22nd 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Saweetie songs : RAPS
5 Japanese mat : TATAMI
11 Turf : SOD
14 Burn application : ALOE
15 Preplanned, as some viral videos : STAGED
16 Duo : TWO
17 “Another layer of wrapping before I’m cooked!?” : BAKED POTATO
19 Gun, as an engine : REV
20 “Fame” singer Cara : IRENE
21 Designer Jacobs : MARC
22 Give over : CEDE
23 Private convos : DMS
24 Trans- opposite : CIS-
26 Queens stadium eponym : ASHE
28 Corn core : COB
29 Throbbed : PULSATED
33 “Another touch point for my opponent!?” : OLYMPIC FENCER
35 “Mamma Mia” group : ABBA
37 Fish used as currency in medieval England : EEL
38 Soap unit : CAKE
39 “Another literary figure whose qualities contrast my own!?” : MAIN CHARACTER
44 Kids playing in the backyard? : PET GOATS
45 Blue : SAD
46 Remain unsettled : PEND
47 Up to, briefly : ‘TIL
48 “Stay With Me” singer Smith : SAM
51 Hefty alternative : GLAD
53 Bangers partner : MASH
56 Computer expert, briefly : IT PRO
58 Untrustworthy paper : RAG
59 “Another plan thwarted!,” or another way to phrase three clues in this puzzle? : FOILED AGAIN
61 Wide st. : AVE
62 Flowery, as prose : ORNATE
63 Frozen drink with a domed lid : ICEE
64 Some degs. : BAS
65 Aquarium fighters : BETTAS
66 Muppet material : FELT
DOWN
1 Overzealous : RABID
2 First smartphone alert of the day, for many : ALARM
3 Jabs : POKES
4 “I feel ” : SEEN
5 Baking amt. : TSP
6 Small matters? : ATOMS
7 “Toodles!” : TA-TA
8 Food thickener : AGAR
9 “Lady Bird” Oscar nominee Laurie : METCALF
10 Words one utters in an altar-ed state? : I DO
11 Transport largely replaced by light rail : STREETCAR
12 Outstanding : OWED
13 Peace sign : DOVE
18 Diversionary tactic : DECOY
22 Risked : CHANCED
25 ThinkPad maker before Lenovo : IBM
27 NNW opposite : SSE
28 Sounded like heavy metal? : CLANGED
29 Fishing spots : PIERS
30 Sch. based in Westwood : UCLA
31 “A mouse!” : EEK
32 Beats by : DRE
33 Newspaper section with notable passages? : OBIT PAGES
34 Bog makeup : PEAT
35 Source of feedback for a guitarist? : AMP
36 Hon : BAE
40 Mark against : CON
41 Went for seconds : HAD MORE
42 Forensic drama with regional spinoffs : CSI
43 Actress Shire : TALIA
47 Eta follower : THETA
48 Elbow room : SPACE
49 Mermaid played by Halle Bailey : ARIEL
50 “Water Lilies” painter : MONET
51 Snag : GRAB
52 Floor material, in a children’s game : LAVA
54 Casual contraction : AIN’T
55 Thin strip : SLAT
57 “Yay, the weekend!” letters : TGIF
59 Car remote : FOB
60 __ Plaines, Illinois : DES
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