LA Times Crossword Answers Wednesday March 12th 2025

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 12th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Work Extra? : CHEW
5 “Surely, you !” : JEST
9 Coral habitats : REEFS
14 Greek vowel : IOTA
15 Duel tool : EPEE
16 Heart chambers : ATRIA
17 Gym shorts, yoga pants, tank tops, and the like : ATHLETIC APPAREL
20 Spotted wildcat : OCELOT
21 Butter squares : PATS
22 Distress signal : SOS
24 Mineral and metal mixtures : ORES
25 Alley- : OOP
26 “Cut that out!” : STOP
27 Served right? : ACED
28 “Adiós, amigo” : HASTA MANANA
32 Feathered neckwear : BOA
33 Unpleasant person : PILL
34 Name that means “my God” : ELI
35 Raise doubts : CALL INTO QUESTION
42 Neuro scan : EEG
43 snuff : UP TO
44 Mexican Mrs. : SRA
45 Concept in modern morality : CYBERETHICS
50 James of “Misery” : CAAN
51 Accomplishes : DOES
52 Humble abode : HUT
53 Fine feathered friends : FOWL
54 Tofu protein : SOY
55 Hieroglyphic bird : IBIS
57 Successful in a critical situation : CLUTCH
59 “This may come as a shock,” or an apt title for this puzzle : HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT
63 Vegetable that may be white, yellow, green, or purple : ONION
64 Told tales : LIED
65 Fruity pastry : TART
66 In a weird way : ODDLY
67 “What __ is new?” : ELSE
68 Put one’s foot down : STEP

DOWN

1 “Adiós” : CIAO
2 Mugful with marshmallows, maybe : HOT COCOA
3 Exquisitely delicate : ETHEREAL
4 Like some ancient cities : WALLED
5 The Godmother of Punk Joan : JETT
6 Prefix with pen or gram : EPI-
7 Triple _ liqueur : SEC
8 Service center? : TEAPOT
9 Spellbound : RAPT
10 Airline stats : ETAS
11 Slip up : ERR
12 _ Bowl: annual game in Arizona sponsored by Vrbo : FIESTA
13 Watering hole with swinging doors : SALOON
18 Goddess of the dawn : EOS
19 Potato, in Spanish : PAPA
23 Place for a massage : SPA
25 Norway’s capital : OSLO
26 Hissy fit : SNIT
27 Block letters : ABC
28 Door opener : HINGE
29 Ctrl-__-Del : ALT
30 Track competitions : MEETS
31 Too : ALSO
33 Spot for a long walk on the beach? : PIER
36 Wine bottle sediment : LEES
37 Throw in the towel : QUIT
38 Inventory tracking aid, briefly : UPC
39 “Nothing gets past me” : I SAW THAT
40 Dental hygiene : ORAL CARE
41 Granny, to some : NAN
45 Music format stored in wallets : CDS
46 “Hello there!” : YOO-HOO
47 Out of reach of : BEYOND
48 Slim : THIN
49 Shake a leg : HUSTLE
50 Legal arenas : COURTS
53 Bug often observed in winter : FLU
55 Adored one : IDOL
56 All elbows : BONY
57 Key for a smart lock : CODE
58 URL opening : HTTP
60 Pot topper : LID
61 Liquid in the story of Hanukkah : OIL
62 Word of agreement : YES