Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday May 14th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 HS class with many average lessons? : AP STATS
8 Twitches : SPASMS
14 Greeted from afar : WAVED HI
15 MSU athlete : SPARTAN
16 Top rank in a tournament : ONE-SEED
17 Can compete with the best : HAS GAME
18 Fisheye _ : LENS
19 Blood bank fluids : SERA
21 Crooner Mel : TORME
22 “_ live and breathe!” : AS I
24 Thompson of “Men in Black: International” : EMMA
26 Paving goo : TAR
27 World Autism mo. : APR
30 Roadie’s charges : AMPS
32 Planets, poetically : ORBS
34 _ tai : MAI
35 Future JD’s exam : LSAT
36 Fishy fellow : MERMAN
39 “I’m home!” : IT’S ME
41 Chem class site : LAB
43 _ Case: White Castle purchase : CRAVE
44 Branch of Islam : SHIISM
46 “The Amateur” actor Malek : RAMI
48 Fabrication : LIE
49 Quick scribble : NOTE
50 O.K. Corral surname : EARP
51 Acid letters : LSD
52 URL option : ORG
54 Actress Jessica : ALBA
56 36-Across’s realm : SEA
58 Civil rights activist Chavez : CESAR
60 Brief “Get it done!” : ASAP
62 “Frozen” princess : ELSA
66 Immune response trigger : ANTIGEN
68 Stressful situation : HOT SEAT
70 Heads : LEADERS
71 NASA or NASCAR : ACRONYM
72 “Gosh darn it!” : AW RATS
73 Ticket for a black diamond enthusiast : SKI PASS
DOWN
1 Mil. no-show : AWOL
2 Window installer’s unit : PANE
3 “Frozen” reindeer : SVEN
4 Thompson of “Men in Black: International” : TESSA
5 Sports drink suffix : -ADE
6 PC game with Livin’ Large and Hot Date expansion packs : THE SIMS
7 Hash browns, e.g. : SIDE
8 Club with cucumber slices? : SPA
9 Secret passed down by Nonna, perhaps : PASTA RECIPE
10 Golden Fleece vessel : ARGO
11 “Don’t try to do everything at once” : START SMALL
12 ABBA’s “_ Mia!” : MAMMA
13 Vile smile : SNEER
15 Part of a bedding set : SHAM
20 Some turnpike turnoffs : REST AREAS
23 Certain business quota : SALES TARGET
25 Lisa Bonet, to Zoë Kravitz : MOM
27 Brest friends : AMIS
28 Way : PATH
29 Up-and-comer, or a progression found in 29-, 23-, 20-, 9-, and 11-Down : RISING STAR
31 Buddy : PAL
33 “I c-c-can’t feel my t-t-toes” : BRR
37 “We try harder” car rental chain : AVIS
38 “… should the _ arise” : NEED
40 “‘O Sole __” : MIO
42 Farmyard bleat : BAA
45 Filmmaker Brooks : MEL
47 Vulcan salute giver : MR SPOCK
52 Sunshine State city : OCALA
53 Subscribe again : RENEW
55 Prohibits : BANS
57 “The Tortoise and the Hare” teller : AESOP
59 Verdi opera : AIDA
61 “I see now!” cries : AHAS
63 Emmy-winner Waithe : LENA
64 Declares : SAYS
65 Twentysomethings? : ATMS
67 MD workplaces : ERS
69 Tetra- minus one : TRI-
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