Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday May 28th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Move from the freezer to the sink, perhaps : THAW
5 Pod that may be pickled : OKRA
9 Barbershop sharpening tool : STROP
14 Hall of Fame golfer Isao : AOKI
15 Some summer babies, astrologically : LEOS
16 “Defying Gravity” singer Cynthia : ERIVO
17 Potentially awkward encounter : BLIND DATE
19 Come-ons : LURES
20 Burned a bit : SINGED
21 Stimulant in some soft drinks : CAFFEINE
23 Jumbo suffix : -TRON
25 Cooling systs. : ACS
26 Deceptive undercover ploy : STING OPERATION
33 Coffee mug defect : CHIP
34 Square-jawed canine : BOXER
35 Supersecretive org. : NSA
36 Chicago airport code : ORD
37 Gallivant : TRAIPSE
39 Beanie, e.g. : CAP
40 Pool stick : CUE
41 Pay bump : RAISE
42 Sheet in a book : PAGE
43 “American Ninja Warrior” feature : OBSTACLE COURSE
47 “C’est la !” : VIE
48 Adjust the pitch of : TUNE
49 Musical place for a partridge : PEAR TREE
54 Tennessee NFL team : TITANS
58 Frowned upon : TABOO
59 “We’ve been fooled!,” or what can be said about 17-, 26-, or 43-Across : IT’S A SETUP
61 Shady garden area : ARBOR
62 “Shoot” : DANG
63 Connecting point : NODE
64 Bombards with texts, say : SPAMS
65 Michigan’s Royale National Park : ISLE
66 Chatted privately, briefly : DM’ED
DOWN
1 Guitar player’s aid : TABS
2 Colorful Hindu festival : HOLI
3 Related (to) : AKIN
4 Shape of some eyeliner applications : WING TIP
5 One who’s past the age of learning, in a saying : OLD DOG
6 Hawaii’s Mauna _ : KEA
7 Campus mil. group : ROTC
8 Offshore : ASEA
9 Focus of a “me day” : SELF-CARE
10 Most authentic : TRUEST
11 “SOS” singer, to fans : RIRI
12 Tandoor, for one : OVEN
13 Sit (for) : POSE
18 “Marriage Story” Oscar winner Laura : DERN
22 Kayak listing : FARES
24 Goal of some criminal justice reform efforts : NO BAIL
26 Hedge element : SHRUB
27 Gravitational phenomena : TIDES
28 Composure : POISE
29 Anticipate : EXPECT
30 Quechua speakers : INCAS
31 “August: _ County”: Meryl Streep film : OSAGE
32 Area hidden by a turtleneck : NAPE
33 American tennis phenom Gauff : COCO
37 Turncoats : TRAITORS
38 5K participant : RACER
42 Make believe : PRETEND
44 Den : TV ROOM
45 Power interruption : OUTAGE
46 Colleges, to Aussies : UNIS
49 School fundraising orgs. : PTAS
50 “Tombstone” character Wyatt : EARP
51 “SOS” singers : ABBA
52 Cash gift given on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha : EIDI
53 Waze figs. : ETAS
55 Basic particle : ATOM
56 Like a streaker : NUDE
57 Stepped on the gas : SPED
60 Marcello Hernández’s show, for short : SNL
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