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LA Times Crossword April 21, 2025 Answers
This LA Times puzzle from April 21, 2025 contains 76 total clues—37 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our LA Times crossword archive.
Across Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
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1A
|
Flies high
|
SOARS |
|
6A
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Prepare for cooking, perhaps
|
THAW |
|
10A
|
Scrabble piece
|
TILE |
|
14A
|
Ration out
|
ALLOT |
|
15A
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Mexican greeting
|
HOLA |
|
16A
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Another name for the Roman god Cupid
|
AMOR |
|
17A
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Haphazard, haphazardly
|
WILLYNILLY |
|
19A
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Mascara smudger, maybe
|
TEAR |
|
20A
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"I Can't Let Go" singer Sands
|
EVIE |
|
21A
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Mined resource
|
ORE |
|
22A
|
Olympians' predecessors
|
TITANS |
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24A
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Far side of a zero-entry pool
|
DEEPEND |
|
26A
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B in chemistry class?
|
BORON |
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27A
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Casual, casually
|
LOOSEYGOOSEY |
|
31A
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Homo sapiens
|
HUMANS |
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34A
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Earth orbiter
|
MOON |
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35A
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Actress Thurman in a Fall Out Boy hit
|
UMA |
|
36A
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Bosun's greeting
|
AHOY |
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37A
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"Dope!"
|
INFO |
|
38A
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Like an etiquette coach, perhaps
|
PRIM |
|
39A
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Turn from yellow to brown, as a banana
|
ROT |
|
40A
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Springtime Hindu festival
|
HOLI |
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42A
|
Irks
|
UPSETS |
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44A
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Nonsensical, nonsensically
|
PHONYBALONEY |
|
47A
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Turn from green to yellow, as a banana
|
RIPEN |
|
48A
|
Round figures
|
CIRCLES |
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52A
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Meat counter tool
|
SLICER |
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54A
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DOJ branch
|
ATF |
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55A
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Nonsharp part of a sword
|
HILT |
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56A
|
Shade
|
HUE |
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57A
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Mushy, mushily
|
LOVEYDOVEY |
|
60A
|
Possesses
|
HAS |
|
61A
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When ties are broken, briefly
|
INOT |
|
62A
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Lemonade ingredient
|
JUICE |
|
63A
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Start of a quiet sentence
|
PSST |
|
64A
|
"Have I got __ for you!"
|
NEWS |
|
65A
|
Spotify Wrapped figures
|
STATS |
Down Clues
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