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LA Times Crossword August 21, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword August 21, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from August 21, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 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
1A Best effort AGAME
6A Fools CLODS
11A Make a mend SEW
14A Like much of central Illinois RURAL
15A "The Raven" writer, briefly EAPOE
16A "Better. Guaranteed." gadget brand OXO
17A "Turn that frown upside down" SMILE
19A Whopper LIE
20A Luau performance HULA
21A Medium ability ESP
22A Notes equivalent to C sharps DFLATS
24A Immediately following UPON
26A Earlier PRIOR
27A Word with shell or shore SEA
30A "Get your head on straight" SNAPOUTOFIT
34A Late TARDY
36A Sleep acronym REM
37A Peel RIND
38A Naan flour ATTA
39A Addresses timeline errors, perhaps EDITS
41A Timeline units ERAS
42A Like much 1980s fashion NEON
43A "C'est la __!" VIE
44A Fess up (to) ADMIT
45A "Get on that stage and wow the crowd" KNOCKEMDEAD
49A __ as a fox SLY
50A Brand of riding mowers DEERE
51A YouTube journal VLOG
53A Too OVERLY
55A Needlework on a sleeve, for short TAT
56A Turkey neighbor IRAN
60A Burrito option WET
61A Words of wisdom, and what 17-, 30-, and 45-Across could be called? SOUNDADVICE
64A Melissa of "The Fighter" LEO
65A Come next ENSUE
66A Moves closer NEARS
67A Cheap tix option SRO
68A "The Wild Swans at Coole" writer YEATS
69A Selling point ASSET

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Foot part TOE
2D Hindu teacher GURU
3D North __ Sea: Central Asian lake ARAL
4D Hong Kong neighbor MACAU
5D Utah's state animal ELK
6D General aviation company owned by Textron CESSNA
7D Lava __ LAMP
8D Maker of Talk to the Hand press-on nails OPI
9D Blues DOLDRUMS
10D Find appropriate SEEFIT
11D Green energy sources in some desert regions SOLARFARMS
12D Way out EXIT
13D Heartaches WOES
18D Very long time EON
23D Like a lasso LOOPED
25D Therapist's maj. PSY
26D 68-Across, for one POET
27D Performed terribly STANK
28D All gone EATEN
29D Luke Skywalker's loyal droid ARTOODETOO
31D Snooped around NOSED
32D Letter-shaped beam IRAIL
33D On edge TENSE
35D Wearer of tap shoes DANCER
39D With no exceptions EVERYONE
40D Small coin DIME
44D Scene ADO
46D Plum who was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2022 KELSEY
47D Sidesteps EVADES
48D Baja's opposite ALTA
52D Caves in GIVES
53D Parliament birds OWLS
54D Suddenly shift direction VEER
55D Letter-shaped fastener TNUT
57D Coastal inlets RIAS
58D Part of a plot ACRE
59D Small tree house NEST
62D Jenny Thompson's team USA
63D Genetic blueprint DNA

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