LA Times Crossword August 4, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword August 4, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from August 4, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 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	Delicate trim on a gown	LACE
5A	"The __ have it": "Motion carries"	AYES
9A	Worshipper of Tláloc and Xolotl	AZTEC
14A	Norwegian saint	OLAV
15A	Cardinal's home	NEST
16A	Grand Canyon donkey	BURRO
17A	Future time	LATERDATE
19A	Lipstick mishap	SMEAR
20A	Country club figure	PRO
21A	Goes out with	SEES
23A	High-pH substance	BASE
24A	Suffix for Gator or hater	ADE
26A	Tank often found near a furnace	WATERHEATER
29A	One of three in a triangle	VERTEX
31A	Key left of F1	ESC
32A	Disney queen born on the winter solstice	ELSA
33A	Biblical paradise	EDEN
37A	Lost traction	SLID
40A	Like some raisins and truffles	CHOCOLATECOATED
44A	Aware of	ONTO
45A	Cry like a baby	BAWL
46A	Rock from side to side	SWAY
47A	Bill Nye's subj.	SCI
49A	At a discount	ONSALE
51A	Chamber that sends laws to the governor	STATESENATE
57A	Some GPS lines	STS
58A	Wild feline also called a catamount	PUMA
59A	Walk wearily	PLOD
60A	Most Grindr users	MEN
62A	Flared dress shape	ALINE
64A	Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across	ATEFORTWO
68A	Comedian Kaling	MINDY
69A	Mah-jongg piece	TILE
70A	In the thick of	AMID
71A	Informal "What if ... "	SPOSE
72A	Slowest form of fencing	EPEE
73A	Drop in the mail	SEND

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"U r 2 funny!"	LOL
2D	Boeuf __ mode: French dish of wine-braised beef	ALA
3D	Parent of a fur baby, perhaps	CATPERSON
4D	At any point	EVER
5D	"Your point being?"	AND
6D	Ingredient in challah	YEAST
7D	Cosmetics icon Lauder	ESTEE
8D	Guide	STEER
9D	Muscles worked while planking	ABS
10D	Dance-based fitness session	ZUMBACLASS
11D	Reward for a pet	TREAT
12D	Backspace over	ERASE
13D	Apple gadget	CORER
18D	"Dirty Jobs" host Mike	ROWE
22D	__/her pronouns	SHE
24D	French "with"	AVEC
25D	New __, India	DELHI
27D	Figure skating leap	AXEL
28D	Petro-Canada rival	ESSO
30D	Places to go for al pastor	TACOSTANDS
34D	Dollop	DAB
35D	Due-in hr.	ETA
36D	Never-before-seen	NEW
38D	"I'm not to blame"	ITWASNTME
39D	Handed out cards	DEALT
41D	Some time ago	ONCE
42D	Form a clump	CLOT
43D	Turns blue, say	DYES
48D	AOL or MSN	ISP
50D	Lost fish found by Dory	NEMO
51D	Pesters with junk messages	SPAMS
52D	Flower from a bulb	TULIP
53D	__ acid	AMINO
54D	More than just tickle	ELATE
55D	Option on a coffeehouse payment screen	NOTIP
56D	"Someone Like You" singer	ADELE
61D	Divisions in time	ERAS
63D	Calm center of a cyclone	EYE
65D	Extra charge	FEE
66D	Come out on top	WIN
67D	Like a quirky "duck"	ODD

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