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LA Times Crossword February 20, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword February 20, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from February 20, 2025 contains 78 total clues—35 across and 43 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 Food safety concern ECOLI
6A Calif. airport with yoga rooms SFO
9A Hypes (up) AMPS
13A Like a dance marathon TIRING
15A Sticky stuff GLUE
16A Wraparound dress SARI
17A Menu icon that resembles a patty in a bun HAMBURGERBUTTON
20A Golden yrs. fund IRA
21A Iowa State city AMES
22A Strainer SIEVE
23A Red-and-white pattern CANDYSTRIPE
27A Apple core? IOS
28A Dawn goddess EOS
29A "30 for 30" airer ESPN
31A On the wrong side (of) AFOUL
34A Verify, in a way CARD
37A Beat handily ROUT
40A Textured features that help soundproof spaces POPCORNCEILINGS
43A Tennis great Sampras PETE
44A "Hold __ your hat!" ONTO
45A Luxury watch OMEGA
46A Rae of "Barbie" ISSA
48A Style manual org. MLA
49A Latin I verb AMO
51A Intricate inversion on some roller coasters PRETZELLOOP
58A "Divine Comedy" poet DANTE
60A Feels sorry for PITIES
61A Badminton team, e.g. DUO
62A Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across? MAKECONCESSIONS
66A Cold drink brand ICEE
67A Inquire ASK
68A Bring about INDUCE
69A Playroom pile TOYS
70A ACLU focus RTS
71A Chuckled, slangily LOLED

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Moral tenet ETHIC
2D "1, 2 Step" singer CIARA
3D "Women & Money" podcast host Suze ORMAN
4D Ad-__ HOMMHOMINEM
5D Shiba __ INU
6D Take the wheel STEER
7D Language of Tehran FARSI
8D Celestial body ORB
9D Italian bubbly ASTI
10D Quick deposition of a king? MATEINONE
11D City near Salt Lake City PROVO
12D Trig ratios SINES
14D Cow chow CUD
18D Setting for Big Ben, for short GMT
19D Doesn't waste USES
24D Court ties DEUCES
25D "Carpe diem" hashtag YOLO
26D Mani-__ PEDI
30D Like some fears PRIMAL
31D Tablet download APP
32D Sworn enemy FOE
33D Alt analogue on a Mac OPTIONKEY
34D "Erin Burnett OutFront" channel CNN
35D Be in the picture? ACT
36D __ Speedwagon REO
38D Comfy shoe brand UGG
39D Wand-waving org. TSA
41D Bellow ROAR
42D Lounge around LOAF
47D Architect's detail, briefly SPEC
48D Soccer superstar Lionel MESSI
49D Own up to ADMIT
50D Collision repair franchise MAACO
52D Accounting giant __ & Young ERNST
53D Stashes, as a football TUCKS
54D Calzone center? ZEE
55D Big name in near beer ODOUL
56D Cup part OUNCE
57D Not candid POSED
59D Simple tops TEES
63D Crew blade OAR
64D Lorne Michaels's show, familiarly SNL
65D Response to "Who wants to go to Disneyland?" IDO

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