LA Times Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from July 20, 2025 contains 144 total clues—65 across and 79 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	Sonoma neighbor	NAPA
5A	Colt's mama	MARE
9A	22-Across letters	AMFM
13A	Unseasoned	BLAND
18A	Yellow shape on Ikea's logo	OVAL
19A	K2 cover	SNOW
20A	Green course, in Germany	SALAT
22A	Rock medium	RADIO
23A	Hypothesis about the origin of oversized bracelets?	BIGBANGLETHEORY
26A	Marital acquisition	INLAW
27A	Deplete	SAP
28A	Shed	LOSE
29A	Soars behind a boat	PARASAILS
31A	Classic Angela Lansbury role	MAME
33A	Must-have cookbook in every Maine kitchen?	LOBSTERBIBLE
36A	GI address	APO
39A	Checklist items	TASKS
42A	Use Zelle, e.g.	PAY
43A	Scuba spots	SEAS
44A	Like some beach reads	TRASHY
46A	Hill staffers	AIDES
48A	Actor Penn	KAL
49A	Blockhead	CLOD
52A	"Wait, don't forget the most important hamburger topping!"	TAKEYOURPICKLE
55A	Two under par	EAGLE
57A	Piece of mind?	IDEA
58A	Boss Tweed cartoonist	NAST
59A	Mythological ship	ARGO
62A	Scooby Gang leader	FRED
63A	Legal agreement	CONTRACT
66A	Brewery fixtures	TAPS
69A	Postage scale units	OUNCES
71A	Highlight of a military band's museum tour?	BUGLECOLLECTION
74A	Broadway opener	SCENEI
76A	Cambodia's continent	ASIA
77A	"You flatter me!"	OHSTOPIT
81A	Aretha's genre	SOUL
82A	Trade jabs	SPAR
84A	Phanaeng cuisine	THAI
86A	Novelist Jaffe	RONA
87A	Medicare section	PARTB
89A	Display models made for a palace renovation?	PLASTERCASTLES
94A	Mimic	APER
95A	Act as an accomplice	ABET
98A	Take a shot	TRY
99A	Accomplice	COHORT
100A	Like most folklore	ORAL
101A	May honoree	MOM
102A	Number of tiles played for a Scrabble bingo	SEVEN
104A	Farm enclosure	PEN
105A	Silliest cart on a hayride?	CHUCKLEWAGON
110A	Make a montage, say	EDIT
112A	2-Down offering	RENTALCAR
113A	Persia, today	IRAN
116A	Rapper __ B	CARDI
120A	Pre-honeymoon destination	ALTAR
121A	"Why is my faucet dripping all the time?," e.g.	TRICKLEQUESTION
125A	Quick flash of light	GLINT
126A	Sleep soundly?	SNORE
127A	Hamilton-Burr showdown	DUEL
128A	Alma mater of Bear Grylls	ETON
129A	Boot bottoms	SOLES
130A	Tight	SNUG
131A	Cheek	SASS
132A	Hits head-on	RAMS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Big name in fusion cuisine	NOBU
2D	Budget alternative	AVIS
3D	Hill helper	PAGE
4D	Taylor Swift's "Red" or Joni Mitchell's "Blue"	ALBUM
5D	Early web portal	MSN
6D	Pool shot considerations	ANGLES
7D	Gold-wrapped candy	ROLO
8D	Lambs' mamas	EWES
9D	Fire sign?	ASH
10D	Whitman of "Good Girls"	MAE
11D	Cottontail's kin	FLOPSY
12D	French Revolution figure	MARAT
13D	2032 Summer Olympics host city	BRISBANE
14D	Covered patios	LANAIS
15D	Improviser's forte	ADLIB
16D	Singer Horan of One Direction	NIALL
17D	Use a divining rod	DOWSE
21D	Gibson of "The Collective"	TYRESE
24D	"Who cares?" attitude	APATHY
25D	Contact no.	TEL
30D	__ code	AREA
32D	Club spread	MAYO
34D	Crude outfit?	OPEC
35D	Lie in the sun	BASK
36D	Common web site	ATTIC
37D	Madrid museum	PRADO
38D	"The Old __ Bucket": Woodworth poem	OAKEN
40D	Sport that may involve chopping boards	KARATE
41D	Takes a taste	SIPS
45D	"Click It or Ticket" restraint	SEATBELT
47D	Old-school paper copies	DITTOS
48D	Sun. message	SER
49D	Shrek's sort	OGRE
50D	Bass offerings	ALES
51D	Made a meal for	FED
53D	Release, as a 45-Down	UNCLIP
54D	Use a surgical beam	LASE
56D	Steelers' div.	AFCNORTH
60D	Poe-like	GOTHIC
61D	Avignon approvals	OUIS
64D	"Go, go, go!"	RUN
65D	Grows older	AGES
67D	Actor Mahershala	ALI
68D	Nebraska divider	PLATTE
70D	Part of NSFW	NOT
72D	"Bad Monkey" novelist Hiaasen	CARL
73D	Sandpapery	COARSE
74D	Cake by the sink	SOAP
75D	Turn salmon into lox, say	CURE
78D	Some Ralph Lauren casuals	POLOS
79D	Nonreactive, in chemistry	INERT
80D	Appetizing	TASTY
81D	Upscale amenity	SPA
83D	Bldg. unit	APT
85D	Music scholar known for a Beethoven catalog	HESS
88D	Sorcery	DARKARTS
90D	Open-mouthed	AGOG
91D	Heavyweight battle	SUMO
92D	Crushed, as an exam	ACED
93D	Some fast-food outlets	SONICS
96D	Fancy party	GALA
97D	Opts for	ELECTS
100D	Pump number	OCTANE
101D	"La Vie en Rose" Oscar winner Cotillard	MARION
103D	Stadiums, e.g.	VENUES
105D	Rugged rocks	CRAGS
106D	"Are you listening to me?"	HELLO
107D	Up to, timewise	UNTIL
108D	Cautions	WARNS
109D	Zip	NADA
111D	__ tot	TATER
114D	Some M&M's	REDS
115D	Caribbean color	AQUA
117D	Hayworth of "Gilda"	RITA
118D	Gloom partner	DOOM
119D	Cozy quarters	INNS
122D	Wine label word	CRU
123D	Beer barrel	KEG
124D	Raised trains	ELS

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