LA Times Crossword July 23, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword July 23, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from July 23, 2025 contains 74 total clues—35 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	Milk choice	SKIM
5A	Bra part	STRAP
10A	Three-person card game	SKAT
14A	Actress Kendrick	ANNA
15A	Clamor	NOISE
16A	Crafted	MADE
17A	Bigfoot kin	YETI
18A	"E," at Fenway	ERROR
19A	Like the NYSE at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on most weekdays	OPEN
20A	"Hmm, is it possible for me?"	WONDERIFICOULD
23A	Rocker Quatro	SUZI
24A	Drinks made with steamed milk	LATTES
25A	Slow-moving forest-dweller	TWOTOEDSLOTH
30A	"You're a riot"	HAHA
31A	Not slack	TAUT
32A	Fishing pole	ROD
35A	In need of a heating pad, say	ACHY
36A	Online diaries	BLOGS
38A	Run into a closet, say	HIDE
39A	French pronoun	MOI
40A	P.O. Box filler	MAIL
41A	Box on a touchscreen	ICON
42A	Tale spun before lights-out	BEDTIMESTORY
46A	Prepares to run a marathon, say	TRAINS
49A	Go offstage	EXIT
50A	"Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle	BACKUPTHETRUCK
55A	Fairy tale meanie	OGRE
56A	Speak from a podium	ORATE
57A	Gram, to some	NANA
59A	Dark film genre	NOIR
60A	Show, as an old show	RERUN
61A	Always and always	EVER
62A	Odds and __	ENDS
63A	Entice	TEMPT
64A	Appear to be	SEEM

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"You __ 'goodbye,' and I __ 'hello'"	SAY
2D	Was aware of	KNEW
3D	Digging	INTO
4D	Backbone	SPINE
5D	React to pepper, perhaps	SNEEZE
6D	Hot and heavy	TORRID
7D	"Diamonds" singer, to fans	RIRI
8D	Since	ASOF
9D	Dangerous	RISKY
10D	Like hair that's been flat-ironed	SMOOTH
11D	No longer working	KAPUT
12D	"Someone Like You" singer	ADELE
13D	Looks after	TENDS
21D	The Bryan brothers of tennis, e.g.	DUO
22D	Women's suffrage leader Carrie Chapman __	CATT
25D	"All __ and a bag of chips"	THAT
26D	Texas city between Dallas and Austin	WACO
27D	"Didn't expect to see you here!"	OHHI
28D	Vodka brand whose label features a sketch of a Moscow hotel	STOLI
29D	Zoom delay	LAG
32D	Puerto __	RICO
33D	Emission from rotting fruit	ODOR
34D	Say no to	DENY
36D	Sore loser, for one	BADSPORT
37D	Like a fun party	LIT
38D	Pop favorites	HITTUNES
40D	Grubhub link	MENU
42D	Hog enthusiasts	BIKERS
43D	Get together	MEET
44D	Scope	REALM
45D	Title for London's mayor	SIR
46D	Steakhouse order	RARE
47D	Tease mercilessly	RAGON
48D	Bitter-tasting	ACRID
51D	Yoga pose that requires good balance	TREE
52D	Damage	MAR
53D	Batman's lair	CAVE
54D	ACL joint	KNEE
58D	UCL limb	ARM

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