LA Times Crossword May 25, 2025 Answers

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LA Times Crossword May 25, 2025 Answers

This LA Times puzzle from May 25, 2025 contains 144 total clues—71 across and 73 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	Lethal African reptile	MAMBA
6A	Go the distance	LAST
10A	Without	SANS
14A	Urban honors, for short	CMAS
18A	Once more	AGAIN
19A	Brand fit for a queen?	SERTA
20A	Painter with a "Magic Square" series	KLEE
21A	Speech therapy focus	LISP
22A	Church official who can't walk in a straight line?	DIZZYDEACON
24A	Other, in Oaxaca	OTRA
25A	Opposed to	ANTI
26A	Tavern quaff	ALE
27A	Genre for FKA Twigs	ARTPOP
28A	Bottom part of a San Diego Chicken costume, e.g.?	HALFMASCOT
30A	Private dinner?	MESS
32A	Fifth of August?	ESS
33A	Movement sparked by Stonewall, for short	GAYLIB
35A	"Finally done!"	THERE
36A	Reiwa __: Japanese calendar designation since 2019	ERA
38A	Gift that may contain a GIF	ECARD
40A	Tried a bit of	TASTED
42A	Dupes with a Florida twist?	KEYLIMECOPIES
47A	String along	LEADON
49A	Praise highly	EXALT
50A	Sign of approval	NOD
51A	Shrub in the olive family	LILAC
53A	Help out	AID
55A	"Invisibilia" network	NPR
56A	Humana rival	AETNA
58A	Get better	HEAL
60A	Rough drawing	SKETCH
62A	Covers with grass	SODS
64A	Quick clip	VID
65A	Experts in core conditioning?	TUMMYCOACHES
67A	Meh poker hand	PAIR
69A	Damages	HARMS
70A	Hit Ctrl+Z	UNDO
71A	Snake with a healing bite?	MIRACLECOBRA
75A	Bart's grandpa	ABE
76A	Clownfish with a lucky fin	NEMO
80A	"On the double!"	NOW
81A	Crafty etailer	ETSY
82A	Move effortlessly	GLIDE
84A	Writer's block?	PAD
85A	Dallas sch.	SMU
86A	Plentiful	AMPLE
88A	"White Girls" author Hilton	ALS
89A	Pancakes sometimes topped with caviar	BLINI
91A	One who's gone fishing	ANGLER
93A	Jackpot for a pork lover?	LIFETIMEBACON
98A	Sources of aerial shots	DRONES
100A	Hami or honeydew	MELON
101A	Drug taken on some trips	LSD
102A	Judge who swings for the fences	AARON
104A	Capital with a namesake 101-floor skyscraper	TAIPEI
106A	Bozo	OAF
108A	Foot part	TOE
112A	Near misses in regime changes?	CLOSECOUPS
114A	Welsh dogs	CORGIS
117A	Pizza choice	HAM
118A	Bones in a cage	RIBS
119A	Seal hunter	ORCA
120A	Quiet type with unexpected punchlines?	HIDDENCOMIC
122A	"The Lost Bookshop" novelist Woods	EVIE
123A	Ran out of juice	DIED
124A	Knight's mount	STEED
125A	In the know	AWARE
126A	Ship out	SEND
127A	Listening devices?	EARS
128A	U.N. member until 1991	USSR
129A	On edge	TENSE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Respectful address	SIR
2D	Like parkour athletes	AGILE
3D	Cornfield challenges	MAZES
4D	Industry, casually	BIZ
5D	"The Menu" star Taylor-Joy	ANYA
6D	Tiny tweak to an atomic clock	LEAPSECOND
7D	With the bow, musically	ARCO
8D	Temporary fix	STOPGAP
9D	Sandy shade	TAN
10D	Danish toast	SKOAL
11D	Fiction genre that may use chat logs and social media posts	ALTLIT
12D	Squishy indoor toy	NERFBALL
13D	A-line line	SEAM
14D	Locked horns	CLASHED
15D	"Jiminy Cricket," e.g.	MINCEDOATH
16D	Tycoon on the Titanic	ASTOR
17D	Ill will	SPITE
19D	Match components	SETS
23D	Bedtime story?	DREAM
28D	Mr. with a dark side	HYDE
29D	Negative spot	ATTACKAD
31D	Put on 81-Across, say	SELL
34D	"The Mole" host Shapiro	ARI
37D	Stage and screen legend Moreno	RITA
39D	Marlee Matlin Oscar winner	CODA
41D	Experienced	HAD
42D	Salad dressing choice	KENS
43D	Trade show	EXPO
44D	Mower's target	YARD
45D	Complete	ENTIRE
46D	Poetry showdowns	SLAMS
48D	"Good going"	NICE
52D	Letters of affection	ILY
54D	Some MLB batters	DHS
57D	Sign of trouble	EVILOMEN
58D	"Get a move on!"	HURRY
59D	"Cruella" star Stone	EMMA
61D	Class for a future exec	ECON
63D	Bridge measure	SPAN
65D	Pop-tops	TABS
66D	"Guernica" style	CUBISM
68D	Have no help	ACTALONE
69D	Place with key cards	HOTEL
71D	Can. lawmakers	MPS
72D	"It's Raining" singer Thomas	IRMA
73D	Tournament format	OPEN
74D	Animated frame	CEL
75D	Shipshape	TIDY
77D	Totally amazing	EPIC
78D	Burrito holder?	MANO
79D	Norse god who drinks from Mimir's well	ODIN
82D	Purring pet, in Peru	GATO
83D	Dwindles	EBBS
87D	South Africa's "Jacaranda City"	PRETORIA
90D	Young fellas	LADS
92D	Brought in	GROSSED
94D	Little rascals	TOTS
95D	Price to pay	FEE
96D	Draws out	ELICITS
97D	Pixielike	ELFIN
99D	Dish at a tea party	SAUCER
102D	Land parcels	LOTS
103D	Still in the game	ALIVE
105D	Tablets with passcodes	IPADS
107D	Like sharp cheddar	AGED
109D	"Bummer"	OHMAN
110D	Wildlife refuges	DENS
111D	Host of a roast	EMCEE
113D	Honor system	CODE
115D	Sonnets' more adoring kin	ODES
116D	"Get lost!"	SHOO
120D	Stephanie of "Joy Ride"	HSU
121D	Get behind	OWE

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