LA Times Crossword May 21 2025 Answers (5/21/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's LA Times Crossword puzzle for May 21 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our LA Times Crossword May 21, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword May 21, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 5/21/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Book after the Gospels
5A "__ the season ... "
8A Lawyer Clarence who inspired a character in "Inherit the Wind"
14A Consider to be
15A "That's awful!"
16A Golden Crinkles maker
17A *Calling the shots
19A __-than-life
20A Start of a kids clothing line name
21A Actress Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"
22A Atty.'s group
23A Former Seattle team, familiarly
25A *Tear apart
30A Roping and riding contests
32A Bag-checking org.
33A Charged atomic particle
34A Spritelike
36A "Uh, I doubt it"
37A Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue
40A Potato spots
42A Walking back and forth
43A Mo. of "Madness"
44A Ga. capital
46A Shoelace tips
49A *In the soup
52A Umpire's cry
54A Reddit tell-all sesh
55A Has
57A SSW's opposite
58A Extemporizes
61A *Request from a photographer
63A We Are Toonz dance style
64A Computing pioneer Lovelace
65A Working hard
66A Oasis site
67A Implore
68A "The Studio" creator/star Rogen
1D "Sayonara!"
2D One who refuses to take an oath?
3D Music genre related to trance
4D Texter's "What a mess"
5D Alienates
6D "The End of an Era" artist Azalea
7D Shave wool from, as sheep
8D Work out in a pool
9D Saudi __
10D Played over
11D Semi
12D Many a poem by Shelley
13D Tolstoy's "__ and Peace"
18D Small power source
24D Notions
26D Home of Cornell
27D Person of the Year magazine
28D Came out on top
29D Artist Yoko
31D Easy-peasy
35D __ urchin
36D Yens
37D Mother of Hephaestus
38D Common element of vaudeville
39D "Wait, what if ... "
40D Flightless Down Under bird
41D Shrill bark
44D Cross pin, in martial arts
45D Collection that includes cups and saucers
47D This evening, in adspeak
48D Bathed in rays
50D "The Cider House Rules" Oscar winner Michael
51D Shish __
53D Pearly whites
56D Staffer
58D "Then what?"
59D Daniel __ Kim of "Lost"
60D French article
62D More, in Spanish

The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its clever clues and challenging difficulty level, and is popular among crossword enthusiasts around the world.

LA Times Crossword
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The LA Times Crossword was first introduced in 2005, and has since become a beloved tradition for many crossword solvers. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their skill and creativity in the field of crossword puzzles.

One of the interesting features of the LA Times Crossword is its inclusion of a wide range of topics, from pop culture and current events to science and history. The puzzle is also known for its themed sections, which can add an extra layer of complexity to the solving experience.

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