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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 21, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, August 21, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Best effort
  • 6Fools
  • 11Make a mend
  • 14Like much of central Illinois
  • 15"The Raven" writer, briefly
  • 16"Better. Guaranteed." gadget brand
  • 17"Turn that frown upside down"
  • 19Whopper
  • 20Luau performance
  • 21Medium ability
  • 22Notes equivalent to C sharps
  • 24Immediately following
  • 26Earlier
  • 27Word with shell or shore
  • 30"Get your head on straight"
  • 34Late
  • 36Sleep acronym
  • 37Peel
  • 38Naan flour
  • 39Addresses timeline errors, perhaps
  • 41Timeline units
  • 42Like much 1980s fashion
  • 43"C'est la __!"
  • 44Fess up (to)
  • 45"Get on that stage and wow the crowd"
  • 49__ as a fox
  • 50Brand of riding mowers
  • 51YouTube journal
  • 53Too
  • 55Needlework on a sleeve, for short
  • 56Turkey neighbor
  • 60Burrito option
  • 61Words of wisdom, and what 17-, 30-, and 45-Across could be called?
  • 64Melissa of "The Fighter"
  • 65Come next
  • 66Moves closer
  • 67Cheap tix option
  • 68"The Wild Swans at Coole" writer
  • 69Selling point

Down

  • 1Foot part
  • 2Hindu teacher
  • 3North __ Sea: Central Asian lake
  • 4Hong Kong neighbor
  • 5Utah's state animal
  • 6General aviation company owned by Textron
  • 7Lava __
  • 8Maker of Talk to the Hand press-on nails
  • 9Blues
  • 10Find appropriate
  • 11Green energy sources in some desert regions
  • 12Way out
  • 13Heartaches
  • 18Very long time
  • 23Like a lasso
  • 25Therapist's maj.
  • 2668-Across, for one
  • 27Performed terribly
  • 28All gone
  • 29Luke Skywalker's loyal droid
  • 31Snooped around
  • 32Letter-shaped beam
  • 33On edge
  • 35Wearer of tap shoes
  • 39With no exceptions
  • 40Small coin
  • 44Scene
  • 46Plum who was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2022
  • 47Sidesteps
  • 48Baja's opposite
  • 52Caves in
  • 53Parliament birds
  • 54Suddenly shift direction
  • 55Letter-shaped fastener
  • 57Coastal inlets
  • 58Part of a plot
  • 59Small tree house
  • 62Jenny Thompson's team
  • 63Genetic blueprint

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Sean Ziebarth.

All 78 answers

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  • 1ABest effortAGAME
  • 6AFoolsCLODS
  • 11AMake a mendSEW
  • 14ALike much of central IllinoisRURAL
  • 15A"The Raven" writer, brieflyEAPOE
  • 16A"Better. Guaranteed." gadget brandOXO
  • 17A"Turn that frown upside down"CRACKASMILE
  • 19AWhopperLIE
  • 20ALuau performanceHULA
  • 21AMedium abilityESP
  • 22ANotes equivalent to C sharpsDFLATS
  • 24AImmediately followingUPON
  • 26AEarlierPRIOR
  • 27AWord with shell or shoreSEA
  • 30A"Get your head on straight"SNAPOUTOFIT
  • 34ALateTARDY
  • 36ASleep acronymREM
  • 37APeelPARE
  • 38ANaan flourATTA
  • 39AAddresses timeline errors, perhapsEDITS
  • 41ATimeline unitsERAS
  • 42ALike much 1980s fashionNEON
  • 43A"C'est la __!"VIE
  • 44AFess up (to)ADMIT
  • 45A"Get on that stage and wow the crowd"KNOCKEMDEAD
  • 49A__ as a foxSLY
  • 50ABrand of riding mowersDEERE
  • 51AYouTube journalVLOG
  • 53ATooOVERLY
  • 55ANeedlework on a sleeve, for shortTAT
  • 56ATurkey neighborIRAN
  • 60ABurrito optionWET
  • 61AWords of wisdom, and what 17-, 30-, and 45-Across could be called?SOUNDADVICE
  • 64AMelissa of "The Fighter"LEO
  • 65ACome nextENSUE
  • 66AMoves closerNEARS
  • 67ACheap tix optionSRO
  • 68A"The Wild Swans at Coole" writerYEATS
  • 69ASelling pointASSET
  • 1DFoot partARCH
  • 2DHindu teacherGURU
  • 3DNorth __ Sea: Central Asian lakeARAL
  • 4DHong Kong neighborMACAU
  • 5DUtah's state animalELK
  • 6DGeneral aviation company owned by TextronCESSNA
  • 7DLava __LAMP
  • 8DMaker of Talk to the Hand press-on nailsOPI
  • 9DBluesDOLDRUMS
  • 10DFind appropriateSEEFIT
  • 11DGreen energy sources in some desert regionsSOLARFARMS
  • 12DWay outEXIT
  • 13DHeartachesWOES
  • 18DVery long timeAEON
  • 23DLike a lassoLOOPED
  • 25DTherapist's maj.PSY
  • 26D68-Across, for onePOET
  • 27DPerformed terriblySTANK
  • 28DAll goneEATEN
  • 29DLuke Skywalker's loyal droidARTOODETOO
  • 31DSnooped aroundPRIED
  • 32DLetter-shaped beamIRAIL
  • 33DOn edgeTESTY
  • 35DWearer of tap shoesDANCER
  • 39DWith no exceptionsEVERYONE
  • 40DSmall coinDIME
  • 44DSceneADO
  • 46DPlum who was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2022KELSEY
  • 47DSidestepsEVADES
  • 48DBaja's oppositeALTA
  • 52DCaves inGIVES
  • 53DParliament birdsOWLS
  • 54DSuddenly shift directionVEER
  • 55DLetter-shaped fastenerTNUT
  • 57DCoastal inletsRIAS
  • 58DPart of a plotACRE
  • 59DSmall tree houseNEST
  • 62DJenny Thompson's teamUSA
  • 63DGenetic blueprintDNA

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