LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 28, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1Included digitally
- 5Ryder Cup org.
- 8Not quite
- 14Prefix with port
- 15"Toy Story" dinosaur
- 16Snicker sound
- 17Totalitarian control
- 19Heartless fellow in Oz?
- 20*Depeche Mode song with the lyric "Reach out and touch faith"
- 22Down
- 23Power drill insert
- 24Bird with large green eggs
- 25*Bon Jovi song with the lyric "Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear"
- 32Subj. with a lot of reading
- 33"Home on the Range" animal
- 34Arab leader
- 37"The Marvelous __ Maisel"
- 38Phil or Lil of "Rugrats," e.g.
- 39Vinegar that may be drizzled over caprese salad
- 42Undeclared: Abbr.
- 44*Hozier song with the lyric "I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies"
- 48Afore
- 49Gender-specific pronoun
- 50In medias __
- 52Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for?
- 56Narrow waterway
- 58Erodes bit by bit
- 59Persuade forcefully
- 60Toronto-to-Quebec dir.
- 61Filmmaker Buñuel
- 62[Skull emoji]
- 63Team ldr.
- 64Mark for good
Down
- 1Nail polish nicks
- 2Lucky Charms, e.g.
- 3Jacob who played Elvis in "Priscilla"
- 4Loud noises
- 5Trimming
- 6Tartufo ingredient
- 7Olympic jump
- 8Shot
- 9Duty-free time
- 10Word with beer or wine
- 11Units of resistance
- 12__ urchin
- 13Perfect score in some rating systems
- 18Bird with small blue eggs
- 21Mom __
- 26Sonnets, odes, et al.
- 27Drug bust figure
- 28Vow locale
- 29Cry of pain
- 30Prefix with center
- 31"__ Faire": 2024 HBO docuseries
- 34SNAP system
- 35Barnyard bleat
- 36Kind
- 37Tick relatives
- 40Ferrera of "Barbie"
- 41Warranted
- 42Broadway building
- 43Ruins by overcooking
- 45__ Mai: city in northern Thailand
- 46Hybrid pastry since 2013
- 47Frenzied
- 51Ambiguous recipe amount
- 52Street __
- 53Aesop racer
- 54Swarm (with)
- 55Peeve
- 56Ecol. or geol.
- 57Colicchio of "Top Chef"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 25-across.
- Constructed by Sala Wanetick %26 Emily Biegas.
All 72 answers
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- 1AIncluded digitallyCCED
- 5ARyder Cup org.PGA
- 8ANot quiteALMOST
- 14APrefix with portHELI
- 15A"Toy Story" dinosaurREX
- 16ASnicker soundTEEHEE
- 17ATotalitarian controlIRONRULE
- 19AHeartless fellow in Oz?TINMAN
- 20A*Depeche Mode song with the lyric "Reach out and touch faith"PERSONALJESUS
- 22ADownSAD
- 23APower drill insertBIT
- 24ABird with large green eggsEMU
- 25A*Bon Jovi song with the lyric "Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear"LIVINONAPRAYER
- 32ASubj. with a lot of readingENG
- 33A"Home on the Range" animalANTELOPE
- 34AArab leaderEMIR
- 37A"The Marvelous __ Maisel"MRS
- 38APhil or Lil of "Rugrats," e.g.TWIN
- 39AVinegar that may be drizzled over caprese saladBALSAMIC
- 42AUndeclared: Abbr.TBA
- 44A*Hozier song with the lyric "I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies"TAKEMETOCHURCH
- 48AAforeERE
- 49AGender-specific pronounHER
- 50AIn medias __RES
- 52ABible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for?CHRISTIANROCK
- 56ANarrow waterwaySTRAIT
- 58AErodes bit by bitEATSINTO
- 59APersuade forcefullyCOERCE
- 60AToronto-to-Quebec dir.ENE
- 61AFilmmaker BuñuelLUIS
- 62A[Skull emoji]IMDEAD
- 63ATeam ldr.MGR
- 64AMark for goodETCH
- 1DNail polish nicksCHIPS
- 2DLucky Charms, e.g.CEREAL
- 3DJacob who played Elvis in "Priscilla"ELORDI
- 4DLoud noisesDINS
- 5DTrimmingPRUNING
- 6DTartufo ingredientGELATO
- 7DOlympic jumpAXEL
- 8DShotATTEMPT
- 9DDuty-free timeLEISURE
- 10DWord with beer or wineMENU
- 11DUnits of resistanceOHMS
- 12D__ urchinSEA
- 13DPerfect score in some rating systemsTEN
- 18DBird with small blue eggsROBIN
- 21DMom __JEANS
- 26DSonnets, odes, et al.VERSE
- 27DDrug bust figureNARCO
- 28DVow localeALTAR
- 29DCry of painYOW
- 30DPrefix with centerEPI
- 31D"__ Faire": 2024 HBO docuseriesREN
- 34DSNAP systemEBT
- 35DBarnyard bleatMAA
- 36DKindILK
- 37DTick relativesMITES
- 40DFerrera of "Barbie"AMERICA
- 41DWarrantedMERITED
- 42DBroadway buildingTHEATER
- 43DRuins by overcookingBURNS
- 45D__ Mai: city in northern ThailandCHIANG
- 46DHybrid pastry since 2013CRONUT
- 47DFrenziedHECTIC
- 51DAmbiguous recipe amountSKOSH
- 52DStreet __CRED
- 53DAesop racerHARE
- 54DSwarm (with)TEEM
- 55DPeeveRILE
- 56DEcol. or geol.SCI
- 57DColicchio of "Top Chef"TOM
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