LA Times Crossword August 17 2025 Answers (8/17/25)

Our LA Times Crossword August 17, 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 August 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 8/17/25, 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	Starts using, as an accent
7A	Accumulate
12A	Challenging bio course
19A	Like a network used in machine learning
20A	Finish, as a crossword, e.g.
21A	Evergreen seed
22A	Response to "See ya later, alligator"
25A	Anxiety from social media scrolling, for short
26A	Voices above tenors
27A	Used in beta
29A	Part of the hook in a 2007 Rihanna hit
32A	"The Pitt" figs.
35A	Amble (along)
37A	Cautionary __
38A	22-Across variation in a flower garden?
42A	Studio Ghibli film about a magical goldfish
43A	Member of the fam
44A	Sketch comedy series starring Odenkirk and Cross
45A	City in western Germany
47A	Iroquois nation
49A	Clarinetist's supply
53A	Above, poetically
54A	Orb weaver's creation
57A	22-Across variation in a desert?
62A	"Pull up __"
63A	Soprano solo
64A	Spoke like a cat
65A	Garden bed planting
68A	Peter's adversary in a Prokofiev composition
71A	"Clueless" source novel
73A	Some recital attendees
74A	Like characters that lean one way?
77A	Require
79A	Likeness
82A	22-Across variation in a forest?
87A	Part of a pronoun pair
88A	"Origin" director DuVernay
89A	SpongeBob's pet, for one
90A	Party balloon filler
93A	Rough it in comfort
95A	"The Phantom Tollbooth" author Juster
98A	The NCAA's Tigers
99A	Broken wagon part in Oregon Trail
102A	22-Across variation in a birdcage?
107A	Supplant
108A	__ fin
109A	Bichon frise bark
110A	Brontë's Jane
111A	Wife, in 101-Down
113A	Film without a major studio
115A	106-Down portrayer McGregor
118A	22-Across variation in Ontario?
125A	Acrobat's attire
126A	"The Dark Knight __"
127A	Set of grading criteria
128A	Scapegoats
129A	Porterhouse, e.g.
130A	Averred
1D	Santa __ winds
2D	Pt. of HDTV
3D	Not in the closet
4D	Assembled on-site
5D	Poi source
6D	__ poetry
7D	Volcanic fallout
8D	"You're accusing me!?"
9D	Pesto __ Genovese
10D	Lithe
11D	Subdivision
12D	Biblical disciple
13D	Insta grid item
14D	Benjamin
15D	Graf below a headline
16D	Jennifer of "Murder Mystery"
17D	"Aladdin" title
18D	Icy, as a glare
23D	Ovens for buns, but not loaves
24D	Satellite dish spot
28D	"Gloria in Excelsis __"
29D	Recedes
30D	Ancient harp
31D	Téa of "Death of a Unicorn"
33D	"Oh, of course!"
34D	Certain delivery worker?
36D	Disinfectant brand
39D	Some fitness orgs.
40D	Wipe away
41D	Cutesy
42D	In and of itself
46D	Appear
48D	Activate
50D	Segment of a Taylor Swift show
51D	Truth or __
52D	Perform repetitive movements to self-soothe, say
54D	East Coast mini-mart
55D	Barely achieved, with "out"
56D	Items of varying comfort for Goldilocks
58D	"Yee-__!"
59D	Make up (for)
60D	Language from which "curry" is derived
61D	"I'll keep opening briefcases, Howie!"
65D	Twitch currency
66D	Four Corners state
67D	Tahoe or Huron
69D	Millipede's multitude
70D	Common houseplant
72D	Actress Poehler
75D	Poker proclamation
76D	Catalan sparkling wine
78D	One-seventh of una semana
80D	Loathe
81D	Davis of "The Fly"
83D	Stallone franchise
84D	Low-budget pub
85D	Polish currency
86D	"Inside Out" kid
91D	The "U" in EULA
92D	Silencing button
93D	"Start already!"
94D	Dots
96D	Troy tech univ.
97D	Playable on a VCR
99D	Misery
100D	Sweep under the rug
101D	Francia's neighbor
103D	Tax doc IDs
104D	Thigh-high waterproof boots
105D	Inspire
106D	Skywalker mentor
108D	__ Lama
112D	Cpls.' superiors
114D	Lighten (up)
116D	Edit __: battles on Wikipedia
117D	Piscina filler
119D	Mined resource
120D	Principals' org.
121D	Query
122D	Chicago airport code
123D	Member of the fam
124D	Friendly prefix

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