LA Times Daily Crossword April 26, 2025 Answers

1. Opening remark? 10. Discussion topic for Oscar buffs 15. Green energy source? 16. Colorful discovery on some Egyptian mummies 17. Some bespoke accessories 19. Sound from a La-Z-Boy, perhaps 20. Authority figures 21. Beats by __ 22. Subs 24. Ergo 26. Patron saint of lost causes 27. Diner fare 29. Alley-__ 30. Bumper sticker word 31. Twisted part of an Impala? 33. Unionized? 35. Lap top covers 36. Curling devices 37. Mesh 38. Greenlights 39. Legislative body reestablished after the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis 40. Ballpark figures 41. Wind blast 42. Natural skills 44. Provisos 45. Craft that may utilize old phonograph records 47. Elitists 49. Blissful stretch before reality sets in 53. Genre for composer Terence Blanchard 54. Fights before the big fight 55. South Asian crepes 56. Exams that require passing

1. Slack lines, for short? 2. Sleeve extenders? 3. Sets of bits 4. Reel people 5. Hite whose major work is subtitled "A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality" 6. Lacking bite 7. Had a bite 8. Driver role 9. Talk 10. Orderly 11. Question about a question 12. Internal force? 13. Rare blood type, for short 14. Lip 18. Party person 22. Share holder with shareholders 23. "Beats me," in a text 24. The Taj Mahal, for one 25. More than collect 26. Fellas 28. Youngest recipient of AFI's Life Achievement Award 30. High points of a trip to Asia 31. Jabbers 32. Sibilant summons 34. When I was one? 35. Small criticisms 37. Project 40. Like Taylor Swift for most of 2023 and 2024 41. Liftoff sensation 43. Sound of hesitation 44. Sluggish 45. Not barefoot 46. Five-O 47. Zipped 48. Type 50. "Imagine" co-producer 51. Doc in some severance packages 52. Deg. for one who faces oral exams