LA Times Daily Crossword August 21, 2025 Answers

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

1. Foot part 2. Hindu teacher 3. North __ Sea: Central Asian lake 4. Hong Kong neighbor 5. Utah's state animal 6. General aviation company owned by Textron 7. Lava __ 8. Maker of Talk to the Hand press-on nails 9. Blues 10. Find appropriate 11. Green energy sources in some desert regions 12. Way out 13. Heartaches 18. Very long time 23. Like a lasso 25. Therapist's maj. 26. 68-Across, for one 27. Performed terribly 28. All gone 29. Luke Skywalker's loyal droid 31. Snooped around 32. Letter-shaped beam 33. On edge 35. Wearer of tap shoes 39. With no exceptions 40. Small coin 44. Scene 46. Plum who was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2022 47. Sidesteps 48. Baja's opposite 52. Caves in 53. Parliament birds 54. Suddenly shift direction 55. Letter-shaped fastener 57. Coastal inlets 58. Part of a plot 59. Small tree house 62. Jenny Thompson's team 63. Genetic blueprint