LA Times Daily Crossword August 9, 2025 Answers

1. Rank denied to Anakin Skywalker 11. Pollutants phased out by the Montreal Protocol, for short 15. "Count me in!" 16. Baseball dynasty name 17. Game whose object is to get lots of hits 18. Gamer who lacks game 19. 1971 cult classic 20. Startles 22. Celeb gossip site 25. Story that may remain unfinished 27. Spine-tingling 28. Treats 30. "What a bore!" 32. "Wanna __?" 33. "__ Vep": HBO miniseries 34. Crispy kosher snack 36. Clouds of gas and dust 38. "They'll never catch me!" 40. Debate figure 42. Layered sandwich 43. Actor Chaney 44. Blacksmith garb 45. "Paul Bunyan" librettist 46. __ coffee 48. Networks, for short 50. Fr. holy title 51. Some adoptees 53. One of the three R's 55. Duck out early 56. Unlikely to show mercy 61. "Balladz" poet Sharon 62. Tale that may be told with a fire in one's eyes 63. On a cruise 64. Easy wins for presidential candidates, often

1. Actor Parsons 2. Evian, e.g. 3. Private convos 4. Mother of Horus 5. Drinks made from two kinds of beans 6. Rockie start? 7. Takes a turn 8. Part of a nomad's lifestyle, perhaps 9. Work unit 10. Some classic cars 11. __ Journey: annual event for Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples 12. They may be swept under the rug 13. Need for one who's rolling in dough? 14. Part of the whole 21. "The Hunger Games" boy 22. Scarce 23. They're only human 24. Hockey fan's intermission experience, perhaps 26. Sound track? 29. Credit 31. Noise made while curling one's fingers, perhaps 34. Tombstone name 35. Dynasty before the Qin 37. __ Law: human rights measure named for the third-longest-serving U.S. senator 39. Top-notch 41. Place for kidding around at home? 43. Capital city in Província da Estremadura 45. One of 3,234 for Sue Bird 47. Verde or roja topping 49. Boston university 52. [Not this again!] 54. Spanish pronoun 57. Density symbol, in physics 58. Threenager, e.g. 59. Bard's before 60. Start to function?