LA Times Daily Crossword January 23, 2025 Answers

1. Vase flaw 5. Fragrance 10. Like a thesis defense 14. Bar mitzvah dance 15. Bloom from a bulb 16. Wrap for onigiri 17. Keywords? 19. Seemingly forever 20. Word with code or colony 21. Organ protected by lashes 22. Kilt detail 23. Sticker 25. More crafty 27. Laughing relative of a meerkat 30. Wildlife tracking device 33. Abbey space 36. __-Mex 37. Japan's "Kimigayo," for one 38. __ of averages 39. Crosswords? 41. Path of a fly ball 42. Three-note chords 44. No longer trendy 45. Corp. scientific execs 46. "Why not" 47. Green 49. Worked as a secret agent 51. "What a shame!" 54. Parents honored in May 56. __ de parfum 59. "Good heavens!" 61. Purple berry high in fat 62. Safewords? 64. Acronym after a lengthy post 65. Felt a workout later 66. Foreboding sign 67. Brings legal action against 68. Lets tears flow 69. Libya-to-Algeria direction

1. Pork cut 2. Crossed one's fingers 3. Leader of the girl group Red Velvet 4. Dashing style 5. Enjoyed a mochi doughnut, say 6. Ploy 7. Beauty brand with a Retinol 24 line 8. Silent performers 9. Tailless primate 10. Ready for action 11. Catchwords? 12. 63, for a 7x9 rectangle 13. Reminder on the fridge 18. Defeat, as a dragon 22. Steinway product 24. "As I remember it ... " 26. Primitive shelters 28. Org. that awards grants to orchestras 29. Self-evident truth 31. Flight-related prefix 32. Yukon and Sierra 33. Midrange voice 34. Get into a spot? 35. Watchwords? 39. Elba who played Luther 40. Half a quartet 43. Live-in nannies 45. Reliable moneymaker 48. Lake bird with an eerie call 50. Tie score in tennis 52. Peak performance 53. Amounts of medicine 54. Judo class surfaces 55. Org. with a Women's Rights Project 57. "Days of Grace" memoirist Arthur 58. Sch. that publishes the bilingual magazine Minero 60. Ding on a bumper 62. Mouth part 63. Cards shown to bouncers