LA Times Daily Crossword March 2, 2025 Answers

1. Go from ice to water 5. Penn State rival 9. Church topper 14. Not stick around 18. Old short film 20. Like an escaped balloon 21. "Free Willy" mammal 22. "It's so cold my fingers are going numb" 25. Conceptualism debate starter 26. Cursed 27. Cattle markers 29. Polar bear platforms 30. Piano key wood, traditionally 32. Laugh half 33. Langley org. 34. Craving 35. "I love my new down comforter" 40. Period of time 42. Really annoys 43. Creep 44. Escort 47. Beats by __ 50. Collapsible shelter 51. Tangy salad herb 52. "You should have seen that game-winning throw" 55. S.F. and L.A. locale 56. Crème de la crème 57. __ silence 58. Soak (up) 59. Starts of some logic problems 62. __ photography: still-life genre 64. Business letters 66. Wine grape variety 68. Texter's apology 69. Like sashimi 70. Ann __, Michigan 72. Dye used in mehndi 73. Josh 74. "I only carry one if there's more than a 50% chance of rain" 78. Big shot 81. Court entry 82. Jimmy Eat World genre 83. Rings around pupils 84. "__ be great!" 85. Part of the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. 87. Very thin 89. "Granite is best because it's heat-resistant and easy to clean" 93. Half of hexa- 96. WSW reversal 97. Urban scourge 98. Composer Maurice 99. Gray-faced 101. Some field day races 103. Peppermint __ 106. Sticks 108. "Eve and I really wanted that apple" 111. "Got that, boss" 112. Brother's wife or wife's brother 113. Transfers legally 114. Cincinnati players 115. Festoon 116. Cookie one might twist to open 117. Robin's home

1. Alter 2. Maroon 3. Roman military group 4. Overused 5. Comice or Seckel 6. Tattler's refrain 7. Private eye 8. Trampled 9. Siberian dog breed 10. Reddish purple hue 11. "La Brea" actress Skye 12. Microchip initialism 13. "You know the rest," briefly 14. Buddha's meditation spot 15. Oratorio solo 16. Words following a loss 17. Positions to stick after vaults 19. Airport pickup figs. 23. One living a life of prayer 24. Offers some bad advice? 28. Quenches 31. Part of an Uncle Fester costume 32. Stop 35. "Where have you __?" 36. Spot for un béret 37. Cartoon reindeer 38. Eyelash treatment 39. Reagle who was a special guest on a crossword episode of "The Simpsons" 40. Natural fiber in rugs and rope 41. Steakhouse selection 44. Quarrels 45. Saudi Arabia neighbor 46. Important date 48. Towel holder 49. Wakim of "SNL" 51. Meeting point of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 53. "Oh, __ up!" 54. Wisdom tooth, e.g. 55. Kernel holder 58. "Love Song" singer Bareilles 59. Civil rights leader Roy 60. Ideal yard feature for pet owners 61. Legal postponements 63. Small amount 65. Indigenous Canadians 66. City on the Rhine 67. Got going again, as a gas lamp 71. Anti-racism gp. 73. 66-Down, in German 74. Cosmetics chain with beauty salons 75. Golda of Israel 76. Sound of a slamming door 77. Name of 12 popes 78. More sympathetic 79. Right, as a wrong 80. Transit option to Boston's Logan Airport 81. Hair band? 85. "It's the __ I can do" 86. Play in which the Stage Manager is a character 88. On the loose 90. Secret meetups 91. Common street name 92. "Nevertheless ... " 93. Not just survive 94. Actor Keanu 95. Magazine addition 99. Exclamations of understanding 100. Determined to have 102. Like the Namib 103. Await settlement 104. Folk singer Guthrie 105. Peter the Great or Nicholas II 107. Spy film starring Sean Connery 109. Actress Zadora 110. Affectation