LA Times Daily Crossword March 20, 2025 Answers

1. Carousel riders? 5. Instruments that may create a meditative sound bath 10. Street snack in a shell 14. Río contents 15. "Stop the launch!" 16. Muscat's country 17. *Noisy yard implement 19. Major Temecula Valley industry 20. Lot timers 21. Cooler filler 22. Subj. for an MBA 23. Pitching stat 24. *Like a skier without goggles, perhaps 26. Printer issue 28. "You could've kept that to yourself" 30. Very short pencil 31. Jai __ 33. "Preach!" 36. Inner circle 40. *Path through Oz 43. Overhead space? 44. Rival leader? 45. Gulp 46. Steamed bun dipped in hoisin sauce 48. Baby goat 50. Nashville-to-Louisville dir. 51. *Hobnob (with) 56. Situp targets 58. Brief "However" 59. Banned Books Week org. 60. Like a clock with hands 63. Selfish cry 64. Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue 66. Taiwanese laptop maker 67. Turn away 68. Foil kin 69. Comic Bargatze 70. Inkling 71. Story opening, in journalism lingo

1. Salve 2. Pulitzer winner James 3. Most populous Central American country 4. Less of a gamble 5. Girls 6. "Price flexible" abbr. 7. Lose-lose 8. With 51-Down, wrestling style 9. Scattered 10. Bathroom drying racks 11. Pals, in Parma 12. Officially accepted works 13. Standing straight, as hair 18. Oktoberfest sausage, informally 24. Mufasa's son in "The Lion King" 25. O'Neil who was the first African American coach in the MLB 26. Blue birds 27. Actor Guinness 29. Wide opening 32. "Come find me when you're ready" 34. Fumble 35. Stevie of Fleetwood Mac 37. Skier's direction 38. Wet weather 39. Trim, as grass 41. October birthstone 42. T'ai __ ch'uan 47. Barack and Michelle 49. "Darn it!" 51. See 8-Down 52. College city near Syracuse 53. Lisa of "A Different World" 54. __ oil 55. Pallid 57. Biblical tower spot 60. Pay to play 61. Had to pay 62. Delight 65. Auditing agcy.