LA Times Daily Crossword May 16, 2025 Answers

1. Creature of Jewish folklore 6. Verb with thou 11. __ bar 14. Slightly in front 15. Intercontinental range 16. Soundless messaging syst. 17. Pa ss 19. Dark site of the moon? 20. Members of a sub group 21. Like overripe bananas 23. "Embrace the glorious __ that you are": Elizabeth Gilbert 24. Dressage pace 25. Fi rm 30. Formal, in a way 32. Sought office 33. Fruit in some gin 34. Overlord of the rings, for short? 35. "That's gonna leave a mark!" 36. Family 37. Egg pouches 39. Co-worker of Jamie, Alan, and Mara, in Progressive ads 40. Planters 43. Shis hito 46. Blasted 47. __ bene 48. Skating hazard 51. Comic-con attendee with pointy ears, maybe 55. Feel sick 56. Bo nds 58. Org. with Kings and Knights 59. Switch 60. Aquarium fish 61. Slime 62. Campaign topic 63. Caravan rest stops

1. Rhapsodize 2. Intel collected during a race 3. "Copacabana" showgirl 4. Hard-to-read people 5. Fortes 6. Word on some European notes 7. Shape made with a pencil and string 8. Jaws 9. Didn't answer immediately 10. Brief weather event? 11. Slick one 12. Words of understanding 13. Willing (to) 18. Petulant 22. Best or bests 25. Minor offense 26. Wilt 27. Half-__: latte spec 28. Cain genre 29. Urges 30. __ jockey 31. Laugh good and hard 35. Word with hand or saw 38. Get the drift, perhaps 39. Folks who might say, "Curses! Foiled again!"? 40. Botanical reproductive unit 41. Decided in favor of 42. Underwhelming argument 44. Skating great Yamaguchi 45. Menu selection 48. Kick 49. Chipper greeting 50. Some NASA missions 52. Many Ikea purchases, essentially 53. French noun suffix 54. Those, in Spanish 57. Gettysburg address feature?