LA Times Daily Crossword May 2, 2025 Answers

1. Number with 101 digits 7. Tenerife, por ejemplo 11. Oft-torn knee pt. 14. Prisoner 15. Speak indistinctly 16. Fish eggs 17. Cardiology implants 18. Song for one 19. "That tastes go-o-o-od" 20. Work on one's abs, say 21. *Hot point 24. Broccoli part 26. Psyched 27. *Main event 33. Wine category 34. Disciplines 35. Hoped 37. Cross piece? 38. Patti with a plaque on the Apollo Theater's Walk of Fame 41. Rank in judo 44. Within the realm of possibility 46. Future oak 48. Bakery worker 50. *Chain-chain-chain 53. Mushroom with a honeycomb-like top 55. Burst of wind 56. *Rhino 60. "¿Cómo __ usted?" 64. "It's __-brainer!" 65. European automaker 66. Benders 68. Lav 69. Hard-to-break plates 70. Van Gogh's "The Potato __" 71. Fitting 72. Princess Anne, to Prince William 73. Stop by unannounced, and how to make the starred clues match their answers?

1. Crux 2. Not fooled by 3. Portentous sign 4. Elephant-headed god 5. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame 6. Secondary 7. Emmy nominee Rae 8. Messy type 9. Doozy 10. Came up 11. 1998 Michael Bay disaster film 12. Systematically searched (through) 13. Animals found only in Madagascar 22. Letters for the Royal Navy 23. Rabbit's larger cousin 25. Inventor Nikola 27. Document with a key 28. Vein contents 29. Novice 30. Dorky type 31. Feel poorly 32. Designer bag monogram 36. Chairs 39. "The View" network 40. __-ray disc 42. Rainbow shape 43. San Diego-to-Palm Springs dir. 45. Sweet sandwich 47. Indulge 48. Zambezi Valley antelope 49. Like many laundromats 51. "Just a number," so some say 52. Breastfed 54. Alpaca kin 57. Island banquet 58. Norse god of war 59. Droop 61. Ooze 62. Garr of "Tootsie" 63. Org. 67. Nice round number?