LA Times Daily Crossword May 22, 2025 Answers

1. Basic lesson 5. Smack-__ 8. PC shortcut employed when creating a draft 13. Noted host of a couples' getaway? 14. Vegetarian staple 15. Figure skater Sonja 16. Yarn 17. Middle East sultanate 18. Magazine piece? 19. One who's bound to get away? 22. Centers of interest 23. Formally withdraw 27. Small pellets 30. Fiddler accompanist in bluegrass, often 33. Indie genre with mainstream appeal 35. "__ guesses?" 36. Cook fast, as steak 37. Guarded 38. French pal 39. Bass kin 40. Button on a scale 41. Seasonal vaccine target 42. More like a snoop 43. Artist who makes some pretty cool pieces? 46. Many "Grey's Anatomy" pros 47. Singled out 48. Some Minecraft blocks 50. "Go ahead and choose one," and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across? 56. Deserted rest area? 59. Some tennis shots 60. Pod in Creole cuisine 61. Top-level performance 62. [Chef's kiss] 63. Bridle part 64. Kits, eventually 65. Played out 66. Two-time Newbery Medal winner DiCamillo

1. Request from a 25-Down 2. Feathery accessories 3. AP math class 4. Grain amount 5. Taxonomic classification broader than kingdom 6. Out there 7. Part of a suicide squeeze 8. Woodshop tool 9. Precedent-setting trials 10. Many ICU professionals 11. Simu who plays Shang-Chi 12. "What did I tell you?" 14. Work boot tip 20. NOLA sandwich 21. Spotting game 24. Lashes site 25. Poker figure 26. Box score statistic 27. Like Latvia and Lithuania 28. Sodium hypochlorite 29. Upgrade from mono 31. Clog 32. Covert maritime org. 34. Deadline set by a printer 38. Start and end of the Musketeers' motto 39. Apple device? 41. Doldrums 42. "I can wait" 44. Puts an end to 45. "That's rough" 49. Multipurpose utensil 51. Red Muppet with a goldfish 52. Pained cry 53. Big-box store with a Småland play area 54. Lit __ 55. "Citizen __" 56. Yahoo 57. Before now 58. Jazz horn