La Times Crossword Answers 08/18/25

Across Clues

• Answer for
  Like some historiesis ORAL.
• Answer for
  Scents such as freshly baked bread and clean laundryis AROMAS.
• Answer for
  Cave mammalis BAT.
• Answer for
  Zilchis NONE.
• Answer for
  __ Creed: Mass recitationis NICENE.
• Answer for
  Flamenco cryis OLE.
• Answer for
  Avant-gardeis CUTTINGEDGE.
• Answer for
  Was victoriousis WON.
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  Live and breatheis EXIST.
• Answer for
  Feel under the weatheris AIL.
• Answer for
  Cabin timberis PINE.
• Answer for
  Assets and liabilities statementis BALANCESHEET.
• Answer for
  King Arthur’s realmis CAMELOT.
• Answer for
  Compete in a slalomis SKI.
• Answer for
  Alias lettersis AKA.
• Answer for
  Dozes (off)is NODS.
• Answer for
  Archipelago unitis ISLET.
• Answer for
  Stylistic faux pas that puts an editor between a rock and a black sheep?is MIXINGMETAPHORS.
• Answer for
  Take potshots (at)is SNIPE.
• Answer for
  Repeated word in a Doris Day classicis SERA.
• Answer for
  Tear (apart)is RIP.
• Answer for
  Archer’s assetis AIM.
• Answer for
  Positivesis UPSIDES.
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  Illumination that sets a toneis MOODLIGHTING.
• Answer for
  Storylinesis ARCS.
• Answer for
  Salty expanseis SEA.
• Answer for
  Pirouetting, sayis ONTOE.
• Answer for
  Tabbyis CAT.
• Answer for
  List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called?is LEADERBOARD.
• Answer for
  Feasted onis ATE.
• Answer for
  Achieve fameis ARRIVE.
• Answer for
  Arancini ingredientis RICE.
• Answer for
  Soppingis WET.
• Answer for
  Organized workflowis SYSTEM.
• Answer for
  Flairis ELAN.

Vertical Clues

• Answer for
  __ upon a timeis ONCE.
• Answer for
  Gumbo thickeneris ROUX.
• Answer for
  Againstis ANTI.
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  Doesn’t disturbis LETSBE.
• Answer for
  Rashida’s “Parks and Recreation” roleis ANN.
• Answer for
  Fix, as a fightis RIG.
• Answer for
  Atlantic, for oneis OCEAN.
• Answer for
  Soldier trained in first aidis MEDIC.
• Answer for
  “I teach geometry, so I know all the __”: math professor’s quipis ANGLES.
• Answer for
  Observeis SEE.
• Answer for
  “Starman” singer Davidis BOWIE.
• Answer for
  Unaccompaniedis ALONE.
• Answer for
  Core beliefis TENET.
• Answer for
  Lang. of Romeis ITAL.
• Answer for
  Run an email scamis PHISH.
• Answer for
  __ divisionis LONG.
• Answer for
  Molecule makeupis ATOMS.
• Answer for
  Pass overis SKIP.
• Answer for
  Zoom devices, familiarlyis CAMS.
• Answer for
  Related (to)is AKIN.
• Answer for
  Ankle-length skirtis MAXI.
• Answer for
  Hollywood ending?is DEE.
• Answer for
  Confident strideis STRUT.
• Answer for
  “Bridgerton” titleis LORD.
• Answer for
  Cleveland’s lakeis ERIE.
• Answer for
  Baking amts.is TSPS.
• Answer for
  Apple tabletsis IPADS.
• Answer for
  Singer Diamondis NEIL.
• Answer for
  Heritage celebrated in May, for shortis AAPI.
• Answer for
  Great sufferingis MISERY.
• Answer for
  Hoity-toity typeis SNOB.
• Answer for
  Send to voicemail, perhapsis IGNORE.
• Answer for
  Colorful parrotis MACAW.
• Answer for
  Deliver a speechis ORATE.
• Answer for
  Chamber music configurationis OCTET.
• Answer for
  Bike partsis GEARS.
• Answer for
  “You’ve never __ so good”is HADIT.
• Answer for
  Follow covertlyis TAIL.
• Answer for
  Marine apex predatoris ORCA.
• Answer for
  Idyllic placeis EDEN.
• Answer for
  __ Vegas Acesis LAS.
• Answer for
  Night beforeis EVE.
• Answer for
  “Shiny Happy People” bandis REM.