2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 LA Times Crossword Clues Hints

LA Times Across Clues

• “Ethan Frome” writer Wharton: EDITH
• Zenith: ACME
• Bygone airline with an iconic terminal at JFK: TWA
• Roughstock event: RODEO
• __ dunk: SLAM
• Pretense: SHAM
• *Center: SWEETHEART
• Pacific Islands root: TARO
• “__ of story!”: END
• Clinking occasion: TOAST
• Made a guest appearance during a jazz set, perhaps: SAT IN
• Cattle chew: CUD
• *Hound: SALTY DOG
• Wedding budget saver, maybe: CASH BAR
• Approximately: OR SO
• Not pro: ANTI
• “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore” coiner: BERRA
• Garden-variety fish?: EEL
• Something not immediately appreciated, or what the answers to the starred clues have?: AN ACQUIRED TASTE
• Neither’s partner: NOR
• “If only I could __ that”: UNSEE
• Charles III, e.g.: KING
• Angler’s need: BAIT
• Cantina sizzlers: FAJITAS
• *Memo: SOUR NOTE
• Signature need: PEN
• Exponent symbol: CARET
• Wage increase: RAISE
• Airport served by BART: SFO
• __ Major: URSA
• *Tablet: BITTER PILL
• “All __ are off!”: BETS
• Self starter?: YOUR-
• Barely beat: EDGED
• Spots: ADS
• Spot: ESPY
• Copenhagen citizens: DANES

LA TImes Down Clues

• Gaelic tongue: ERSE
• Word with payment or pillow: DOWN
• Put a name to a face: ID’ED
• Many an undershirt: TEE
• Bubbly bath: HOT TUB
• On the briny: ASEA
• Elegance: CLASS
• One of the von Trapp girls: MARTA
• Triage pro: EMT
• “OK, now I’m really mad”: THAT DOES IT
• Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls: WARIO
• Interlaced with: AMONG
• Legal suspensions: STAYS
• “Today” co-host Kotb: HODA
• Guitar that Bob Dylan went electric with, familiarly: STRAT
• Smart: CHIC
• Member of the peerage: LORD
• James of “The Godfather”: CAAN
• Montessori year?: ANNO
• Patterns around explosive comic book sound effects: STARBURSTS
• World Series stat: RBIS
• Previously found in poetry?: ERE
• 49-Down spot: REEF
• Volcano with 2,700 years of documented eruptions: ETNA
• Staying power: LEGS
• One of five: QUINT
• Golden Rule word: UNTO
• Similar (to): AKIN
• Some geometry exam answers: AREAS
• Cardinal’s wing?: APSE
• Reacted to a flagrant foul, perhaps: JEERED
• Underwater gear: SCUBA
• Obeyed the coxswain: OARED
• Le Tigre and HAIM: TRIOS
• Devour: EAT UP
• “Glad my effort was good enough”: I TRY
• Leo or Libra: SIGN
• Leave in a hurry: FLEE
• Former GM brand: OLDS
• “Sayonara!”: BYE!
• Kissing in the park, e.g.: PDA

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XWordHint Crossword Answers July 06, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 06, 2025

Published on Sunday, July 06, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 06 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (70)

Clue #1: 1. Philosopher who wrote "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape"

4-letter answer Answer: MARX

Word Help: Synonyms: Marx, Arthur_Marx, Karl_Marx

Clue #2: 5. So

4-letter answer Answer: ERGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ergo

Clue #3: 9. ___ folder

4-letter answer Answer: SPAM

Word Help: Synonyms: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

Clue #4: 13. Sphinx site

4-letter answer Answer: GIZA

Word Help: Synonyms: Giza, El_Giza, Gizeh

Clue #5: 17. Prevailing fashion

5-letter answer Answer: VOGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: vogue, style, trend

Clue #6: 18. Cranked up to 11, say

4-letter answer Answer: LOUD

Word Help: Synonyms: forte, garish, tatty
Antonyms: soft, piano

Clue #7: 19. Italian seasoning

4-letter answer Answer: PEPE

Clue #8: 20. Manga's film counterpart

5-letter answer Answer: ANIME

Word Help: Synonyms: Zanzibar_copal, anime, gum_anime

Clue #9: 22. Its freedom is granted in the First Amendment

5-letter answer Answer: PRESS

Word Help: Synonyms: iron_out, printing_press, fight

Clue #10: 23. Pitchfork-shaped letters

4-letter answer Answer: PSIS

Word Help: Synonyms: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

Clue #11: 24. Ward (off)

4-letter answer Answer: FEND

Word Help: Synonyms: fend, resist, stand

Clue #12: 25. Predator with a big mouth, informally

5-letter answer Answer: GATOR

Word Help: Synonyms: alligator, gator

Clue #13: 26. Meeting, for short

4-letter answer Answer: SESH

Clue #14: 27. Post

4-letter answer Answer: MAIL

Word Help: Synonyms: mail_service, get_off, ring_armour

Clue #15: 28. Princess portrayed by Carrie Fisher

4-letter answer Answer: LEIA

Clue #16: 30. Send from bank to bank

4-letter answer Answer: WIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: electrify, telegram, cable
Antonyms: unwire

Clue #17: 31. Is completely oblivious … or a hint to finding the fourth key letter in this puzzle

15-letter answer Answer: DOESNTHAVEACLUE

Clue #18: 37. Depleted, as savings

7-letter answer Answer: ATEINTO

Clue #19: 40. Hauled

5-letter answer Answer: TOTED

Word Help: Synonyms: lug, tot, total

Clue #20: 41. Dishonorable

7-letter answer Answer: IGNOBLE

Word Help: Synonyms: ignoble, ungentle, untitled
Antonyms: noble

Clue #21: 45. Moolah

6-letter answer Answer: DINERO

Word Help: Synonyms: kale, wampum, scratch

Clue #22: 46. Lover of Shakespeare

5-letter answer Answer: ROMEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Romeo

Clue #23: 47. Bruce Wayne's butler

6-letter answer Answer: ALFRED

Word Help: Synonyms: Alfred_the_Great, Alfred

Clue #24: 48. Subj. of arms talks

3-letter answer Answer: WMD

Word Help: Synonyms: WMD, weapon_of_mass_destruction, W.M.D.

Clue #25: 49. Mario's dinosaur sidekick

5-letter answer Answer: YOSHI

Clue #26: 52. "I wish I could ___ that!"

5-letter answer Answer: UNSEE

Clue #27: 55. Fruit picker of old

3-letter answer Answer: EVE

Word Help: Synonyms: eve, Eve, eventide

Clue #28: 56. Make amends (for)

5-letter answer Answer: ATONE

Word Help: Synonyms: repent, abye, expiate

Clue #29: 58. Credit card checkout option

3-letter answer Answer: TAP

Word Help: Synonyms: water_faucet, tap, dab

Clue #30: 59. ___ particle

3-letter answer Answer: TAU

Word Help: Synonyms: tau

Clue #31: 60. Word with bullet or toilet

5-letter answer Answer: TRAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: string, rail, geartrain

Clue #32: 62. Tennis's Nadal, to fans

4-letter answer Answer: RAFA

Clue #33: 63. Japanese honorific

3-letter answer Answer: SAN

Clue #34: 64. Deg. with courses on accounting and management

3-letter answer Answer: MBA

Word Help: Synonyms: Master_in_Business_Administration, MBA, Master_in_Business

Clue #35: 66. Squeaks (by)

4-letter answer Answer: EKES

Clue #36: 67. Channel with the onetime motto "On Cable. In Stereo"

3-letter answer Answer: MTV

Clue #37: 68. "___ be a shame ..."

3-letter answer Answer: ITD

Clue #38: 70. Liberty Mutual's bird mascot

3-letter answer Answer: EMU

Word Help: Synonyms: Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

Clue #39: 71. Physique, informally

3-letter answer Answer: BOD

Word Help: Synonyms: build, physique, material_body

Clue #40: 72. Trickster of Greek myth

6-letter answer Answer: HERMES

Word Help: Synonyms: Hermes

Clue #41: 74. Closest world capital to Miami

6-letter answer Answer: NASSAU

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_the_Bahamas, Nassau

Clue #42: 76. –

3-letter answer Answer: TEE

Word Help: Synonyms: teeing_ground, tee, tee_up

Clue #43: 78. Remove from power

4-letter answer Answer: OUST

Word Help: Synonyms: throw_out, drum_out, kick_out

Clue #44: 79. Museo display

4-letter answer Answer: ARTE

Clue #45: 80. ___ Mahal

3-letter answer Answer: TAJ

Clue #46: 83. Bobby of the Boston Bruins

3-letter answer Answer: ORR

Word Help: Synonyms: Orr, Robert_Orr, Bobby_Orr

Clue #47: 84. ___ mater

4-letter answer Answer: ALMA

Clue #48: 85. Muck

4-letter answer Answer: MIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: quag, morass, entangle

Clue #49: 86. Place appropriately found in "gets pampered"

3-letter answer Answer: SPA

Word Help: Synonyms: watering_place, spa, watering_hole

Clue #50: 87. Philosopher's "way"

3-letter answer Answer: TAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Tao, Taoist

Clue #51: 88. Personal appearance

4-letter answer Answer: MIEN

Word Help: Synonyms: presence, bearing, mien

Clue #52: 89. Children's author Blyton

4-letter answer Answer: ENID

Word Help: Synonyms: Enid

Clue #53: 90. M&M color replaced by blue in 1995

3-letter answer Answer: TAN

Word Help: Synonyms: topaz, tan, sunburn

Clue #54: 91. "Stat!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASAP

Word Help: Synonyms: ASAP

Clue #55: 93. "The Little Mermaid" hit … or a phonetic hint to finding the third key letter in this puzzle

11-letter answer Answer: UNDERTHESEA

Clue #56: 99. Fir coat?

4-letter answer Answer: BARK

Word Help: Synonyms: barque, bark, skin

Clue #57: 100. Preceded, with "to"

5-letter answer Answer: LEDUP

Clue #58: 102. Element in strobe lights

5-letter answer Answer: XENON

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic_number_54, xenon, Xe

Clue #59: 103. Like witches and gourds

5-letter answer Answer: WARTY

Word Help: Synonyms: wartlike, warty, verrucose

Clue #60: 104. Cone's partner

3-letter answer Answer: ROD

Word Help: Synonyms: pole, rod, gat

Clue #61: 106. It often comes out at night

7-letter answer Answer: DENTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: plate, dental_plate, denture

Clue #62: 108. Was out of sight

3-letter answer Answer: HID

Word Help: Synonyms: hide_out, hide, veil
Antonyms: show

Clue #63: 109. Kids' ball game played on a court… or a hint to finding the second key letter in this puzzle

10-letter answer Answer: FOURSQUARE

Word Help: Synonyms: squarely, square, straightforwardly

Clue #64: 113. Famed street in Beverly Hills

10-letter answer Answer: RODEODRIVE

Clue #65: 118. Become discouraged

9-letter answer Answer: LOSEHEART

Clue #66: 119. One taking the words right out of your mouth?

9-letter answer Answer: LIPREADER

Clue #67: 120. Mimicked

4-letter answer Answer: APED

Word Help: Synonyms: caricature, ape

Clue #68: 121. Odd pair?

4-letter answer Answer: DEES

Clue #69: 122. Low-fat

4-letter answer Answer: LEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: angle, leaning, tip
Antonyms: fat, rich

Clue #70: 123. Purchases from florists

4-letter answer Answer: POTS

Word Help: Synonyms: plenty, pot, grass

Across Clues and Answers (70)

Clue #1: 1. Toddler's demand

4-letter answer Answer: MORE

Word Help: Synonyms: more, more_than, Thomas_More
Antonyms: less, fewer

Clue #2: 2. Board game recommendation

4-letter answer Answer: AGES

Word Help: Synonyms: historic_period, long_time, years
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Clue #3: 3. "Midnight's Children" author, 1981

7-letter answer Answer: RUSHDIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Rushdie, Ahmed_Salman_Rushdie, Salman_Rushdie

Clue #4: 4. Spot markers

3-letter answer Answer: XES

Word Help: Synonyms: X, tenner, Xe

Clue #5: 5. Only major Texas city not in the Central time zone

6-letter answer Answer: ELPASO

Clue #6: 6. Substance that's used by cellists and gymnasts

5-letter answer Answer: ROSIN

Word Help: Synonyms: rosin, resin

Clue #7: 7. Journey in which you might carry quite a load?

9-letter answer Answer: GUILTTRIP

Clue #8: 8. Has too much, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ODS

Word Help: Synonyms: Doctor_of_Optometry, OD, oculus_dexter

Clue #9: 9. Beach bottle inits.

3-letter answer Answer: SPF

Word Help: Synonyms: sun_protection_factor, SPF

Clue #10: 10. Burned rubber

9-letter answer Answer: PEELEDOUT

Clue #11: 11. Breathing problem at night

5-letter answer Answer: APNEA

Word Help: Synonyms: apnea

Clue #12: 12. Onetime wealthiest family in Europe

6-letter answer Answer: MEDICI

Word Help: Synonyms: Medici

Clue #13: 13. Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one

3-letter answer Answer: GAG

Word Help: Synonyms: jape, fret, muzzle

Clue #14: 14. Revering

7-letter answer Answer: INAWEOF

Clue #15: 15. Rigatoni relative

4-letter answer Answer: ZITI

Word Help: Synonyms: ziti

Clue #16: 16. Cupid's domain

4-letter answer Answer: AMOR

Word Help: Synonyms: Cupid, Amor

Clue #17: 17. Number twos, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: VPS

Clue #18: 21. Before, poetically

3-letter answer Answer: ERE

Clue #19: 27. Famous movement (and hashtag) of the late 2010s

5-letter answer Answer: METOO

Clue #20: 29. Unwanted growth in fish tanks

5-letter answer Answer: ALGAE

Word Help: Synonyms: algae, alga

Clue #21: 32. Typical patty melt specification

5-letter answer Answer: ONRYE

Clue #22: 33. With "boo," it evokes sadness – with "woo," it evokes happiness

3-letter answer Answer: HOO

Clue #23: 34. Put a PIN in it

3-letter answer Answer: ATM

Word Help: Synonyms: cash_dispenser, automated_teller_machine, atmosphere

Clue #24: 35. Flock formation

3-letter answer Answer: VEE

Clue #25: 36. Awaiting renters

5-letter answer Answer: UNLET

Clue #26: 37. Battle between Verizon and AT&T, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: ADWAR

Clue #27: 38. Popular chocolate biscuit from Down Under

6-letter answer Answer: TIMTAM

Clue #28: 39. Final stop … or a hint to finding the first key letter in this puzzle

12-letter answer Answer: ENDOFTHEROAD

Clue #29: 42. Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle?

12-letter answer Answer: BREAKOUTSTAR

Clue #30: 43. Imposed, as a fine

6-letter answer Answer: LEVIED

Word Help: Synonyms: raise, impose, levy

Clue #31: 44. Wonderlands

5-letter answer Answer: EDENS

Word Help: Synonyms: heaven, Shangri-la, promised_land

Clue #32: 50. Washington and Franklin, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: STATESMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: statesman, solon, national_leader

Clue #33: 51. Breaking maneuver

9-letter answer Answer: HANDSTAND

Word Help: Synonyms: handstand

Clue #34: 53. Tattle

9-letter answer Answer: NAMENAMES

Clue #35: 54. Hero … or where to find many naval heroes

9-letter answer Answer: SUBMARINE

Word Help: Synonyms: undersea, hoagie, torpedo

Clue #36: 57. Place for a pew

4-letter answer Answer: NAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: nave

Clue #37: 61. Country music star with 24 #1 singles and an eponymous sitcom

4-letter answer Answer: REBA

Clue #38: 63. Star of Marvel's first film with an Asian-led cast

7-letter answer Answer: SIMULIU

Clue #39: 65. Where "the hills are alive" in song

7-letter answer Answer: AUSTRIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Republic_of_Austria, Austria, Oesterreich

Clue #40: 69. [Insert key here]

4-letter answer Answer: EXIT

Word Help: Synonyms: buy_the_farm, going, exit
Antonyms: enter, be_born

Clue #41: 73. Make calls on one's cellphone abroad

4-letter answer Answer: ROAM

Word Help: Synonyms: drift, roam, swan

Clue #42: 75. Bit of chia or hemp

4-letter answer Answer: SEED

Word Help: Synonyms: ejaculate, cum, sow

Clue #43: 76. Add up to

5-letter answer Answer: TOTAL

Word Help: Synonyms: totality, sum, amount

Clue #44: 77. Wipe, as from memory

5-letter answer Answer: ERASE

Word Help: Synonyms: wipe_off, erase, score_out
Antonyms: record

Clue #45: 81. Split up

5-letter answer Answer: APART

Word Help: Synonyms: asunder, aside, isolated

Clue #46: 82. Of extremely unreliable quality, in slang

5-letter answer Answer: JANKY

Clue #47: 92. Ran smoothly, as an engine

6-letter answer Answer: PURRED

Word Help: Synonyms: purr, whiz, whizz

Clue #48: 94. Applies, as influence

6-letter answer Answer: EXERTS

Word Help: Synonyms: maintain, exert, exercise

Clue #49: 95. Painter Magritte

4-letter answer Answer: RENE

Clue #50: 96. Big boomer, for short

3-letter answer Answer: TNT

Word Help: Synonyms: trinitrotoluene, TNT

Clue #51: 97. Word after "man of the" or "top of the"

4-letter answer Answer: HOUR

Word Help: Synonyms: 60_minutes, hr, time_of_day

Clue #52: 98. Sign up

6-letter answer Answer: ENROLL

Word Help: Synonyms: enrol, enroll, enter

Clue #53: 99. Negative reputation, informally

6-letter answer Answer: BADRAP

Clue #54: 101. Ritzy

4-letter answer Answer: POSH

Word Help: Synonyms: posh, classy, swish

Clue #55: 103. ___-eyed

4-letter answer Answer: WIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: all-encompassing, across-the-board, spacious
Antonyms: narrow

Clue #56: 105. Gave a red card, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DQED

Clue #57: 106. Alternative to truth

4-letter answer Answer: DARE

Word Help: Synonyms: dare, presume, make_bold

Clue #58: 107. Actress Falco of "The Sopranos"

4-letter answer Answer: EDIE

Clue #59: 108. Sousaphone, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: HORN

Word Help: Synonyms: horn, car_horn, tusk

Clue #60: 109. State for snowbirds: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: FLA

Clue #61: 110. Alley ___

3-letter answer Answer: OOP

Clue #62: 111. Function

3-letter answer Answer: USE

Word Help: Synonyms: utilise, habit, usance

Clue #63: 112. Home of the world's tallest bldg.

3-letter answer Answer: UAE

Clue #64: 114. Org. concerned with ozone depletion

3-letter answer Answer: EPA

Word Help: Synonyms: Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA

Clue #65: 115. Words in front of a minister or a judge

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #66: 116. Cat scanner?

3-letter answer Answer: VET

Word Help: Synonyms: veterinary_surgeon, veteran, veterinary

Clue #67: 117. CPR sites

3-letter answer Answer: ERS

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic_number_68, Er, erbium

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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