L.A. Times Daily - May 22 2025

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Clues Answers
"Citizen __" KANE
"Go ahead and choose one," and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across? TAKEYOURPICK
"I can wait" NORUSH
"That's rough" TOOBAD
"What did I tell you?" SEE
"__ guesses?" ANY
AP math class CALC
Apple device? CORER
Artist who makes some pretty cool pieces? ICESCULPTOR
Basic lesson ABCS
Bass kin CELLO
Before now AGO
Big-box store with a Småland play area IKEA
Box score statistic ERRORS
Bridle part REIN
Button on a scale TARE
Centers of interest FOCI
Clog JAMUP
Cook fast, as steak SEAR
Covert maritime org ONI
Deadline set by a printer PRESSTIME
Deserted rest area? OASIS
Doldrums FUNK
Feathery accessories BOAS
Fiddler accompanist in bluegrass, often BANJOPLAYER
Figure skater Sonja HENIE
Formally withdraw SECEDE
French pal AMI
Grain amount SHEAF
Guarded LEERY
Indie genre with mainstream appeal ALTPOP
Jazz horn SAX
Kits, eventually FOXES
Lashes site EYELID
Like Latvia and Lithuania BALTIC
Lit __ CRIT
Magazine piece? ISSUE
Many "Grey's Anatomy" pros DRS
Clues Answers
Many ICU professionals RNS
Middle East sultanate OMAN
More like a snoop NOSIER
Multipurpose utensil SPORK
NOLA sandwich POBOY
Noted host of a couples' getaway? NOAH
One who's bound to get away? ESCAPEARTIST
Out there AFAR
Pained cry YOWL
Part of a suicide squeeze BUNT
PC shortcut employed when creating a draft CTRLS
Played out OLD
Pod in Creole cuisine OKRA
Poker figure DEALER
Precedent-setting trials TESTCASES
Puts an end to CEASES
Red Muppet with a goldfish ELMO
Request from a 25-Down ANTE
Seasonal vaccine target FLU
Simu who plays Shang-Chi LIU
Singled out CHOSEN
Smack-__ DAB
Small pellets BBS
Sodium hypochlorite BLEACH
Some Minecraft blocks ORES
Some tennis shots LOBS
Spotting game ISPY
Start and end of the Musketeers' motto ALL
Taxonomic classification broader than kingdom DOMAIN
Top-level performance AGAME
Two-time Newbery Medal winner DiCamillo KATE
Upgrade from mono STEREO
Vegetarian staple TOFU
Woodshop tool CHISEL
Work boot tip TOECAP
Yahoo OAF
Yarn TALE
[Chef's kiss] MWAH