Joseph Knecht

LA Times Tuesday 4/22/2025 Catherine Cetta Themed puzzle -- see reveal at 58A Across: 1. Swimmer's unit: LAP . 4. "Safe!" or "Strike!": CALL . 8. Pesto herb: BASIL . 13. Part of some sports drink names: ADE . 14. California/Nevada resort lake: TAHOE . 15. Bacteria that may cause gastroenteritis: ECOLI . 16. Type: ILK . 17. "Everyone knows that!": ITS NO SE CRET . 19. Spanish wine region: RIOJA . 21. Main dish: ENTREE . 22. Mountain hiker's protection: B EAR S PRAY . 25. Snow pusher: PLOW . 28. "Elder" or "Younger" figure of ancient Rome: CATO . 29. Put in the attic, perhaps: STORE . 30. Ben Affleck Best Picture winner set in Iran: ARGO . 33. Cow's milk cheese from an Alpine region of Italy: ASIAGO . 37. Plant, as seeds: SOW . 38. "I haven't decided": MAYB E YES MAYBE NO . 41. PC pioneer: IBM . 42. Military programs intended to influence attitudes: PSYOPS . 43. Remove wr...

  LA Times Monday, May 12, 2025. This is a themed puzzle -- see "reveal" clue at 40D ... Across: 1. U.S. president who wrestled at Yale: TAFT . 5. Reject: SPURN . 10. "How does that __ you?": GRAB . 14. Beaut: LULU . 15. Hebrew prophet: HOSEA . 16. Traditional tales: LORE . 17. "Nerts!": DRAT . 18. Go with the flow: ADAPT . 19. "The Brutalist" actress Laird: EMMA . 20. Not for children: RATED R . 22. "No problem!": I SURE CAN . 24. Paging device: BEEPER . 26. Dee Dee of punk rock: RAMONE . 27. Spike Lee's employer: Abbr.: NYU . 29. __ Bach: fictional "forgotten son" of classical music: PDQ . 30. Droop: SAG . 31. Mediocre, in Gen Z slang: MID . 32. The "T" of SAT: TEST . 34. Stole steers: RUSTLED . 37. "So funny!": HA HA . 38. Lotus-__: EATER . 39. Shopping cart unit: ITEM . 43. Fashion magazine that went digital-only in 2022: IN STYLE . 45. Home of Tulane ...