La Times Crossword Answers 09/22/23

Across Clues

• Chow downEAT
• Military bigwigsBRASS
• Bar codes?LAWS
• Injure severelyMAIM
• “This __ to be good”OUGHT
• Hemoglobin mineralIRON
• College chem course, informallyORGO
• Basketry willowOSIER
• Actress GarrTERI
• Big name in 1980s heartland rockJOHNCMELLENCAMP
• Opening wordsINTRO
• “Pomp and Circumstance” composerELGAR
• Leslie __ Jr. of “Hamilton”ODOM
• Not muchABITOF
• Some suede kicksPSNEAKERS
• One who may be shorthanded at work?STENO
• Wish undoneRUE
• FlagDROOP
• “Baby Cobra” comedian WongALI
• Hub city for Royal Jordanian AirlinesAMMAN
• “If I Were King of the Forest” singerCOWARDLYL
• Oh so veryTOOTOO
• Turn on an axisSLUE
• Medieval Times propLANCE
• Shot-putter?NURSE
• Frustratingly difficult, and an apt title for this puzzleLIKEHERDINGCATS
• BrainstormIDEA
• Established beliefsDOGMA
• Tall birdsEMUS
• Is appropriateFITS
• Get 100% on the testACEIT
• Movie theater drinkSODA
• Quartet for Jennifer Hudson, for shortEGOT
• Question typeYESNO
• BOS rivalsNYY

Vertical Clues

• Japanese term whose similarity to “emotion” is coincidentalEMOJI
• Crooner NevilleAARON
• SnugTIGHT
• Market upswingBOOM
• SchemeRUSE
• SpryAGILE
• Narrow racing boatSHELL
• “__ Nona”: Tomie dePaola picture bookSTREGA
• English major’s course, informallyLITCRIT
• Geometry calculationAREA
• Wriggly baitWORM
• Clean up loose ends, in a waySNIP
• Basketball Hall of Famer Earl “The Pearl” __MONROE
• Symphonic finaleCODA
• SnagsNABS
• AllowedOKD
• Chi-town exchange, with “the”MERC
• Dark greenish blueTEAL
• Part of YOLOONLY
• Wrap that shouldn’t be microwavedFOIL
• Brit twitPRAT
• Sport that’s big in JapanSUMO
• Sought-after fishNEMO
• Hundred Acre Wood kidROO
• Females with pig tailsSOWS
• BudPAL
• No less thanATLEAST
• Ark-itect?NOAH
• Step upRUNG
• Low pairDEUCES
• Not nowONEDAY
• “Time in a Bottle” singerCROCE
• MarginsEDGES
• “Will Trent” star RodríguezRAMON
• DenSTUDY
• Many an assignment in 9-DownESSAY
• Board game with car-shaped tokensLIFE
• “Capisce!”IDIG
• Atkins variantKETO
• “Sign me up!”IMIN
• Gp. headed by Jens StoltenbergNATO