La Times Crossword Answers 11/15/23

Across Clues

• Crunchy sandwiches with mayoBLTS
• Prepare, as avocados for guacamoleMASH
• Impulsive speedHASTE
• UncommonRARE
• __ gobi: vegetarian curry dishALOO
• Grouch on TVOSCAR
• Off-Broadway awardOBIE
• Prefix with second or botNANO
• Beach shoeTHONG
• Present surroundings?WRAPPINGPAPER
• Taco toppingSALSA
• LavLOO
• Faux __PAS
• Sci-fi aviatorsETS
• Audio cassette successorCOMPACTDISC
• Common __SENSE
• Little bitIOTA
• Jeans optionDISTRESSEDDENIM
• Away from shoreASEA
• Nose-in-the-air typeSNOOT
• One with pressing needs?BODYBUILDER
• FussADO
• Horn-heavy genreSKA
• Communication syst. in which an ILY gesture means “I love you”ASL
• Rubber-__ shoesSOLED
• Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-AcrossTOTALLYRIPPED
• Slacks alternativeSKIRT
• SweetheartBEAU
• Ductwork sealerTAPE
• Frenemy, maybeRIVAL
• Start of a German count?EINS
• Decorates, as cookiesICES
• “Hello” Grammy winnerADELE
• Film scene shot without interruptionTAKE
• Amazon iconCART

Vertical Clues

• Window-shopBROWSE
• Animal in many 3-DownLABRAT
• ExperimentsTRIALS
• Trickles (in)SEEPS
• Finger painting, for short?MANI
• Ruck of HBO’s “Succession”ALAN
• “Hello,” for oneSONG
• HullabalooHOOPLA
• Communal Asian meal with simmering brothHOTPOT
• Tennis legend ArthurASHE
• Desert stingerSCORPION
• Beach toneTAN
• Unit of energyERG
• Indiana cagerPACER
• NYC rep since 2019AOC
• Italian wine regionASTI
• BamboozleSCAM
• Four quartersONE
• Bks. in progressMSS
• “Special Topics in Calamity Physics” novelist MarishaPESSL
• Food planDIET
• Airbnb visit, saySTAY
• Finger-paints, perhapsDABS
• Doesn’t seem to be hurtISOK
• TranquilizerSEDATIVE
• Cut offEND
• Mama deerDOE
• Latissimus __: back muscleDORSI
• SkirmishBATTLE
• Team with four Women’s World Cup titlesUSA
• “Yeah, right!”ILLBET
• Vicuña descendantALPACA
• More meaningfulDEEPER
• Most peculiarODDEST
• Eye-relatedOPTIC
• __ historyORAL
• A Skywalker twinLEIA
• Hard pullYANK
• SubterfugeRUSE
• Mme., in MadridSRA
• Minor character?KID