La Times Crossword Answers 11/21/23

Across Clues

• Shielded from the sunSHADY
• Cauliflower unitHEAD
• Answer an invite, brieflyRSVP
• Lake boatCANOE
• Red MuppetELMO
• October birthstoneOPAL
• StrengthASSET
• *Dude who knows his ABCs?ALPHAMALE
• Rd. with a no.RTE
• Farm divisionACRE
• Tied, as sneakersLACED
• *Dude whose favorite season is autumn?FALLGUY
• Just one of __ daysTHOSE
• Goal for many community college studentsAADEGREE
• Businesses: Abbr.COS
• Cover storyALIBI
• “That really hurt!”OOF
• Dark blue shadeNAVY
• *Dude who always pipes up to support a proposed motion?SECONDGENTLEMAN
• Seaside town structurePIER
• Lab rodentRAT
• Waldorf salad fruitAPPLE
• Spanish condimentSAL
• HBO teen drama starring ZendayaEUPHORIA
• Many OmanisARABS
• *Dude who attends every formal dance?BALLBOY
• North African capitalTUNIS
• “Levitating” singer Dua __LIPA
• Log chopperAXE
• *Dude who refuses to use even numbers?ODDFELLOW
• Naturally lit courtyardsATRIA
• Work hardTOIL
• Mystical glowAURA
• Lets use for nowLENDS
• At some earlier timeONCE
• “Frozen” reindeerSVEN
• “That’s plenty for me”IMSET

Vertical Clues

• Winter neck warmerSCARF
• “__ luego”HASTA
• Photographer AdamsANSEL
• Fawn’s motherDOE
• “For the millionth time … “YETAGAIN
• Quaint “Listen up!”HEARYE
• Fashion magazine with a French nameELLE
• Band’s sound boosterAMP
• Play-__: kids’ clayDOH
• Tomatoes in marinara sauceROMAS
• Out-of-this-world summer program?SPACECAMP
• “Shining __”: comedy horror series starring Courteney CoxVALE
• BeggedPLED
• Spiky succulentALOE
• Cow’s mouthfulCUD
• Repair bill lineLABOR
• Jumbo suffixTRON
• WeightHEFT
• “Pride __ before … “GOETH
• Shape of many racetracksOVAL
• “Auld Lang __”SYNE
• Nile snakesASPS
• Princess “in a galaxy far, far away”LEIA
• Reykjavík languageICELANDIC
• Kathmandu’s countryNEPAL
• Defeat thoroughlyDRUB
• Empty spacesGAPS
• Retired boxer who wrote the cookbook “Food for Life”LAILAALI
• AlleviateEASE
• Jedi KenobiOBIWAN
• Latto’s music genreRAP
• Rummage (through)RIFLE
• Horse abodesBARNS
• Iron __: rustOXIDE
• Leavening agentYEAST
• “The Wizard of Oz” dogTOTO
• Japanese noodleUDON
• Passed-down storiesLORE
• __ Vegas AcesLAS
• Candy heart wordLUV
• President pro __TEM