La Times Crossword Answers 12/19/23

Across Clues

• Like a final exam in a language class, typicallyORAL
• Religious offshootSECT
• Nile reptileASP
• Michael who plays Allan in “Barbie”CERA
• Physics and chemistry Nobelist MarieCURIE
• __ date: deadlineDUE
• Direct-hire alternativeTEMP
• The landscaping startup was financed via …HEDGEFUND
• Boxer MuhammadALI
• Gas observed by 13-AcrossRADON
• “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” memoirist AlanALDA
• The extreme tourism startup was financed via …VENTURECAPITAL
• “You’re important to me”ICARE
• Conditional programming wordELSE
• Gillette brandATRA
• Clicking sound?SHORTI
• The shrink-ray startup was financed via …MICROLOANS
• Wasn’t straightLEANED
• Desert in northern ChinaGOBI
• Social satirist MortSAHL
• “The West Wing” creator SorkinAARON
• The religious iconography startup was financed via …ANGELINVESTORS
• “Buona __”: Italian “Good evening”SERA
• West Yorkshire home of Kirkstall AbbeyLEEDS
• On Soc. Sec., perhapsRET
• The agriculture startup was financed via …SEEDMONEY
• __ one’s time: waitBIDE
• ExistARE
• __ guideUSERS
• Perched uponATOP
• Ed.’s stackMSS
• Disorganized stateMESS
• Workout spotsGYMS

Vertical Clues

• “Parable of the Talents” author ButlerOCTAVIA
• Word on an incumbent’s campaign posterREELECT
• Joined at the elbowsARMINARM
• Spot for a needy petLAP
• Soft glove materialSUEDE
• Hosp. trauma proERDOC
• Health insurance giantCIGNA
• Football kicker’s aidTEE
• Accomplishes mundane tasks, facetiouslyADULTS
• Dessert with toppingsSUNDAE
• Graduate from a balance bikePEDAL
• BlackenCHAR
• Unable to be successful withFAILINGAT
• BemoanRUE
• Spot to begin a hikeTRAILHEAD
• Org. with a white rabbit in its logoPETA
• Mme., across the PyreneesSRA
• DearieHON
• La Liga chantOLE
• Word after hot or lightningROD
• Spreadsheet unitCELL
• Part of campus Greek lifeSORORITY
• Nothing-to-do feelingBOREDOM
• Shoe partsINSTEPS
• Sinister smilesSNEERS
• Gives a thumbs upAGREES
• BurroASS
• Breakfast tea varietyASSAM
• “Guess you beat me”ILOSE
• Babies, in SpanishNENES
• Makes a sudden change in directionVEERS
• Freezer aisle brandEDYS
• Not saying anythingMUM
• Carry-onBAG