La Times Crossword Answers 01/03/24

Across Clues

• Mediterranean isle for which a style of pants is namedCAPRI
• Periodic table’s PbLEAD
• Female lobstersHENS
• Butcher’s garmentAPRON
• Killer whaleORCA
• Lobster catcherTRAP
• Takes holdROOTS
• *Bureaucratic obstacle to environmental projectsGREENTAPE
• Portuguese greetingOLA
• “Call Me by Your Name” nameELIO
• Declined, with “out”OPTED
• *Extreme winter-weather eventBOMBCYCLONE
• Before, in verseERE
• Dolly Parton hitJOLENE
• Nonpoetic writingPROSE
• PhobiaFEAR
• Daffy or BugsTOON
• *Nickname for a Mozart work in C majorJUPITERSYMPHONY
• PitSEED
• TonsLOTS
• Lather, __, repeatRINSE
• AspirationsDREAMS
• PC alternativeMAC
• *Writer of the 2023 legal thriller “The Exchange”JOHNGRISHAM
• Tyler of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”AISHA
• Cereal grainOATS
• Prefix with tourismECO
• Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each starred clue literally hasCOPYRIGHT
• Boise’s stateIDAHO
• Couple of magazines?ITEM
• Mayberry boyOPIE
• When the sun rises in the westNEVER
• Dishwashing brand used to clean animals after oil spillsDAWN
• D.C. MLB teamNATS
• Honking birdsGEESE

Vertical Clues

• Chocolate substituteCAROB
• Speed skater OhnoAPOLO
• Many a charity tournamentPROAM
• Go badROT
• Behind closed doorsINSECRET
• Puzzle solver’s skillLOGIC
• Former “CNN Newsroom” anchor BarnettERROL
• Blackjack cardACE
• Actor Daniel __ KimDAE
• URL introHTTP
• Q.E.D. partERAT
• Travel pillow spotNAPE
• RacedSPED
• Fielding of “The Great British Bake Off”NOEL
• Caustic chemicalLYE
• Next toBESIDE
• “Love Train” group, with “The”OJAYS
• ConventionNORM
• Law school courseETHICS
• MiddayNOON
• Geological spansEONS
• Comfy attire that’s rarely worn out?PJS
• RegrettedRUED
• Abbr. on old phonesOPER
• Future sophFROSH
• Contractor’s fig.EST
• “Science Guy” BillNYE
• Red “Sesame Street” residentELMO
• LaudingPRAISING
• Somewhat openAJAR
• “Rocky III” actor with a mohawkMRT
• Like three Justin Verlander gamesNOHIT
• Stadium entriesGATES
• ThrowHEAVE
• __ and painsACHES
• Boxing legend ArchieMOORE
• Caustic chemicalACID
• Little bitIOTA
• GushSPEW
• Church songHYMN
• Charged particleION
• Transcript fig.GPA
• Dead end?DEE