La Times Crossword Answers 01/17/24

Across Clues

• Snack in a hard or soft shellTACO
• Mega-excited, with “up”TURNT
• PatternMOTIF
• Big starIDOL
• Formal “Same here”ASDOI
• InitiativeDRIVE
• “I luv u” message holderCANDYHEART
• “The Lion King” lionSIMBA
• Nintendo avatarMII
• Prefix added to some music genresALT
• Kid’s elderGOAT
• Textbook dividersCHAPTERHEADINGS
• SnippetCLIP
• Extreme angerIRE
• __ guardSHIN
• GluttonHOG
• “Ooohhh”AHA
• Equal (with)ONAPAR
• Hybrid interactive experienceAUGMENTEDREALITY
• “The plan’s been approved”ITSAGO
• “Who, me?”MOI
• Split __ soupPEA
• Hiker’s mixGORP
• Cooling syst. meas.BTU
• “__ Green”: Kermit’s songBEIN
• “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” actressMELISSAJOANHART
• CIO or CTOEXEC
• Good Charlotte genreEMO
• Kitchen coverLID
• __ basinTIDAL
• Asserted one’s authority, and what can be found in this puzzle’s circled lettersPULLEDRANK
• “__ in Borderland”: manga seriesALICE
• Inventor HoweELIAS
• Gel often kept in the fridgeALOE
• Slowly, in musicLENTO
• Wetland plantsREEDS
• Big name in golf equipmentPING

Vertical Clues

• TwitchTIC
• Orthodontist’s org.ADA
• Pro oppositeCON
• Wall hanging showing 48 states, perhapsOLDMAP
• Largest island in French PolynesiaTAHITI
• “__ your words”: toddler parent’s phraseUSE
• Nutritionist’s no.RDA
• “Sunrise” singer JonesNORAH
• Lord and LadyTITLES
• Physical prosMDS
• Never seen beforeORIGINAL
• “The Lion King” meerkatTIMON
• Hosp. attachmentIVBAG
• Great deedsFEATS
• Puppy plaintYIP
• Chevy SUVTAHOE
• InfluenceCLOUT
• __ boson: elementary particleHIGGS
• Q.E.D. centerERAT
• Shorten, as a skirtREHEM
• Meyer of “Line of Duty”DINA
• Fragrant latteCHAI
• Marinade in Spanish cookingADOBO
• Laurie of “Twin Peaks”PIPER
• Bit the dustATEIT
• Director CooglerRYAN
• Tricks that are also a treat?MAGICACT
• Self-imagesEGOS
• Like Odin and ThorNORSE
• Actress WilsonRITA
• OverindulgePAMPER
• “Except maybe … “UNLESS
• Undeserved notorietyBADRAP
• Key material?METAL
• Cast outEXILE
• EscortedLEDIN
• Unit of energyJOULE
• Kept out of sightHID
• August baby, maybeLEO
• FibLIE
• Young manLAD
• Comedian WongALI
• Persona __ grataNON
• Pub deliveryKEG