La Times Crossword Answers 02/01/24

Across Clues

• Yogurt-based drinkLASSI
• ChooseOPT
• “The Equalizer” networkCBS
• Pins included in many Ikea furniture kitsDOWELS
• Oberlin College’s stateOHIO
• Horde member in TolkienORC
• *Device sold with some sheets of hard candyTOFFEEHAMMER
• “The Marvels” director DaCostaNIA
• ZaftigROTUND
• Genetic strandRNA
• Happily __ afterEVER
• Pastoral poemIDYL
• *Took from the topSKIMMEDOFF
• LabelTAG
• “Nova” subj.SCI
• SuffersAILS
• Tokyo, long agoEDO
• Diner patronEATER
• YuletideNOEL
• Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?SAMESEXCOUPLES
• Stew meatLAMB
• StyleTASTE
• Amber, for oneGEM
• Brand of kitchen bagsGLAD
• DudesHES
• “It’s __-brainer!”ANO
• *”The Irishman” role for Al PacinoJIMMYHOFFA
• “Not only that … “ALSO
• Neck of the woodsAREA
• Salad dressing baseOIL
• Crazy aboutMADFOR
• PopDAD
• *Teenage vampire slayer of film and TVBUFFYSUMMERS
• Fig. affected by weatherETA
• Lago contentsAGUA
• Removes, as a knotUNTIES
• Marina __ Rey, CaliforniaDEL
• Sighs of pleasureAHS
• Visibility reducersMISTS

Vertical Clues

• Ambitious aspirationLOFTYGOAL
• NastyAWFUL
• ObservedSEEN
• Winter coasterSLED
• “More or less”ISH
• “Wowza”OHMAMA
• Thanksgiving dessertPIE
• The Blue Jays, on sports crawlsTOR
• Chat seshCONVO
• TerseBRIEF
• Beginner’s knitting project, perhapsSCARF
• TchotchkesDOODADS
• Universal opening?OMNI
• HackneyedTRITE
• Genesis boatARK
• Unsuccessful FordEDSEL
• LocaleSITE
• MicroscopicMINUTE
• Gets together quietlyELOPES
• ProperSEEMLY
• World Heritage Site in AlgiersCASBAH
• Business card no.EXT
• Kelly Clarkson’s first record labelRCA
• Cost of a suit?LEGALFEES
• Molten rockMAGMA
• Federal org. that inspects workplacesOSHA
• Features of many alarmsSENSORS
• Heath-covered wastelandsMOORS
• Foolish oneDOOFUS
• Over it allJADED
• Hopping madIRATE
• Purple Heart, e.g.MEDAL
• Sports org. based in ZurichFIFA
• Pop __FLY
• Let in or let onADMIT
• Public transit system in San Francisco, familiarlyMUNI
• Tsps. and tbsps.AMTS
• Pasture soundBAA
• “Blah”UGH
• Dim __: cuisine often served in steamer basketsSUM