La Times Crossword Answers 02/08/24

Across Clues

• Maze runnersMICE
• Formal decreesDICTA
• Help the chefPREP
• Driver of HollywoodADAM
• “American Fiction” actress Tracee __ RossELLIS
• StrayROVE
• Sadness that sets in after missing a flight?DELTABLUES
• Jon Arbuckle’s dogODIE
• F1 neighborESC
• Friction reducerLUBE
• Paint, toddler-styleSMEAR
• Countries listed on a flight board?UNITEDNATIONS
• MinimallyATLEAST
• Spring bloomIRIS
• Grilled sausages, for shortBRATS
• Out in the openALFRESCO
• Fun, as a partyLIT
• Jewelry retailerZALES
• Paddle kinOAR
• Hit the gymEXERCISE
• Church donationTITHE
• Tennis Court __: French Revolution eventOATH
• Some patchesIRONONS
• Rural areas serviced by just one airline?FRONTIERTOWNS
• Filmmaker George who won five Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic PresentationLUCAS
• __-Free: contact lens solutionOPTI
• Honor society letterPHI
• Second sonABEL
• Flight that lasts seven days?SPIRITWEEK
• CoveredCLAD
• Eagle clawTALON
• Fabled napperHARE
• Numbers gameKENO
• Mantegna’s “Criminal Minds” roleROSSI
• Pod in Creole cuisineOKRA

Vertical Clues

• Took homeMADE
• Midmonth timeIDES
• Do the mathCALCULATE
• CPR expertEMT
• OpensDEBUTS
• “Suuure”ILLBET
• Like crosswordsCLUED
• Twist-__TIE
• Saddlebag carrierASS
• PotentialPROMISE
• Wyoming’s state sportRODEO
• S.Pellegrino rivalEVIAN
• CoevalsPEERS
• Misleading handleALIAS
• To-doSTIR
• ClearNET
• African river to the MediterraneanNILE
• Pound soundsARFS
• QualifiedABLE
• Lucky Charms shelfmateTRIX
• Pour choiceALE
• FigurativelySOTOSPEAK
• Four-time Oscar-winning lyricist SammyCAHN
• Smelter inputORES
• Tubular pastaZITI
• Tennis great ArthurASHE
• Portuguese soccer great who now plays in Saudi ArabiaRONALDO
• Musical based on Eliot poemsCATS
• SpecificallyTOWIT
• Overnight stopINN
• PC problem solversITPROS
• Corkscrew pastaROTINI
• “Killing Me Softly With His Song” singerFLACK
• Moscow moneyRUBLE
• __ SprayOCEAN
• FomentsROILS
• Münster misterHERR
• KALLAX shelf sellerIKEA
• Viola’s sect.STR
• Kung __ shrimpPAO
• Seuss villagerWHO