La Times Crossword Answers 02/26/24

Across Clues

• “Golly!”GOSH
• Infuriated withMADAT
• Light on one’s feetSPRY
• “It’s __ you”: “You decide”UPTO
• Justice Kagan of the Supreme CourtELENA
• Metals from a mineORES
• “Jeopardy!” creator GriffinMERV
• Piccata ingredientLEMON
• Christmas songNOEL
• “Focus on the future now”NOLOOKINGBACK
• Top-notchAONE
• “__ you listening?”ARE
• “Never in a million years!”WHENPIGSFLY
• Barely litDIM
• Makes cursedHEXES
• Some clip-on accessoriesTIES
• Game with Skip and Reverse cardsUNO
• “Need You Tonight” bandINXS
• Cover storyALIBI
• Pakistani languageURDU
• Theater sign on a busy nightSRO
• ShortlySOON
• “Delta of Venus” author NinANAIS
• FamilyKIN
• Easy to set up, as a computerPLUGANDPLAY
• Deg. for an execMBA
• Went by bikeRODE
• Equestrian transport vehicles, and what the last words of 20-, 25-, and 45-Across can beHORSETRAILERS
• Desert in southern MongoliaGOBI
• Clueless gamersNOOBS
• Go firstLEAD
• Surrounded byAMID
• Connecticut Ivy LeaguerYALIE
• Spanish “she”ELLA
• Brazilian soccer legendPELE
• Book of mapsATLAS
• Like purple hairDYED

Vertical Clues

• Bubble blower’s mouthfulGUM
• Go firstOPEN
• Houston MLBerSTRO
• Rush-hour traffic conveniencesHOVLANES
• Christopher of “Law & Order: SVU”MELONI
• Pub barrelALEKEG
• “Cool for the Summer” singer LovatoDEMI
• “We don’t know who wrote this” abbreviationANON
• Cranberry juice qualityTANG
• Sunken ship finderSONAR
• Many a TV crime dramaPROCEDURAL
• Assault the noseREEK
• Fashion monogramYSL
• Unwelcome word from a barberOOPS
• Large coastal inletsBAYS
• Batter blenderWHISK
• “Three Bathers” painter MatisseHENRI
• S&P 100 company that’s a descendant of Standard OilEXXONMOBIL
• On-the-job risk for a beekeeperSTING
• White lieFIB
• Sweet-smelling garlandLEI
• Nepal neighborINDIA
• Hardly assertiveMOUSY
• Email pioneerAOL
• Baseball Hall of Famer GehrigLOU
• Still having a rindUNPEELED
• Health resortsSPAS
• Not incl.ADDL
• Saudi __ARABIA
• Beeps and peepsNOISES
• Wedding bouquet tosserBRIDE
• Base runner’s goalHOME
• Irish New Age singerENYA
• PreciselyTOAT
• Tootsie __ROLL
• Depend (on)RELY
• Cyber Monday eventSALE
• Generation __GAP
• Family guyDAD