La Times Crossword Answers 05/04/22

Across Clues

• TrudgePLOD
• Deer dadSTAG
• Vexes, with “at”GNAWS
• Rumble in the jungleROAR
• Hourglass figure?TIME
• Roker of ”The Jeffersons”ROXIE
• Blue-Emu targetACHE
• “Never Have I __”: Netflix series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang FisherEVER
• Make amendsATONE
• Dr. Jekyll, to Mr. HydeYOUAREONMYMIND
• Ruminate (over)MULL
• One close to home?UMP
• Dr. Jekyll, to Mr. HydeIMBESIDEMYSELF
• Mitchell who won a Tony Award for “Hadestown”ANAIS
• Tall shade treesELMS
• Robert McCloskey’s “Blueberries for __”SAL
• Slimy pestSLUG
• PiddlingDINKY
• PassionFIRE
• Sun shade?TAN
• LocaleSITE
• Make one’s caseARGUE
• Dr. Jekyll, to Mr. HydeIWANTTOBEALONE
• No longer coolOUT
• Short holiday?XMAS
• Mr. Hyde, to Dr. JekyllITSNOTYOUITSME
• Means of entryWAYIN
• Boaters and bowlersHATS
• Denny’s rivalIHOP
• Say yesAGREE
• Shallowest Great LakeERIE
• Folk storiesLORE
• Sock awayHOARD
• Like audiobooks, onceONCD
• Device that helps a team pull togetherYOKE

Vertical Clues

• Thank the goddesses, e.g.PRAY
• “Un Poco __”: song from “Coco”LOCO
• Diamond Head’s islandOAHU
• Aim highDREAMBIG
• Girds (oneself)STEELS
• Copenhagen’s __ GardensTIVOLI
• Revival meeting cryAMEN
• MicrobeGERM
• Beyoncé’s 28GRAMMYS
• Policy that typically includes higher menu pricesNOTIPS
• Nerve impulse carrierAXON
• Sailboat’s needWIND
• “That’s how it’s done”SEE
• Feels remorse aboutRUES
• “Delish!”YUMMY
• Kin by marriageINLAW
• Word in Hawaiian volcano namesMAUNA
• Brightest star in CygnusDENEB
• Yellowstone grazersELK
• Complete, as a PDF contractESIGN
• Lash of old WesternsLARUE
• Get out of DodgeFLEE
• Italian wine regionASTI
• “Same here”DITTO
• “How was __ know?”ITO
• With no warmthFROSTILY
• In a dazeSTUNNED
• Jai __ALAI
• More of a busybodyNOSIER
• Rare and wonderfulEXOTIC
• Brought a smile toAMUSED
• “Othello” villainIAGO
• Supermodel Banks who coined the word “smize”TYRA
• Rossi of “Sons of Anarchy”THEO
• Knitting needYARN
• “Buzz off!”SHOO
• Ork nativeMORK
• Olympic swordEPEE
• “Oh, cry me a river”WAH