La Times Crossword Answers 08/01/22

Across Clues

• “Same here”SOAMI
• Chesapeake Bay crustaceanCRAB
• Lavish partyFETE
• Stand-up performerCOMIC
• Top-qualityAONE
• Iraq’s eastern neighborIRAN
• Muscat nativeOMANI
• Grazing groundsRANGELAND
• *Clickable device with a light sensorOPTICALMOUSE
• __ Beta KappaPHI
• Chemical in oven cleanersLYE
• “How unfortunate”ITSSAD
• “Comprende?”SEE
• Lavish partyGALA
• “Wheels down” stat, for shortETA
• Confined, with “up”PENT
• *One who’s easily frightenedSCAREDYCAT
• Merit badge earnerSCOUT
• Tolkien monsterORC
• BizarreOUTRE
• *Simple riding toyHOBBYHORSE
• Clearance rack caveatASIS
• Craft brewer’s brewALE
• Snail-pacedPOKY
• R&B;’s Boyz II __MEN
• Bruce of the “Die Hard” filmsWILLIS
• Auction offerBID
• Director’s shoutCUT
• Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally haveANIMALRIGHTS
• Citrus drinkORANGEADE
• Big name in water filtersBRITA
• Bookish sortNERD
• GPS suggestionsRTES
• Prying toolLEVER
• “To a … ” poemsODES
• CravingsYENS
• Decorative jugsEWERS

Vertical Clues

• Ice cream servingSCOOP
• Get-up-and-goOOMPH
• Violin master who taught StradivariAMATI
• __ Cooper: small car made by BMWMINI
• Spiky winter hangerICICLE
• Kid-lit writer/illustrator EricCARLE
• Knock aboutROAM
• __ DominiANNO
• EnchantBEGUILE
• Contents of a backup driveFILES
• Chapter in historyERA
• Light brown colorTAN
• See 51-DownEND
• Chihuahua or Sonora, por ejemploESTADO
• “The __ have it”: “Motion carries”AYES
• Religious splinter groupsSECTS
• Video game pioneerATARI
• Goes out withDATES
• Bang, as one’s toeSTUB
• Actor ShandlingGARRY
• Curved sectionsARCS
• “Oh, nonsense!”PSHAW
• Bacteria that may trigger a food recallECOLI
• Prestigious prize with six categoriesNOBEL
• Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Patmore, for oneCOOK
• Chinese currencyYUAN
• Skill measured in wpmTYPING
• StockingsHOSIERY
• Mideast leaderEMIR
• Safe to consumeEDIBLE
• With 13-Down, clothing retailer that began as a mail-order yachting supply companyLANDS
• “God __ America”BLESS
• Onion kinCHIVE
• Say out loudUTTER
• Bygone Russian rulersTSARS
• Life partnerMATE
• Yemen coastal cityADEN
• Increased in sizeGREW
• Peace activist YokoONO
• CrimsonRED
• “__ you sure?”ARE