La Times Crossword Answers 11/12/22

Across Clues

• MintBRANDNEW
• “__ luck!”LOTSA
• Long way to go?LIMORIDE
• Porter, for oneBEARER
• Ancient language in which “ir” means “the”OLDWELSH
• ShakyINFIRM
• Console with Party and Fit gamesWII
• Briefly appearedGLEAMED
• Go where one shouldn’tPRY
• HitchSNAG
• Dance company founder AileyALVIN
• BeltSWAT
• SuperficialGLIB
• Kinsey research focusSEX
• River valley known for RieslingRHINE
• ” … to so __”: ChurchillFEW
• Part of an outmoded garage setTIREIRON
• Exploit a position of trustFEATHERONESNEST
• Arranges for deferred paymentRUNSATAB
• Symbolic 100%PIE
• Waiting expectationORDER
• Higher ed. hurdleGRE
• Smartwater rivalNAYA
• Mad magazine caricaturist DruckerMORT
• Stabilizing componentsKEELS
• Stable gearTACK
• Go __APE
• Small sailing shipCARAVEL
• First name of two Spice GirlsMEL
• Bit of needleworkTATTOO
• Island nation in OceaniaKIRIBATI
• Very hot celestial orbsOSTARS
• Generic confrontationUSVSTHEM
• Lesser number?BSIDE
• Ring-necked birdPHEASANT

Vertical Clues

• SquandersBLOWS
• Getting agitatedRILING
• Radio controlAMDIAL
• “Spring the trap!”NOW
• VestigeDREG
• Nabisco name since 1967NILLA
• Unpopular debuts of 1957EDSELS
• “This just isn’t working”WEHAVETOBREAKUP
• AdvanceLEND
• ClodOAF
• Security element that may be detected by Silly StringTRIPWIRE
• Peppers between jalapeño and tabasco on the Scoville scaleSERRANOS
• “M*A*S*H” unitARMYTENT
• “Très __”BIEN
• AddMIXIN
• Fragrance assortment, e.g.GIFTSET
• Show mastery ofSHINEAT
• “Joy Shtick” writerBEHAR
• Balm of Gilead, for oneRESIN
• __ barWET
• Missouri’s Cori Bush, e.g.: Abbr.REP
• First of many stepsFROMATOB
• Continental rider’s purchase, onceEUROPASS
• Big name in racingANDRETTI
• Wild partyRAGER
• Quenya or Sindarin, in fictionELVISH
• Company whose logo is interlocking tuning forksYAMAHA
• Blackjack comboACETEN
• “Get Smart” org.KAOS
• Be of useSERVE
• “The Kiss” painterKLIMT
• Workout focusCORE
• “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” novelist SeeLISA
• BitTAD
• “Mic Drop” bandBTS