La Times Crossword Answers 02/10/24

Across Clues

• The worstAWFUL
• Clicking sounds?AHAS
• “Um, sure”OHOK
• ExcelledSHONE
• Firm message?MEMO
• First woman to serve as attorney generalRENO
• Kangaroo Island critterKOALA
• __ argumentORAL
• Something to draw before bedtimeBATH
• Basis of some bonusesSALESQUOTA
• FedEx rivalDHL
• Startling revelationSTUNNER
• ‘Tis in the pastTWAS
• Chiding clicksTSKS
• Aid in avoiding virusesITSUPPORT
• AP competitorUPI
• Decisive periods, brieflyOTS
• On the moveROLLING
• Scientific journal that published the initial sequencing of the human genomeNATURE
• Name on the business school at the University of ArkansasWALTON
• MopesACTSSAD
• Lead-in to X, Y, and ZGEN
• Uber statETA
• Startling revelationEYEOPENER
• All hands on deckCREW
• Nonhumans that quickly buy up concert ticketsBOTS
• Some flavored drinksICETEAS
• Earth Day mo.APR
• Gets carried away at a concert?CROWDSURFS
• ConsiderDEEM
• Flat-topped hatKEPI
• Keep busyTIEUP
• __ schoolGRAD
• Cask sedimentLEES
• Rock memoir with the chapters “Nut Bush” and “River Deep”ITINA
• “Good __”: Alton Brown seriesEATS
• Ciudad del __: Paraguay’s second-largest cityESTE
• SplitsRENDS

Vertical Clues

• PosesASKS
• “Stop right there”WHOA
• Stable babyFOAL
• “What if … “UNLESS
• LCD component?LEAST
• Comes (to)AMOUNTS
• Bitterns, e.g.HERONS
• “You clearly have no idea what you’re doing”AMATEUR
• Light run?SOLARPOWERED
• __-weaver spiderORB
• Lead role in a TV showHEADWRITER
• Transition phraseONTHATNOTE
• Retailer that began as a grocery store in MilwaukeeKOHLS
• Spot of botherQUITEAPICKLE
• Congestion pricing chargeTOLL
• Product auctioned at Tokyo’s historic Tsukiji MarketTUNA
• Sci-fi subgenreSPACEOPERA
• Burmese food?KITTYTREAT
• “What’s the __?”PLAN
• IshORSO
• NibbleGNAW
• Finds a place forUSES
• PronouncesDECREES
• Mouth offGETWISE
• Virtual companionNEOPET
• Executive levelCSUITE
• Access cardBADGE
• BuzzingASTIR
• Means of controlREIN
• BackFUND
• Spring break destinations?SPAS
• Anatomy experts, brieflyMDS