La Times Crossword Answers 02/22/24

Across Clues

• Octopus octetARMS
• UnmooredASEA
• “Ready or not, here __!”ICOME
• Potting soil basePEAT
• Melodious cadenceLILT
• Opera star CallasMARIA
• Anti-cruelty org.PETA
• Reporters who cover the multiple-recalls beat?LEMONPRESS
• Country star HaggardMERLE
• In a clingy wayNEEDILY
• Championship match for competitive waitstaff?SERVINGBOWL
• “Breaking Bad” law org.DEA
• Flounder and Scuttle’s friendARIEL
• “Yikes”OOF
• Beanie Babies, Tamagotchi, etc.FADS
• The Masters gp.PGA
• Kept in a barrelAGED
• “Knives Out” actress de ArmasANA
• Party where sparks really fly?ELECTRICMIXER
• General on a Chinese takeout menuTSO
• StylishCHIC
• UnderstandGET
• Blanchett of “Thor: Ragnarok”CATE
• __ culpaMEA
• Soaring apex predatorEAGLE
• Actress LongoriaEVA
• Zero-star review that goes fully scorched earth?ROASTINGPAN
• “Dinner!”LETSEAT
• Meted (out)DEALT
• Professional purveyor of gossip?TEAPITCHER
• ConceitedVAIN
• Finalize, as a comic stripINKIN
• Hindu festivalHOLI
• DesireENVY
• Nickels and dimesCOINS
• Bookbinder’s toolsAWLS
• Mushroom partSTEM

Vertical Clues

• Oft-shared restaurant order, informallyAPP
• Surface againREEMERGE
• RelevantMATERIAL
• Treat a fever, per dubious folk wisdomSTARVE
• “Grey’s Anatomy” executive producer DebbieALLEN
• “Sprechen __ Deutsch?”SIE
• Blight-stricken tree speciesELM
• Many, manyATONOF
• UrgeIMPEL
• Penalize in soccerCARD
• Tater Tots makerOREIDA
• HoodwinkedMISLED
• GPA-boosting classesEASYAS
• FreshNEW
• Purple blossomsLILACS
• Tree productSAP
• Movie trailer?GOER
• Dress design optionsBODICES
• Once-common office fixtureFAX
• Classic PontiacGTO
• Bordeaux buddyAMI
• __ Creed: church recitationNICENE
• Avignon summerETE
• Catch up, maybeCHAT
• Parmigiana choiceEGGPLANT
• Second cousin, e.g.RELATIVE
• Big __ ConferenceTEN
• Like the Irish languageCELTIC
• Maker of Positively Radiant skin care productsAVEENO
• Japanese food prep method that translates to “pounded”TATAKI
• Green tea ice cream ingredientMATCHA
• Mezcal plantsAGAVES
• Harness strapsREINS
• Nondairy milkOAT
• Elba of “Thor: Ragnarok”IDRIS
• RotateSPIN
• “No matter __ you slice it … “HOW
• Tetris shapeELL
• Queens team, in box scoresNYM