La Times Crossword Answers 05/12/23

Across Clues

• InformantRAT
• MGM partMETRO
• Labor leader ChavezCESAR
• GoofERR
• Sprinter BoltUSAIN
• EnoughAMPLE
• Leg muscle of a mathlete?GEEKSQUAD
• StackedBUILT
• “Don’t you agree?,” informallyINNIT
• Darn thingsSEW
• However, poeticallyTHO
• Game requiring plug-ins?MADLIBS
• Idle talkCHATTER
• International gas brandESSO
• Fruity pastry made by a movie boxer?ROCKYSTART
• Source of a low blow?TUBA
• “History of the World, Part II” actress/writer WandaSYKES
• Pub pour for an enlisted soldier?PRIVATESALE
• Like part of some fusion cuisineASIAN
• Semisoft cheeseEDAM
• Vacation for a stand-up performer?COMICSTRIP
• Shirt part with a buttonCUFF
• TipPOINTER
• ESPN Deportes languageESPANOL
• Small billONE
• Crossed (out)XED
• __ boardEMERY
• Pegasus pairWINGS
• Makes room, and when parsed differently, an instruction for four answers in this puzzleMOVESOVER
• First name in cosmeticsESTEE
• Netflix crime drama set in MissouriOZARK
• Self-regardEGO
• River in a van Gogh paintingRHONE
• Event of passing interest?RELAY
• Silent approvalNOD

Vertical Clues

• Ruling periodREGIME
• Entertainment centers?ARENAS
• DirectionsTRENDS
• “You honestly need me to do that?”MUSTI
• Letters on some office suite doorsESQ
• Sigma followerTAU
• Narrow inletsRIAS
• NextONDECK
• Indie rockers Death __ for CutieCAB
• Cassowary cousinEMU
• Classic bit of slapstickSPITTAKE
• “Everyone’s accounted for”ALLHERE
• Fires back, in a wayRETORTS
• K, in the NATO alphabetKILO
• Frequent question from a toddlerWHY
• British dudeBRUV
• Buckwheat noodleSOBA
• Indian state near BhutanASSAM
• Brief sign-offTTYL
• Cover the spread?CATER
• Hint of colorTINCT
• Olive stuffingPIMIENTO
• CloudburstRAIN
• Singer BrickellEDIE
• DrainsSAPS
• Household outlet outputACPOWER
• “In a few”SOONISH
• __ edSEX
• ShiverTREMOR
• Hunting garbCAMO
• BumpyUNEVEN
• PrecedeFOREGO
• Casting optionFLYROD
• AnnoyingPESKY
• NapDOZE
• Mil. titleGEN
• Match, in pokerSEE
• Kilmer of filmVAL
• Cy Young statERA