La Times Crossword Answers 07/11/23

Across Clues

• Cardi B genreRAP
• Sneaky ploysRUSES
• Fashion-forwardCHIC
• Boxing family nameALI
• PermitALLOW
• Transaction in a barter economyTRADE
• Stop by brieflyPOPINTOSAYHELLO
• YA fiction, e.g., familiarlyTEENLIT
• Chews outBERATES
• First name of actors Holland and HollanderTOM
• Auction unitLOT
• Make a rude noiseBLOWARASPBERRY
• Positive result at the gymGAIN
• Item on a to-do listTASK
• “I figured it out!”AHA
• “The Favourite” queenANNE
• Belgian surrealist painter JamesENSOR
• Freight bargeSCOW
• Way to go: Abbr.RTE
• Lydic of “The Daily Show”DESI
• Big name in canvas shoesKEDS
• Be extremely self-satisfiedBURSTWITHPRIDE
• Precursor to overtimeTIE
• Yellowfin tunaAHI
• Shops at Goodwill, perhapsTHRIFTS
• Lose control, in a waySPINOUT
• Digress from the main topicGOOFFONATANGENT
• Much-admired celebritiesIDOLS
• Italian herbal liqueur whose name means “bitter”AMARO
• Assent from a bride or groomIDO
• Bob Dylan’s “Simple Twist of __”FATE
• Huffs and puffsPANTS
• Sever, with “off”LOP

Vertical Clues

• Thoroughly engrossedRAPT
• After-sun gel ingredientALOE
• Speak (up) or quiet (down)PIPE
• Got close to emptyRANLOW
• Disc-tossing team sportULTIMATE
• Schedule openingSLOT
• Lip balm brand in spherical containersEOS
• Clear the deck?SWAB
• Be inventiveCREATE
• Sentry’s shoutHALT
• Go nowhere with the engine onIDLE
• Leaders at the top of most corp. hierarchiesCEOS
• Beat stronglyTHROB
• Recite in a singsong voiceINTONE
• Cry of painYELP
• __ knots: intricate Black hairstyleBANTU
• Sharply hit baseballLINER
• Magician/skeptic The Amazing __RANDI
• Informant, in spy lingoASSET
• Teensy bitSKOSH
• Played Mario Kart, perhapsRACED
• __ Island RedRHODE
• Swerves at seaYAWS
• AttireGARB
• Tear to shredsRIPAPART
• Enjoying Aspen, perhapsSKIING
• SuppressSTIFLE
• SquabblesTIFFS
• “Who are __ judge?”WETO
• Safari herbivoresRHINOS
• “Bring on the weekend!” lettersTGIF
• Kotb of “Today”HODA
• Part of a hair or a toothROOT
• Lose control, in a waySNAP
• “South Park” kid in a blue-and-red hatSTAN
• Trompe l’__: eye-fooling artOEIL
• Ctrl-Z, on a PCUNDO
• Sporty car optionTTOP
• Reddit Q&AAMA