La Times Crossword Answers 08/14/22

Across Clues

• Sticky situationBIND
• Feeling no painNUMB
• Hard exteriorCRUST
• Rock projectionLEDGE
• Field of studyAREA
• On a cruiseASEA
• Adele chart-topper that won three GrammysHELLO
• __ skeletonAXIAL
• York, Jersey, Mexico, etc.?SOWHATELSEISNEW
• TV, radio, newspapers, etc.MEDIA
• Minnesota twins?ENS
• Like modern farmhouse decorRUSTIC
• Small chess piecePAWN
• “Breaking Bad” star CranstonBRYAN
• More slipperyICIER
• Legless reptileSNAKE
• Muse of poetryERATO
• Swiped, in a waySCANNED
• Doctrinal breakawaysSECTS
• “__ a virtue, if you have it not”: HamletASSUME
• Vermicelli, e.g.PASTA
• R?ISTHATRIGHT
• Dallas NBAerMAV
• Midrange voiceALTO
• Greek letter that seems like it should be lastZETA
• UnaccompaniedSOLO
• Beethoven honoreeELISE
• Neckwear pinsTIETACKS
• Fasten, as buttonsDOUP
• NCAA pt.ASSN
• Get dizzy with delightSWOON
• Sierra __, AfricaLEONE
• Firmly decidedDEADSET
• “Amazing!”OOH
• None, few, many, most, __?WILLTHATBEALL
• Juilliard subj.MUS
• Type of court concerned with willsPROBATE
• Like a cold-weather jacketLINED
• Western showOATER
• Logician’s “hence”ERGO
• Soccer periodHALF
• GenerosityLARGESSE
• Barrels of laughsRIOTS
• 1973 Toni Morrison novelSULA
• Aptly named cooler brandYETI
• Nick at __NITE
• Smithwick’s beerALE
• Ralph Emerson?WHERESWALDO
• Like corned beefCURED
• Orderly methodSYSTEM
• Art studio standEASEL
• Impulse-conducting cellsNEURONS
• Lock of hairTRESS
• Soul singer BakerANITA
• “__ you clever!”ARENT
• Informal name for Google TalkGCHAT
• Old Dodge subcompactOMNI
• Hopeless casesGONERS
• Hang looselySAG
• Naproxen brandALEVE
• “Mice guys finish last”?WOULDNTITBENICE
• Stuff to sellWARES
• Respected figureELDER
• Seesaw sitter of classic tongue twistersESAU
• Not engagedIDLE
• Lowered oneself?KNELT
• Like the sound of bagpipesREEDY
• Mix togetherMELD
• Scallion kinLEEK

Vertical Clues

• Private home?BASE
• Humorously twistedIRONICAL
• Anchor venueNEWSCAST
• “Lah-di-__!”DAH
• The great outdoorsNATURE
• Puts to workUSES
• SoftensMELTS
• WashbowlBASIN
• City with two MLB teamsCHI
• Has high regard forRESPECTS
• Forearm boneULNA
• Whole bunchSLEW
• “Chinatown” screenwriter RobertTOWNE
• Scold harshlyLAMBASTE
• Applies, as pressureEXERTS
• Sesa Street?DIDYOUMISSME
• Greek earth goddessGAIA
• Lively spiritELAN
• Ice Capades settingARENA
• CybercurrencyECASH
• All things consideredINTOTO
• Hawaii’s Mauna __KEA
• Cheer-full messageRAH
• Health resortSPA
• Food regimenDIET
• Stepped heavilyTROD
• Missile housingSILO
• 37-Down stafferMASSEUR
• Goings-onEVENTS
• Play for timeSTALL
• “Be silent,” in musicTACET
• Mild Dutch cheeseGOUDA
• ApexZENITH
• A.E. Housman’s “A Shropshire __”LAD
• Sioux City stateIOWA
• Former German Chancellor HelmutKOHL
• Algae-eating aquarium critterSNAIL
• House speaker NancyPELOSI
• In a regretful mannerSORRILY
• Guess __?WHOGOESTHERE
• Italian peak also known as MongibelloETNA
• “Such a pity!”ALAS
• Some musical works by Kaija SaariahoOPERAS
• Rental documentLEASE
• Emerald, for oneBERYL
• Nosed (out)EDGED
• CAPTCHA preyBOT
• Academic statusTENURE
• EnticeLURE
• Pet collar targetFLEA
• British school attended by many prime ministersETON
• Most saccharineSWEETEST
• AttackedASSAILED
• Raymond Burr crime seriesIRONSIDE
• Sci-fi monster’s appendageTENTACLE
• Mag managersEDS
• “__ Pinafore”HMS
• Former Chinese Premier __ JiabaoWEN
• Adjust, as car wheelsALIGN
• HexCURSE
• Visit faraway placesTRAVEL
• Tiny headphoneEARBUD
• Seed scattererSOWER
• Sacred emblemTOTEM
• Fennellike herbANISE
• GoggleGAWK
• Extended familyCLAN
• Burrowing insectivoreMOLE
• Needing extra sunscreen?NUDE
• Etc. kinETAL
• __ Squad: Best Buy tech supportGEEK
• Like unbuttered toastDRY
• Zero, in soccerNIL