La Times Crossword Answers 08/19/23

Across Clues

• Bulb that rarely needs to be replacedTULIP
• Steel (oneself)GIRD
• VergeCUSP
• Weigh inOPINE
• Mideast leaderEMIR
• Purnell of “Yellowjackets”ELLA
• Repetitive sonata movementRONDO
• ShurikenNINJASTAR
• ToppingONEUPPING
• Fixes holes in hoseDARNS
• Where to save for a rainy day?CLOUDSTORAGE
• Makes a differenceMATTERS
• Alley-__OOP
• Too greenUNRIPE
• Film lengthsRUNTIMES
• Spot for a toaster?STOOL
• Simple bedCOT
• Square thingsATONE
• Stella alternativeHEINEKEN
• Modest response to complimentsOHSTOP
• MelodyAIR
• Member of a sorority founded at Boston University, familiarlyTRIDELT
• Mark of a decent studentBPLUSAVERAGE
• Kicked off the covers, sayAROSE
• “Riverdance” numbersIRISHJIGS
• Airport transport, maybeLIVERYCAB
• W-2 informationWAGES
• Palm readerSEER
• SimplicityEASE
• Stave offAVERT
• Puts two and two togetherADDS
• Cold draftsALES
• Steppes tentsYURTS

Vertical Clues

• Rafael Nadal’s logoTORO
• AtopUPON
• Prompter’s cueLINE
• Entry to the Hall of Fame, e.g.INDUCTION
• One who may find it hard to say noPEOPLEPLEASER
• Bar tender at an Apple StoreGENIUS
• Rare response from a 5-DownIMIND
• TollsRINGSOUT
• Hall of Famer whose no. was retired by the Nets and the SixersDRJ
• France : __ :: United States : OscarCESAR
• To the nth degreeULTRA
• “Dope” and “gucci,” e.g.SLANG
• Pick apart, in a wayPARSE
• Own the road?ADOPTAHIGHWAY
• Sponge featurePORE
• Long or short amountTON
• Soft stuffMUSH
• Penny-__ANTE
• Riker’s spouse on “Star Trek: TNG”TROI
• “Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life” memoirist DarlingRON
• “I’ve been here before”ITSDEJAVU
• Dust in the wind?MOTE
• Hydroxyl compoundENOL
• Equinox mo.SEPT
• Neck-relatedCERVICAL
• Forte makerKIA
• Hours, in ItalyORAS
• ClansTRIBES
• Model materialBALSA
• Got a bit too personalPRIED
• Thought the world ofLOVED
• App purchasersUSERS
• Backspace overERASE
• Disney CEO BobIGER
• “Runaways” superhero YorkesGERT
• Flightless birds?SSTS
• Floor support?YEA