La Times Crossword Answers 09/18/23

Across Clues

• Cheese __: Wisconsin snackCURDS
• October birthstoneOPAL
• Solemn oathVOW
• Turner of “Game of Thrones”SOPHIE
• Lymph __: immune system partNODE
• AmazementAWE
• *LGBT+ organization founded in 1990QUEERNATION
• Bumped intoMET
• Bone parallel to the radiusULNA
• __-mo replaySLO
• Open, as a kegTAP
• Use an abacus, perhapsADD
• *”Chin up!”KEEPSMILING
• Sample size?TASTE
• The North StarPOLARIS
• Hi-__ graphicsRES
• Doja Cat genreRAP
• Mineral that adds shimmer to cosmeticsMICA
• *Musical film about a convict who learns to play the guitar in prisonJAILHOUSEROCK
• Glass unitPANE
• Name on a 1950s campaign buttonIKE
• In a funkSAD
• Part of a bedroom setDRESSER
• Kidney-relatedRENAL
• *Completely unapproachableASCOLDASICE
• Egg cellsOVA
• MyHeritage sampleDNA
• Bonfire residueASH
• Sink annoyanceDRIP
• Sci-fi vehicleUFO
• Prepare a deck before dealing, and what the answers to the starred clues literally doCUTTHECARDS
• Clever remarkMOT
• Reflex hammer’s targetKNEE
• Literary comparisonSIMILE
• Body spray with a Dark Temptation scentAXE
• TransgressionsSINS
• FreshSASSY

Vertical Clues

• Might’veCOULDA
• Radically changesUPENDS
• Actress PerlmanRHEA
• N, NE, or NNEDIR
• __ of humorSENSE
• Leading the packONTOP
• Finger food at luausPOI
• “Much __ About Nothing”ADO
• Soup legumeLENTIL
• Like some “What We Do in the Shadows” charactersVAMPIRIC
• Have an open tab, sayOWE
• Not just dampWET
• Crouch downSQUAT
• Keg fillerALE
• Très chicALAMODE
• Topple (over)KEEL
• Hot springsSPAS
• SulksMOPES
• “The Last of Us” actor OffermanNICK
• Agcy. managing federal real estate assetsGSA
• Tests for fitTRIESON
• __ away fromSHIED
• Actress McClanahanRUE
• Pickle containersJARS
• Often-amusing storyANECDOTE
• Gumbo thickenerOKRA
• Hard to come byRARE
• Tech replaced by smartphonesPDA
• TrousersSLACKS
• Former “All Things Considered” host MicheleNORRIS
• With zealAVIDLY
• Run out, as insuranceLAPSE
• Fills fullySATES
• “Kinda”ISH
• Game with grandmastersCHESS
• River blockersDAMS
• Actress ThurmanUMA
• Crafty oneFOX
• Mono- kinUNI
• X, at timesTEN
• Spy-fi org.CIA