La Times Crossword Answers 09/19/23

Across Clues

• Like a grand-scale tale or failEPIC
• ObligationONUS
• Activist Thunberg who is the youngest Time Person of the YearGRETA
• Top-rankedAONE
• Eggplant __: Italian entree, brieflyPARM
• Strung alongLEDON
• Civil rights icon ParksROSA
• Logician’s “therefore”ERGO
• “Let me clarify … “IMEAN
• Ability to keep cool under pressurePRESENCEOFMIND
• “__ la vie!”CEST
• Labor Day mo.SEPT
• Small beardsSOULPATCHES
• Org. whose annual awards are presented at Nashville’s Bridgestone ArenaCMA
• Spare in a trunkTIRE
• Male palBRO
• DeadlyLETHAL
• Sought-after guestsALIST
• Sr.’s nest egg acronymIRA
• Paper unitSHEET
• Laughs at the joke, sayGETSIT
• Roxy Music co-founder BrianENO
• Gutter spotEAVE
• Surname in the freezer aisleEDY
• Chile that’s among the hottest in the worldGHOSTPEPPER
• Hip and stylishCHIC
• TangyTART
• “I like your attitude!,” and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 25-, and 47-Across?THATSTHESPIRIT
• Gaggle membersGEESE
• Greek aperitifOUZO
• “Good job”NICE
• Clear kitchen wrapSARAN
• South American country with most of the world’s alpacasPERU
• Kept in the email loopCCED
• Build upAMASS
• “__ on the roof / And kicked off the moss”: lyrics in Elton John’s “Your Song”ISAT
• Squeezes (out)EKES

Vertical Clues

• Wyatt of the Old WestEARP
• Below averagePOOR
• State of self-doubtINSECURITY
• Never-endingCEASELESS
• Subwindow in a browserOPENTAB
• Drug copNARC
• InsistURGE
• Press into a small spaceSMOOSH
• Brief looksGLIMPSES
• Send moneyREMIT
• Genesis gardenEDEN
• Frog kinTOAD
• __ Taylor LoftANN
• Sixth sense lettersESP
• SenseFEEL
• Place for a playSTAGE
• LubricatedOILED
• One more than bi-TRI
• Pear centersCORES
• Rock band known for the power ballad “The Flame”CHEAPTRICK
• Novelist BinchyMAEVE
• ChangeALTER
• Political treatise by MachiavelliTHEPRINCE
• Makes less loose, as screwsTIGHTENS
• Aardvark’s morselANT
• “Watch __ space”THIS
• Decides to withdrawOPTSOUT
• Squid kinOCTOPI
• “The Raven” poet’s monogramEAP
• Homes in HavanaCASAS
• United groupTEAM
• Olympian queen who cursed EchoHERA
• TintsHUES
• Vampire Weekend lead singer KoenigEZRA
• Drink brand with a polar bear in its logoICEE
• “Bill & __ Excellent Adventure”TEDS
• Govt. property overseerGSA