La Times Crossword Answers 09/20/23

Across Clues

• Poaching targetsEGGS
• Afghanistan’s capitalKABUL
• “Rumor __ it … “HAS
• Alpaca productWOOL
• “One more song!”ENCORE
• One in a concert lineupAMP
• Injury sustained while making guacamoleAVOCADOHAND
• NFL arbiterREF
• John Fetterman’s title, brieflySEN
• Bat mitzvah, e.g.RITE
• “Here’s the one-sentence version” lettersTLDR
• Makes urgent decisions?TRIAGES
• Dangerous pool in a video gameLAVAPIT
• “Perfect is the __ of the good”ENEMY
• Person aggressively opposed to progressMOSSBACK
• Violets or lilacsFLOWERS
• __ Tomé and PríncipeSAO
• First track on Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me” albumEMERALDEYES
• Wood-burning stove buildupASH
• More ickyGROSSER
• NitwitPEABRAIN
• Theater walkwayAISLE
• Pico de gallo pepperSERRANO
• Czech Republic regionBOHEMIA
• Urban hazeSMOG
• Deutschland city on the RheinKOLN
• Corn unitEAR
• Steamed bun in Asian cuisineBAO
• Marvel Comics supervillain, or a creature made up of 16-, 29-, 34-, and 40-Across?GREENGOBLIN
• BYOB partOWN
• Word on the California state sealEUREKA
• “What __ is new?”ELSE
• Social science subj.PSY
• Faculty positionsDEANS
• Turned red?DYED

Vertical Clues

• Discarded Apples, e.g.EWASTE
• Do House work?GOVERN
• Mouth, Chunk, or Data, in a 1985 filmGOONIE
• 2002 Winter Games host, initiallySLC
• Pretzel shapesKNOTS
• ThrobACHE
• __ constrictorBOA
• Caterer’s coffee containerURN
• Some Best Buy buys, brieflyLEDTVS
• “Absolutely not”HARDPASS
• IN place?AMERICA
• Sunblock lettersSPF
• Actress FalcoEDIE
• Knitting patternARGYLE
• Research siteLAB
• Radio switch lettersAMFM
• House of __LORDS
• DonkeysASSES
• MMA decisionTKO
• Honeydew, e.g.MELON
• Instrument with pipesORGAN
• Nintendo antagonist with a “W” on his capWARIO
• “Get Who Gets You” dating siteEHARMONY
• “Don’t think so”YEAHNO
• Canal with a museum in SyracuseERIE
• High-level HS coursesAPS
• VacillatesSEESAWS
• DudeBRO
• Worn outRAGGED
• Hardly freshSMELLY
• Connect (with)LIAISE
• Worked forEARNED
• Knocks on the headBONKS
• Gymnast KorbutOLGA
• EagerKEEN
• Knock on the headBOP
• Have buyer’s remorse, sayRUE
• Significant periodERA
• Vegetable plotBED