La Times Crossword Answers 11/09/23

Across Clues

• Less occupiedIDLER
• Taj Mahal builder __ JahanSHAH
• Balkan nativeSERB
• Gave one’s wordSWORE
• “Citizen __”KANE
• Urgent requestPLEA
• “Almost done!”BEREADYINAJIFFY
• Homer’s neighborNED
• Good place to keep things on ice?RINK
• Fetch playerDOG
• Command attributed to Captain KirkBEAMMEUPSCOTTY
• 3-Down, for onePOET
• Image on the Connecticut state quarterOAKTREE
• Goes over one’s head?FLIPS
• New Haven collegianELI
• Enjoys hot tea, saySIPS
• Bit of static buildupION
• Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle’s four longest answersTRIPOLI
• Rare game show outcomeTIE
• In __ parentisLOCO
• Megan Rapinoe’s team: Abbr.USA
• Doesn’t just wantNEEDS
• Destructive waveTSUNAMI
• “Ideas worth spreading” offshootTEDX
• Cat call?HEREKITTYKITTY
• Bronze elementTIN
• MimicAPER
• Narrow inletRIA
• 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so onFIBONACCISERIES
• Speak for oneself?BRAG
• Art hub in New MexicoTAOS
• Larger relatives of violasCELLI
• “Othello” plotterIAGO
• “While” prefixERST
• Swinton in many Wes Anderson filmsTILDA

Vertical Clues

• Copyright page IDISBN
• Nerdy typeDWEEB
• “Sister Outsider” writer AudreLORDE
• Before, onceERE
• Farthest backREARMOST
• Rogue artificial intelligence system in “The Terminator”SKYNET
• 17-syllable workHAIKU
• __ Arbor, MichiganANN
• Attachment at the front of a sloop, e.g.HEADSAIL
• TapsSPIGOTS
• Mischief-makerELF
• Soccer officialREF
• Receiving areaBAY
• Coin with a torchDIME
• Athletic typeJOCK
• Program opened with a tapAPP
• Sport played on horsebackPOLO
• OverusedTRITE
• LukewarmTEPID
• Positive responsesYESES
• GrimeFILTH
• Rough, as a translationLOOSE
• Bring onINCUR
• Org. concerned with climate changeEPA
• Dwell (on)RUMINATE
• “That so?”ISIT
• RoundaboutINDIRECT
• “Almost done!”ONETOGO
• Office contact no.EXT
• Comparable (to)AKIN
• Keyboard proTYPIST
• __ out a livingEKES
• Food truck fareTACOS
• Sing like a birdTRILL
• GiveYIELD
• Home to more than half of the world’s populationASIA
• “Criminal Minds” org.FBI
• Nest egg lettersIRA
• PurseBAG
• Train unitCAR
• Camping apparel retailerREI