La Times Crossword Answers 11/13/23

Across Clues

• Balance __: gymnastics eventBEAM
• Theme park transportTRAM
• Rave’s oppositePAN
• Opposite of calorFRIO
• Crustaceans eaten by whalesKRILL
• Japanese wrestling formSUMO
• *Seasonal New England attractionFALLLEAVES
• Warmup exam for college-bound sophsPSAT
• Jousting spearLANCE
• EntouragePOSSE
• *Show of affection made with fluttering eyelashesBUTTERFLYKISS
• Hashtag on a social media post about gratitude, perhapsBLESSED
• Actress SophiaLOREN
• Lollipop tasteLICK
• Olympics sledLUGE
• Feathery neckwearBOA
• 2028 Olympics host country: Abbr.USA
• *Big name in cloud storageDROPBOX
• The NBA’s Thunder, on scoreboardsOKC
• __ Claire, WisconsinEAU
• Experiment sitesLABS
• Beneficiary of an exfoliation routinePORE
• Polish, as shoesSHINE
• Pumpkin seedsPEPITAS
• *Improvises over a beatFREESTYLERAPS
• Polo, for oneSHIRT
• Causing the heebie-jeebiesEERIE
• Tickle Me Elmo toy companyTYCO
• Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred cluesSINKORSWIM
• Country across the Arabian Sea from MumbaiOMAN
• Opposite of chaosORDER
• “Hmm … bad idea”UHNO
• Writing implementPEN
• Join with heat, as metal piecesWELD
• __ fun atPOKE

Vertical Clues

• Closest pal, brieflyBFF
• Pitching statERA
• Have a bugAIL
• Clam or oysterMOLLUSK
• Tracked downTRACED
• Water under the bridgeRIVER
• The “A” of IPAALE
• D.C. United’s org.MLS
• “Shrek 2” character who occasionally succumbs to hairballsPUSSINBOOTS
• AccumulateAMASS
• Written remindersNOTES
• __ cloth: Ghanaian textileKENTE
• Bike wheel partSPOKE
• Back muscles, brieflyLATS
• Oven-safe glasswarePYREX
• “Nothing’s stopping me”BECAUSEICAN
• GoofFLUB
• Corporate symbolLOGO
• Color of UNICEF’s 22-DownBLUE
• Salters of ESPNLISA
• Vinyl records, for shortLPS
• Gumbo podOKRA
• Top poker cardsACES
• Little-known celebsDLIST
• Wild speechRANT
• ComplyOBEY
• Speaks outPIPESUP
• “Great blue” waderHERON
• Took a quick lookPEEKED
• GoofERROR
• Two of a kindPAIR
• Camera setting that affects depthFSTOP
• Sound alikeRHYME
• Tennis great IvanLENDL
• Go to seed?SOW
• AngerIRE
• “__ cares!”WHO
• 58-Across contentsINK
• “The Simpsons” bartenderMOE