La Times Crossword Answers 11/20/23

Across Clues

• Repair, as torn clothesMEND
• Kite danglerTAIL
• Garments with underwiresBRAS
• Protected, at seaALEE
• Spanish “other”OTRA
• Georgia’s state fruitPEACH
• *Result of a hockey penalty, oftenPOWERPLAY
• 62-Across contributorRATER
• Heavy shoeBROGAN
• SoftheartedGENTLE
• Moody music genreEMO
• *Field of expertise for corporate attorneysBUSINESSLAW
• One part in a hundredPERCENT
• DDE’s WWII commandETO
• Curvy letterESS
• Tolstoy’s “__ Karenina”ANNA
• Like some charity golf tourneysPROAM
• *Primate passenger on a rocket shipSPACEMONKEY
• Mary, Queen of __SCOTS
• JumpLEAP
• Mop (up), as gravySOP
• Aunt, in SpanishTIA
• Ethyl __: nail polish remover optionACETATE
• *Good find for a traveler on a budgetCHEAPFLIGHT
• 40-Down docVET
• Starlike flowersASTERS
• Italian playhouseTEATRO
• Sip slowlyNURSE
• Piece of carry-on luggage, and what the answer to each starred clue literally isTWOSUITER
• Scout unitTROOP
• Dorothy and Toto creator L. Frank __BAUM
• Serve a meal toFEED
• Restaurant review appYELP
• Retired fliers: Abbr.SSTS
• Sounds of disapprovalTSKS

Vertical Clues

• Helpful inset in some video gamesMAP
• “Xanadu” band, familiarlyELO
• Nursery arrivalsNEWBORNS
• Antelope’s playmate on the range, in songDEER
• Tom Cruise film with a “Maverick” sequelTOPGUN
• “About time!”ATLAST
• Tehran inhabitantIRANI
• Sam Smith’s “__ Me Down”LAY
• Vegan protein sourceBEANS
• Worrisome engine soundRATTLE
• High-speed Amtrak trainsACELAS
• Molelike mammalsSHREWS
• Laundry cycle for a tough stainPRESOAK
• Attire for a lazy SaturdayROBE
• Board, as a busGETON
• Clean water org.EPA
• FellowsMEN
• Wolfe of fictionNERO
• Baseball hatsCAPS
• Some govt. leadersPMS
• Soften, as butterMELT
• Class for some HS juniorsACTPREP
• HairstylesCOIFS
• Etc. kinETAL
• Hands raised in support, sayYEAVOTES
• Had a mealATE
• Furry friendPET
• MeagerSCANTY
• “Yeah, I totally believe you”OHSURE
• Gas, to a BritPETROL
• Get too oldAGEOUT
• Deep dividesCHASMS
• “__, Brute?”ETTU
• “The Fox and the Crow” storytellerAESOP
• “__ a dark and stormy night … “ITWAS
• Falling-out between friendsRIFT
• TNT sister stationTBS
• High-pitched cryEEK
• GPS linesRDS