La Times Crossword Answers 11/23/23

Across Clues

• Embryo’s environmentWOMB
• DrawAPPEAL
• CollarNAB
• BailiwickAREA
• “Me neither”NORAMI
• Largest human cellsOVA
• *Naval rank of computer scientist Grace HopperREARADMIRAL
• Diarist AnaïsNIN
• “The ReidOut” networkMSNBC
• PersonalOWN
• Fantasy league datumSTAT
• *British tennis player who won the 2021 US OpenEMMARADUCANU
• Bouquet garni elementBAYLEAF
• Alprazolam brandXANAX
• Pop starIDOL
• Ooh and __AAH
• Preliminary versionDRAFT
• Like many crafts, brieflyDIY
• *Medium that’s mostly talkAMRADIO
• Quilting partyBEE
• Stuck-up typesSNOBS
• 6-Down, for oneDOG
• “Tragically … “ALAS
• Feature of much of inland CanadaTAIGA
• Library patrons, probablyREADERS
• *Drill commandFORWARDMARCH
• Super badEVIL
• “Queen Sugar” creator DuVernayAVA
• CreepyEERIE
• Prefix in many a Scottish surnameMAC
• Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue?STIRUPDRAMA
• Civil rights leader honored in Jan.MLK
• FoodNetwork.com offeringRECIPE
• Greek CupidEROS
• Twisty letterESS
• “Ooh, they DO look alike”ISEEIT
• Reject as falseDENY

Vertical Clues

• WelcomingWARM
• Natural resourcesORES
• IntendMEAN
• Need to do some heavy lifting?BARBELL
• “Yes?”AND
• Fluffy toy, familiarlyPOM
• AforementionedPRIOR
• Canal buildupEARWAX
• Poet GormanAMANDA
• Rapper __ Nas XLIL
• Like groceries, oftenNONTAXABLE
• For the birds?AVIAN
• Language family that includes SwahiliBANTU
• TopACME
• Usurping lion in a Disney franchiseSCAR
• Shortened titleMAAM
• “… we traverse __”AFAR
• CancelUNDO
• DealDash offersBIDS
• Favorable score for a serverADIN
• Walk the dog, rock the baby, etc.YOYOTRICKS
• AteHAD
• DreadFEAR
• One of Randall and Beth’s daughters on “This Is Us”TESS
• China settingASIA
• Explorer with BootsDORA
• Disney exec BobIGER
• BlubberBAWL
• Stuck (to)ADHERED
• Prepares for fondue, maybeGRATES
• Sage offeringADVICE
• NailedACED
• Lyon womanFEMME
• Track shapesOVALS
• Organizational consultant KondoMARIE
• Like a winning lottery ticketRARE
• “My turn to sing!”IMON
• SimpleEASY
• __ LankaSRI
• Wire service inits.UPI
• CaressPET