La Times Crossword Answers 12/01/23

Across Clues

• Welcome gifts at the Mauna Kea Beach HotelLEIS
• DeputyAIDE
• Some parentsMOMS
• Mount near TaorminaETNA
• Passing remark?IMOUT
• Nike rivalAVIA
• *LOL OMGTHEDIVINECOMEDY
• __ yearGAP
• Actress ColletteTONI
• Fatal flaw of some Greek heroesHUBRIS
• *CU soonONTHEROAD
• Fuel for some grillsGAS
• Youngest March sisterAMY
• Some barbecue remainsASH
• Young chapLAD
• Tesfaye whose stage name is the WeekndABEL
• Bandleader’s cueHITIT
• Old-fashioned beforeERE
• Classic demonstration, and a way to describe the relationship between each starred clue and its answerTEXTBOOKEXAMPLE
• Indifferent reviewMEH
• QueuesLINES
• Fission targetATOM
• Hindu titleSRI
• Well-wornOLD
• Place for a paraffin body wrapSPA
• __ choyBOK
• *SRYATONEMENT
• Tiny sliceSLIVER
• Can of worms, maybeBAIT
• “Narcos” org.DEA
• *TMINOTESONASCANDAL
• Not buttonedOPEN
• Actor RamiMALEK
• Send for onboardingHIRE
• Some twinsBEDS
• Beltmaking toolsAWLS
• Not so muchLESS

Vertical Clues

• Abandon one’s inhibitionsLETGO
• Hawke of “The Northman”ETHAN
• ClumsyINEPT
• Like a tear-jerkerSAD
• __ acidAMINO
• Ancient Aegean regionIONIA
• Not yet settledDUE
• Make a lasting impression?ETCH
• Green arboreal snakeMAMBA
• Had to scramble to get out the door, perhapsOVERSLEPT
• Calf-length skirtMIDI
• VoicesSAYS
• Cream relativeIVORY
• Part of a collectionITEM
• Really must, informallyOUGHTA
• “Come no further”HALT
• Palm fruitsDATES
• Number of suspects in ClueSIX
• “Alligator Boy” in a 2021 Netflix animated filmARLO
• Judge to beDEEM
• Places for taking notes?ATMS
• __ gardenBEER
• Put on displayEXHIBITED
• Accord makerHONDA
• Barinholtz of “History of the World, Part II”IKE
• ChapsBLOKES
• Safflower __OIL
• Polite addressMAAM
• Former weekend programming block that featured “Clarissa Explains It All”SNICK
• Anti-fur gp.PETA
• Bakery featuresOVENS
• Kids’ batting gameTBALL
• Fertile spotsOASES
• __ BauerEDDIE
• Gets warmer?NEARS
• Chaucer worksTALES
• Nose-in-the-air typeSNOB
• Casual gaitLOPE
• Oblong tomatoROMA
• “Yup” oppositeNAW
• Bruins’ org.NHL