La Times Crossword Answers 12/02/23

Across Clues

• Band that contributes to knee flexion, for shortACL
• Hot breakfast cerealFARINA
• Beaker’s syllableMEEP
• Ice cream novelties discontinued in 2022CHOCOTACOS
• ConcerningINRE
• House money, at timesCASHOFFERS
• “Now!”STAT
• Tarantula legs, e.g.OCTAD
• Meadows on TVTIM
• Like the air in a greenhouseMOIST
• Second-largest branch of IslamSHIISM
• ZipNADA
• Mens __REA
• Ink spot?TAT
• Landry who was the first coach of the CowboysTOM
• “La Dolce Vita” starEKBERG
• Capitol gains?SENATESEATS
• Modest reply to a complimentWHATCANISAY
• Reeling feelingSHAMESPIRAL
• Stare daggers (at)GLOWER
• Department of the Interior head HaalandDEB
• “The Simpsons” character once voiced by Hank AzariaAPU
• Many a MonetOIL
• Doesn’t keepROTS
• Johnson who won the 2020 Masters TournamentDUSTIN
• SimmersSTEWS
• Shake a leg, quaintlyHIE
• Dark times, informallyNITES
• “Small world”OHHI
• TeasedMESSEDWITH
• “Coming Home” singer BridgesLEON
• “No one’s being straight with me!”ITSALLALIE
• AAA and BBBORGS
• Like some park passesDAYUSE
• Inclusive wordAND

Vertical Clues

• ConfrontACCOST
• Three-step process?CHACHA
• FlippedLOSTIT
• Some Hamilton Beach appliancesFOODSTEAMERS
• Org. for traffic cops?ATF
• HostRAFT
• Trap during February, maybeICEIN
• Kamali who uses silk parachutes in many of her designsNORMA
• BurroASS
• Umami-rich pasteMISO
• AggregateENTIRETY
• Things that get bad marksERASERS
• Collar attachmentPETTAG
• Cardamom-infused brewCHAI
• Rakes it inMAKESABUNDLE
• Lil Nas X album with the hit “Industry Baby”MONTERO
• Sought-afterDESIRED
• Safari runnersMACS
• Canaanite idolBAAL
• “Killing Eve” actress FionaSHAW
• BugTAP
• Oklahoma cityENID
• CompletelyWHOLEHOG
• Act like a snakeSLITHER
• Strike out?GOSOLO
• __ the HunATTILA
• Cobbler panPIETIN
• Held back, as tearsUNSHED
• __ rhythm: brain waves patternTHETA
• Actress SpacekSISSY
• YouTube star JoJoSIWA
• LandsWINS
• Biblical twin of JacobESAU
• CentralMID
• Half the characters in “Kill Bill”?ELS