La Times Crossword Answers 12/18/23

Across Clues

• Curl up with a good bookREAD
• Objects of worshipIDOLS
• Furry “Return of the Jedi” creatureEWOK
• Off-roaders, for shortATVS
• “The Jungle Book” bearBALOO
• Abundant (with)RIFE
• Online customer service componentCHATWINDOW
• Not 100% solidIFFY
• Have lunchEAT
• Thor’s fatherODIN
• White Monopoly billsONES
• [Don’t touch my bone!]SNARL
• Raring to goEAGER
• Nevertheless, brieflyTHO
• Metaphorical feature of a poorly run company, perhapsREVOLVINGDOOR
• One __ customerPER
• Since Jan. 1YTD
• Woodwind instrumentOBOE
• Books for those feeling lost?ATLASES
• Stanzas of six linesSESTETS
• Unravel at the edgeFRAY
• IlluminatedLIT
• “The Walking Dead” networkAMC
• Does a celebratory dance by pushing up one’s palmsRAISESTHEROOF
• Like a famous Broadway coupleODD
• Button on a game consoleRESET
• Leaves outOMITS
• Goes out, as the tideEBBS
• Electrical adapter lettersACDC
• Goopy hair stuffGEL
• Italian farewellCIAO
• Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across?ONTHEHOUSE
• Early PeruvianINCA
• “Doctor Who” actress GillanKAREN
• Commedia dell’__ARTE
• InquiresASKS
• Backyard storage sitesSHEDS
• Take a breatherREST

Vertical Clues

• Track eventsRACES
• “Training Day” actor HawkeETHAN
• James Cameron franchise featuring the Na’viAVATAR
• Mar.-to-Nov. hrs.DST
• “How much am __?”: auctioneer’s questionIBID
• “Get Out” actor KaluuyaDANIEL
• Discount clothing chain owned by GapOLDNAVY
• Brit’s washroomLOO
• Piglet’s motherSOW
• “__ Brockovich”ERIN
• BrideWIFETOBE
• OutgrowthOFFSHOOT
• Lock openerKEY
• Wild caninesWOLVES
• Assn.ORG
• Settles a debtREPAYS
• SkedaddlesGITS
• Make cherishedENDEAR
• Loads from a lodeORES
• Ultimatum wordsORELSE
• Google or YahooDOTCOM
• Curly hairstyleAFRO
• Used vehicles, sometimesTRADEINS
• Giving chill vibesLAIDBACK
• Doesn’t play, saySITS
• KissSMOOCH
• London’s Old Vic, for oneTHEATRE
• Hosp. areasERS
• Made a long-lasting impression?ETCHED
• ShapeFIGURE
• ExamsTESTS
• Wintry mixSLEET
• Constricting snakesBOAS
• Man caves, e.g.DENS
• Chef-training sch. based in N.Y.CIA
• ApprovesOKS
• Slangy “Pass”NAH
• Rower’s bladeOAR