La Times Crossword Answers 12/21/23

Across Clues

• Less risquéTAMER
• FactionSECT
• Yearn (for)ACHE
• Name said to activate an Amazon gadgetALEXA
• Potato, in Indian cookingALOO
• Satellite whose day is almost 30 Earth daysMOON
• BogsMIRES
• Word with bar or BellTACO
• OodlesALOT
• Review that says, “Hitchcock serves up a twist that you won’t see coming”?PSYCHOANALYSIS
• The Thrashers, on sports crawlsATL
• “ur the best”ILY
• __ and HerzegovinaBOSNIA
• Cuddling on the bus, e.g.PDA
• Silk Sonic musician Anderson .__PAAK
• Fox Sports journalist HaleJEN
• Review that says, “Bit of a downer, but Soderbergh delivers”?TRAFFICREPORT
• __ the lineTOE
• Headed upLED
• DonkeyASS
• Review that says, “Idina Menzel shines as Elsa”?FROZENACCOUNT
• Frightened cryEEK
• Figure of interest?RATE
• Private chats, brieflyDMS
• Chew outYELLAT
• Unruly head of hairMOP
• Pleased sighAAH
• In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle?FEATUREARTICLE
• High-fiber foodBRAN
• Goes badROTS
• Keypad keyENTER
• Live a nomadic lifeROVE
• Palo __, CaliforniaALTO
• Harriet Tubman portrayer CynthiaERIVO
• MaturesAGES
• EfficientLEAN
• Iberian infantsNENES

Vertical Clues

• St. Petersburg neighborTAMPA
• Top celebsALIST
• Actress StreepMERYL
• Corporate VIPEXEC
• Jones of “Parks and Rec”RASHIDA
• Skewered Thai dishSATAY
• Splashy styleELAN
• __-ColaCOCA
• Strip of computer iconsTOOLBAR
• Collect over timeAMASS
• “SNL” regular who wrote the memoir “A Very Punchable Face”COLINJOST
• Indiana residentsHOOSIERS
• Sinus specialist, for shortENT
• Norwegian saintOLAF
• Oxen connectorYOKE
• Strong insectANT
• Company VIPPREZ
• FragmentPIECE
• Outlet lettersACDC
• Used a paternity benefit, perhapsTOOKLEAVE
• Sharp’s counterpartFLAT
• Skillets, woks, etc.PANS
• Eater of 26-Downs on a log?TREEFROG
• Tina of “Mean Girls”FEY
• Part of Q.E.D.ERAT
• Marketing kin of “organic”NATURAL
• SmellODOR
• CountlessUMPTEEN
• Freeway divisionsLANES
• StoneworkerMASON
• Be part of, as a filmACTIN
• Excedrin alternativeALEVE
• Deli subsHEROS
• Part to playROLE
• Jazz great JamesETTA
• Memo starterINRE
• Product of BaliBRA