La Times Crossword Answers 12/26/23

Across Clues

• FinishesENDS
• Spill the beansBLAB
• Chest muscle, for shortPEC
• In __ ofLIEU
• Credit card userPAYER
• “It follows logically that … “ERGO
• MaintainKEEP
• “Me too,” more formallyASDOI
• State of mindMOOD
• Make a real messSCREWTHINGSUP
• Chillingly strangeEERIE
• “Pronto!”ASAP
• Many moons __AGO
• Rightmost computer menu, oftenHELP
• Cloak and __DAGGER
• Tortoise’s fabled competitorHARE
• Gymnastics rings position held with the body parallel to the groundLEVERHANG
• Norse god of warODIN
• Collaborative sitesWIKIS
• Another, in SpanishOTRA
• Feature of some espadrillesWEDGEHEEL
• WitnessedSEEN
• Swim team swimwearSPEEDO
• Toward sunriseEAST
• Extra sports periods, brieflyOTS
• Per personAPOP
• Chops, as an onionDICES
• Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-AcrossSIMPLEMACHINE
• Japanese noodleUDON
• Dog collar danglerIDTAG
• NotionIDEA
• Come to a stopHALT
• “You’ve got some __!”NERVE
• Shakespeare’s mad kingLEAR
• “Yellowjackets” network, brieflySHO
• Mardi __: pre-Lenten festivalGRAS
• AnnoysIRKS

Vertical Clues

• Part of BPOEELKS
• Nephew’s sisterNIECE
• Brand of riding mowersDEERE
• Ruins at Durrington Walls that once consisted of wooden posts, not stonesSUPERHENGE
• Giant partyBASH
• Winona’s “Beetlejuice” roleLYDIA
• Very long timeAEONS
• Units led by colonelsBRIGADES
• Grow cuttings from a succulent, sayPROPAGATE
• Alter __EGO
• Fish that may be black or blueCOD
• Dev of “Lion”PATEL
• Down Under birdEMU
• Golfer Michelle __ WestWIE
• Practice in the ringSPAR
• Bookstore sectionGENRE
• Liver, for oneORGAN
• Ballet barre bendPLIE
• Pepper in extremely hot curry dishesGHOSTCHILI
• “Can you explain?”HOWSO
• Skilled (at)ADEPT
• Works aloneRIDESSOLO
• __ out a win: almost loseEKE
• DisgustingVILE
• Extraordinarily largeWHOPPING
• Dutch cheeseEDAM
• “Better late than never,” e.g.ADAGE
• [as per the original]SIC
• More matureOLDER
• Historic site in Jordan known as the Rose CityPETRA
• Duck downEIDER
• Go on tiptoeSNEAK
• Picked-off pass, for shortINT
• Big D NBA squadMAVS
• Prominent feature of a fennec foxEARS
• Hesitation syllablesUHS
• Lah-di-__DAH