La Times Crossword Answers 12/29/23

Across Clues

• Sponge (off)MOOCH
• Degs. for CFOsMBAS
• 1040 ID figs.SSNS
• Place to performVENUE
• AdditionallyALSO
• Shiny sticker?EPEE
• The worst description of poor purses?PROSPEROUS
• __ chipsPITA
• Breading choicePANKO
• Has quite a kickZINGS
• Rx writerDOC
• Completely unlike a docile man?DEMONIACAL
• Investment firm figureANALYST
• Agent, informallyREP
• Simu of “Kim’s Convenience”LIU
• Italian birthplace of PaganiniGENOA
• Element in some smoky whiskiesPEAT
• Filmmaker LeeANG
• The furthest thing from tidier rooms?DORMITORIES
• Call (out)CRY
• Swimmer Torres who won 12 Olympic medalsDARA
• Literary formESSAY
• Consists ofHAS
• Letters before a pen nameAKA
• SpartanAUSTERE
• The opposite of one who is not against?ANTAGONIST
• Patch, perhapsSEW
• Size for friesLARGE
• Cut a rugDANCE
• Gloating cryIWIN
• Treated with a decided lack of due respect?PERSECUTED
• PromontoryCAPE
• Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State ParkERIE
• Sports newsTRADE
• Seers?EYES
• Over and done withPAST
• Madonna hit that begins, “Strike a pose”VOGUE

Vertical Clues

• 2023 World Series honor for Corey SeagerMVP
• Poetic contractionOER
• “Double Fantasy” singerONO
• Astrological delineationCUSP
• __ filterHEPA
• Word with fish or meatMARKET
• Sign of springBLOOM
• Tempe sch.ASU
• Scouring brandSOS
• Retro toneSEPIA
• SoulCycle offeringSPINCLASSES
• Bottom lineNETGAIN
• Shell-less gastropodSEASLUG
• Comes to a haltENDS
• Some plastic fastenersZIPTIES
• Peace Nobelist HammarskjöldDAG
• SingleONE
• Peppermint patternCANDYSTRIPE
• Ice cream cookieOREO
• In the ballparkNEAR
• Liverpool lavLOO
• Gridiron statYARDAGE
• Educational org.PTA
• Shortfin sharkMAKO
• Turkey neighborIRAN
• NYC hrs.EST
• Ceremonial gobletCHALICE
• BoltedRANAWAY
• EqualARE
• Evergreen shrubYEW
• How cutlery is typically soldASASET
• Alternative magazine nameUTNE
• Hong Kong politician and social activist ChowAGNES
• “Luther” star ElbaIDRIS
• Video surveillance lettersCCTV
• Irish capitalEURO
• OomphPEP
• Bullpen fig.ERA
• __ saleTAG
• Georgetown closerEDU
• Barely passing markDEE