L.A. Times Daily - Dec 12 2022

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Clues Answers
"Be it __ so humble ... " EVER
"Jane Eyre" novelist Charlotte BRONTE
"Moonlight" actress Harris NAOMIE
"New Girl" girl JESS
"None for me" IPASS
"__ Misérables" LES
*1990 action film with cameos by famous NASCAR drivers DAYSOFTHUNDER
*Absence of clear leadership POWERVACUUM
*Experienced pro SEASONEDVET
*Post-workout relaxation spot STEAMBATH
Abbr. on NYC maps AVE
Airport safety gp TSA
Attach a button, say SEW
Balloon filler AIR
Basil sauce PESTO
Blue birds JAYS
Brainchild IDEA
Brewed beverage that may be hot or iced TEA
Caused a disturbance MADEWAVES
Drill insert BIT
Easy to understand CLEAR
Enchilada wrap TORTILLA
ER doc's "Now!" STAT
Extinct bird DODO
Fail to make use of WASTE
Feb. follower MAR
Felt sorry for PITIED
Fish sought by Marlin and Dory in a Pixar film NEMO
Fluffy-eared marsupials KOALAS
Govt.-issued ID SSN
Greek salad ingredient FETA
Greek salad ingredient OLIVE
Group together LUMPIN
Hotel corridor word in red EXIT
Irritating behaviors, and what the ends of the answers to the starred clues may be? PETPEEVES
IRS auditor's target TAXEVADER
Lead-in to rock or Rocks POP
Lone Star State resident TEXAN
Clues Answers
Norway's capital OSLO
Not worth discussing MOOT
Passionate FIERY
Pea holders PODS
Penny pinchers MISERS
Plumber's challenge CLOG
Poem of praise ODE
Praise highly EXTOL
Protect with plastic coating, as an ID card LAMINATE
Puts one's feet up RESTS
Quaint "Gotcha" IDIG
Ravioli option MEAT
Remove wrinkles from IRON
Roof overhangs EAVES
Short golf strokes PUTTS
Similar (to) AKIN
Sixth sense letters ESP
Slick SLY
Sound after a gut punch OOF
Spanish four CUATRO
Sunburn balm ALOE
Swipe STEAL
Tense NFL periods OTS
Texter's "however" OTOH
Time period ERA
Tiny bit TAD
Tiny bits IOTAS
Tire pressure meas PSI
To the __ degree NTH
Topple UPEND
Touchdown signalers REFS
Traditional Indian wedding dress SARI
Trig ratio SINE
Upright ERECT
Utter fiasco SNAFU
Vote into office ELECT
Walks along AMBLES
__-card stud: poker variety SEVEN