L.A. Times Daily - Aug 21 2023

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Clues Answers
"Bang!" BLAM
"Dear" advice giver ABBY
"Ideas worth spreading" spinoff TEDX
"Jeopardy!" contestant lineup, e.g TRIO
"Take me to your leader" speakers, briefly ETS
"What a great surprise!" OHYAY
Abruptly broke off communications GHOSTED
Actor Hanks TOM
Actress de Armas ANA
Anklets worn with poodle skirts, informally BOBBYSOX
Apt name for a tuxedo cat OREO
Bar mixer SODA
Bert's "Sesame Street" pal ERNIE
Boston airport LOGAN
Capitol Hill VIP SEN
Cars AUTOS
Cartoon rabbit with a Brooklyn accent BUGSBUNNY
Chance to get a hit, in baseball ATBAT
Chesapeake __ Bridge-Tunnel BAY
Citi Field team, on scoreboards NYM
Clear up, as a dispute RESOLVE
Corn-based breakfast side GRITS
Cozy lodging hinted at by 18-, 23-, 36-, 50-, and 55-Across BANDB
Door handle KNOB
Elbow gently NUDGE
Folder projections TABS
Food pkg. info NETWT
Greenlights OKS
Hawaiian hellos ALOHAS
Health resort SPA
Hockey venue RINK
Hybrid garment SKORT
Intelligence org. with a Cryptologic Museum NSA
Island near Java BALI
Island near Venezuela ARUBA
Italian cheese in stuffed shells RICOTTA
Japanese beef city KOBE
Japanese currency YEN
Kareem's former name LEW
Clues Answers
Lacto-__ vegetarian OVO
Like some dicts ABR
Low-tech leaf blower alternative RAKE
Luau instrument UKULELE
Made off with TOOK
Madeline of "Blazing Saddles" KAHN
Making up (for) ATONING
Mall pizza chain SBARRO
Math exercise PROBLEM
Mex. neighbor USA
NFL scores TDS
NHL great Bobby ORR
Nickname of boxer Ray Mancini BOOMBOOM
Pen filler INK
Perform on stage ACT
Plant sci BOT
Questions ASKS
Rainbow's place SKY
Relaxes in the tub SOAKS
Safest courses of action BESTBETS
Salon goo GEL
Site LOCALE
Six-sided shape HEXAGON
Skelton's Kadiddlehopper CLEM
Smooth-talking GLIB
Some barbecue ribs BABYBACKS
Song sung alone SOLO
Spider's trap WEB
Spoils, as a grandchild DOTESON
Spoken VERBAL
Star of classic TV's "The Incredible Hulk" BILLBIXBY
Suffix with script URE
Took it easy LOUNGED
U2 lead singer BONO
Young sheep LAMB
Zagreb's country CROATIA
__ chart: kid's height tracker GROWTH
__ of justice: case that makes a mockery of the court TRAVESTY
__ pub GASTRO