L.A. Times Daily - Sep 22 2024

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Clues Answers
"Feels so good!" AAH
"Fingers crossed!" IHOPESO
"Fingers not crossed!" ISWEAR
"Hmm ... " LETSSEE
"Illusion" singer Dua __ LIPA
"Never needs sharpening" brand GINSU
"No __!": "Happy to help!" PROB
"Poker Face" singer Lady __ GAGA
"Right now!" STAT
"The Black Tulip" novelist DUMAS
"Wish you __ here" WERE
"Yes we can" sloganeer of 2008 OBAMA
"__ smokes!" HOLY
Acrobatic feats FLIPS
Actress Falco EDIE
Ads that raise awareness PSAS
Amazes an audience WOWSEM
Anecdotal tales LORE
Annoyed IRKED
Awaken STIR
Baby panda BEARCUB
Balls, in dodgeball AMMO
Bert's roommate ERNIE
Berth place WHARF
Bitter-tasting ACRID
Business letters LLC
Caramel candy ROLO
Carb choice of Olympic marathon runners? PANFORGOLD
Code breaker? ERROR
College domain EDU
Commotion ADO
Constellation that resembles a serpent DRACO
Contingent (on) BASED
Cosmetics chain ULTA
Coverage of regional events LOCALNEWS
Cry noisily SOB
Decisive win ROUT
Detergent powder BORAX
Diva's chance to shine ARIA
Doesn't go out STAYSIN
Dr. with a dream MLK
Early console letters NES
Emporium MART
Enters in a record book LOGS
Expels, as lava SPEWS
Family division GENUS
Fill with joy ELATE
Final bio OBIT
Former TV drama set in SoCal LALAW
Frolicked ROMPED
Full of bluster ALLTALK
Full scholarship, informally FREERIDE
Gave a hand DEALT
Gene carrier that keeps people wanting more? YCHROMOSOME
Genesis garden EDEN
Give a hand APPLAUD
Goo in a reusable ice pack GEL
Goose egg NIL
Happy hour snacks BEERNUTS
Have down pat KNOW
Heaven for basic seasoning lovers? SALPARADISE
Heavily loaded LADEN
Hog hangout STY
Hoity-toity type SNOB
Honor __ SYSTEM
Hoops alternative STUDS
Icky, sticky stuff GUNK
In __: harmonized SYNC
Insects who prefer sweet foods ANTS
Introduction for a cartoon hamburger? SOYPROTEIN
Island near Java TIMOR
Kafka protagonist SAMSA
Clues Answers
Kangaroo or koala ANIMAL
Link destination URL
Made simpler EASED
Mammal that can sink a boat ORCA
Man of steal THIEF
Many Mount Everest mountaineers SHERPAS
Menopause treatment, briefly HRT
Messy houseguest SLOB
Minesweeper units CELLS
Miracle-Gro alternative SCOTTS
Mystery writer Paretsky SARA
N's on sorority row NUS
Needle point? NORTH
NFL gains: Abbr YDS
Not as flush POORER
Noteworthy period ERA
Number of NBA championships won by Bill Russell? ONCEINALIFETIME
Office assistant AIDE
Olympic event whose name comes from the French for "sled" LUGE
One of a calendar quintet WEEKDAY
Oral health org ADA
Org. that fights age bias AARP
Paper tray unit SHEET
People unlikely to develop crushes, briefly AROS
Pinterest upload PHOTO
Place STEAD
Pluto, for one DOG
Prohibit BAN
Rabbit kin HARE
Reggae kin SKA
Reliable sort GOTOGUY
Remove from a page ERASE
Representative for Buckingham Palace, say? REALESTATEAGENT
Resting on ATOP
Result of a good pitch SALE
River of Hades STYX
School book fair org PTA
Second to __ NONE
Seller of Souls KIA
Skin care product long used by Aboriginal people in Australia EMUOIL
Slushy summer treat ICEE
Sneaky tricks WILES
Soccer legend nicknamed "O Rei" PELE
Some British peers EARLS
Some facials PEELS
Song that was never a single DEEPCUT
Soul great Redding OTIS
Sounds of disapproval BOOS
South American barbecue ASADO
Speed trap device RADARGUN
Spun records DJED
Steering gear component TIEROD
Stimulate, as curiosity PIQUE
Store with a Swedish House Mafia collaboration IKEA
Stuffed grape leaf DOLMA
Sweet spread for a teen's birthday celebration? QUINCEJELLY
Tamagoyaki, e.g OMELET
Texting nicety PLS
Think pieces IDEAS
Tibetan spiritual leader LAMA
Tiny bits IOTAS
Tree house? NEST
Typical posture for a cancan dancer? PIEINTHESKY
Very little ADAB
Video game where players round up primates APEESCAPE
Visitor from outer space ALIEN
Walking stick CANE
Way to serve satay SKEWERED
Whiskey barrel wood OAK
White Rabbit pursuer ALICE
Words of surprise OHMY
Writer/illustrator Carle ERIC