LA Times Daily 2023 03 12 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
DRIFT OFF	NOD
Actress Wilson of "His Dark Materials"	RUTH
"I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... "	NEVERGOTTHECHANTS
"I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... "	COULDNTFINDTHETHYME
"I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... "	JUSTDIDNTGETTHEPOINTE
"I always wanted to be a baker, but I ... "	HAVENTGOTWHATIKNEAD
CASTLE TRENCH	MOAT
FJORD KIN	RIA
ADVENT	ONSET
BYPASS	SKIRT
"I always wanted to be a perfumer, but I ... "	HADNOCOMMONSCENTS
"I always wanted to be a wedding officiant, but I ... "	DONTKNOWTHERITEPEOPLE
"YOU __!": "YEP!"	BETCHA
"I __": Election Day sticker	VOTED
"The Addams Family" uncle	FESTER
GETS RID OF	SHEDS
"Poor, pitiful me!"	ALAS
Appliance in some hotel room closets	IRON
"Say So" singer __ Cat	DOJA
"__ Place": 1990s TV drama	MELROSE
"... __ quit!"	ORI
"THE CANTERBURY TALES" CHARACTER	PRIORESS
Cowpoke's poker	SPUR
Customizable Wii Sports avatar	MII
Fanny pack's spot	WAIST
Fine __: Irish political party	GAEL
CHOOSE	SELECT
FOOT PART	INCH
FAMILY ROOM	DEN
Actress Mireille	ENOS
"FROZEN" SISTER	ELSA
GERMAN ARTICLE	EINE
__ BAR	DIVE
DEPT. OF LABOR ARM	OSHA
BALANCED	EVENEDUP
BRITISH ELEVATORS	LIFTS
MIDDAY	NOON
Ambulance wailers	SIRENS
Award quartet for John Legend, for short	EGOT
Bygone Dodge subcompact	OMNI
SHOW CLEARLY	EVINCE
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PRODUCT	PAINT
SOUL MATE?	BODY
GO	LEAVE
COOKING OIL OPTION	CANOLA
CRANBERRY SITES	BOGS
REGGAE PIONEER PETER	TOSH
SKIP OVER	OMIT
STANDARD	NORM
Canine pal of Nermal and Garfield	ODIE
GETS INTO SHAPE?	MOLDS
Classic Windows catchphrase	IMAPC
DAMPENS	WETS
French infinitive	ETRE
DINE BY CANDLELIGHT, MAYBE	SUP
AMAZON CRIME SERIES BASED ON MICHAEL CONNELLY NOVELS	BOSCH
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY	TITAN
TILL STACK	TENS
PHONY	SHAM
GUYS	MEN
VACILLATE	SEESAW
SO-SO	FAIR
MEANS OF ACCESS	DOORS
WEIGHED IN	OPINED
MOST UNCANNY	EERIEST
GOWN	DRESS
PANTS PART	CROTCH
BATIK ARTIST	DYER
BUILT FOR NASA, SAY	HITECH
GO TO	ATTEND
KOALA HANGOUT	TREE
MUSCLES NEAR DELTS	LATS
Company abbr	INC
UNDEFEATED BOXER LAILA	ALI
PIE FEATURE	CRUST
Small tastes	SIPS
Jorts fabric	DENIM
Lighting effect	HALO
MAIN POINTS	GISTS
SULU PLAYER JOHN	CHO
Brooks's country music partner	DUNN
Needle a bit	SEW
SMART __	ALECK
Ramadan, e.g	MONTH
Some Down Under sprinters	EMUS
OLD TESTAMENT TWIN	ESAU
Essential fatty __	ACIDS
TV ads for good causes	PSAS
Vega, e.g	STAR
Young 67-Down	LADS
Grapefruit wedge	SECTION
WALLPAPER HANGER'S CALCULATION	AREA
PUNY PARASITE	MITE
GOATEE SPOT	CHIN
LIBRARY CONVENIENCE	WIFI
BATTING STAT	AVG
TEL __, ISRAEL	AVIV
TAKING ACTION	ONIT
SETTING FOR MANY STEPHEN KING NOVELS	MAINE
THINK OF, AS A SOLUTION	HITON
Recipe amt	TBSP
NOVELIST TURGENEV	IVAN
MLB STAT	RBIS
Specimen for a volcanologist	ASH
Like a ram or a lamb	OVINE
QB misfire	INT
Uniform accessory	SASH
__ guard	SHIN
Some med. plans	HMOS
Messy scuffle	MELEE
TOAST OPENER	HERES
PASTA SPECIFICATION	ALDENTE
Memo abbr	ATTN
Long Beach's location, informally	SOCAL
Sugar shack surrounders	MAPLES
Tries to live up to	EMULATES
Massive old computer	ENIAC
SOY-BASED FROZEN DESSERT BRAND	TOFUTTI

DRIFT OFF

NOD

Actress Wilson of "His Dark Materials"

RUTH

"I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... "

NEVERGOTTHECHANTS

"I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... "

COULDNTFINDTHETHYME

"I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... "

JUSTDIDNTGETTHEPOINTE

"I always wanted to be a baker, but I ... "

HAVENTGOTWHATIKNEAD