LA Times Daily 2023 05 20 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Brian who said ambient music "must be as ignorable as it is interesting"	ENO
Bucharest's nat	ROM
Chicane shape, on some racetracks	ESS
Childish taunt	NEENERNEENER
Chilling episode?	RANDR
CHIRP	TWEET
CHOOSE TO JOIN	OPTIN
Clambake debris	ASHES
COMPOSITION	ESSAY
Collective noun?	PHILATELY
Cried out for	NEEDED
Curly cruciferous commodity	KALE
Degree of difficulty?	PHD
Evil Christmas figure such as Krampus	ANTISANTA
Logo overhauls, e.g	REDESIGNS
Most satisfying, as a victory	SWEETEST
Permafrost concern	MELT
Protected by an icy exterior, perhaps	SHY
Runner in ancient African cave art	ELAND
Runs past	GOESOVER
Seneca Falls Convention figure	STANTON
Some fracking byproducts	ETHANES
Starts to slip	SKIDS
Like some yoga socks	TOELESS
Staying safe, in a way	MASKINGUP
Summer material	LINEN
Tall, sappy type	MAPLE
Tutsi or Hutu	RWANDAN
TWISTED	WRITHED
Vintage collections	WINEMENUS
Label for some musicians?	BANDNAME
Scottish cattle	ANGUS
THEY MAY BE FAKE	TANS
DEADLY SEPTET	SINS
ROTISSERIE PART	SPIT
FD EMPLOYEE	EMT
Hook, in journalism lingo	LEDE
NOSH	MUNCH
QUENCH	SATE
STIR	ADO
BREAKS	GAPS
BEST EFFORT	AGAME
BBQ SIDE	SLAW
B'way sign	SRO
ALPACA HABITAT	ANDES
"WELL PLAYED"	GOODONE
"She Said" paper, briefly	NYT
"Mais oui"	BIENSUR
Hall addition	ENSHRINEE
Funk saxophonist Parker	MACEO
Explorer's code, hopefully	LEAVENOTRACE
TOOK OFF	UNLADED
Chile __: stuffed dish	RELLENO
Chats privately, briefly	DMS
State cat in New England	MAINECOON
Waiting periods?	DOTDOTDOT
PREPARES	GETSSET

Brian who said ambient music "must be as ignorable as it is interesting"

ENO

Bucharest's nat

ROM

Chicane shape, on some racetracks

ESS

Childish taunt

NEENERNEENER

Chilling episode?

RANDR

CHIRP

TWEET