Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday February 2, 2021.
“And how!” – AMEN
“At Last” singer James – ETTA
“Chicago” showgirl Hart – ROXIE
“Whistle While You Work” septet – DWARFS
“Zip your lip!” – CANIT
*Act in desperation – GRASPATSTRAWS
*Be the first to begin – GETAHEADSTART
*Carpe diem – SEIZETHEDAY
*Party gifts container – GRABBAG
A-lister – VIP
Actress Seales of “Insecure” – AMANDA
Aggregate – SUM
Batter’s job in a squeeze play – BUNT
Befuddled – ASEA
Biter on a pooch – FLEA
Blueprint – SCHEMA
Coffee dispenser – URN
Commercial charge – ADFEE
Comprehensive – FULLSCALE
Container cover – LID
Corporate jet maker – CESSNA
Discard – TOSS
Dismissal metaphor, with “the” – AXE
Emmy category – DRAMA
Eros, in Rome – AMOR
Escape clauses – OUTS
Extended pd. away from work – LOA
Familiar slogan … and what each answer to a starred clue is? – CATCHPHRASE
Fannie or Ginnie follower – MAE
Farm layer – HEN
FDR’s successor – HST
Few and far between – SCANT
Free TV spot – PSA
Frisbee, for one – DISC
German pronoun found in half of Munich? – ICH
Goals – ENDS
Hardly any – ATAD
Hardwood tree – TEAK
Hide partner – SEEK
Highly skilled – ADEPT
Highway divider – MEDIAN
Hug – EMBRACE
Husk-wrapped cantina food – TAMALE
Invite for – ASKTO
John Wick, for one – HITMAN
Legendary bird of prey – ROC
Letters in alphabet soup – NOODLES
Lust or greed – SIN
Mom’s mom – NANA
More smoke-filled – HAZIER
Morse code component – DASH
Napoleon’s 1814 place of exile – ELBA
Nonetheless – YET
Notable period – ERA
Opposing vote – NAY
Ozone-depleting chemical – CFC
Phoenix’s 2019 Best Actor role – JOKER
Puerto Rico, por ejemplo – ISLA
Queen of Olympus – HERA
Rap sheet letters – AKA
Reel trouble – SNAG
Retinal cells – RODS
Rise, as prices – GOUP
Shallowest Great Lake – ERIE
Shoe with a strap that nearly encircles the ankle – SLINGBACK
Silently understood – TACIT
Solemn vow – OATH
Something to update on Facebook – STATUS
Splinter groups – SECTS
Taiwanese PC maker – ACER
Tummy muscles – ABS
Turkey topper – GRAVY
U.K. network – BBC
Understanding words – ISEE
Unruly crowds – MOBS
Wedding reception VIPs – DJS
What we have here – THESE
Wind instruments – FLUTES
