L.A. Times Crosswords Answers – Friday July 9 2021

Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Friday July 9 2021.
“How about that!” – ILLBE
“Rappa Ternt Sanga” artist – TPAIN
“See you later” – BYEBYE
“The Gold-Bug” name – ALLAN
“The Hobbit” dragon – SMAUG
Amazed – WOWED
Associates (with) – MINGLES
Beloved stars – IDOLS
Bring together – SYNC
Buffet server – URN
Cacophony – DIN
Canine alert – ARF
Clear for better viewing – DEFOG
Clerical home – MANSE
Compost emanation – ODOR
Considerable load – HEAVYBURDEN
Costa __ – RICA
Dab that’ll do your do – GEL
Dander – IRE
Declines to – DOESNT
Employ – USE
Expand – WIDEN
Expensive – STEEP
Feature of a Roman god’s boots? (Phoenix, Dallas) – MERCURYWINGS
Fútbol cheer – OLE
Gated water channel – SLUICE
Generous pickup – TAB
GPA booster – EASYA
Granola morsel – OAT
Great American Ball Park player – RED
Hair-coloring style – DIPDYE
Hanging basket bloomer – PETUNIA
How J.Lo performs – INHEELS
Humpty Dumpty-shaped – OVATE
If you don’t like it, you can go to Helvetica – ARIAL
Interminably – NOEND
Investment – STAKE
Jungle film costume – APESUIT
Keep-it-clean routine – HYGIENE
Lightning? (Chicago, L.A.) – SKYSPARKS
Like quiche – EGGY
Longing at a dull lecture? (N.Y., Atlanta) – LIBERTYDREAM
Mario’s brother – LUIGI
Mickey’s maker – WALT
Most suave – COOLEST
Motel arrival? – ROACH
Nimble – SPRY
Not cool at all – TENSE
One of three in the opening scene of “Macbeth” – HAG
Org. that includes each part of four puzzle answers – WNBA
Pillow stuffing – EIDER
Plus – AND
Popular cider apple – WINESAP
Promising words – IDO
Radio host Shapiro – ARI
Ripple-patterned hairstyle – WAVES
River to the Caspian Sea – VOLGA
Saw – ADAGE
Shout – YELL
Something taken by an archer – DEADAIM
Sushi prep verb – ROLL
Talented meteorologists? (Seattle, Las Vegas) – STORMACES
Tennis ace Djokovic – NOVAK
The Jetsons’ boy – ELROY
Three-ingredient sammie – BLT
Took badly? – STOLE
Tot’s “Mine!” – GIMME
Two-time Newbery Medal winner Lowry – LOIS
WC – LAV
What hungry diners often do – HAVESECONDS
Where flight attendants often work – AISLE
Zip – VIM
__ double – STUNT
__-Z – GEN