L.A. Times Daily - July 23 2017 Sunday Crossword Puzzle Answers

L.A. Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jul 23 2017 Sunday 

Clue	Solution
Fern seed	SPORE
Posh hotel amenity	ROBE
Cook, in a way	STEAM
Sneaky stratagem	TRAP
Secret rival	ARRID
"Bingo!"	IWIN
Tom Sawyer’s aunt	POLLY
Sneaky stratagem	RUSE
Phrase of individuality	DIFFERENTSTROKES
"__ the Woods"	INTO
Skill	DEFTNESS
Hawaii County seat	HILO
Holes a very short putt	TAPSIN
Math function	SINE
Sizable piece	CHUNK
Adored object	IDOL
Blog feed format letters	RSS
American flag component, e.g.	CONTRASTINGCOLORS
Sorority letters	ETAS
65-Across, in Japanese	HAI
Suffix meaning "country"	STAN
Notes from a loser, maybe	IOUS
Brownish grays	TAUPES
"My Way" lyricist	ANKA
GPS displays	MAPS
Captain Hansen of "Deadliest Catch"	SIG
Plot device in TV’s "Fringe"	ALTERNATEUNIVERSE
Tolkien tree creature	ENT
Promised	PLEDGED
Pound sound	YOWL
46-Across in English	YES
"Mi casa __ casa"	ESSU
Creating compelling characters, for a writer	ASSET
Timberlake’s old group	NSYNC
Small amt. of time	MSEC
Dental brand suffix	PIK
Title character inspired by Hearst	KANE
"Heavens to Betsy!"	OHGOLLY
__-12 Conference	PAC
Brainstorming process	DIVERGENTTHINKING
"Respect for Acting" author Hagen	UTA
One way to start	ANEW
Pasternak heroine	LARA
Brought up to speed	CUEDIN
Comic strip about a high schooler	ZITS
Gateway Arch designer Saarinen	EERO
Kipling title orphan	KIM
Artist Magritte	RENE
Fallback plans	OTHERARRANGEMENTS
Nonsense	ROT
Lyrical works	ODES
Cooks with fat	LARDS
Is obligated to	OWES
Upscale	DELUXE
Father or son actor	ALDA
"The Chronicles of Barsetshire" author	TROLLOPE
Clapton on guitar	ERIC
They often follow "also" in dictionaries	VARIANTSPELLINGS
Courteous	NICE
Strongly longing	EAGER
Beech family trees	OAKS
Looks after	TENDS
Durbeyfield daughter	TESS
__ Island Red: chicken	RHODE
Duma denial	NYET
University town near Bangor	ORONO
Anti-DWI org.	SADD
__-dieu	PRIE
German composer Carl	ORFF
Starts of feuds	RIFTS
Pristine	EDENIC
German candy brand	RIESEN
Possesses	OWNS
Drill insert	BIT
Funny couple?	ENS
Some Olympic trials	SPRINTS
Set for repairs	TOOLKIT
Northeast Nevada city	ELKO
Red or brown brew	ALE
Connecticut coastal tourist town	MYSTIC
"Marines’ Hymn" city	TRIPOLI
Has no restraints	RUNSLOOSE
Piedmont wine area	ASTI
Lowly laborer	PEON
Western Nevada city	RENO
In said fashion	THUS
Flap	ADO
Long-necked bird	CRANE
Specifically designed poem	HAIKU
Seal after peeking, say	RETAPE
Barn units	STALLS
Cooks in a pan	SAUTES
"__ won’t work"	THAT
To wit	NAMELY
Growl	GNAR
Render useless	RUIN
U.S. Army E-6	SSGT
Floored it, say	SPEDUP
Fraction of a joule	ERG
Enter stealthily	SNEAKIN
Word often used before "old"	ANY
Know-it-all?	PSYCHIC
Observe	SEE
Sunday paper pile	ADS
Former Saturn model	ION
Bugs that roll	VWS
Backyard chef’s equipment	SMOKER
Backyard chef’s stick	SKEWER
Sensory organ	EAR
Series with Capt. Picard, to fans	TNG
Kabuki kin	NOH
Curveball relative	SLIDER
Climate-disrupting current	ELNINO
Baby swan	CYGNET
Director Lupino	IDA
Slender swimmer	EEL
African bovine	GNU
"The Godfather" novelist	PUZO
Working on the task	ATIT
Mass group	CATHOLICS
Change course suddenly	VEER
Like a jaybird?	NAKED
Cuts a little	TRIMS
Get under control	TAME
Leads astray	SEDUCES
Assembled for a cause	RALLIED
How some stunts are done	ONADARE
Wonder Dog of comics	REX
Letter closing	ASEVER
Gramps’ mate	GRAN
Gripe from the weary	NOREST
"The __ llama, / He’s a beast": Nash	TWOL
Have as a client	SELLTO
Less trustworthy	SLIER
Small body-shop job	DENT
__ Lackawanna Railway	ERIE
2012 Best Picture	ARGO
Rd. often named for a state	TPKE
__ account: never	ONNO
PC scrolling key	PGDN
Petrol station sign	ESSO
Hot tub reaction	AAH
20 hundredweight	TON
Articulate	SAY