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<ACROSS PUZZLE V2>
<TITLE>
LA Times, Mon, Dec 2, 2019
<AUTHOR>
Adam Vincent / Ed. Rich Norris
<COPYRIGHT>
© 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
<SIZE>
15x15
<GRID>
CASA.HEGEL.IPAD
AXED.ALEXA.ROMA
FLAW.MONEYMAKER
..TAI.PERMANENT
COURTJESTER.RDS
UNREAL...NEW...
FIT.LAPSE..ACTI
FOLLOWINGORDERS
SNES..CLOSE.NUB
...DUB...HASTEN
DSL.BACKPACKERS
ONTHEBONE.HER..
GAGWRITERS.WIFI
GREY.ETAIL.ECON
YENS.SADLY.REEK
<ACROSS>
Peruvian home
German philosopher who wrote "The Phenomenology of Spirit"
Microsoft Surface competitor
Chopped down
Amazon assistant
Italia's capital
Imperfection
*Lucrative business
Mai __: cocktail
Hard to erase, as markers
*Medieval entertainer
Ave. and tpk.
Hard to believe
Word with York or Jersey
In shape
Forgetful moment
First part of a play
Doing as told, in the military ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can literally have?
Mario Kart console, initially
"__, but no cigar"
Pencil eraser, e.g.
Christen, as a knight
Hurry up
ISP option
*Hostel audience?
How chops or ribs are served
That girl
*Comedian's suppliers
Modern in-flight amenity
Earl __ tea
Etsy's biz, e.g.
Supply-and-demand sci.
Cravings
With a long face
Stink
<DOWN>
Campus eatery, for short
Guns N' Roses frontman Rose
Slow-moving coastal critter
Bothersome browser apps
__ and eggs
Slip out to tie the knot
Heredity units
Apply, as pressure
Joes who aren't pros
Persia, now
Rod for stirring a fire
Change for the better
Pub game
Former filly
Prefix for Venice's country
Perp's restraints
Bagel flavoring
"The Hunger Games" star, to fans
Roll of bills
Insta upload
NBC late-night weekend staple, familiarly
Freudian focus
Heart of the rink
More faithful
13-digit pub. codes
'60s hallucinogen
Org. providing workplace safety posters
Attain
Lyft competitor
Bottle-fed tykes
Backyard chef's stick
Pooch, to a tyke
Drum type
Three-star mil. officer
Panna __: Italian dessert
Work with dough
Danger
"I-" rds., e.g.
Crafty
Hardly a friend
Confident crossword solver's choice