Here's the puzzle for Monday. As always, save the file to TXT and then load it in Across Lite to get your PUZ file.
<ACROSS PUZZLE V2>
<TITLE>
LA Times, Mon, Oct 19, 2020
<AUTHOR>
Craig Stowe / Ed. Rich Norris
<COPYRIGHT>
© 2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
<SIZE>
15x15
<GRID>
AHA.QUAG..PATHS
NIL.UHURA.ABEAM
OPTSOUTOF.LARVA
UTAH.HOUR.ASSOC
KOREA.SPOTCHECK
..BETH...EEE...
STOPMOTION.SWAB
HAY.SOANDSO.HIE
HISS.POTSOFGOLD
...AWL...RILL..
POSTHASTE.TOEIN
ACTII.IOLA.ANNE
RERAN.TWISTTOPS
SAUTE.ZESTS.TUT
ENTER..LEAK.ETS
<ACROSS>
"I get it!"
Swamp, briefly
Trails through the woods
Zero, in soccer
"Star Trek" communications officer
Crosswise, shipwise
*Chooses not to partake in
Cocoon occupant
Six-sided state
What the big hand indicates
Part of PTA: Abbr.
North or South Asian country
*Random quality-control measure
Actress Behrs of "2 Broke Girls"
Wide shoe size
*Often herky-jerky animation technique
DNA test kit item
Scarecrow material
Stinker
Hurry, to Shakespeare
Angry cat's warning
*Rainbow-end rewards
Cobbler's punch
Small stream
*Lickety-split
Front-end wheel alignment
Second half of most musicals
Kansas city
Youngest Brontë sister
Showed again
Easy-to-remove caps ... or one way to get the starts of the answers to starred clues?
Panfry
Cocktail garnishes
Boy king
Key above Shift
Roof problem
UFO crew, they say
<DOWN>
Aimée of "8 1/2"
Aware of
Young acolytes
Quid pro __
"Not a chance"
Parking lot occupants
Word after study or social
Royal residence
Embarrasses
To the point
Wreak __: cause mayhem
Hit hard
Curly hairdo
Animal sheared for wool
Casino cash dispensers
Stretching muscle
Flashy publicity
"Button it!"
Mai __: cocktail
Confucian path
Loan pmt. part
Pigs out (on)
Musical symbol with no stem
Feel sick
Word with room or board
"Think nothing __"
Quench
Be a bad winner
Crybaby
Break down, as a sentence
Arctic or Atlantic
Walk proudly
__ bath: therapy treatment
Sauna wrap, often
Beethoven's "Für __"
Contribution to the discussion
Egg holders
Whodunit pooch
Disapproving sound