"Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the ... and the moon up above; And Like most Muslims Least sparse Lawyers Look at intently Lennox, singer (5) Legacies Like many notebook bindings Like some movie scientists Like the population of Mongolia compared to China Locate a word search word Look all right LED = Light-___ Diode Lemony beverage Like a lovely doily Like difficult pushups (Lava [?)shade] Layer pastries from right to left, I'm thinking (7) Look suggestively around court at focal point of witness stand (7) Local vet in a tizzy (6) League with an in-season tournament that debuted in 2023: Abbr. Letters on the 7 button Like a climbing rope Like many mafiosi Like three-point shots or the three-point line Large medium or small Larger than normal Largest tributary of the Hudson River in the state of New York, US Law that is passed Lock of curly hair (7) Longed for tree on the day Large aquatic creature, weighing up to 300kg (3,4) List due to be distributed, so adds water to it (7) Like mountaintop air Lively Brazilian dance (5,4) Life centred on the home and family (11) Latin-American dance (5) Lyrical Like Jabba the Hutt Leader of a flock "Little ol' me?" Like some rehab Low island Lead-in to service or sacrifice Long racing sled Loses form in the heat (5) Lame sort of dinner, say Learnt about regular payment Leads off to glens Loosen at a French party Look after Longest river in Scotland Less original Like sheep Legendary Rhine siren Larva Luau dish Lump “Love, safety, belongingness and respect from other people are almost panaceas for the ____ disturbances” (Maslow) Latin for “anvil”; one of the three ossicles in the ear Leader of fenland resistance to Norman rule, c 1070 Literally “sparkling”, metaphorically “excitingly clever” 19-line form from France Large-billed tropical bird (6) Life prefix Lines to the centre of a circle (5) Loner, unlikely to register (5) Longing encapsulated by visionary engineer (3) Lorry Long back section of a dress that trails along the floor behind the wearer (5) ___ Lawley, former Desert Island Discs host (3) LA's basketball team (6) Longed for yearned Los ---, 'City of Angels' in box D (7) Large-billed, tropical bird Loading area in which you might go bust (7) Library offering Low in the field Leslie __ Jr. of "Glass Onion" Longtime luxury sedan Lahore language Lunch time, for many Larry is buying your apples primarily for an African state (5) Latest song heard in the raw state? Lead perhaps with a line that’s easy Leader of fenland resistance to Norman rule, c 1070 Leapt out to fetch something for the dinner table (5) Like or resembling (7) Like some TV? Not many going about overtime working but Mike Little Bo- ---, traditional nursery rhyme (4) Little Cedric must come up this month, briefly (3) Louis ---, English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised cats and kittens (4) Last name in shortbread Like Hamlet and King Lear Like cereal that's been sitting in milk for too long Like dot-to-dot puzzles Like marshmallows and comfy pillows Like some Tunes Lime, rust, et al. Longitude crosser Looked in amazement (5) Lost by failing to show up Leafy green with a "dinosaur" variety "Little Fires Everywhere" author Loud bell sound "Loving" actress Ruth Like some folklore Long-lasting hairdos Laptop brand "Love Is a __ Splendored Thing" Like bhajis, often Lack of freshness shown by a sculptor as a composer (7) Lack of good conduct (9) Lets it be known when about to lose the records (5) Lombardy city, ascribe (anag.) (7) Long, low dog breed named after a Hebridean island (4,7) Lower and leave stranded (7) Lozenge pattern bearing the old spelling of a Scots county (6) Like any desert Leading performer accepting work on earliest of plays by Dutch dramatist (8) Left a number to be sent back (5) Let off steam largely about TV company (6) Live with artist in retreat (4) Late Arnaz Little Norman is not under par ___ log; wood in the hearth at Christmastime Lightweight lantern material Large garden with shrubs open to the public (9,6) Longest river of Great Britain flowing right in 7 (6) Lawn tool Legendary screen dancer* Less than trusting Literary alter ego Lawn tool Legal memorandum Lured Large truck, ... trailer Lay-out got messed up and became untidy for example (9) Learning by repetition, skirting university, that's the way (5) Lift or pull with difficulty Light-hearted, second rate and supple (6) Liz ___, former PM (UK) (5) Looked closely at sign of excessive beetroot consumption? (6) Losing outliers, I cannot rule out being up at night (9) Laxative root of Operculina turpethum (7) Leaf bud of a potato (3) Leafy herb (5) Legendary radio gardening expert - - - - Sowerbutts (4) Long-winded part of speech added to overseas course (7) Low-growing springtime herbaceous plant called rockcress (6) Listless (7) Loth, disinclined (6) Large ape with reddish-brown hair Love Like the steak in steak tartare Leak slowly Like many plants in urban gardening “Levitating” singer Lipa Lucy of “Kill Bill” Lobed organ Like fresh apples La Scala solo Long waterproof boots Linda —, actress who played Simone Beck in 2009 film drama Julie & Julia List of duties Leslie Caron film Less friendly Letter after epsilon Less demanding Likely to hit out without thinking Lean son overlooking bank, perhaps Line, say, followed by friendly country in a permissible fashion Loop shortly arising close to home Lloyd George, eg Like some senior councillors raving under tree Latin mass (not the last) arranged, one thought to bring good fortune 'Let's ask for directions' Large scholarly book/volume (4) Lean son overlooking bank, perhaps (7) Likely to hit out without thinking (7-5) Line, say, followed by friendly country in a permissible fashion (7) Lionel or daughter Nicole Long-range weapon, initially (4) Long time stretches Looking over setback caused by minor strike Loop shortly arising close to home (5) Letter from Rolling Stone clutched by woman now and then Like a duck's foot Like namkeen lassi ___ Lovelace, programming pioneer (3) "___ lies the rub" (TIN HERE anagram) (7) "Lovely Rita, __ maid…" Loses on purpose Lawn game Leading man I don't cast Like air miles strangely bypassing Spain (7) Low poker pair Last garment reviewed by Henry with a degree of detachment? (2,4,6) Letters that follow X in celebration Luis .... , 1991-2006 Portugal, 1989-95 Sporting, 1995-2000 Barcelona and 2000-05 Real Madrid midfielder (4) List-shortening abbr. Latvia, once: Abbr. Like grass at dawn Lethal Logger's tool L. M. ___, Canadian author best known for the series of novels beginning with 1908's Anne of Green Gables (10) Lake in central New York state (6) Large Greek island group in the southern Aegean whose most populous island is Syros (8) Large antelope of southern and eastern Africa (Aepyceros melampus) able to leap up to 3 metres in the air and 10 metres in distance (6) Largest and heaviest of the extant birds, classified as Struthio camelus (7) Largest freshwater fish of South America, also known as the paiche or pirarucu (8) Latin American musical instrument consisting of a serrated gourd scraped with a stick to produce a rasping sound (5) Lee is in it! Bet that little one is there, too! (6) Literary assistant, especially one who takes dictation or copies from manuscripts (10) Localised necrosis of body tissue typically resulting from interrupted blood supply or bacterial infection (8) Like many Pride participants Like hearts and diamonds Long of “Soul Food” Like Russian dolls Leisure activity, for short Like ghost peppers, compared to poblanos Like some subscriptions and vows Less than amount paid for Letter had twice as much that is acceptable (6-1) Limb of a cactus Looking angry, back at sea (5) Los Angeles NBA player Like some stunts Like sharp cheddar Leafy cabbage Lay out for printing Liberal politician gets in the beer Lord of the Rings movie set in the Waikato (8) Learn a lesson on how to get a truce on line, at the end (7) Large animal Lab assistant in "Young Frankenstein" Lhasa ___ (dog breed) Large marsupial, affectionately Letter No. 26 Like most of the Western Hemisphere (2 words) "Look this way!" sound Like a thick forest (anagram of "needs") Loosen the dirt with this garden tool Last month of the third quarter, for short Legume that sounds like the 16th letter of the alphabet Leave dumbstruck Lend an ___ (listen) Like hand-me-downs, say Like stories surrounding 11a, perhaps (rhymes with "coax") Liquid to make fries