The answer to “Erode” in the LA Times Crossword

"Amsterdam" novelist McEwan 3 ltr "How ya __?" 4 ltr "I need an answer right now" 7 ltr "That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzle 8 ltr 18-wheeler 3 ltr Active volcano in Eur. 6 ltr Actor Ed and food writer Molly 7 ltr Anger 3 ltr Attends 6 ltr Bakery item dotted with kalamatas 9 ltr Bandleader's command 5 ltr Bit of hard-won progress 6 ltr Brit's cuppa 3 ltr By way of 3 ltr Capital of Belarus 5 ltr Carpenter? 11 ltr City west of Tulsa 4 ltr Collar named for an elite school 4 ltr Dampens 4 ltr Diamonds, slangily 3 ltr Drawn-out tale 4 ltr Dry Italian whites 6 ltr Email covertly 3 ltr Emerald City visitor 4 ltr Entered 6 ltr Epiphany trio 4 ltr Fella 3 ltr Fizzle out 3 ltr Florida coastal city, informally 4 ltr Fragrance 4 ltr Giggly outbursts 7 ltr Handle 5 ltr Hosp. areas 3 ltr Hr. division 3 ltr Jeff Tweedy's band 5 ltr Key of Vivaldi's "Spring": Abbr. 4 ltr Kotero of "Purple Rain" 9 ltr Letting off the hook 9 ltr Level 4 ltr Like some temples 7 ltr Make smooth 4 ltr Maker of Sticking Point press-on nails 3 ltr Mature 4 ltr Milk source 4 ltr NFL Hall of Famer Dawson 3 ltr Oak tree, once 5 ltr Object of adoration 4 ltr Org. that issues Energy Star labels 3 ltr Pester 3 ltr Photographer? 12 ltr Place to brood 4 ltr Police officer? 11 ltr Purple 13-Downs 6 ltr Quaint desk accessories 9 ltr Quayle follower 4 ltr Realtor? 12 ltr Reliable plant 9 ltr Retro 7 ltr Rice cake that may be filled with ice cream 5 ltr