New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“Little Birds” eroticist NIN
Symbols thought to have supernatural power SIGILS
“I need at least a little justification” GIVEMEONEREASON
Home for retired circus workers, maybe ANIMALSANCTUARY
Opposite of playing it safe LIVINGONTHEEDGE
___ TIME TEE
BRINGS UP REARS
Golden Globe classification DRAMA
Expression of support while keeping one’s distance? PROXYVOTE
TEL ___ AVIV
HOLY PERSON SWAMI
SLIP GAFFE
Jewell who played Jewel on “Deadwood” GERI
Outspoken? ORAL
The cask of amontillado, e.g. WINEBARREL
Flowers for mothers? MUMS
Certain royal EMIR
Home makeover, informally RENO
SHADE OF BLUE AQUA
It may follow praying AMEN
Luke’s trainee in “Star Wars” REY
Mo. with two national holidays JAN
Bulky Himalayan YAK
“I’m done with this conversation!” BYE
Yolanda with four Grammys in gospel ADAMS
Heavy stock LINENPAPER
Russian region URAL
Under the most dire circumstances INEXTREMIS
FATUOUS INANE
High-performance Saab model AERO
Ones who haven’t signed FREEAGENTS
ROMANTIC PREFERENCE TYPE
Done, informally FINI
“El ___ en los tiempos de cólera” (García Márquez title) AMOR
KIND OF PIE PECAN
“It was fine,” e.g. SOSOREVIEW
Your wurst side? SAUERKRAUT
FIRE ZEAL
Nora Ephron’s ironically titled “Wallflower at the ___” ORGY
Like birth days NATAL
Only character to appear in all of the Narnia chronicles ASLAN
Canoe maker’s bark BIRCH
FIVER ABE
It may follow praying MANTIS
Locale for country and folk music, familiarly OPRY
Miss at a country dance GAL
RUBBERNECK GAWP
Name on the Marquis? SADE
BOUND LEAP
View from a high pass ALP
BRAIN ___ FART
WIPE DELETE
SAVORINESS UMAMI
STEAM IRE
KEY PART VITALROLE
Pasta that’s often baked ZITI
PARTING OF THE SEINE? ADIEU
Full of pizazz JAZZY
Bill of science NYE
A ways FAR
Empire that functioned without money INCA
LIKE SOME ACCENTS GRAVE
Old records, in brief LPS
“Enigma Variations” composer ELGAR
HOLY BOOK QURAN
FIRST NAME IN DETECTIVE FICTION ERLE
New Age musician with the platinum album “Tribute” YANNI
WORK CREW TEAM
Word with square or air MILE
Looks long and hard STARES
NIGHT SCHOOL SUBJ. ESL
LOG TIME YULE