New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
FOLLOWED OBEYED
Dana’s reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava. ERA
were ___ that Dana was smitten, too. SIGNALS
and school was hardly an ___. EDEN
Ava ___ at Dana. SMILED
“Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?,” Ava asked. YOGA
Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing AIRLEAK
“That was a ___ joke!,” Dana sputtered. RAD
Dana grinned. “Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!” ISNT
She was ___ with her music, BORED
“I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it.” EBAY
Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___. TUBA
As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage, IDLED
Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument. STOW
Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed. NOSE
the pair still felt the ___ of their connection. RIGHTNESS
After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___. DOSES
and Ava learned Dana loved “Much ___ About Nothing.” ADO
Ava mustered every ___ in her brain NEURON
and felt her heart ___ as she blurted, SKIP
“I’d love to hang out some time, no ___!” LYING
happily ___ after. EVER
Straw vote, e.g. POLL
One night, after watching “___ Python,” MONTY
With distinction NOTEDLY
bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and ASIA
Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies, CHIP
listening to Nat King ___, COLE
Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___ MALI
It hadn’t come ___ as she muttered, YET
and Ava preferred Accra in ___, GHANA
which were an ___ distraction. ADDED
Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___. SODAS
And, of course, ___ lived THEY
her prized ___. OBOE
Ava’s ___ joy was SOLE
___ was a girl named Ava. THERE
not so ___ ago, LONG
Once ___ a time, UPON
Contraction before “be great” THATD
Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage HODGES
Inuit skin boat UMIAK
Conclude miserably ENDINTEARS
Just a number, it’s said AGE
Alabama governor Ivey KAY
Round, squishy toy NERFBALL
Knuckle-headed gesture? NOOGIE
Curtain trims, e.g. EDGINGS
It’s a sure thing BIRDINHAND
M.L.B. execs GMS
Language from which we get bupkis and shtick YIDDISH
“___, I guess. At least the week’s over.” TGIF
One day, after school, Ava called a ___. LYFT
despite sitting next to the noisy ___, CLARINETS
She had ___ her skill in band, HONED
Like buses and bicycles RIDABLE
Hamlet’s interrogative after “How now!” ARAT
Bali, for one ISLE
BYGONE RUSSIAN RULERS TSARS
Stuff in a loft HAY
Title for “Game of Thrones” knights SER
NEVER EXISTED WASNT
DARING DEED GEST
ACTOR CHANEY LON
DAWN GODDESS EOS
WIDE SHOE SPEC EEE
Shipwreck site REEF
SYNTHETIC FABRIC ORLON
BOTHER NUISANCE
911 RESPONDER EMT
STARTING PLACE POINTA
WHEN REPEATED, A TOY TRAIN CHOO
FIGURE SKATER MIDORI ITO
POPE AFTER BENEDICT IV LEOV
SKIN CREAM BRAND OLAY
REDS GREAT ROUSH EDD
Trojans’ sch. USC
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