New York Times 2022 10 13 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Churchill portrayer in 2017’s “Darkest Hour”	OLDMAN
Opposite of an exception	NORM
Props can build it up	EGO
Start of an objection (TX)	BLAREDOUT
“Sixteen Tons” singer, often	BASSO
Dispensed, with “out”	METED
Meaningful work, for short?	OED
Many morality tales	FABLES
Mankind, biblically	ADAM
SERVE AS A GO-BETWEEN	LIAISE
Heat setting, in brief	NBA
Holst’s “The Planets,” for one	SUITE
They’re the pits (AZ)	HOMESALES
Congress-created media giant	NPR
After, before	POST
Evidence provider for some citations	RADAR
Glue amounts, often	DABS
Sunset shade (MT)	REBUTTED
Sole (UT)	PROVOLONE
Isolates, in a way	SILOS
Run off ? or how to make the answers to 17-, 21-, 34-, 44- and 53-Across fit their clues	SKIPTOWN
Jamaican sprinter Thompson-Herah with five Olympic golds	ELAINE
Bottle-___	FED
Devil’s bargain, so to speak	BADDEAL
Did some campaign work	POLLED
15-Across focus: Abbr.	WDS
Consumer’s energy source, informally	CARB
GO TO	SEE
THROW OUT	TOSS
“Go on, do something funny”	AMUSEME
“Sorry ___ sorry”	NOT
“EastEnders” broadcaster, with “the”	BEEB
Dress nicely, with “up”	TOG
Fruit liqueur from Italy	LIMONCELLO
Going both ways	RECIPROCAL
Do something amazing for another	BEAHERO
Gives ___ (attempts)	ASHOT
Actress Harper of “No Country for Old Men”	TESS
Hairy twin in a Bible story	ESAU
Longtime CBS procedural	NCIS
“Sounds exciting,” sincerely or sarcastically	OHFUN
Unequaled, ever	ALLTIME
Ready, informally	PREP
Their scores are on some coll. applications	GEDS
A bird in flight, for Lufthansa	LOGO
Birds whose eyes don’t move	OWLS
Extended feature of “Hey Jude” and “Layla”	CODA
Some items in purses, for short	IDS
WITHDRAW	RECANT
“… about up to here”	YEAHIGH
Bluff, say	LIE
Was laid up	AILED
Lumpy citrus	UGLI
“Documentary Now!” cable channel, originally	IFC
Booty spot? (PA)	CHEERIEST
It’s played in the 5-Across, informally	BBALL
ATTEMPTS	TRIES
Clairvoyant’s claim	ESP
IN THE MAIL	SENT
MANHATTAN COMPONENT	RYE
ALL EARS	ALERT
IT MAY BE HARD TO FOLLOW	ACT
Like leis	FLORAL
“Careful where you open this” indicator	NSFW
Apt rhyme for “fit”	SNIT
Squeezed (out)	EKED
SOUNDS OF REALIZATION	AHS
Enjoyed something with relish, say	ATEITUP
Poet who originated the phrase “For whom the bell tolls”	DONNE
Best New American Play award	OBIE
EXTRA: ABBR.	ADDL
MOVE, INFORMALLY	RELO
ENCUMBERED	LADEN
PAINFUL EFFORT	TRAVAIL
OLD MUSIC HALLS	ODEA
___ MILK	MALTED

Churchill portrayer in 2017’s “Darkest Hour”

OLDMAN

Opposite of an exception

NORM

Props can build it up

EGO

Start of an objection (TX)

BLAREDOUT

“Sixteen Tons” singer, often

BASSO

Dispensed, with “out”

METED