New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 06 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
PIECES OF POETRY STANZAS
BESMIRCH TAR
STEAD LIEU
BREAKS DOWN SOBS
FRAGRANT COMPOUND ESTER
BLOW ERUPT
*Dullsville TEDIOUS
[AS WRITTEN] SIC
Actress Ruby who emceed 1963’s March on Washington DEE
“A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time,” per Shaw CHESS
*Likely to cause an argument CONTENTIOUS
YEARS AGO ONCE
OTHERS, IN LATIN ALIA
HOLDS UP ROBS
SOOTHING SUCCULENT ALOE
Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s IONS
Comic book sound effect ZAP
Sch. whose colors are blue and gold UCLA
It helps you find your balance ATM
Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot WEEDS
Exam that many take in H.S. ACT
Get more complex, as a mystery DEEPEN
Take a stride with pride STRUT
“La ___,” informal title for the Mexican version of “Survivor” ISLA
*Experienced through another VICARIOUS
Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles SEWER
Multiple-episode pilot? HAN
*Earnestly hitting the books STUDIOUS
Where you may go after reaching an impasse ? or a hint for solving this puzzle’s 12 starred clues BACKTOSQUAREONE
Figures on a balance sheet DEBTS
Co-worker of Kent and Lane OLSEN
*Misleadingly plausible SPECIOUS
“I’ll handle that!” ONIT
*Inappropriately jocular FACETIOUS
Babe in the pasture CALF
“What’s worrying is ?” IFEAR
*Fiery feelings PASSIONS
Pashmina fabric CASHMERE
*Political groups FACTIONS
Ones touched to be of service? IPADS
Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally PSYOP
OverDO it as an ACtor EMOTE
“They should just go ahead and do that” LETEM
Save them for a snowy day SLEDS
Roller derby protection KNEEPADS
FORCIBLY REMOVE PUSHOUT
“That’s my cue!” IMON
Disco or cabaret CLUB
River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths NILE
Gym-and-swim facilities YMCAS
T0tal r00kie NOOB
Markers, of a sort IOUS
Grasslands of South America LLANOS
WRIGGLER WRANGLER EELER
APPLE VARIETIES MACPROS
T-Bonz brand ALPO
*Male zebras STALLIONS
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two DANES
Blowhard’s exhalation HOTAIR
YEARNING DESIRE
*Video game quests MISSIONS
*Causes of stress TENSIONS
SKINNY? DERMAL
TAKEN CARE OF SEENTO
“___ Te Ching” TAO
Has the wherewithal CAN
CARTRIDGE FILLER TONER
*Descriptive lines under photos CAPTIONS
Muppet host of “The Not-Too-Late Show” ELMO
SKOSH DAB
“What’s the ___?” USE
Shiny coat LACQUER
BABE IN THE WOODS CUB
CONCERNING ASTO
HELD DEAR LOVED
FIRST-YEAR LAW COURSE TORTS
Port type USB
Part of H.R.H. HIS
PALINDROMIC PLEA SOS
PICASSO, FOR ONE PABLO