New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 18

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