New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 18

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