New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
___ was a girl named Ava. THERE
Ava’s ___ joy was SOLE
her prized ___. OBOE
She had ___ her skill in band, HONED
despite sitting next to the noisy ___, CLARINETS
which were an ___ distraction. ADDED
One day, after school, Ava called a ___. LYFT
It hadn’t come ___ as she muttered, YET
“___, I guess. At least the week’s over.” TGIF
She was ___ with her music, BORED
and school was hardly an ___. EDEN
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 ___ at Dana. SMILED
“Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?,” Ava asked. YOGA
FOLLOWED OBEYED
DARING DEED GEST
FIGURE SKATER MIDORI ITO
ACTOR CHANEY LON
SKIN CREAM BRAND OLAY
REDS GREAT ROUSH EDD
Trojans’ sch. USC
Dana’s reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava. ERA
Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing AIRLEAK
were ___ that Dana was smitten, too. SIGNALS
“That was a ___ joke!,” Dana sputtered. RAD
“I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it.” EBAY
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
Dana grinned. “Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!” ISNT
Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed. NOSE
After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___. DOSES
Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies, CHIP
and Ava learned Dana loved “Much ___ About Nothing.” ADO
Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___ MALI
and Ava preferred Accra in ___, GHANA
the pair still felt the ___ of their connection. RIGHTNESS
One night, after watching “___ Python,” MONTY
bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and ASIA
listening to Nat King ___, COLE
Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___. SODAS
And, of course, ___ lived THEY
happily ___ after. EVER
Straw vote, e.g. POLL
Round, squishy toy NERFBALL
With distinction NOTEDLY
Contraction before “be great” THATD
Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage HODGES
Conclude miserably ENDINTEARS
BOTHER NUISANCE
DAWN GODDESS EOS
WIDE SHOE SPEC EEE
Shipwreck site REEF
not so ___ ago, LONG
Once ___ a time, UPON
SYNTHETIC FABRIC ORLON
911 RESPONDER EMT
STARTING PLACE POINTA
NEUTERS SPAYS
BYGONE RUSSIAN RULERS TSARS
NEVER EXISTED WASNT
WHEN REPEATED, A TOY TRAIN CHOO
POPE AFTER BENEDICT IV LEOV
Like buses and bicycles RIDABLE
Curtain trims, e.g. EDGINGS
Inuit skin boat UMIAK
It’s a sure thing BIRDINHAND
Just a number, it’s said AGE
Alabama governor Ivey KAY
Language from which we get bupkis and shtick YIDDISH
Knuckle-headed gesture? NOOGIE
Hamlet’s interrogative after “How now!” ARAT
Bali, for one ISLE
M.L.B. execs GMS
Stuff in a loft HAY
Title for “Game of Thrones” knights SER