NYT Crossword Answers August 23 2023

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NYT Crossword Clues

Clue	Solution
Ballpark quartet	BASES
Reacts to something gross	GAGS
Greek god that sounds like 66-Across	ARES
Roll with the punches	ADAPT
Chess piece with the second-highest value	ROOK
Mardi Gras follower	LENT
Salad dressing with chopped liver	BALSAMICVINEGAR
CPR pro	EMT
M&Ms color replaced by blue	TAN
New kid on the block	NOVICE
You betcha!	ISUREDO
They might be pitched by the Rockies	TENTS
Sandwich with wild rice	MONTECRISTO
Why what an ___ am I! Hamlet	ASS
Logicians creations	TREES
Actress De La Garza of FBI	ALANA
Vessel for violets	VASE
The Bare Necessities bear	BALOO
Stud alternative	DRAW
Get Out director Jordan	PEELE
Find a new purpose for	REUSE
End of a two-player Harlem Globetrotters play	OOP
Desserts with split peas	PEACHMELBAS
Top Chef network	BRAVO
Underlings forced to do unpleasant work	STOOGES
Word before job or track	INSIDE
One channel that airs NCAA March Madness with TV	TRU
Sort of	ISH
Egg dish with a lemon turnover	WESTERNOMELETTE
___ code	AREA
Home of Timbuktu	MALI
Zodiac sign that sounds like 10-Across	ARIES
Where one needs GPS to find The Gap?	NYSE
Opposite of sans	AVEC
Some overly long Facebook posts	RANTS
___ Didrikson Zaharias Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships	BABE
First ladys husband	ADAM
Square snack items	SALTINES
Binge-watching units for short	EPS
Ones with chiseled jawlines often	STATUES
W.N.B.A. star Brittney	GRINER
D.C. Squad member	AOC
End of a White House address	GOV
Injure as a knee	SKIN
Naproxen brand	ALEVE
Saskatchewans capital	REGINA
Puts on the books	ENACTS
Changing it converts convert from a verb to a noun	STRESS
Jacobs of fashion	MARC
Off ones game	NOTON
Get into hot water?	STEEP
Shanghainese e.g.	DIALECT
Capital that was once part of Denmark	OSLO
The Challenge network	MTV
60 minuti	ORA
Chinese path	TAO
Hello singer	ADELE
Source of some wax	BEE
Ah so it goes	ALAS
Adds insult to injury	RUBSITIN
Drunk-skunk connector	ASA
Governor Moore of Maryland	WES
Lyric poem	EPODE
Alternative to high-octane	REGULAR
Mentor of Anakin and Luke	OBIWAN
Cantankerous	ORNERY
Makes the grade	PASSES
Source of a scandalous comment	HOTMIC
But wait — theres ___!	MORE
The V in C.V.	VITAE
Bombeck who said Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time	ERMA
Editors my bad maybe	STET
Gas company with toy trucks	HESS
Sat ___ (GPS in the U.K.)	NAV
Bullfight cheer	OLE
Important stretch	ERA

Daily NYT Crossword Facts

Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:

Largest clue: ___ Didrikson Zaharias Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships
Smallest clue: CPR pro
Total number of clues: 76
Total number of solutions: 76
Average clue length: 24.53 characters
Clues with numbers: 4
Longest solution: BALSAMICVINEGAR
Shortest solution: EMT
Number of unique solutions: 76
Percentage of clues that are questions: 2.63%
Clue with the most vowels: ___ Didrikson Zaharias Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships
Clue with the most consonants: ___ Didrikson Zaharias Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships
Most frequent word in the clues: the

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