NYT Crossword Answers August 30 2023

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NYT Crossword Clues

Clue	Solution
Once ___ a time	UPON
not so ___ ago	LONG
___ was a girl named Ava.	THERE
Avas ___ 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 hadnt come ___ as she muttered	YET
___ I guess. At least the weeks 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
Danas 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
Id 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
Trojans sch.	USC
Straw vote e.g.	POLL
Skin cream brand	OLAY
Round squishy toy	NERFBALL
Actor Chaney	LON
Followed	OBEYED
With distinction	NOTEDLY
Daring deed	GEST
Contraction before be great	THATD
Obergefell v. ___ Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage	HODGES
Conclude miserably	ENDINTEARS
Shipwreck site	REEF
Reds great Roush	EDD
Figure skater Midori	ITO
Like buses and bicycles	RIDABLE
Curtain trims e.g.	EDGINGS
Bygone Russian rulers	TSARS
Inuit skin boat	UMIAK
Its a sure thing	BIRDINHAND
Dawn goddess	EOS
Synthetic fabric	ORLON
Never existed	WASNT
Wide shoe spec	EEE
Just a number its said	AGE
Alabama governor Ivey	KAY
Bother	NUISANCE
Language from which we get bupkis and shtick	YIDDISH
Starting place	POINTA
Knuckle-headed gesture?	NOOGIE
Neuters	SPAYS
911 responder	EMT
When repeated a toy train	CHOO
Hamlets interrogative after How now!	ARAT
Pope after Benedict IV	LEOV
Bali for one	ISLE
M.L.B. execs	GMS
Stuff in a loft	HAY
Title for Game of Thrones knights	SER

Daily NYT Crossword Facts

Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:

Largest clue: Just then Dana a bandmate Ava was crushing on walked up lugging a ___.
Smallest clue: Bother
Total number of clues: 78
Total number of solutions: 78
Average clue length: 28.46 characters
Clues with numbers: 1
Longest solution: ENDINTEARS
Shortest solution: YET
Number of unique solutions: 78
Percentage of clues that are questions: 1.28%
Clue with the most vowels: Obergefell v. ___ Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage
Clue with the most consonants: Just then Dana a bandmate Ava was crushing on walked up lugging a ___.
Most frequent word in the clues: ___

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