Below is the complete solution for the crossword puzzle for August 14, 2023. Here we’ll help you all to solve the given puzzles easily with a moderate difficulty level. Wherever you get stuck you are always allowed to know more with the help of the given hints and find the correct possible answer. If you want to challenge your brain, then you should definitely try solving these puzzles which are published every day on our website.
NYT ACROSS CLUES
| Drinks like a dog | LAPS |
| Always ordering others around | BOSSY |
| Word with potato or poker | CHIP |
| The “Iliad,” for one | EPIC |
| Paperless request to attend a party | EVITE |
| Peru’s capital | LIMA |
| Step 1: Exceed the limit à la Spinal Tap | GOTOELEVEN |
| Improves with time, like wine | AGES |
| Fire starter | SPARK |
| Engrossed | RAPT |
| “Could you repeat that?” | WHAT |
| Diamond with gold and platinum certifications | NEIL |
| Step 2: Partygoer’s guest | PLUSONE |
| Rodents led away by the Pied Piper of Hamelin | RATS |
| Part of a sawfish that’s shaped like a chain saw | NOSE |
| Support grp. for a candidate | PAC |
| Cigarette residue | ASH |
| Resident of Edinburgh | SCOT |
| Something to boil water in | KETTLE |
| ___ for the course | PAR |
| Step 3: Go on a brief break | TAKETEN |
| Archer’s asset | AIM |
| Church toppers | SPIRES |
| Make repairs to | MEND |
| Soccer player’s target | NET |
| Longtime “Dancing With the Stars” judge Goodman | LEN |
| “By Jove!” | ISAY |
| Admit it, with “up” | FESS |
| Step 4: Hefty sales discount | HALFOFF |
| Baby’s first word, often | MAMA |
| Farm unit | ACRE |
| Yearn (for) | LONG |
| Cattle breed | ANGUS |
| Mix with a spoon | STIR |
| Never to be repeated … or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? | ONEANDDONE |
| Connection point | NODE |
| Texas historical site to “remember” | ALAMO |
| “Consider the job done!” | ONIT |
| You could tell how old it is if you saw it! | TREE |
| Used a keyboard | TYPED |
| Citi Field team | METS |
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| Parts of a relay | LEGS |
| Per item | APOP |
| Bread served from a halal cart | PITA |
| Derides | SCORNS |
| “The Fresh Prince of ___-Air” | BEL |
| Stopping point along a scenic drive | OVERLOOK |
| One of Hinduism’s principal deities | SIVA |
| Eurasian plain | STEPPE |
| 1983 title role for Barbra Streisand | YENTL |
| Tries to scratch, as a cat might | CLAWSAT |
| Like “93” but not “89” gasoline | HIGHOCTANE |
| “Uh … well …” | IMEAN |
| Ctrl+V command | PASTE |
| ___ out a living | EKE |
| Early Peruvians | INCAS |
| Flip over | UPEND |
| Emulates Cardi B or Pusha | TRAPS |
| “Right away!” | ASAP |
| Roller coaster, e.g. | THRILLRIDE |
| Derives (from) | STEMS |
| Courtroom recorder | STENO |
| Neighbor of Tanzania | KENYA |
| “The check is in the mail” and “The dog ate my homework,” famously | LIES |
| CPR experts | EMTS |
| Baseball or football, but not boxing | TEAMGAME |
| Professional dressed in black and white | REFEREE |
| “I wish!” | IFONLY |
| Group of obsessive followers, as of a TV show | FANDOM |
| “___ it occurred to you ??” | HASNT |
| Best supporting ___ (Academy Awards category) | ACTOR |
| Parade vehicle | FLOAT |
| Fuming | MAD |
| Kind of tide | NEAP |
| Vanished | GONE |
| The “U” of C.P.U. | UNIT |
| Matching bundles | SETS |
| Drift (off) | NOD |
Clues are given in order to help you all solve the given crossword puzzles easily in a very less amount of time. Do make sure to give it a try and challenge yourself as these puzzles are really fun to solve which will create a kind of brainstorming session for you. The hints are there to help you and the difficulty level is moderate so you don’t need to worry. Bookmark our website for more such crossword puzzles which are published every day along with the answers of the previous crossword puzzles.
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