Below is the complete solution for the crossword puzzle for August 16, 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
| Yammer away | GAB |
| “Picnic” playwright | INGE |
| Fastener for a bracelet | CLASP |
| Classic Camaro model | IROC |
| Interpretation of a situation | READ |
| Backing, or the name of Athena’s shield | AEGIS |
| Eager to get out | STIRCRAZY |
| Amazes | STUNS |
| Rap’s ___, the Creator | TYLER |
| Element in some food product advertising | TASTETEST |
| Motorboat’s trail | WAKE |
| “Later!” | BYE |
| Southern constellation | ARA |
| Fast-food chain with square burgers | WENDYS |
| Commuting option | RAIL |
| Built like a weightlifter | MUSCLY |
| Embarrassing sound when bending over | RIP |
| Seven Dwarfs ___ Train (Disney World ride) | MINE |
| Early Peruvians | INCAS |
| Bear’s lair | DEN |
| Over it all | JADED |
| Slip up | GOOF |
| Commuting option | BUS |
| Moolah | DINERO |
| Poker payment | ANTE |
| Down on the scoreboard | LOSING |
| Depot: Abbr. | STN |
| One ___ many | TOO |
| Old-fashioned alternative to Venmo or Zelle | CASH |
| Powerful adhesive | SUPERGLUE |
| Major artery | AORTA |
| Ten pins in two bowls | SPARE |
| Adequate space to move around … as found in this puzzle’s circled letters? | ELBOWROOM |
| Common mixer | TONIC |
| Elitist sort | SNOB |
| BBs, e.g. | AMMO |
| Creep (up on) | SNEAK |
| Cry from the curb | TAXI |
| In accordance with | PER |
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| Crux of the matter | GIST |
| Pretentious | ARTY |
| Reach 212° F, as water | BOIL |
| Sale rack abbr. | IRR |
| Spruce up | NEATEN |
| Historic Mideast city where Samson died | GAZA |
| Maker of Brownie Brick Road ice cream | EDYS |
| “___ at the Bat” | CASEY |
| Host of Netflix’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” | LETTERMAN |
| Shivering fit | AGUE |
| Moral transgressions | SINS |
| Oral equivalent of a nudge | PSST |
| Sport with a coxswain | CREW |
| Moves like a baby | CRAWLS |
| Baking meas. | TBSP |
| Item that might be hidden under a front door mat | KEY |
| Spanish friend | AMIGA |
| Promise to do after being elected | RUNON |
| Fancy scarf | ASCOT |
| Reprimand, with “down” | DRESS |
| Yang’s counterpart | YIN |
| Errand runners | AIDES |
| Like neon and argon | INERT |
| Duped | LEDON |
| Food fight locale | CAFETERIA |
| Small musical group | DUO |
| Interlocking puzzle/td> | JIGSAW |
| Collection of online musings | BLOG |
| Fitting abbr. hidden in “second nature” | DNA |
| Bygone fridge | ICEBOX |
| Vacuum brand | ORECK |
| Dance done to “Hava Nagila” | HORA |
| Concordes, e.g., in brief | SSTS |
| Well informed about | UPON |
| Window part | PANE |
| In the unfortunate event that | LEST |
| Bone in the arm | ULNA |
| Win easily | ROMP |
| Weighty work | TOME |
| Love of Caesar | AMOR |
| Kimono sash | OBI |
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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