Below is the complete solution for the crossword puzzle for August 23, 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
| ___ Didrikson Zaharias, Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships | BABE |
| First lady’s 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 |
| Saskatchewan’s capital | REGINA |
| Puts on the books | ENACTS |
| Changing it converts “convert” from a verb to a noun | STRESS |
| Jacobs of fashion | MARC |
| Off one’s game | |
| 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 ? there’s ___!” | MORE |
| The “V” in C.V. | VITAE |
| Bombeck who said “Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time” | ERMA |
| Editor’s “my bad,” maybe | STET |
| Gas company with toy trucks | HESS |
| Sat ___ (GPS in the U.K.) | NAV |
| Bullfight cheer | OLE |
| Important stretch | ERA |
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| One who might light altar candles in a religious ceremony | ACOLYTE |
| Hydrating skin product | BODYOIL |
| Evasive strategies on the football field | ENDRUNS |
| Uncooked | RAW |
| Emmy-winning actress Aduba | UZO |
| Tanned and then some | SUNBURNT |
| Urgent care pro | ERDOC |
| Crowds of rowdies | MOBS |
| Goof | ERR |
| Whence dawn breaks | THEEAST |
| Illuminated from behind | REARLIT |
| Appoints as a minister | ORDAINS |
| Slushy summer drink portmanteau | FROSE |
| Fraternal order named for an animal | ELKS |
| Journalist Curry | ANN |
| Starting assumptions | GIVENS |
| Borscht ingredient | BEET |
| Not much to write home about | BLAH |
| “Oh, dang!” | AWSNAP |
| W.S.J. competitor | NYP |
| Attack, as with snowballs | PELT |
| Kind of thinking | CRITICAL |
| First-class | AONE |
| Provides mentorship | ADVISES |
| What an asterisk might mean | SEENOTE |
| Land for grazing | PASTURE |
| BIPOLOAR | |
| Go over again | ITERATE |
| Danced like Elvis | GYRATED |
| Doubly | TWICE |
| “Pick me! Pick me!” | OHOH |
| Slangy turndown | NAH |
| “The L Word” co-creator ___ Chaiken | ILENE |
| Contributes | ADDS |
| Midday refresher | NAP |
| Korea’s ___ Jong Un | KIM |
| Bay Area airport code | SFO |
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