Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 23 2023 puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Remove for security reasons, say : REDACT
7 “Aw, darn it!” : OH, HELL
13 “Atlas Shrugged” author : AYN RAND
15 Roster newbie : ROOKIE
16 Trucker in a union : TEAMSTER
18 __ manual : OWNER’S
19 Five dollar face, for short : ABE
20 Olive center : PIT
22 Small plateaus : MESAS
23 Mama’s mama : NANA
25 “No worries” : IT’S OKAY
27 Tony-winning musical “Dear __ Hansen” : EVAN
28 Enjoyed some gum, say : CHEWED
29 Some ESPN highlights : TDS
32 Without restraint : WILDLY
34 “True Blood” star Paquin : ANNA
35 Sleep cycle letters : REM
36 Final authority : SAY-SO
37 Clinic staffers: Abbr. : RNS
38 Lab rodent : MOUSE
40 Tiebreaker periods, briefly : OTS
41 Skidded : SLID
43 Strands in a tree : TINSEL
44 Converged : MET
45 Skor bar center : TOFFEE
47 Key in a PC reboot combo : CTRL
48 Taxi money : CAB FARE
49 Tolkien tree creatures : ENTS
50 Vision : SIGHT
53 Pro’s 35mm camera, maybe : SLR
54 Pigeon sound : COO
55 “Spider-Man: __ the Spider-Verse” : ACROSS
57 Neighborhood diner? : LOCAVORE
61 Grunts and groans : NOISES
62 Restored to mint condition : LIKE NEW
63 Make sympathetic : ENDEAR
64 Perfectly calm : SERENE
DOWN
1 Lab rodent : RAT
2 Hurricane center : EYE
3 *Forensic expert on many a crime drama : DNA ANALYST
4 Accessories worn by soccer captains : ARMBANDS
5 “__ closed!” : CASE
6 Explosive initials : TNT
7 Spanish gold : ORO
8 *”Is this a smile on my face?” : HOW MAD AM I?
9 Baklava sweetener : HONEY
10 Barely gets (by) : EKES
11 Old Italian bread? : LIRA
12 “More or __” : LESS
14 Profundity : DEPTH
17 Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues? : RISE AND FALL
21 Small dots on a map : TOWNS
23 California governor Gavin : NEWSOM
24 Fly : AVIATE
25 Unwelcoming : ICY
26 “Detective Pikachu” actor Watanabe : KEN
29 *Warning from the paranoid : TRUST NO ONE
30 Climate for much of Nevada : DESERT
31 Requires Febreze, maybe : SMELLS
33 *Like Viola and Sebastian’s ship at the start of “Twelfth Night” : LOST AT SEA
37 Jazz licks : RIFFS
39 Quick appraisal : ONCE OVER
42 High tennis shot : LOB
43 Shape of a “timeout” hand signal : TEE
46 CBS News correspondent Barnett : ERROL
48 Picked : CHOSE
50 Of sound mind : SANE
51 Envelope opened with a click, e.g. : ICON
52 Sudoku diagram : GRID
54 Dessert with icing : CAKE
56 Abbreviation on old Russian maps : SSR
58 Prefix with gender : CIS-
59 Driver’s “Star Wars” role : REN
60 Barnyard female : EWE
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