Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 30 2023 puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Arabic for “tower” : BURJ
5 Hermana de la madre : TIA
8 “Skip me” : I PASS
13 State with Blue Jackets : OHIO
14 Like bald tires : WORN
16 Pastry in a pink box, in Los Angeles : DONUT
17 Condiment often served with egg rolls : DUCK SAUCE
19 “Drop it!” : LET GO
20 Extremely steep : SHEER
21 Circle or square : SHAPE
23 Kings, on NBA scoreboards : SAC
24 Queen Latifah’s genre : RAP
26 National Pickleball mo. : APR
27 Tined utensil : FORK
28 Loops in discreetly : BCCS
31 News letters : UPI
33 Works for : EARNS
35 NPR host Glass : IRA
36 Budget beef cuts : CHUCK STEAKS
39 Cute nickname for a fuzzy pet : FUR BALL
41 Reach new heights? : LEVEL UP
42 Vegetables that rank high on the Scoville scale : FIRE PEPPERS
44 “Yo,” in Rio : OLA
45 Get a feeling : SENSE
46 Go “vroom vroom” : REV
47 Hideous : UGLY
48 Blow off steam : VENT
49 Animal house? : ZOO
51 Triage ctrs. : ERS
53 Rough calculation, briefly : EST
54 Burdensome : HEAVY
56 Website with customizable RSVP options : EVITE
60 Performance platform : STAGE
62 Cafeteria combat epitomized by the actions in 17-, 36-, and 42-Across? : FOOD FIGHT
64 Ski equipment : POLES
65 Inner Hebrides isle : SKYE
66 Fly high : SOAR
67 Church nooks : APSES
68 Proterozoic or Hadean : EON
69 “Voyage to India” singer India.__ : ARIE
DOWN
1 Figures, casually : BODS
2 “Nope” : UH-UH
3 Sushi roll ingredient : RICE
4 Wild cards? : JOKERS
5 JFK hotel named for a defunct airline : TWA
6 Chits : IOUS
7 Ancient : ARCHAIC
8 Waste time : IDLE
9 “The Raven” poet : POE
10 Celery topped with peanut butter and raisins : ANTS ON A LOG
11 Day of the Dead symbol : SUGAR SKULL
12 Market share? : STOCK
15 Semimonthly tide : NEAP
18 Mexican Mrs. : SRA
22 Save for later, in a way : PRESERVE
25 “Gimme a break” : PUH-LEEZE
27 Available : FREE
28 “Back to the Future” bully : BIFF
29 Port of call : CRUISE STOP
30 Wheels away? : CAR RENTALS
32 Juicer discard : PULP
34 Dune buggies, e.g.: Abbr. : ATVS
36 Lids offerings : CAPS
37 Artist whose name is a homophone of a sculpture medium : KLEE
38 Fix, as a dog : SPAY
40 Dog-eared, say : BENT
43 Get a rise out of : PROVOKE
47 Document from an Amer. embassy : US VISA
48 Milanese moped : VESPA
50 Bumblers : OAFS
52 WNBA official : REF
54 Collectible toy truck brand : HESS
55 Toy with an Eiffel Tower trick : YO-YO
57 Rangers goalie Shesterkin : IGOR
58 Pad see ew cuisine : THAI
59 Raison d’__ : ETRE
61 “Golly!” : GEE
63 Room for movie night : DEN
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