Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday August 18 2023 puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Quad spot : LEG
4 Pollen producers : STAMENS
11 One turn after another? : -ZAG
14 Kaplan of Yo La Tengo : IRA
15 Was allowed to vote : HAD A SAY
16 Tuber also called a New Zealand yam : OCA
17 Blackmailer’s ultimatum? : CASH OR DISCREDIT
20 “Which __ say … ” : IS TO
21 Pollen collector? : PETAL
22 Extract : MINE
23 College Park athlete, for short : TERP
24 Vote against : NAY
25 Lobbying orgs. : PACS
26 Message such as “Still looking for my golf ball in the tall grass”? : ROUGH DISPATCH
31 Dessert ruined by Little Jack Horner : PIE
32 Washington state brewski : OLY
33 Racket dampener? : SHH
36 Garment with adjustable straps : BRA
38 “La __ en Rose” : VIE
39 Tazo product : TEA
42 Pawn shop, essentially? : HOUSE OF DISCARDS
46 Writer Bombeck : ERMA
47 Arrange, as a sari : DRAPE
48 Wilts : SAGS
49 Genre that uses a caricature style known as chibi : ANIME
51 Mantra syllables : OMS
52 Matchstick wood : ASPEN
53 Faded away, and what happened in 17-, 26-, and 42-Across? : DISAPPEARED
56 Massage style : SHIATSU
58 Puts on the line, maybe : AIRS OUT
61 “I’m ready to play, coach!” : PUT ME IN
62 Duo : TWOSOME
63 Tina of “30 Rock” : FEY
64 Defunct D.C. stadium : RFK
65 Tree feller : SAW
66 “Sweet!” : RAD
DOWN
1 Not outlawed : LICIT
2 Crossword solver’s need, maybe : ERASER
3 Gourmet’s prefix : GASTRO-
4 “Billions” airer, briefly : SHO
5 Large spread : TARP
6 Summer term? : ADDEND
7 Curaçao and rum drink : MAI TAI
8 Takes in the paper? : ESSAYS
9 Pickling mineral, chemically : NACL
10 Med. nation : SYR
11 Signs from above : ZODIAC
12 Child’s play : A CINCH
13 Airport array : GATES
18 Words said while patting a stool, perhaps : HOP UP
19 Needing filling : EMPTY
27 Teasing remark : GIBE
28 Tenor role in “Salome” : HEROD
29 Unflappability : POISE
30 Guinness of “Lawrence of Arabia” : ALEC
33 __ butter : SHEA
34 Traffic sound : HORN
35 Heat index factor : HUMIDITY
37 Arts festival that calls itself “the other Black experience” : AFRO-PUNK
38 Prime viewing spots : VIP SEATS
39 Secret exit, maybe : TRAPDOOR
40 Periphery : EDGE
41 Gp. : ASSN
43 Seuss character : SAM I AM
44 Almost dry : DAMP
45 Appraise : ASSESS
50 Czech Olympian Ledecká who won gold in two winter disciplines : ESTER
52 Directional aid : ARROW
54 “You’re kidding, right?” : AS IF
55 Boombox brand : AIWA
56 Initialism for certain applications : SPF
57 Saffron or sage : HUE
59 Actress Thurman : UMA
60 “Ideas worth spreading” org. : TED
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