New York Times - May 24 2021

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Clues Answers
'As an aside,' in a text BTW
'Hey ___' (Beatles hit) JUDE
'The lady ___ protest too much': 'Hamlet' DOTH
'You don't have to take responsibility for the mistake' BLAMEME
Apt letters missing from '_tea_th_' SLY
Assert one's ownership, as to land STAKEACLAIM
Assisted HELPED
Attila the ___ HUN
Author Asimov ISAAC
Autumn bloom ASTER
Bit of land in the sea: Sp ISLA
Bog fuel PEAT
Brewery letters IPA
Brontë's 'Jane ___' EYRE
Capital of Georgia: Abbr ATL
Challenging vegetables to eat with a fork PEAS
Contend VIE
Dickens's Tiny ___ TIM
Do something else with REUSE
Dummy KNUCKLEHEAD
Electricity or water, e.g.: Abbr UTIL
Express sorrow over BEMOAN
Film director Spike LEE
Flub ERR
Follower of hop and skip JUMP
Gate closer LATCH
George Washington's chopping down a cherry tree, e.g MYTH
Good things to have ASSETS
Grp. overseeing the World Series MLB
Half of dos UNO
Harmonica MOUTHORGAN
Individual PERSON
It might be confused with a termite ANT
Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, for two LATINAS
Letter after sigma TAU
Level off at a higher point PLATEAU
Library catalog listing after 'author' TITLE
Lightly touched, as with a handkerchief DABBED
Clues Answers
Like many Rolex watches sold on the street FAKE
Lo-o-ong bath SOAK
Lost patience HADIT
More recent NEWER
Natural ability KNACK
Negative repercussions BACKLASH
Neighbor of a Saudi and Yemeni OMANI
Ones leading the blind, maybe SERVICEDOGS
Passed WENTBY
People in charge: Abbr MGRS
Place to get some barbecue RIBJOINT
Platform for a ceremony DAIS
Pointy-leaved desert plants YUCCAS
Poor grades DEES
Prefix with -therm ISO
Quick bite to eat NOSH
Raring to go EAGER
Ribbit : frog :: ___ : cat MEOW
Roughly 71% of the earth's surface OCEAN
Scrabble or Boggle GAME
Send off, as rays EMIT
Six years, for a U.S. senator TERM
Small recipe amt TSP
Sounds heard in canyons ECHOES
Sports replay effect SLOMO
Stand-in during a film shoot ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across BODYDOUBLE
Talks effusively GUSHES
Tanning lotion fig SPF
Three-ingredient lunchbox staple, familiarly PBANDJ
Tidy NEAT
Tranquil PLACID
What 'Yes, I'm willing!' signifies CONSENT
Wildebeest GNU
Without assurance of purchase ONSPEC
Word after laughing or natural GAS
___ and sciences ARTS
___ Asia (China, Japan and environs) EAST
___ Balls (chocolaty snack) SNO