New York Times - Jun 5 2023

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Clues Answers
'Let this be our little secret' ... or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across KEEPITBETWEENUS
'Stop dragging your feet!' QUITSTALLING
'The ___ is cast' DIE
'Variety is the spice of ___' LIFE
100% behind ALLFOR
13-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin DURANT
Adjust, as a thermostat SET
Allergy trigger in an attic DUST
Alternative to a paper clip STAPLE
At a distance AFAR
Bit of ballet choreography LEAP
Blue shade AQUA
Bone next to the radius ULNA
Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally TOON
Built-in feature of some camisoles BRA
Bullfight bull TORO
Burrowing animal MOLE
Car option with tinted glass MOONROOF
Carrier to Seoul, in brief KAL
Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier JESUITSCHOOL
Chess piece not allowed to move backward PAWN
Church instrument ORGAN
Clean Air Act enforcer, for short EPA
Ctrl-___-Del ALT
Cub Scout group DEN
Declaration delivered (or not) in a 'Love Is Blind' finale IDO
Decorate, as a cake ICE
Eating utensil with a serrated edge GRAPEFRUITSPOON
Elton's john? LOO
Ferrigno who played the Hulk on old TV LOU
Flippant freshness SASS
French friend AMI
Georgia who painted 'Cow's Skull With Calico Roses' OKEEFFE
Go on a black diamond run, e.g SKI
Grad student's adviser PROF
Grand ___ (tennis coup) SLAM
Hard-to-tame hair MOP
Hilo 'hello' ALOHA
Iams competitor ALPO
Clues Answers
It's usually two or three in miniature golf PAR
K-12 fund-raising grps PTAS
Lamb Chop or Miss Piggy PUPPET
Lead-in to disappointing news ALAS
Like old jokes, again and again RETOLD
Line made by a comb PART
Lucky find for a prospector LODE
Magical item in 'Aladdin' LAMP
Manning of football ELI
Mojito garnish MINTLEAF
Nintendo debut of 2006 WII
Nonglossy, as a photo MATTE
Not falling for ONTO
Not sharp DULL
Official reprimand CENSURE
Password-protected, say SECURE
Pesters to no end NAGS
Poached component of the dish shakshuka EGG
Point-and-shoot camera setting AUTO
Prepare for use, as a Slip 'N Slide UNROLL
Pro photography purchases, in brief SLRS
Prodigal ___ SON
Record's speed, for short RPM
Religious doctrine DOGMA
Semicircular building recess APSE
Sender of a Candygram ADMIRER
Silent greeting NOD
Sizzling Tex-Mex serving FAJITA
Small songbird WREN
Some pub pints ALES
Supermodel Kate UPTON
Surrounded by AMID
Sushi bar tuna variety AHI
T-shirt or jacket TOP
They may appear before a justice of the peace ELOPERS
Trial runs TESTS
What to 'mind' when exiting a train in London THEGAP
___ Tap (mockumentary rock band) SPINAL
___ Vegas, Nev LAS