New York Times - Jun 15 2023

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Clues Answers
'A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time,' per Shaw CHESS
'I'll handle that!' ONIT
'La ___,' informal title for the Mexican version of 'Survivor' ISLA
'That's my cue!' IMON
'They should just go ahead and do that' LETEM
'What's the ___?' USE
'What's worrying is ...' IFEAR
'___ Te Ching' TAO
*Causes of stress TENS
*Descriptive lines under photos CAPT
*Dullsville TED
*Earnestly hitting the books STUD
*Experienced through another VICAR
*Fiery feelings PASS
*Inappropriately jocular FACET
*Likely to cause an argument CONTENT
*Male zebras STALL
*Misleadingly plausible SPEC
*Political groups FACT
*Video game quests MISS
Actress Ruby who emceed 1963's March on Washington DEE
Apple varieties MACPROS
Babe in the pasture CALF
Babe in the woods CUB
Besmirch TAR
Blow ERUPT
Blowhard's exhalation HOTAIR
Breaks down SOBS
Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally PSYOP
Cartridge filler TONER
Co-worker of Kent and Lane OLSEN
Comic book sound effect ZAP
Concerning ASTO
Disco or cabaret CLUB
Exam that many take in H.S ACT
Figures on a balance sheet DEBTS
First-year law course TORTS
Forcibly remove PUSHOUT
Fragrant compound ESTER
Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles SEWER
Clues Answers
Get more complex, as a mystery DEEPEN
Grasslands of South America LLANOS
Gym-and-swim facilities YMCAS
Has the wherewithal CAN
Held dear LOVED
Holds up ROBS
It helps you find your balance ATM
Markers, of a sort IOUS
Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot WEEDS
Multiple-episode pilot? HAN
Muppet host of 'The Not-Too-Late Show' ELMO
Ones touched to be of service? IPADS
Others, in Latin ALIA
OverDO it as an ACtor EMOTE
Palindromic plea SOS
Part of H.R.H HIS
Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s IONS
Pashmina fabric CASHMERE
Picasso, for one PABLO
Pieces of poetry STANZAS
Port type USB
River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths NILE
Roller derby protection KNEEPADS
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two DANES
Save them for a snowy day SLEDS
Sch. whose colors are blue and gold UCLA
Shiny coat LACQUER
Skinny? DERMAL
Skosh DAB
Soothing succulent ALOE
Stead LIEU
T-Bonz brand ALPO
T0tal r00kie NOOB
Take a stride with pride STRUT
Taken care of SEENTO
Where you may go after reaching an impasse ... or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues BACKTOSQUAREONE
Wriggler wrangler EELER
Yearning DESIRE
Years ago ONCE
[As written] SIC