New York Times Crossword - May 18 2023 answers

Total dud Science fair locale, often The "home" in "There's no place like home" Chloé who directed "Nomadland" Grazing ground Nipple ring? Slang, for many Video game franchise featuring a clone assassin With 2-Down, the oldest sister city in the U.S. Massage parlor supply Dead ___ I, for one Betraying no emotion Opposite of a heads up? When repeated, a sound from a brass instrument Mideast leader Big to-dos Scientific definition, for short "My words fly up, my thoughts remain ___": "Hamlet" Aroma that may induce meowing Simu ___, portrayer of Marvel's Shang-Chi Keats or Wordsworth Darlington Hall, in "The Remains of the Day" Length, for example ___ Bo Fracas Go through the roof Optimistic Anagram, for instance Guy who inspired an early 2010s hip-hop dance Trifling amount "99 Luftballons" singer "Heavens to Betsy!" Material for demolition Valued [Wrong answer!] See 20-Across Chain letter? Cuban song genre that shares its name with a Spanish dance Like Eeyore vis-à-vis his storybook companions Want Wall builder Coffee liqueur brand "Hereditary" director Aster What's rustled in a swish Low turnover? Haim who co-starred in 2021's "Licorice Pizza" Place to get a C.D. Golden calf, e.g. Companywide communication system Let in Put out Civil rights activist Baker Not for ___ First film appearance of Herbie, a sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle Nexus Critical hospital dept. Ballet bend Nickname that drops -art Write in Python, say Romulus or Remus Like some diamonds Tickets Psionic counselor on "Star Trek: T.N.G." Be on the up and up? Sketch done in preparation for a finished piece "The Facts in the Case of ___" (Andrew Sinclair novel that pays homage to a mystery writer) Dead meat, so to speak Mini display? Where Zeus trapped the monster Typhon, in myth Bolshevik's bane Something to feed or stroke Backing Sine qua ___