New York Times Crossword - August 19 2023 answers

"Excuse me while I light my ___" (Bob Marley lyric) Theater backers? Ho-hum 11-sided coin, informally "Damn right!" Not learned Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters Ball game Very much in Narragansett Bay and New York Harbor, for two Broadcast alternative Labor demand? Numbers after a no. "The Swedish Sphinx" Uncanny Coupons, e.g. Embellish something unnecessarily Baby Asian appetizer Locale of van Gogh's "The Bedroom" paintings Ones calling the shots, in brief? Ending with cyclo- Harsh lighting? Acquiescent Routine Component of a Zoom call Dig, say "Tough cookies" Bronze finish, maybe Foolish Skeptical look Takes a little hair off, perhaps Minimal Basketball, e.g. Get ready, as concrete Meme creature Key chain She played Bonnie in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" Giant syllable Common golf mistake It might receive scoops The anchorman in "Anchorman" Rushed Cell division Boil Permit required of old jazz musicians Preoccupations They come full circle Risk for people with braces Key's partner Word after good or by Weariness, vice and want, in Voltaire's "Candide" Where most of the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci are stored ___ Ehrenreich, Han Solo's portrayer in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" "Knock yourself out!" 1909 Nobelist for contributions to the invention of radio Level One getting schooled Goes radioactive? N.S.A. surveillance program that shares its name with an entity in the "Terminator" movies Seconds Supposed subject of Taylor Swift's "Dear John" Potter's product Fall behind in the end Popular Swish miss?