The full solution for the NY Times August 16 2023 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. The puzzle is created by Mangesh Ghogre and Brendan Emmett Quigley and edited by Will Shortz. The black squares resemble the shape of Taj Mahal and some of the clues are related to the monument itself and the country of India. This puzzle was published a day after India’s Independence Day which is the main theme.
So happy independence day India!
Across Clues
- Fries, to BritsCHIPS
- UsurpGRAB
- EntouragePOSSE
- Bring back to lifeRENEW
- What a QR code at a restaurant may lead toMENU
- Less green, as a bananaRIPER
- Crowd favorite at karaoke, oftenOLDIE
- Part of a Latin 101 conjugationAMAS
- Mediterranean fruitOLIVE
- Console with a motion-sensing remoteWII
- Prez with a famous ranchLBJ
- Stephanie of “Everything Everywhere All at Once”HSU
- ___ roomREC
- Certain racetrack betEXACTA
- Kind of calendarADVENT
- Knockout punchLETHALBLOW
- French film awardCESAR
- RegardingASTO
- Sight on a Norwegian cruiseFJORD
- Where Diamond Head isOAHU
- Accepts a FedEx delivery, perhapsESIGNS
- Mononymous Grammy winnerENYA
- Like many old fiddle tunes: Abbr.TRAD
- Extra point for a shooting foul, in basketballANDONE
- Without a sole winnerTIED
- Educ. publishing divisionELHI
- Yeun who was the first Asian American nominated for Best Actor (2020’s “Minari”)STEVEN
- Attempt in cornholeTOSS
- Baby wallabyJOEY
- Go overSPAN
- Key locale: Abbr.FLA
- Attempts to hit, as a shuttlecockSWINGSAT
- Org. that reports to the attorney generalDEA
- “Awesome!”OOH
- Architectural features depicted by this puzzle’s vertical circled lettersMINARETS
- “Wow!”OMG
- 2026 World Cup co-hostUSA
- Caught upENSNARED
- Peace, in RussianMIR
- ___ Faire (outdoor event)REN
- Type of structure that this puzzle’s theme is a grand example ofTOMB
- The Mughal dynasty’s reign, e.g.ERA
Vertical Clues
- “Gladiator” star RussellCROWE
- Fusilli shapeHELIX
- Home to the monument depicted in this puzzleINDIA
- Pritzker Prize-winning architectPEI
- Suffer from intense heatSWELTER
- Key with one sharp: Abbr.GMAJ
- Dream stateREM
- Santa ___ANA
- ShrubBUSH
- Highly pleased withPROUDOF
- “Data is the new ___” (popular wisdom in economics)OIL
- Architectural feature depicted between 7- and 8-DownSPIRE
- Number of players on a netball teamSEVEN
- UprightERECT
- Cricket clubBAT
- Spanish seasoningSAL
- “Much Ado About Nothing” roleCLAUDIO
- Golf alternative, in briefVWJETTA
- LacksHASNT
- “All kidding ___ ?”ASIDE
- No. 2 in the statehouseLTGOV
- “___ nuit”BONNE
- Pigeon coopCOTE
- Countess’s counterpartEARL
- Builder of the monument depicted in this puzzleSHAHJAHAN
- Architectural feature depicted by this puzzle’s arching circled lettersONIONDOME
- Some loavesRYES
- Family menDADS
- RompEASYWIN
- Able to feelSENSATE
- Name that’s an anagram of SEEMESME
- Focus of some cognitive therapy, for shortPTSD
- Number of 69-Across surrounding the monument depicted in this puzzleFOUR
- Come up shortLOSE
- Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.INST
- Prefix meaning one-billionthNANO
- Weight of a paper clip, roughlyGRAM
- Tesla, by birthSERB
- Qatari leaderEMIR
- Home to the monument depicted in this puzzleAGRA
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