August 31st 2017 - New York Times

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August 31st 2017 Answers

Clue	Solution
Luxuries for theatergoers	BSEATS
Quick break	CATNAP
King in "The Tempest"	ALONSO
Kylo ___ of "The Force Awakens"	REN
City with a famous bell tower	PISA
Collect	AMASS
Author who did part of his work on Friday	DEFOE
Jobs once in California	STEVE
F.B.I. agent, informally	GMAN
Conjunction in a rebus puzzle	OAR
Atmosphere	AMBIANCE
Locale of hostile criticism, metaphorically	LIONSDEN
Archetype	PERCHILD
Cannabis, e.g.	HERB
Shelter staffer	GROOMER
Alternative to "..."	ETC
Material for Icarus' wings	WAX
F.D.R.-created program with the slogan "We Do Our Part"	NRA
Pittance	REDCENT
Base fig.	NCO
"The Lord of the Rings" figure	ELF
Certain whistle blower	REF
Need for drugs	FDAAPPRO
De-suds	RINSEOUT
Japanese style of chicken	YAKITORI
Palm ___	OIL
Rapper who famously feuded with Jay-Z	NAS
"Music for Airports" composer	ENO
Tiptop	APEX
Taking the place (of)	INLIEU
Artist LeRoy	NEIMAN
Sneakily advance from third	STEALH
Parabolic, e.g.	ARCED
Automaker whose current models all end in "X"	ACURA
Material used in mummification	RESIN
"The King of Football"	PELE
Make out	NECK
Controlled	RAN
Common email attachment	PDF
Transporter with sliding doors	BCAR
Saddle accessories	PADS
Kicker's target	GOALP
Consumer's boon	SALE
"How ___ Your Mother"	IMET
First lady with a popular recipe for "million-dollar fudge"	MAMIE
School founded by Henry VI	ETON
Refuge	SAFEHARBOR
Mitt Romney's wife	ANN
Pilot's surroundings	GASOVEN
Business add-on?	INC
Alternative to a gun	TASER
Futurist	SEER
Situation with equal losses and gains	WASH
"Precisely!"	SPOTON
Soccer star Chastain with two Olympic gold medals	BRANDI
With 44-Across, V.I.P. area represented four times in this puzzle	CORNER
Microsoft offering	EXCEL
Fish ___	FRY
Gavin of "The Love Boat"	MACLEOD
What a M�bius strip lacks	END
Rehm of public radio	DIANE
See 31-Across	OFFICE
Capital on an Asian peninsula	ANKARA
___ Tomb	LENINS
Without modification	ASIS
Jack who was quick with a quip	PAAR
Odd group of musicians?	NONET
Extra cost for an airline passenger	PET
Shift 5 on a keyboard	PERCENT
"This puzzle is relatively easy," say	LIE
Not a good example	POOREXCUSE
High-quality cotton	PIMA
Like most of Maine	RURAL
Holder of the Obama cabinet	ERIC
Bargain	DEAL
Popular drink	OTINE
Like some cellars	DANK
Alison Bechdel memoir made into a hit 2015 Broadway musical	FUNH

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