NYT Crossword Puzzle for September 28, 2023: Check Answers And Explanations

Below is the complete solution for the crossword puzzle from the NYT published on September 28, 2023.

Across Clues:

 Frequent flier?JET
Made good ATONED
Ending with stand or step INS
Wrath IRE
Video game hero who battles the evil Dr. Wily MEGAMAN
 Shook hands, say MET
 [aria-label] Some energy drinks, having zero sharps or flats MONSTERSINC
 ___ Tour PGA
Skirt option MINI
 “It’s ? OK” MEH
Ending with Wikipedia DOTORG
Cinnamon roll topping ICING
 ApplicationUSE
 Ingredient in some lotionsALOE
 Stand in a studioEASEL
[aria-label] Court athlete, slangily, having three sharps
BALLERINA
 Baylor University’s city
WACO
 ___ memory (ability to recall images with high precision)EIDETIC
 Recipe abbr.TSP
 Martial arts rank
DAN
 ___ JonesDOW
 It’s just a guess: Abbr.EST
 Assistant in ministryACOLYTE
 Nag (at)GNAW
 [aria-label] Most wan, having four sharps
PALESTINE
Rambles
ROVES
 Pasta ___ NormaALLA
 Cell messengerRNA
 Setting for a teacup, maybe
DOILY
 Portmanteau for a certain self-taken video on a smartphoneSLOFIE
 Texter’s indication of uncertainty
IDK
 Cuts (off)LOPS
 Zippo alternative
BIC
 [aria-label] Raking time, having six flats
FALLINGFLAT
 Go-ahead
AOK
 Made a semi circle, say?STEERED
 Language suffix ESE
 O.R. workers
RNS
 Holder of a record 21 Oscar nominations for acting
STREEP
 Aziz Ansari’s “Parks and Recreation” role
TOM
Vertical Clues:
 NASCAR driver Johnson
JIMMIE
 Work considered by some to be the first Romantic-era symphony
EROICA
 Wii Sports sport
TENNIS
 Qty.AMT
 Abound
TEEM
 Princess Fiona, for one
OGRE
 New Hampshire city
NASHUA
 Bygone owner of Capitol Records
EMI
 Weed in some medicinal wine
DANDELION
 Jerky?IMPOLITE
 Cocktails with orange peel garnishes
NEGRONIS
 Talent show performance, say
STAGEACT
 Sgt., e.g.NCO
 Raw powerSINEW
 Certain subtracted weight
TARE
 Knight on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
GLADYS
 Heavy tool
SLEDGE
 Like many rib-eye steaks
BONEIN
 “Twilight” vampire
EDWARD
 Some Friskies offerings
CATTREATS
 Place to order patatas bravas
TAPASBAR
 Green onion
SCALLION
 Some splattery paintings at MoMA
POLLOCKS
 Toronto athlete, familiarly
LEAF
 Big name in stream-of-consciousness writing
WOOLF
 Power tool in carpentry
NAILER
 Common five-petaled flower
VIOLET
 City connected to Ciudad Juárez by the Bridge of the AmericasELPASO
 Buddy ___SYSTEM
 UnknownsIFS
 DismalDIRE
 Hacky Sack hitterKNEE
 Give the go-aheadLET
 Econ. statGDP