The complete answer to the NY Times October 17, 2023, Crossword puzzle is shown below.
Across Clues-
| Highland garment outlawed by the Disclothing Act of 1746 | KILT |
| Disorderly pile | HEAP |
| Paris subway | METRO |
| It’s just a thought | IDEA |
| Non-pro? | ANTI |
| Deathly pale | ASHIN |
| S, in Morse code | DOTDOTDOT |
| Sharply hurt | STUNG |
| Friend of Tarzan | APE |
| Puzzle in a children’s activity book | MAZE |
| Opposite of paleo- | NEO |
| Priestly vestment | ALB |
| Nickname that sounds like two letters of the alphabet | ARI |
| Chipped away at | ERODED |
| Emphatic challenge | DOUBLEDOGDARE |
| That’s a wrap! | SARI |
| Japanese audio brand | AIWA |
| Covers, as a country road | TARS |
| Bell ringer’s prank | DINGDONGDITCH |
| “Kiss From a Rose” singer | SEAL |
| Middle: Prefix | MESO |
| Vivacity | ELAN |
| Casual office occasions | DRESSDOWNDAYS |
| Irish name variant derived from John | SHAYNE |
| New Haven-to-Hartford dir. | NNE |
| Free spot, in brief | PSA |
| Compadre | PAL |
| Lead-in to meter | DECI |
| Cleared one’s plate, say | ATE |
| Feminine aspect of the masculine personality, in Jungian psychology | ANIMA |
| Modern manufacturing device ? or you, when answering 17-, 31-, 39- and 46-Across? | 3DPRINTER |
| New-fashioned | NOVEL |
| Home of the Inca Trail | PERU |
| Coldplay’s “___ la Vida” | VIVA |
| Drawn-out military attack | SIEGE |
| Itchy hands, for the arrival of money, supposedly | OMEN |
| Throw forcefully, in modern parlance | YEET |
Vertical Clues-
| Poke fun | KID |
| Promising words | IDO |
| Tennis call | LET |
| “And there you have it!” | TADA |
| Wade through a book just to trash it, maybe | HATEREAD |
| Terminate | END |
| Thematic element in 2023’s “Oppenheimer” | ATOM |
| Pocket picked at lunch? | PITA |
| Car whose emblem is a trident | MASERATI |
| Contractor’s guess: Abbr. | EST |
| Crack after a bolt | THUNDERCLAP |
| Soprano Fleming | RENEE |
| “My word is my bond,” informally | ONGOD |
| October birthstone | OPAL |
| Last of 26, in Canada | ZED |
| Intros to many YouTube videos | ADS |
| Laundry units | LOADS |
| Absolutely inundated with work, so to speak | BURIEDALIVE |
| “Play it by ear” and “all ears,” e.g. | IDIOMS |
| Spoke grandly | ORATED |
| Like computer code | BINARY |
| Had | OWNED |
| Struggles to swallow | GAGSON |
| Daniel who led a 1786-87 rebellion | SHAYS |
| Arizona city that hosts the Fiesta Bowl | GLENDALE |
| One behind, in baseball | DOWNARUN |
| Intelligence org. | NSA |
| “You get it?” | SEE |
| ___ pot (receptacle for clearing nasal passages) | NETI |
| Traverses | SPAN |
| Saigon’s counterpart, once | HANOI |
| 11-time sci-fi role for Anthony Daniels | C3PO |
| The same, in Latin | IDEM |
| Sin represented by John Doe in the movie “Se7en” | ENVY |
| Ryan of rom-coms | MEG |
| Opposite of post- | PRE |
| Impossible result in a World Cup final | TIE |
| Night before | EVE |
| Fink | RAT |