The NY Times crossword problem for October 19, 2023, the complete solution may be seen below. Colin Ernst wrote this problem, and Will Shortz revised it.
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| ___ no good | UPTO |
| Shelfmate of Chips Ahoy! and Oreo | NILLA |
| Actor Abe | VIGODA |
| Give quite a shock | STUN |
| Bolt at great speed? | USAIN |
| Notify | INFORM |
| Group in a roundup | HERD |
| Knowledgeable, with “in” | CLUED |
| Hit film whose narrator humorously remarks “Thanks to [her], all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved” | BARBIE |
| Did some metalworking on | ANNEALED |
| French automaker | CITROEN |
| Tent with smoke flaps, in an anglicized spelling | TEEPEE |
| Derbies, e.g. | RACES |
| Longtime sneakers brand | KEDS |
| Column style | DORIC |
| Hasn’t been hoodwinked by | ISONTO |
| ___ Claus | MRS |
| Food regimens | DIETS |
| Counterfeit coins | SLUGS |
| Senate majority leader during most of Obama’s presidency | REID |
| Pyramid ___ | SCHEME |
| Space chimp of 1961 | ENOS |
| One hanging around a kennel? | IDTAG |
| Britain’s historic Lady ___ | ASTOR |
| Broadway’s ___-Manuel Miranda | LIN |
| Egyptian temple site | KARNAK |
| Bother | EATAT |
| “___ a fool not to!” | IDBE |
| Insurance or tax figures | RATES |
| California o Nueva York | ESTADO |
| Certain volleyball players | SETTERS |
| It has reading assignments | BOOKCLUB |
| “Yoo-hoo! This way!” | INHERE |
| Modern-day sort of provocateur | TROLL |
| Golfer’s target | HOLE |
| Equally quickly | ASFAST |
| What’s found in the center of a prune? | LONGU |
| Prefix with -scopy | ENDO |
| High-end fashion house | HERMES |
| End notes? | CODAS |
| Like a quilt | SEWN |
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| Makes things more interesting | UPSTHEANTE |
| Was visibly embarrassed | TURNEDRED |
| Taken into account? | ONDEPOSIT |
| Cellular centers | NUCLEI |
| Tropical resort locale, maybe | ISLE |
| Praise | LAUD |
| Risky thing to do in an affidavit | LIE |
| “What happened next?” | AND |
| Musicians that play with mallets | VIBISTS |
| ___ the kill | INAT |
| Risk it all | GOFORBROKE |
| Partner of cut | DRIED |
| Religious agreements? | AMENS |
| ___ Lingus | AER |
| 100 yrs. | CEN |
| Make things more interesting | RAISETHESTAKES |
| Hearst mag | COSMO |
| Round items in square cases | CDS |
| Flamenco dancer’s cry | OLE |
| Internal review, for short? | MRI |
| “Sorry, my schedule’s packed” | ICANT |
| Opens, as some doors | UNLATCHES |
| Ditch assistance | GOITALONE |
| You might provide the “last four” of this, in brief | SSN |
| Territory divided into two states: Abbr. | DAK |
| How English poets wrote previously? | ERE |
| Top-floor spaces | GARRETS |
| Univ. staffers | RAS |
| Greek god of the winds | AEOLUS |
| Finger-wagging accompaniment | TSK |
| Basketball great Thomas | ISIAH |
| Mentally slow | DENSE |
| Risk it all | BETTHEFARM |
| Gamble boldly, in a way – or a hint to the answers to this puzzle’s italicized clues | DOUBLEDOWN |
| Language akin to Manx | ERSE |
| Get tight (with) | BOND |
| Apparel competitor of Playtex | OLGA |
| Special attention, in brief | TLC |
| Critter that grows by leaps and bounds? | ROO |
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