Below is the complete solution for the NY Times crossword puzzle from October 23, 2023. Stella Zawistowski wrote this problem; Will Shortz revised it.
NYT ACROSS CLUES
| Handle difficult matters satisfactorily | COPE |
| Device connected to a router | MODEM |
| Song syllables | LALA |
| Gemstone with a “fire” variety | OPAL |
| Election victor of 2008 and 2012 | OBAMA |
| Spoken | ORAL |
| Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s] | PERMANENTRECORD |
| Insect in a colony | ANT |
| Actress/comedian Rudolph | MAYA |
| Where Fairbanks is | ALASKA |
| “American ___” | IDOL |
| Pigeon shelters | COTES |
| Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s] | MASKINGTAPE |
| End-of-class sound | BELL |
| By oneself | SOLO |
| Abbr. before a year on a business sign | ESTAB |
| Cousin of a mouse | RAT |
| Parts of molecules | ATOMS |
| Be in the red | OWE |
| Cool and distant | ALOOF |
| Indigenous people of Canada | CREE |
| Prayer’s end | AMEN |
| Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s] | HIGHYIELDCD |
| Chaotic spectacle | SCENE |
| Way in or out | DOOR |
| So-called “missing link” in our ancestry | APEMAN |
| “___ all work out in the end” | ITLL |
| Made in ___ | USA |
| Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present] | SINGLESTREAMING |
| Works by Picasso, por ejemplo | ARTE |
| Bad habits | VICES |
| Old Russian leader | TSAR |
| Sit for a portrait | POSE |
| Campfire remains | ASHES |
| Star in Lyra | VEGA |
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
| Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally | COPA |
| Ready for business | OPEN |
| Having a liking for | PARTIALTO |
| “A Nightmare on ___ Street” | ELM |
| Painting known for its enigmatic smile | MONALISA |
| Follow orders | OBEY |
| Actor/comedian Carvey | DANA |
| First responder, for short | EMT |
| One of a pair of shakers | MARACA |
| Finds on a map | LOCATES |
| Stood | AROSE |
| Certain songbirds ? or escapades | LARKS |
| Alan of “Marriage Story” | ALDA |
| Wildly out of control | AMOK |
| Skip the elaborate wedding, say | ELOPE |
| Broadband connection inits. | DSL |
| Happy ___ (McDonald’s offering) | MEAL |
| V-shaped cut | NOTCH |
| “No guts, no ___” | GLORY |
| Marisa of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” | TOMEI |
| Article under a blouse | BRA |
| Star of the “Mission: Impossible” films | TOMCRUISE |
| Amazed | AWED |
| ___ & Jerry’s | BEN |
| Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons | SEEDLESS |
| Texter’s astonishment, spelled cutesily | OHEMGEE |
| Last | FINAL |
| Big fuss | ADO |
| Convention-hosting Swiss city | GENEVA |
| Showgirl at the 1-Down | LOLA |
| Vice president Agnew | SPIRO |
| Pennies | CENTS |
| “Like ? NOW!” | ASAP |
| Wool sweater annoyance | ITCH |
| Genealogy chart | TREE |
| Unforeseen problem | SNAG |
| Home of the Taj Mahal | AGRA |
| Bro’s sibling | SIS |
| Network that aired “Jersey Shore” | MTV |
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