The complete answer to the NY Times October 06, 2023, Crossword puzzle is shown below.
Across Rules-
| Squirts | TYKES |
| Legal writer and political commentator ___ Mystal | ELIE |
| Form of attachment? | |
| Take a big, daring leap | BUNGEEJUMP |
| Sign on a sofa in the front yard, maybe | FREE |
| Notices that trouble is in the air? | SMOGALERTS |
| City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated | LIMA |
| What’s shaken after the instruction “Shake” | PAW |
| Bizarre | WACKO |
| Preferential treatment | FAVOUR |
| Boba ___ (“Star Wars” bounty hunter) | FETT |
| Time capsule events | BURIALS |
| Simpson who was caught lip-syncing “Pieces of Me” on “Saturday Night Live” | ASHLEY |
| The States, to Mexicans | ELNORTE |
| Voiced displeasure, in a way | BOOED |
| Transportation for a bride? | TRAIN |
| Keyboard abbr. | ESC |
| Parish priests, in Paris | CURES |
| Encircle, with “in” | HEM |
| Chloe Gong novel “___ Violent Delights” | THESE |
| Skip Day participants: Abbr. | SRS |
| “Curiouser and curiouser!” speaker | ALICE |
| Fabric made from wood pulp | RAYON |
| “Beat it!” | GETLOST |
| Stir up | FOMENT |
| Divvy up by percentage of ownership | PRORATE |
| Does some course work? | MOWS |
| Breakneck | RAPID |
| Gets warmer, say | NEARS |
| Hold up | ROB |
| Noted example of oligopoly, in brief | OPEC |
| Expert with tips | ADVICEGURU |
| Nothing more than | MERE |
| Experiment subjects, so to speak | GUINEAPIGS |
| U.S. agcy. tracking the most popular baby names | SSA |
| Duel sport | EPEE |
| Perennial with yellow flower clusters | TANSY |
Vertical Clues-
| Recipe abbr. | |
| World’s sunniest city, per the World Meteorological Organization | YUMA |
| Saint Paul, Minn., radio station whose format really should be all news | KNOW |
| Beat it! | EGG |
| Sushi bar appetizer | SEAWEED |
| Kick out | EJECT |
| Stand in the shadows | LURK |
| “That’s on me” | IMTOBLAME |
| Some debut music projects, for short | EPS |
| Spade, for one | PRIVATEEYE |
| Part of a teacher’s job interview | DEMOLESSON |
| They might drive you to a flight | FEARS |
| Give a lift | ELATE |
| Distinctive style | FLAIR |
| Much-desired spot at a concert | FRONTROWSEAT |
| Cut out | FLEE |
| Prefix with lateral | UNI |
| Basic training, for short | ABCS |
| Poor sport’s reaction | SOURGRAPES |
| Movie with saloon fights, colloquially | HORSEOPERA |
| Like good posture | ERECT |
| Instruction on some packages | THISENDUP |
| Minor change | CENT |
| Some holiday entrees | HAMS |
| Auto Zone? | LOT |
| Blink of an eye | TRICE |
| Friction, to a physicist | FORCE |
| Balls for teens | PROMS |
| Its state symbols include the white pine and the chickadee | MAINE |
| Nikki Reed’s role in the 2003 film “Thirteen” | EVIE |
| Archaeological site | RUIN |
| A.A.A., B.B.B., etc., informally | ORGS |
| Kind of signal | BUSY |
| Bit of biodata | AGE |
| Consideration for N.C.A.A. eligibility | GPA |