New York Times - Jan 2 2023

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Clues Answers
'La Bohème' or 'La Traviata' OPERA
'Oh, nerts!' DRAT
'Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ___ 9!' ATE
'___ roads lead to Rome' ALL
'___ Te Ching' (philosophical text) TAO
8-Across for some New York plays OBIE
Actor/comedian Steve MARTIN
Attack, as a bee might STING
Attempts TRIES
Basic origami step FOLD
Because of DUETO
Bit of body ink, for short TAT
Buffalo Bill, for William Cody ALIAS
Capital of Western Australia PERTH
Chemistry lab device BUNSENBURNER
Chicken piece that's not a breast or a wing LEG
Christmas carol NOEL
Civil rights icon ___ Parks ROSA
Classic song about a soulmate ... or a phonetic hint for repeated pairs of letters in 19-, 27- and 42-Across ITHADTOBEYOU
Come up ARISE
Director Welles ORSON
Doesn't have LACKS
Drill sergeant's 'Relax!' ATEASE
Emmy or Grammy AWARD
Engage in épée, e.g FENCE
Fashion label from Milan PRADA
Fish eggs ROE
Flower that vanilla comes from ORCHID
Ford model that's also a zodiac sign TAURUS
General on a Chinese menu TSO
Gripping tool CLAMP
Guided adventure in the Serengeti SAFARI
Head covering that's wrapped TURBAN
Higher in temperature WARMER
Hotel chain whose name rhymes with 'quiet' HYATT
Information header on a business's website ABOUTUS
Innocent sorts 'in the woods' BABES
Clues Answers
It's very unlikely to happen BIGIF
Jazz great Count ___ BASIE
Jazz great Fitzgerald ELLA
Kerfuffle STIR
Kind of bar with island-themed drinks TIKI
Liveliness, from the French ESPRIT
Loaf-shaped cake BABKA
Makes watertight, say SEALS
Many N.Y.C. dwellings: Abbr APTS
Milk, in Spanish LECHE
Muppet who loves his rubber duckie ERNIE
Neighbor of Mali NIGER
No longer available, as a seat TAKEN
Off-limits TABOO
One born shortly after W.W. II, informally BOOMER
Playwright Chekhov ANTON
Prefix with center EPI
Present, past or future perfect TENSE
Rats (on) TELLS
Scintillas IOTAS
Sounds from new instant messages PINGS
Start of the day, in poetry MORN
Straps that go around the waist BELTS
Sun-related SOLAR
The 2005 compilation 'Killer Queen' is one honoring Queen TRIBUTEALBUM
Thieves' hangout DEN
Things with necks and frets GUITARS
Topper for a Whopper HAMBURGERBUN
U.S. spy org CIA
Wear away ERODE
Who might grant you three wishes GENIE
Winter hrs. in L.A PST
___ de Janeiro RIO
___ donna PRIMA
___ for apples (have some fall fun) BOB
___ shower (pre-wedding event) BRIDAL
___-backwards (utterly wrong, in slang) ASS