NYT Crossword Answers for Aug. 21, 2023

 Sure, here are the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for Aug. 21, 2023:

Across:

1. SKA (Jamaican musical genre)

7. STRAW (Drink sucker-upper)

10. RAKES IN (Earn and earn and earn)

14. KIWI (Fruit)

15. SHELL (Eddy)

16. TIED (Tide)

17. CURRANT (Current)

19. WAIVE (Wave)

20.  MED (Subject in medical school)

21. CHAIR (Use)

22. FENCES (Barriers)

24. EDDIE (Shell)

27. MERYL (Actress with 8 Golden Globes)

30. DONUTS (Bakery treats)

31. SUAREZ (Tennis star with 8 Grand Slam doubles titles)

32. OPEC (Group of oil-producing countries)

34. FOX (Atlanta-based network)

37. MANUAL (How-to book)

41. MAO (Chinese leader)

42. TILT (Sideways)

43. DAISY (Flower)

44. FLORA (Plants)

47. WISHES (Dreams)

48. REFERENCE (Quote)

51. SERENITY (Prayer)

52. GO BAD (Spoil)

53. TIARA (Pageant accessory)

57. ASHE (Tennis great)

58. HOW (Query)

61. WIT (Sharp-witted)

62. TATTOO (Bit of body ink)

63. CONSIDERATION (Under review)

64. ONCE (Twice)

65. OMEGA (Last letter of the Greek alphabet)

66. MORTGAGEE (One whose property is being held as debt security)

Down:

1. GUMBO (Pod vegetable)

2. PRONOUN (Part of speech)

3. KOALA (Bear in a eucalyptus forest)

4. WAVE (Current)

5. INDENT (Space in)

6. ASH (Gray color)

8. TYPE (Write)

9. COCONUT (Fruit)

11. THREAD (String)

12. NEST (Home of birds)

13. EAR (Sense organ)

18. SURF (Riding waves)

23. DELTA (Mouth of a river)

25. REPEAT (Do again)

26. RUM (Spirits)

28. TOWN (Community)

29. HOUR (Time)

33. UBER (Transportation service)

35. MILE (Unit of distance)

36. TAP (Turn on)

38. ART (Creativity)

39. YANK (Pull)

40. DRAW (Pull)

45. SENSE (Perception)

46. SHELL (Eddy)

I hope this helps!