NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 16

Square to Begin

By John Kugelman

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  1. 1Shopper's thrillSPREE
  2. 6Clock partCOG
  3. 9BrandLABEL
  4. 14___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation"PADMA
  5. 19Some computer-generated images nowadaysAIART
  6. 20The massesHOIPOLLOI
  7. 22"Full steam ___!"AHEAD
  8. 23"Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?SQUEALOFFORTUNE
  9. 25Some college students, quaintlyCOEDS
  10. 26Space heater?SUN
  11. 27___ flySAC
  12. 28Smart-aleckyWISE
  13. 29FaceTime alternativeSKYPE
  14. 30"Eww!"YECH
  15. 32Instruments with large bellsTUBAS
  16. 35Great Lakes mnemonicHOMES
  17. 38Org. whose employees wear badgesFBI
  18. 40Atlantis and othersSHUTTLES
  19. 42HawkishPROWAR
  20. 44Bad thing to be caught inTRAP
  21. 45Tempest in a teapot?GREATSQUALLOFCHINA
  22. 48Oh-so-preciousTWEE
  23. 50Journalists quote themSOURCES
  24. 51Oniony vegetablesLEEKS
  25. 52Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lakeARALSEA
  26. 55Good signs in stock reportsRISES
  27. 56Challah bread featureBRAID
  28. 58Religious gymgoer on leg day?HOLYSQUATTER
  29. 60Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, sayMOONROCK
  30. 63Typical Passover mo.APR
  31. 64Many clay relicsURNS
  32. 65Not just mineOURS
  33. 66Kanga's kiddoROO
  34. 67Whimsically imaginative, as writingSEUSSIAN
  35. 70Sound from some freshly cleaned floors?PLEDGESQUEAK
  36. 75OozesSEEPS
  37. 76HeightenBUILD
  38. 77Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding nameDIABOLO
  39. 78"___ mia!"MAMMA
  40. 80Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His"AIRNESS
  41. 82TrashTOSS
  42. 83Money under the mattress, e.g.?SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
  43. 88Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"RUSS
  44. 89Cialis alternativeVIAGRA
  45. 90Backslid, sayREVERTED
  46. 93Word before or after downPAT
  47. 94Pasta often cut at an anglePENNE
  48. 95Hazard cleanup, in briefDECON
  49. 96Hindu honorificsSRIS
  50. 98Weapon whose name is an acronymTASER
  51. 100"___ tell"PRAY
  52. 103Legendary birdROC
  53. 105Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men"ONE
  54. 106Mean little suckers?TICKS
  55. 107Repeat something clever, as parrots might?SQUAWKAFINELINE
  56. 112"Gesundheit!" prompterACHOO
  57. 113"Diet" for the defeatedHUMBLEPIE
  58. 114Tied upLACED
  59. 115Facebook has more than three billion of themUSERS
  60. 116AspirationsHOPES
  61. 117"Downton Abbey" networkPBS
  62. 118Flies out of sightSOARS

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  1. 1FreshSASSY
  2. 2Excites ... or annoysPIQUES
  3. 3VulgarityRAUNCH
  4. 4Poet's palindromic prepositionERE
  5. 5Midflight announcements, for shortETAS
  6. 6Count seen in the breakfast aisleCHOCULA
  7. 7Cry of cringeOOF
  8. 8Animated file typeGIF
  9. 9Actress Singer of "Footloose"LORI
  10. 10Elevs.ALTS
  11. 11Deep, dark ocean cavernsBLUEHOLES
  12. 12Equivalent of a billion years, in geologyEON
  13. 13Bad thing to be caught inLIE
  14. 14Cigarette purchasesPACKS
  15. 15Nautical greetingAHOY
  16. 16Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacksDEEPFRIEDOREOS
  17. 17Brought in big bucksMADEBANK
  18. 18Elements of pay-per-click campaignsADS
  19. 21Punching sounds in the comicsPOWS
  20. 24Coffee shop orderLATTE
  21. 29Feudal workerSERF
  22. 31In a big wayHUGELY
  23. 33Pot growers?BETS
  24. 34ClassifiesASSORTS
  25. 36Mice huntersOWLS
  26. 37Great Leap Forward leaderMAO
  27. 39Bitter brews, for shortIPAS
  28. 41Lock of hairTRESS
  29. 42Something strapped for cash?PURSE
  30. 43Go-kart, e.g.RACER
  31. 44Beaten at ___ own gameTHEIR
  32. 46Command+Q, on a MacQUIT
  33. 47Family groupCLAN
  34. 48Writing clichéTROPE
  35. 49Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark TwainWALRUSMUSTACHE
  36. 52Forehead-slapping shoutsAHAS
  37. 53OutfitEQUIP
  38. 54Mysterious qualitiesAURAS
  39. 56Yawning, sayBORED
  40. 57Hollywood's Portia de ___ROSSI
  41. 59"Raggedy" dollANN
  42. 60Make faces for a cameraMUG
  43. 61Barbecue bitsCOALS
  44. 62Gorilla who famously learned sign languageKOKO
  45. 65"If I had to guess ..."ODDSARE
  46. 68They're around for the long haulSEMIS
  47. 69ScorchSEAR
  48. 70More refinedPURER
  49. 71Loma ___, Calif.LINDA
  50. 72Monthly util. billELEC
  51. 73Host of the 2022 World CupQATAR
  52. 74Horseshoe-shaped pipe fastenersUBOLTS
  53. 76Boat equipment for removing water on boardBILGEPUMP
  54. 78Car sticker no.MSRP
  55. 79Parasailing, water polo, etc.AQUATICS
  56. 80"Watchmen" writer MooreALAN
  57. 81What many freelancers work onSPEC
  58. 84Many a road tripper, informallyRVER
  59. 85"Ich bin ___ Berliner"EIN
  60. 86They make sounds when they're tickledIVORIES
  61. 87Wood joint pieceTENON
  62. 91Beethoven's ThirdEROICA
  63. 92What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 filmDINNER
  64. 94Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)PESOS
  65. 95Van ___ (beard type)DYKE
  66. 97GermsSEEDS
  67. 99Toffee candy barSKOR
  68. 101Broccoli ___RABE
  69. 102Leatherworking toolsAWLS
  70. 104Cartoon collector's collection, maybeCELS
  71. 106Greek letter that's the symbol for torqueTAU
  72. 107[I'm trying to watch the movie!]SHH
  73. 108Status followerQUO
  74. 109Slack or ZoomAPP
  75. 110Fudge the factsFIB
  76. 111Language mutually intelligible with ThaiLAO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

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  1. 1. Shopper's thrill — Answer: SPREE
  2. 6. Clock part — Answer: COG
  3. 9. Brand — Answer: LABEL
  4. 14. ___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation" — Answer: PADMA
  5. 19. Some computer-generated images nowadays — Answer: AIART
  6. 20. The masses — Answer: HOIPOLLOI
  7. 22. "Full steam ___!" — Answer: AHEAD
  8. 23. "Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"? — Answer: SQUEALOFFORTUNE
  9. 25. Some college students, quaintly — Answer: COEDS
  10. 26. Space heater? — Answer: SUN
  11. 27. ___ fly — Answer: SAC
  12. 28. Smart-alecky — Answer: WISE
  13. 29. FaceTime alternative — Answer: SKYPE
  14. 30. "Eww!" — Answer: YECH
  15. 32. Instruments with large bells — Answer: TUBAS
  16. 35. Great Lakes mnemonic — Answer: HOMES
  17. 38. Org. whose employees wear badges — Answer: FBI
  18. 40. Atlantis and others — Answer: SHUTTLES
  19. 42. Hawkish — Answer: PROWAR
  20. 44. Bad thing to be caught in — Answer: TRAP
  21. 45. Tempest in a teapot? — Answer: GREATSQUALLOFCHINA
  22. 48. Oh-so-precious — Answer: TWEE
  23. 50. Journalists quote them — Answer: SOURCES
  24. 51. Oniony vegetables — Answer: LEEKS
  25. 52. Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lake — Answer: ARALSEA
  26. 55. Good signs in stock reports — Answer: RISES
  27. 56. Challah bread feature — Answer: BRAID
  28. 58. Religious gymgoer on leg day? — Answer: HOLYSQUATTER
  29. 60. Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, say — Answer: MOONROCK
  30. 63. Typical Passover mo. — Answer: APR
  31. 64. Many clay relics — Answer: URNS
  32. 65. Not just mine — Answer: OURS
  33. 66. Kanga's kiddo — Answer: ROO
  34. 67. Whimsically imaginative, as writing — Answer: SEUSSIAN
  35. 70. Sound from some freshly cleaned floors? — Answer: PLEDGESQUEAK
  36. 75. Oozes — Answer: SEEPS
  37. 76. Heighten — Answer: BUILD
  38. 77. Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name — Answer: DIABOLO
  39. 78. "___ mia!" — Answer: MAMMA
  40. 80. Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His" — Answer: AIRNESS
  41. 82. Trash — Answer: TOSS
  42. 83. Money under the mattress, e.g.? — Answer: SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
  43. 88. Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" — Answer: RUSS
  44. 89. Cialis alternative — Answer: VIAGRA
  45. 90. Backslid, say — Answer: REVERTED
  46. 93. Word before or after down — Answer: PAT
  47. 94. Pasta often cut at an angle — Answer: PENNE
  48. 95. Hazard cleanup, in brief — Answer: DECON
  49. 96. Hindu honorifics — Answer: SRIS
  50. 98. Weapon whose name is an acronym — Answer: TASER
  51. 100. "___ tell" — Answer: PRAY
  52. 103. Legendary bird — Answer: ROC
  53. 105. Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men" — Answer: ONE
  54. 106. Mean little suckers? — Answer: TICKS
  55. 107. Repeat something clever, as parrots might? — Answer: SQUAWKAFINELINE
  56. 112. "Gesundheit!" prompter — Answer: ACHOO
  57. 113. "Diet" for the defeated — Answer: HUMBLEPIE
  58. 114. Tied up — Answer: LACED
  59. 115. Facebook has more than three billion of them — Answer: USERS
  60. 116. Aspirations — Answer: HOPES
  61. 117. "Downton Abbey" network — Answer: PBS
  62. 118. Flies out of sight — Answer: SOARS

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  1. 1. Fresh — Answer: SASSY
  2. 2. Excites ... or annoys — Answer: PIQUES
  3. 3. Vulgarity — Answer: RAUNCH
  4. 4. Poet's palindromic preposition — Answer: ERE
  5. 5. Midflight announcements, for short — Answer: ETAS
  6. 6. Count seen in the breakfast aisle — Answer: CHOCULA
  7. 7. Cry of cringe — Answer: OOF
  8. 8. Animated file type — Answer: GIF
  9. 9. Actress Singer of "Footloose" — Answer: LORI
  10. 10. Elevs. — Answer: ALTS
  11. 11. Deep, dark ocean caverns — Answer: BLUEHOLES
  12. 12. Equivalent of a billion years, in geology — Answer: EON
  13. 13. Bad thing to be caught in — Answer: LIE
  14. 14. Cigarette purchases — Answer: PACKS
  15. 15. Nautical greeting — Answer: AHOY
  16. 16. Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacks — Answer: DEEPFRIEDOREOS
  17. 17. Brought in big bucks — Answer: MADEBANK
  18. 18. Elements of pay-per-click campaigns — Answer: ADS
  19. 21. Punching sounds in the comics — Answer: POWS
  20. 24. Coffee shop order — Answer: LATTE
  21. 29. Feudal worker — Answer: SERF. Hint: A medieval peasant tied to a lord’s land and service. 🏰
  22. 31. In a big way — Answer: HUGELY
  23. 33. Pot growers? — Answer: BETS
  24. 34. Classifies — Answer: ASSORTS
  25. 36. Mice hunters — Answer: OWLS
  26. 37. Great Leap Forward leader — Answer: MAO. Hint: Think of the Chinese Communist leader behind this ambitious 1950s campaign. 🏭
  27. 39. Bitter brews, for short — Answer: IPAS
  28. 41. Lock of hair — Answer: TRESS
  29. 42. Something strapped for cash? — Answer: PURSE
  30. 43. Go-kart, e.g. — Answer: RACER
  31. 44. Beaten at ___ own game — Answer: THEIR
  32. 46. Command+Q, on a Mac — Answer: QUIT
  33. 47. Family group — Answer: CLAN
  34. 48. Writing cliché — Answer: TROPE
  35. 49. Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain — Answer: WALRUSMUSTACHE
  36. 52. Forehead-slapping shouts — Answer: AHAS
  37. 53. Outfit — Answer: EQUIP
  38. 54. Mysterious qualities — Answer: AURAS
  39. 56. Yawning, say — Answer: BORED
  40. 57. Hollywood's Portia de ___ — Answer: ROSSI
  41. 59. "Raggedy" doll — Answer: ANN
  42. 60. Make faces for a camera — Answer: MUG
  43. 61. Barbecue bits — Answer: COALS
  44. 62. Gorilla who famously learned sign language — Answer: KOKO
  45. 65. "If I had to guess ..." — Answer: ODDSARE
  46. 68. They're around for the long haul — Answer: SEMIS
  47. 69. Scorch — Answer: SEAR
  48. 70. More refined — Answer: PURER
  49. 71. Loma ___, Calif. — Answer: LINDA
  50. 72. Monthly util. bill — Answer: ELEC
  51. 73. Host of the 2022 World Cup — Answer: QATAR
  52. 74. Horseshoe-shaped pipe fasteners — Answer: UBOLTS
  53. 76. Boat equipment for removing water on board — Answer: BILGEPUMP
  54. 78. Car sticker no. — Answer: MSRP
  55. 79. Parasailing, water polo, etc. — Answer: AQUATICS
  56. 80. "Watchmen" writer Moore — Answer: ALAN
  57. 81. What many freelancers work on — Answer: SPEC
  58. 84. Many a road tripper, informally — Answer: RVER
  59. 85. "Ich bin ___ Berliner" — Answer: EIN
  60. 86. They make sounds when they're tickled — Answer: IVORIES
  61. 87. Wood joint piece — Answer: TENON
  62. 91. Beethoven's Third — Answer: EROICA. Hint: This symphony marks a revolutionary moment in classical music and pays tribute to a great hero! 🎶
  63. 92. What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 film — Answer: DINNER
  64. 94. Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian) — Answer: PESOS
  65. 95. Van ___ (beard type) — Answer: DYKE
  66. 97. Germs — Answer: SEEDS
  67. 99. Toffee candy bar — Answer: SKOR
  68. 101. Broccoli ___ — Answer: RABE
  69. 102. Leatherworking tools — Answer: AWLS
  70. 104. Cartoon collector's collection, maybe — Answer: CELS
  71. 106. Greek letter that's the symbol for torque — Answer: TAU
  72. 107. [I'm trying to watch the movie!] — Answer: SHH
  73. 108. Status follower — Answer: QUO
  74. 109. Slack or Zoom — Answer: APP
  75. 110. Fudge the facts — Answer: FIB
  76. 111. Language mutually intelligible with Thai — Answer: LAO

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Shopper's thrillSPREE
6Clock partCOG
9BrandLABEL
14___ Lakshmi, host of TV's "Taste the Nation"PADMA
19Some computer-generated images nowadaysAIART
20The massesHOIPOLLOI
22"Full steam ___!"AHEAD
23"Omigod, omigod, jackpot!"?SQUEALOFFORTUNE
25Some college students, quaintlyCOEDS
26Space heater?SUN
27___ flySAC
28Smart-aleckyWISE
29FaceTime alternativeSKYPE
30"Eww!"YECH
32Instruments with large bellsTUBAS
35Great Lakes mnemonicHOMES
38Org. whose employees wear badgesFBI
40Atlantis and othersSHUTTLES
42HawkishPROWAR
44Bad thing to be caught inTRAP
45Tempest in a teapot?GREATSQUALLOFCHINA
48Oh-so-preciousTWEE
50Journalists quote themSOURCES
51Oniony vegetablesLEEKS
52Body of water that was once the world's fourth-largest lakeARALSEA
55Good signs in stock reportsRISES
56Challah bread featureBRAID
58Religious gymgoer on leg day?HOLYSQUATTER
60Souvenir from the Sea of Tranquillity, sayMOONROCK
63Typical Passover mo.APR
64Many clay relicsURNS
65Not just mineOURS
66Kanga's kiddoROO
67Whimsically imaginative, as writingSEUSSIAN
70Sound from some freshly cleaned floors?PLEDGESQUEAK
75OozesSEEPS
76HeightenBUILD
77Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding nameDIABOLO
78"___ mia!"MAMMA
80Michael Jordan's nickname, with "His"AIRNESS
82TrashTOSS
83Money under the mattress, e.g.?SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL
88Meyer who directed 1965's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"RUSS
89Cialis alternativeVIAGRA
90Backslid, sayREVERTED
93Word before or after downPAT
94Pasta often cut at an anglePENNE
95Hazard cleanup, in briefDECON
96Hindu honorificsSRIS
98Weapon whose name is an acronymTASER
100"___ tell"PRAY
103Legendary birdROC
105Number of jurors who originally vote "Not guilty" in "12 Angry Men"ONE
106Mean little suckers?TICKS
107Repeat something clever, as parrots might?SQUAWKAFINELINE
112"Gesundheit!" prompterACHOO
113"Diet" for the defeatedHUMBLEPIE
114Tied upLACED
115Facebook has more than three billion of themUSERS
116AspirationsHOPES
117"Downton Abbey" networkPBS
118Flies out of sightSOARS

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#ClueAnswer
1FreshSASSY
2Excites ... or annoysPIQUES
3VulgarityRAUNCH
4Poet's palindromic prepositionERE
5Midflight announcements, for shortETAS
6Count seen in the breakfast aisleCHOCULA
7Cry of cringeOOF
8Animated file typeGIF
9Actress Singer of "Footloose"LORI
10Elevs.ALTS
11Deep, dark ocean cavernsBLUEHOLES
12Equivalent of a billion years, in geologyEON
13Bad thing to be caught inLIE
14Cigarette purchasesPACKS
15Nautical greetingAHOY
16Scrumptious but not-so-healthful carnival snacksDEEPFRIEDOREOS
17Brought in big bucksMADEBANK
18Elements of pay-per-click campaignsADS
21Punching sounds in the comicsPOWS
24Coffee shop orderLATTE
29Feudal workerSERF
31In a big wayHUGELY
33Pot growers?BETS
34ClassifiesASSORTS
36Mice huntersOWLS
37Great Leap Forward leaderMAO
39Bitter brews, for shortIPAS
41Lock of hairTRESS
42Something strapped for cash?PURSE
43Go-kart, e.g.RACER
44Beaten at ___ own gameTHEIR
46Command+Q, on a MacQUIT
47Family groupCLAN
48Writing clichéTROPE
49Style sported by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark TwainWALRUSMUSTACHE
52Forehead-slapping shoutsAHAS
53OutfitEQUIP
54Mysterious qualitiesAURAS
56Yawning, sayBORED
57Hollywood's Portia de ___ROSSI
59"Raggedy" dollANN
60Make faces for a cameraMUG
61Barbecue bitsCOALS
62Gorilla who famously learned sign languageKOKO
65"If I had to guess ..."ODDSARE
68They're around for the long haulSEMIS
69ScorchSEAR
70More refinedPURER
71Loma ___, Calif.LINDA
72Monthly util. billELEC
73Host of the 2022 World CupQATAR
74Horseshoe-shaped pipe fastenersUBOLTS
76Boat equipment for removing water on boardBILGEPUMP
78Car sticker no.MSRP
79Parasailing, water polo, etc.AQUATICS
80"Watchmen" writer MooreALAN
81What many freelancers work onSPEC
84Many a road tripper, informallyRVER
85"Ich bin ___ Berliner"EIN
86They make sounds when they're tickledIVORIES
87Wood joint pieceTENON
91Beethoven's ThirdEROICA
92What Sidney Poitier's character famously came to, in a 1967 filmDINNER
94Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)PESOS
95Van ___ (beard type)DYKE
97GermsSEEDS
99Toffee candy barSKOR
101Broccoli ___RABE
102Leatherworking toolsAWLS
104Cartoon collector's collection, maybeCELS
106Greek letter that's the symbol for torqueTAU
107[I'm trying to watch the movie!]SHH
108Status followerQUO
109Slack or ZoomAPP
110Fudge the factsFIB
111Language mutually intelligible with ThaiLAO

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