NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 1
Comical Mutation
By Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman
Across
- 8Relative of a gazelleIMPALA
- 14Office squarePOSTIT
- 21Keep cruising, saySAILON
- 22On which Apple Pay can be usedIPHONE
- 23Canio in "Pagliacci," e.g.?CLASSICALCLOWN
- 25Noxious atmosphereMIASMA
- 26Prefix with businessAGRI
- 27"My house, my rules"ISAYSO
- 29Get tuckered outLOSESTEAM
- 32Indian wedding wearSARI
- 34School subj.ENG
- 35Grab the chips and dip?CASHIN
- 37News hound?TOPICALDOG
- 40Atomic bond, essentially?TWOPARTICLEHARMONY
- 45Many visitors to national parksHIKERS
- 46Nearsighted personMYOPE
- 47Messing up on the big screenDEBRA
- 52Subterranean adventurerCAVER
- 57Great numberSLEW
- 58Cute, cutesilyADORBS
- 61Dropbox and RobloxAPPS
- 62Hailed vehicleCAB
- 64Show interruptionsADS
- 65Some electrolysis targets?FOLLICLESONONESFACE
- 71Partner of vigorVIM
- 73"Downton Abbey" countessCORA
- 74Warm winter coatsPARKAS
- 78W.C. signMEN
- 81BlemishMARK
- 82Bit of a character?SERIF
- 84Conspiring (with)INBED
- 88"Mainsail hoisted, check! Hatches battened, check!"?WERENAUTICALWORTHY
- 94Shark's singing rival in "West Side Story"?LYRICALJET
- 97CorralCAGEIN
- 98Yankee great GehrigLOU
- 100Very rude email, informallyNASTYGRAM
- 105Never mind?AMNESIA
- 108NeglectfulREMISS
- 111Bank (on)RELY
- 112Two-___ schoonerMASTED
- 113Frozen treat for Bruins fans?BOSTONPOPSICLE
- 117Lacking scruplesAMORAL
- 118Storm, sayINVADE
- 119Noted early riserROOSTER
- 120With a level headSANELY
- 121ThicketsCOPSES
Down
- 2Volunteer's offerILLGO
- 3BogeymenFEARS
- 7Most suggestiveRACIEST
- 8Like the Eid al-Fitr festivalISLAMIC
- 10Pale lager, informallyPILS
- 12Feeling downLOW
- 14Home of the Preakness StakesPIMLICO
- 16Atlantic fishSHAD
- 17Like Frisbees and some saladsTOSSED
- 18Not stereoINMONO
- 19Hard-boiled Chinese snackTEAEGG
- 24Sapporo competitorASAHI
- 28Bowler's edgeBRIM
- 30BlemishSCAR
- 31Fixes, as a drivewayTARS
- 32Cake not to be eatenSOAP
- 33French for "after"APRES
- 37Hammer wielderTHOR
- 38FurthermoreAND
- 39Caustic solutionsLYES
- 41Metaphor for a runaway successWILDFIRE
- 42Gen Z put-down of an elderOKBOOMER
- 43Bit of wisdomPEARL
- 44OrbitEYESOCKET
- 48Arcane techniqueBLACKART
- 49Iron-rich variety of fertile soilREDEARTH
- 52Lead-in to "tech"CAL
- 56Grating voiceRASP
- 59Common diner orderBLT
- 66Stick on a tableCUE
- 67Like Volvo and Nokia, by originNORDIC
- 68Gold, in GuadalajaraORO
- 69London grannyNAN
- 70Standard battle wearARMOR
- 71No. 2'sVPS
- 75Vodka in blue bottlesSKYY
- 77New ZealanderKIWI
- 80TouchABUT
- 85Scottish refusalsNAES
- 86Loretta of "M*A*S*H"SWIT
- 87Small keg sizePONY
- 89With zealRABIDLY
- 90Director KazanELIA
- 91Neighbors of premolarsCANINES
- 92Audibly shockedAGASP
- 93Landlords, more formallyLESSORS
- 94Pack carriersLLAMAS
- 95Crack open?YOMAMA
- 96Is fueled byRUNSON
- 101Fill in a millGRIST
- 102Right-hand pageRECTO
- 103Strike zone?ALLEY
- 104Mike or Michael in moviesMYERS
- 106Raison d'___ETRE
- 107Close up tightSEAL
- 108Invitation lettersRSVP
- 109Uber predictions, in briefETAS
- 110StyleMODE
- 113Zippo competitorBIC
- 115"The Bells" poetPOE
- 116Fenway team, familiarlySOX
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Meter in a video game showing a character's health — Answer: LIFEBAR
- 8. Relative of a gazelle — Answer: IMPALA
- 14. Office square — Answer: POSTIT
- 20. Food additive named one of Time's 50 Worst Inventions — Answer: OLESTRA
- 21. Keep cruising, say — Answer: SAILON
- 22. On which Apple Pay can be used — Answer: IPHONE
- 23. Canio in "Pagliacci," e.g.? — Answer: CLASSICALCLOWN
- 25. Noxious atmosphere — Answer: MIASMA
- 26. Prefix with business — Answer: AGRI
- 27. "My house, my rules" — Answer: ISAYSO
- 28. QB Drew whom Tom Brady ultimately replaced — Answer: BLEDSOE
- 29. Get tuckered out — Answer: LOSESTEAM
- 32. Indian wedding wear — Answer: SARI
- 34. School subj. — Answer: ENG
- 35. Grab the chips and dip? — Answer: CASHIN
- 37. News hound? — Answer: TOPICALDOG
- 40. Atomic bond, essentially? — Answer: TWOPARTICLEHARMONY
- 45. Many visitors to national parks — Answer: HIKERS
- 46. Nearsighted person — Answer: MYOPE
- 47. Messing up on the big screen — Answer: DEBRA
- 51. Italy's third-largest island (after Sicily and Sardinia) — Answer: ELBA
- 52. Subterranean adventurer — Answer: CAVER
- 54. "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" show tune) — Answer: SIR
- 57. Great number — Answer: SLEW
- 58. Cute, cutesily — Answer: ADORBS
- 61. Dropbox and Roblox — Answer: APPS
- 62. Hailed vehicle — Answer: CAB. Hint: Think of the city ride you might summon with an upraised hand. 🚕
- 64. Show interruptions — Answer: ADS
- 65. Some electrolysis targets? — Answer: FOLLICLESONONESFACE
- 71. Partner of vigor — Answer: VIM
- 72. Letter symbolizing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius — Answer: TAU
- 73. "Downton Abbey" countess — Answer: CORA
- 74. Warm winter coats — Answer: PARKAS
- 76. Like some early education, for short — Answer: PREK
- 78. W.C. sign — Answer: MEN
- 80. City where LeBron James was born — Answer: AKRON
- 81. Blemish — Answer: MARK
- 82. Bit of a character? — Answer: SERIF
- 84. Conspiring (with) — Answer: INBED
- 86. Spice Girl alongside Baby, Ginger, Scary and Posh — Answer: SPORTY
- 88. "Mainsail hoisted, check! Hatches battened, check!"? — Answer: WERENAUTICALWORTHY
- 94. Shark's singing rival in "West Side Story"? — Answer: LYRICALJET
- 97. Corral — Answer: CAGEIN
- 98. Yankee great Gehrig — Answer: LOU
- 99. Something a judge shouldn't have — Answer: BIAS
- 100. Very rude email, informally — Answer: NASTYGRAM
- 105. Never mind? — Answer: AMNESIA
- 108. Neglectful — Answer: REMISS
- 111. Bank (on) — Answer: RELY
- 112. Two-___ schooner — Answer: MASTED
- 113. Frozen treat for Bruins fans? — Answer: BOSTONPOPSICLE
- 117. Lacking scruples — Answer: AMORAL
- 118. Storm, say — Answer: INVADE
- 119. Noted early riser — Answer: ROOSTER
- 120. With a level head — Answer: SANELY
- 121. Thickets — Answer: COPSES
- 122. Embarrassing items to have revealed on an airport X-ray — Answer: SEXTOYS
Down
- 1. Person from the neighborhood — Answer: LOCAL
- 2. Volunteer's offer — Answer: ILLGO
- 3. Bogeymen — Answer: FEARS
- 4. Maker of Bikini So Teeny nail polish — Answer: ESSIE
- 5. Breakthrough K-pop group — Answer: BTS
- 6. Horror director Aster — Answer: ARI
- 7. Most suggestive — Answer: RACIEST
- 8. Like the Eid al-Fitr festival — Answer: ISLAMIC
- 9. Department store eponym — Answer: MACY
- 10. Pale lager, informally — Answer: PILS
- 11. ___ gobi (Indian potato dish) — Answer: ALOO
- 12. Feeling down — Answer: LOW
- 13. ___ Taylor (fashion retailer) — Answer: ANN
- 14. Home of the Preakness Stakes — Answer: PIMLICO
- 15. Early TV role for Ron Howard — Answer: OPIE
- 16. Atlantic fish — Answer: SHAD
- 17. Like Frisbees and some salads — Answer: TOSSED
- 18. Not stereo — Answer: INMONO
- 19. Hard-boiled Chinese snack — Answer: TEAEGG
- 24. Sapporo competitor — Answer: ASAHI
- 28. Bowler's edge — Answer: BRIM
- 30. Blemish — Answer: SCAR
- 31. Fixes, as a driveway — Answer: TARS
- 32. Cake not to be eaten — Answer: SOAP
- 33. French for "after" — Answer: APRES
- 36. Barry Bonds and Shohei Ohtani, notably, for short — Answer: NLMVPS
- 37. Hammer wielder — Answer: THOR. Hint: This mighty Norse deity carries the enchanted hammer Mjölnir. ⚡
- 38. Furthermore — Answer: AND
- 39. Caustic solutions — Answer: LYES
- 40. Mother of Helios, in myth — Answer: THEA
- 41. Metaphor for a runaway success — Answer: WILDFIRE
- 42. Gen Z put-down of an elder — Answer: OKBOOMER
- 43. Bit of wisdom — Answer: PEARL
- 44. Orbit — Answer: EYESOCKET
- 48. Arcane technique — Answer: BLACKART
- 49. Iron-rich variety of fertile soil — Answer: REDEARTH
- 50. Exclamations in nurseries — Answer: AWS
- 52. Lead-in to "tech" — Answer: CAL
- 53. Primatologist's interest — Answer: APE
- 55. Give the cold shoulder, with "out" — Answer: ICE
- 56. Grating voice — Answer: RASP
- 59. Common diner order — Answer: BLT
- 60. Rodgers and Hammerstein musical setting — Answer: SIAM
- 63. Photog's undergrad degree — Answer: BFA
- 66. Stick on a table — Answer: CUE
- 67. Like Volvo and Nokia, by origin — Answer: NORDIC
- 68. Gold, in Guadalajara — Answer: ORO
- 69. London granny — Answer: NAN
- 70. Standard battle wear — Answer: ARMOR
- 71. No. 2's — Answer: VPS
- 75. Vodka in blue bottles — Answer: SKYY
- 77. New Zealander — Answer: KIWI
- 79. One studied in the art of invisibility — Answer: NINJA
- 80. Touch — Answer: ABUT
- 83. Govt. campaign watchdog — Answer: FEC
- 85. Scottish refusals — Answer: NAES
- 86. Loretta of "M*A*S*H" — Answer: SWIT
- 87. Small keg size — Answer: PONY
- 89. With zeal — Answer: RABIDLY
- 90. Director Kazan — Answer: ELIA
- 91. Neighbors of premolars — Answer: CANINES
- 92. Audibly shocked — Answer: AGASP. Hint: This is the sound of someone reacting with sudden surprise 😮
- 93. Landlords, more formally — Answer: LESSORS
- 94. Pack carriers — Answer: LLAMAS
- 95. Crack open? — Answer: YOMAMA
- 96. Is fueled by — Answer: RUNSON
- 101. Fill in a mill — Answer: GRIST
- 102. Right-hand page — Answer: RECTO
- 103. Strike zone? — Answer: ALLEY
- 104. Mike or Michael in movies — Answer: MYERS
- 106. Raison d'___ — Answer: ETRE
- 107. Close up tight — Answer: SEAL
- 108. Invitation letters — Answer: RSVP. Hint: These letters ask invitees to confirm their attendance 💌
- 109. Uber predictions, in brief — Answer: ETAS
- 110. Style — Answer: MODE
- 113. Zippo competitor — Answer: BIC
- 114. Co-producer of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back" — Answer: ONO
- 115. "The Bells" poet — Answer: POE
- 116. Fenway team, familiarly — Answer: SOX
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