NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 8

Who's In Charge Here?

By Chloe Revery

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Across

  1. 1Crafty sortARTISAN
  2. 8Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washingLEEKS
  3. 13Cowboy on the pampasGAUCHO
  4. 19"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptorBERNINI
  5. 20SupplementENRICH
  6. 22Get in on the gameANTEUP
  7. 23Scrunchie, e.g.ELASTICHAIRTIE
  8. 25"Oh, cruel fate!"POORME
  9. 26Autocorrect targetTYPO
  10. 27ClassificationKIND
  11. 28Sports franchises, e.g.TEAMS
  12. 30Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instrumentsPEAR
  13. 31Social normsMORES
  14. 34Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)MENLO
  15. 35Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah ChaseTIANA
  16. 36USA, e.g.CHANNEL
  17. 39Title for William beginning in 2022PRINCEOFWALES
  18. 42Hawk homesAERIES
  19. 43In viewSEEN
  20. 44Money in rock 'n' rollEDDIE
  21. 45Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime DogTHEADCOUNCIL
  22. 48Patron of sailorsSTELMO
  23. 52Work with a needleSEW
  24. 53Position in basketballGUARD
  25. 54___ KippurYOM
  26. 57Looks through someone's phone, saySNOOPS
  27. 59Pointers for a fencer?EPEES
  28. 61SlackenEASEUP
  29. 64[Bo-o-oring!]SNORE
  30. 65Pop, to a totDADA
  31. 67Explicit commandDIRECTORDER
  32. 71One-named singer with four GrammysENYA
  33. 72Relative of a heronSTORK
  34. 74SirenlikeSHRILL
  35. 75What a sad person might break intoTEARS
  36. 771987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedyTINMEN
  37. 79"!!!"OMG
  38. 80Philosopher KierkegaardSOREN
  39. 82Dig up dirt?HOE
  40. 85It typically has a string attachedTEABAG
  41. 87Bright shade similar to magentaSHOCKINGPINK
  42. 91"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)APART
  43. 94"Oh, cruel fate!"ALAS
  44. 95Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informallyTOONIE
  45. 96Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologistLIFEBEFOREMAN
  46. 101Weasel relativesFERRETS
  47. 102A water molecule contains three of theseATOMS
  48. 103Vexillologist's subjectFLAGS
  49. 104Stone measureCARAT
  50. 105Explorer with her monkey friend BootsDORA
  51. 106Bud of baseballSELIG
  52. 107What Excedrin relievesPAIN
  53. 109Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)ACAI
  54. 113Stir upINCITE
  55. 115Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled lettersUNDERCOVERBOSS
  56. 119Place for a shoelaceEYELET
  57. 120Manning with two Super Bowl ringsPEYTON
  58. 121"You can count on me!"IMALLIN
  59. 122Talks back toSASSES
  60. 123Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"REESE
  61. 124Patronized, as a restaurantDINEDAT

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  1. 1Words on either side of "___ is ___"ABET
  2. 2Bank (on)RELY
  3. 3Sting operationTRAP
  4. 4Trouble with Z's?INSOMNIA
  5. 5Take a load offSIT
  6. 6Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe RecordsANI
  7. 7Small changeNICKEL
  8. 8TiltLEAN
  9. 9Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday"ENID
  10. 10Slip upERR
  11. 11Wee mewerKITTEN
  12. 12Prestigious academic journal since 1880SCIENCE
  13. 13Résumé problems, at timesGAPS
  14. 14365 díasANO
  15. 15More ideal?UTOPIA
  16. 16Trix or KixCEREAL
  17. 17___ societyHUMANE
  18. 18Performances at Paris's Palais GarnierOPERAS
  19. 21Well againHEALED
  20. 24Quick hellosHIS
  21. 29VibesMOODS
  22. 32JumpyONEDGE
  23. 33What many a shelter animal hopes to beRESCUED
  24. 34BMW offering since 2000MINI
  25. 35Many boy band fansTWEENS
  26. 362019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"CATS
  27. 37Villainous chortleHEHE
  28. 38"Can I go now?"AREWEDONE
  29. 39Await settlement, as a paymentPEND
  30. 40Partner of Parks, informallyREC
  31. 41Goes well withFITS
  32. 43California's Big ___SUR
  33. 46Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"OASIS
  34. 47Clorox competitorLYSOL
  35. 49IndividualistLONER
  36. 50Drink from a tub?MOONSHINE
  37. 51Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"OPRY
  38. 55The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"OER
  39. 56Makeup of some face masksMUD
  40. 58Vast amountSEA
  41. 60Italian city known for its cheesePARMA
  42. 61VapesECIGS
  43. 62Georgia airport, for shortATL
  44. 63___ dishPETRI
  45. 65Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.DST
  46. 66FightingATIT
  47. 68Pi followerRHO
  48. 69"Uhh ...," to BritsERM
  49. 70Come back inREENTER
  50. 73Alternatives to gyro plattersKEBABS
  51. 76Variety of rabbit or goatANGORA
  52. 78What a tall collar coversNAPE
  53. 80Read quicklySCAN
  54. 81Gives the green lightOKS
  55. 83"I've got this"ONIT
  56. 84Barely scrapes (by)EKES
  57. 86Social blunderGAFFE
  58. 88Amateur radio devoteesHAMS
  59. 89Greeting in BrazilOLA
  60. 90Easily movedPORTABLE
  61. 92Arrive by carROLLUP
  62. 93Gym staff memberTRAINER
  63. 96Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"LADIES
  64. 972017 figure skating biopicITONYA
  65. 98CompelsFORCES
  66. 99Things that typically build up during vacationEMAILS
  67. 100Easter purchaseEGGDYE
  68. 101Social media tribute to a celeb, sayFANVID
  69. 104Tech company execCIO
  70. 106Hollywood workplacesSETS
  71. 107Major-leaguersPROS
  72. 108Something hard to face?ACNE
  73. 110Small bug?COLD
  74. 111___ MinorASIA
  75. 112Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely"ISNT
  76. 114Vex, with "off"TEE
  77. 116Summer on the RivieraETE
  78. 117Onetime parent co. of Virgin RecordsEMI
  79. 118LedRAN

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Crafty sort — Answer: ARTISAN
  2. 8. Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing — Answer: LEEKS
  3. 13. Cowboy on the pampas — Answer: GAUCHO
  4. 19. "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor — Answer: BERNINI
  5. 20. Supplement — Answer: ENRICH
  6. 22. Get in on the game — Answer: ANTEUP
  7. 23. Scrunchie, e.g. — Answer: ELASTICHAIRTIE
  8. 25. "Oh, cruel fate!" — Answer: POORME
  9. 26. Autocorrect target — Answer: TYPO
  10. 27. Classification — Answer: KIND
  11. 28. Sports franchises, e.g. — Answer: TEAMS
  12. 30. Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments — Answer: PEAR
  13. 31. Social norms — Answer: MORES
  14. 34. Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname) — Answer: MENLO
  15. 35. Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase — Answer: TIANA
  16. 36. USA, e.g. — Answer: CHANNEL
  17. 39. Title for William beginning in 2022 — Answer: PRINCEOFWALES
  18. 42. Hawk homes — Answer: AERIES
  19. 43. In view — Answer: SEEN
  20. 44. Money in rock 'n' roll — Answer: EDDIE
  21. 45. Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog — Answer: THEADCOUNCIL
  22. 48. Patron of sailors — Answer: STELMO
  23. 52. Work with a needle — Answer: SEW
  24. 53. Position in basketball — Answer: GUARD
  25. 54. ___ Kippur — Answer: YOM
  26. 57. Looks through someone's phone, say — Answer: SNOOPS
  27. 59. Pointers for a fencer? — Answer: EPEES
  28. 61. Slacken — Answer: EASEUP
  29. 64. [Bo-o-oring!] — Answer: SNORE
  30. 65. Pop, to a tot — Answer: DADA
  31. 67. Explicit command — Answer: DIRECTORDER
  32. 71. One-named singer with four Grammys — Answer: ENYA
  33. 72. Relative of a heron — Answer: STORK
  34. 74. Sirenlike — Answer: SHRILL
  35. 75. What a sad person might break into — Answer: TEARS
  36. 77. 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy — Answer: TINMEN
  37. 79. "!!!" — Answer: OMG
  38. 80. Philosopher Kierkegaard — Answer: SOREN
  39. 82. Dig up dirt? — Answer: HOE
  40. 85. It typically has a string attached — Answer: TEABAG
  41. 87. Bright shade similar to magenta — Answer: SHOCKINGPINK
  42. 91. "Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel) — Answer: APART
  43. 94. "Oh, cruel fate!" — Answer: ALAS
  44. 95. Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally — Answer: TOONIE
  45. 96. Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist — Answer: LIFEBEFOREMAN
  46. 101. Weasel relatives — Answer: FERRETS
  47. 102. A water molecule contains three of these — Answer: ATOMS
  48. 103. Vexillologist's subject — Answer: FLAGS
  49. 104. Stone measure — Answer: CARAT
  50. 105. Explorer with her monkey friend Boots — Answer: DORA
  51. 106. Bud of baseball — Answer: SELIG
  52. 107. What Excedrin relieves — Answer: PAIN
  53. 109. Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink) — Answer: ACAI
  54. 113. Stir up — Answer: INCITE
  55. 115. Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters — Answer: UNDERCOVERBOSS
  56. 119. Place for a shoelace — Answer: EYELET
  57. 120. Manning with two Super Bowl rings — Answer: PEYTON
  58. 121. "You can count on me!" — Answer: IMALLIN
  59. 122. Talks back to — Answer: SASSES
  60. 123. Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" — Answer: REESE
  61. 124. Patronized, as a restaurant — Answer: DINEDAT

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  1. 1. Words on either side of "___ is ___" — Answer: ABET
  2. 2. Bank (on) — Answer: RELY
  3. 3. Sting operation — Answer: TRAP
  4. 4. Trouble with Z's? — Answer: INSOMNIA
  5. 5. Take a load off — Answer: SIT. Hint: What you might do when your feet need a break 🪑
  6. 6. Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records — Answer: ANI
  7. 7. Small change — Answer: NICKEL
  8. 8. Tilt — Answer: LEAN. Hint: When you want to rest on one side, you might just do this! 🤔
  9. 9. Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday" — Answer: ENID
  10. 10. Slip up — Answer: ERR
  11. 11. Wee mewer — Answer: KITTEN
  12. 12. Prestigious academic journal since 1880 — Answer: SCIENCE
  13. 13. Résumé problems, at times — Answer: GAPS
  14. 14. 365 días — Answer: ANO
  15. 15. More ideal? — Answer: UTOPIA
  16. 16. Trix or Kix — Answer: CEREAL
  17. 17. ___ society — Answer: HUMANE
  18. 18. Performances at Paris's Palais Garnier — Answer: OPERAS
  19. 21. Well again — Answer: HEALED
  20. 24. Quick hellos — Answer: HIS
  21. 29. Vibes — Answer: MOODS
  22. 32. Jumpy — Answer: ONEDGE
  23. 33. What many a shelter animal hopes to be — Answer: RESCUED
  24. 34. BMW offering since 2000 — Answer: MINI
  25. 35. Many boy band fans — Answer: TWEENS
  26. 36. 2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful" — Answer: CATS
  27. 37. Villainous chortle — Answer: HEHE
  28. 38. "Can I go now?" — Answer: AREWEDONE
  29. 39. Await settlement, as a payment — Answer: PEND
  30. 40. Partner of Parks, informally — Answer: REC
  31. 41. Goes well with — Answer: FITS
  32. 43. California's Big ___ — Answer: SUR. Hint: This rugged California coastline is famous for dramatic cliffs and ocean views 🌊
  33. 46. Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall" — Answer: OASIS
  34. 47. Clorox competitor — Answer: LYSOL
  35. 49. Individualist — Answer: LONER
  36. 50. Drink from a tub? — Answer: MOONSHINE
  37. 51. Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the" — Answer: OPRY
  38. 55. The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me" — Answer: OER
  39. 56. Makeup of some face masks — Answer: MUD
  40. 58. Vast amount — Answer: SEA
  41. 60. Italian city known for its cheese — Answer: PARMA
  42. 61. Vapes — Answer: ECIGS
  43. 62. Georgia airport, for short — Answer: ATL
  44. 63. ___ dish — Answer: PETRI
  45. 65. Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr. — Answer: DST
  46. 66. Fighting — Answer: ATIT. Hint: Think of the phrase used when two people are actively battling. 🥊
  47. 68. Pi follower — Answer: RHO
  48. 69. "Uhh ...," to Brits — Answer: ERM
  49. 70. Come back in — Answer: REENTER
  50. 73. Alternatives to gyro platters — Answer: KEBABS
  51. 76. Variety of rabbit or goat — Answer: ANGORA
  52. 78. What a tall collar covers — Answer: NAPE
  53. 80. Read quickly — Answer: SCAN
  54. 81. Gives the green light — Answer: OKS
  55. 83. "I've got this" — Answer: ONIT
  56. 84. Barely scrapes (by) — Answer: EKES
  57. 86. Social blunder — Answer: GAFFE
  58. 88. Amateur radio devotees — Answer: HAMS
  59. 89. Greeting in Brazil — Answer: OLA
  60. 90. Easily moved — Answer: PORTABLE
  61. 92. Arrive by car — Answer: ROLLUP
  62. 93. Gym staff member — Answer: TRAINER
  63. 96. Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas" — Answer: LADIES
  64. 97. 2017 figure skating biopic — Answer: ITONYA
  65. 98. Compels — Answer: FORCES
  66. 99. Things that typically build up during vacation — Answer: EMAILS
  67. 100. Easter purchase — Answer: EGGDYE
  68. 101. Social media tribute to a celeb, say — Answer: FANVID
  69. 104. Tech company exec — Answer: CIO
  70. 106. Hollywood workplaces — Answer: SETS
  71. 107. Major-leaguers — Answer: PROS
  72. 108. Something hard to face? — Answer: ACNE
  73. 110. Small bug? — Answer: COLD
  74. 111. ___ Minor — Answer: ASIA. Hint: This continent includes the region known as Asia Minor. 🌏
  75. 112. Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" — Answer: ISNT. Hint: Missing words in Stevie Wonder’s classic title, with a little contraction magic 🎶
  76. 114. Vex, with "off" — Answer: TEE
  77. 116. Summer on the Riviera — Answer: ETE
  78. 117. Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records — Answer: EMI
  79. 118. Led — Answer: RAN

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Every clue from the February 8 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Crafty sortARTISAN
8Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washingLEEKS
13Cowboy on the pampasGAUCHO
19"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptorBERNINI
20SupplementENRICH
22Get in on the gameANTEUP
23Scrunchie, e.g.ELASTICHAIRTIE
25"Oh, cruel fate!"POORME
26Autocorrect targetTYPO
27ClassificationKIND
28Sports franchises, e.g.TEAMS
30Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instrumentsPEAR
31Social normsMORES
34Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)MENLO
35Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah ChaseTIANA
36USA, e.g.CHANNEL
39Title for William beginning in 2022PRINCEOFWALES
42Hawk homesAERIES
43In viewSEEN
44Money in rock 'n' rollEDDIE
45Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime DogTHEADCOUNCIL
48Patron of sailorsSTELMO
52Work with a needleSEW
53Position in basketballGUARD
54___ KippurYOM
57Looks through someone's phone, saySNOOPS
59Pointers for a fencer?EPEES
61SlackenEASEUP
64[Bo-o-oring!]SNORE
65Pop, to a totDADA
67Explicit commandDIRECTORDER
71One-named singer with four GrammysENYA
72Relative of a heronSTORK
74SirenlikeSHRILL
75What a sad person might break intoTEARS
771987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedyTINMEN
79"!!!"OMG
80Philosopher KierkegaardSOREN
82Dig up dirt?HOE
85It typically has a string attachedTEABAG
87Bright shade similar to magentaSHOCKINGPINK
91"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)APART
94"Oh, cruel fate!"ALAS
95Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informallyTOONIE
96Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologistLIFEBEFOREMAN
101Weasel relativesFERRETS
102A water molecule contains three of theseATOMS
103Vexillologist's subjectFLAGS
104Stone measureCARAT
105Explorer with her monkey friend BootsDORA
106Bud of baseballSELIG
107What Excedrin relievesPAIN
109Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)ACAI
113Stir upINCITE
115Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled lettersUNDERCOVERBOSS
119Place for a shoelaceEYELET
120Manning with two Super Bowl ringsPEYTON
121"You can count on me!"IMALLIN
122Talks back toSASSES
123Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"REESE
124Patronized, as a restaurantDINEDAT

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#ClueAnswer
1Words on either side of "___ is ___"ABET
2Bank (on)RELY
3Sting operationTRAP
4Trouble with Z's?INSOMNIA
5Take a load offSIT
6Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe RecordsANI
7Small changeNICKEL
8TiltLEAN
9Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday"ENID
10Slip upERR
11Wee mewerKITTEN
12Prestigious academic journal since 1880SCIENCE
13Résumé problems, at timesGAPS
14365 díasANO
15More ideal?UTOPIA
16Trix or KixCEREAL
17___ societyHUMANE
18Performances at Paris's Palais GarnierOPERAS
21Well againHEALED
24Quick hellosHIS
29VibesMOODS
32JumpyONEDGE
33What many a shelter animal hopes to beRESCUED
34BMW offering since 2000MINI
35Many boy band fansTWEENS
362019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"CATS
37Villainous chortleHEHE
38"Can I go now?"AREWEDONE
39Await settlement, as a paymentPEND
40Partner of Parks, informallyREC
41Goes well withFITS
43California's Big ___SUR
46Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"OASIS
47Clorox competitorLYSOL
49IndividualistLONER
50Drink from a tub?MOONSHINE
51Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"OPRY
55The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"OER
56Makeup of some face masksMUD
58Vast amountSEA
60Italian city known for its cheesePARMA
61VapesECIGS
62Georgia airport, for shortATL
63___ dishPETRI
65Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.DST
66FightingATIT
68Pi followerRHO
69"Uhh ...," to BritsERM
70Come back inREENTER
73Alternatives to gyro plattersKEBABS
76Variety of rabbit or goatANGORA
78What a tall collar coversNAPE
80Read quicklySCAN
81Gives the green lightOKS
83"I've got this"ONIT
84Barely scrapes (by)EKES
86Social blunderGAFFE
88Amateur radio devoteesHAMS
89Greeting in BrazilOLA
90Easily movedPORTABLE
92Arrive by carROLLUP
93Gym staff memberTRAINER
96Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"LADIES
972017 figure skating biopicITONYA
98CompelsFORCES
99Things that typically build up during vacationEMAILS
100Easter purchaseEGGDYE
101Social media tribute to a celeb, sayFANVID
104Tech company execCIO
106Hollywood workplacesSETS
107Major-leaguersPROS
108Something hard to face?ACNE
110Small bug?COLD
111___ MinorASIA
112Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely"ISNT
114Vex, with "off"TEE
116Summer on the RivieraETE
117Onetime parent co. of Virgin RecordsEMI
118LedRAN

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