NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Feb 22

Books of the Bible

By Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp

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Across

  1. 1Ease up
  2. 6Setting for a landscape
  3. 12Like pickles, but not cucumbers
  4. 18Turn up
  5. 20If all goes perfectly
  6. 21Certain head jurors
  7. 23Like some 401(k) contributions
  8. 24The Ten Plagues
  9. 26Freeze
  10. 27Bolo, e.g.
  11. 29Farmyard call
  12. 30Print-ready
  13. 31Sodom and Gomorrah
  14. 37Literary fairy queen
  15. 38Outpouring of Pandora's box
  16. 39Erelong
  17. 40Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr.
  18. 41Singsong syllable
  19. 43Season ticket holders, presumably
  20. 45Shoofly desserts
  21. 46Hopeless from the start, for short
  22. 48Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singer
  23. 49Samson and Delilah
  24. 55Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel
  25. 56Fix
  26. 57Calendar notation: Abbr.
  27. 58Diamond stats
  28. 59Certain trig functions
  29. 61So-called "Hollywood of the South"
  30. 64Big name in bubbly
  31. 65Painter's medium
  32. 66Noah's Ark
  33. 74Nonclerical
  34. 75Get the better of
  35. 76Like Constantinople, in 1930
  36. 77Interior style
  37. 80Ballet bend
  38. 81Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis Jupiter
  39. 83The third
  40. 84Ruckus
  41. 85Garden of Eden
  42. 91"Scrumdiddlyumptious!"
  43. 92Crew need
  44. 93Get the ___ (finally become aware)
  45. 94Ingredient in some gels
  46. 95Designated H.M.O. doctor, in brief
  47. 96Vintage film channel
  48. 98Letters on a crucifix
  49. 99Word with rabbit or all
  50. 101Sully
  51. 103Moses Parting the Red Sea
  52. 109Rush uncontrolledly
  53. 111Most common last name in Somalia
  54. 112Pressure meas.
  55. 113It's verboten
  56. 114Jonah and the Whale
  57. 119Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hit
  58. 121Took turns
  59. 122Brimless topper
  60. 123One bringing home the bacon
  61. 124Surprisingly enough
  62. 125Bars, legally
  63. 126Follows

Down

  1. 1Leader of the pack
  2. 22006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist
  3. 3High-speed travel option
  4. 4Squealer's activity
  5. 5H, to Hera
  6. 6West Pointer
  7. 7Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up"
  8. 8Org. with the Nuggets and Nets
  9. 9Screen
  10. 10Rubbish receptacle
  11. 11Weasel with a black-tipped tail
  12. 12Where the coxswain sits
  13. 13Unity
  14. 14In a fury
  15. 15Blue material
  16. 16Counterfeit
  17. 17Whoop it up
  18. 19Glorify
  19. 22___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarch
  20. 25Gullible sort
  21. 28Hypotheticals
  22. 32Besides
  23. 33Part of a trunk
  24. 34First-year law student, informally
  25. 35"___ Fan Tutte"
  26. 36Mathematician Paul
  27. 42___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)
  28. 43Confidence
  29. 44What may be right but not left?
  30. 45New Yorkie, say
  31. 47Delegate
  32. 49Pull to open
  33. 50Dilapidated
  34. 51Moonfish
  35. 52Yankees nickname until 2016
  36. 53"My eye!"
  37. 54Wielder of a red lightsaber
  38. 60"Casablanca" role
  39. 62Folk singer Guthrie
  40. 63Approaching
  41. 641964's Nobel Peace laureate, for short
  42. 65Common bridge bid, informally
  43. 67Spanish "she"
  44. 68Kristen of "Bridesmaids"
  45. 69Slushy brand
  46. 70Press
  47. 71Protein-building acid, informally
  48. 72Treat again, as a sprain
  49. 73Actress Falco
  50. 77Clammy
  51. 78"Heeere's Johnny!" announcer
  52. 79Measure against
  53. 80Tree branch or power line, for a bird
  54. 81One making an impression?
  55. 82Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman"
  56. 86Where boaters hang with bowlers
  57. 87Hyatt alternative
  58. 88Spore-producing plant
  59. 89Transport (around)
  60. 90Castle in "Hamlet"
  61. 97Heart of the matter
  62. 98Subject for van Gogh
  63. 99Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythology
  64. 100Lit
  65. 102Big name in movie theaters
  66. 104First-year West Pointer
  67. 105Olympic blades
  68. 106"No man is an island" writer
  69. 107Was over
  70. 108Glides high
  71. 109Middle: Abbr.
  72. 110Noted Art Deco designer
  73. 115Sponsored spots
  74. 116Persian or Abyssinian
  75. 117Enero a diciembre
  76. 118Domino dot
  77. 120"Yeah, right!"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Ease up — Answer: ABATE
  2. 6. Setting for a landscape — Answer: CANVAS
  3. 12. Like pickles, but not cucumbers — Answer: ACIDIC
  4. 18. Turn up — Answer: LOCATE
  5. 20. If all goes perfectly — Answer: ATBEST
  6. 21. Certain head jurors — Answer: FOREMEN
  7. 23. Like some 401(k) contributions — Answer: PRETAX
  8. 24. The Ten Plagues — Answer: DEATHONTHENILE
  9. 26. Freeze — Answer: HALT
  10. 27. Bolo, e.g. — Answer: TIE
  11. 29. Farmyard call — Answer: BAA
  12. 30. Print-ready — Answer: EDITED
  13. 31. Sodom and Gomorrah — Answer: ATALEOFTWOCITIES
  14. 37. Literary fairy queen — Answer: MAB
  15. 38. Outpouring of Pandora's box — Answer: ILLS
  16. 39. Erelong — Answer: ANON
  17. 40. Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr. — Answer: FRI
  18. 41. Singsong syllable — Answer: TRA
  19. 43. Season ticket holders, presumably — Answer: FANS
  20. 45. Shoofly desserts — Answer: PIES
  21. 46. Hopeless from the start, for short — Answer: DOA
  22. 48. Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singer — Answer: IAN
  23. 49. Samson and Delilah — Answer: DANGEROUSLIAISONS
  24. 55. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel — Answer: OTT
  25. 56. Fix — Answer: RIG
  26. 57. Calendar notation: Abbr. — Answer: APPT
  27. 58. Diamond stats — Answer: RBIS
  28. 59. Certain trig functions — Answer: SINES
  29. 61. So-called "Hollywood of the South" — Answer: ATLANTA
  30. 64. Big name in bubbly — Answer: MOET
  31. 65. Painter's medium — Answer: OIL
  32. 66. Noah's Ark — Answer: WHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE
  33. 74. Nonclerical — Answer: LAY
  34. 75. Get the better of — Answer: LICK
  35. 76. Like Constantinople, in 1930 — Answer: RENAMED
  36. 77. Interior style — Answer: DECOR
  37. 80. Ballet bend — Answer: PLIE
  38. 81. Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis Jupiter — Answer: MOON
  39. 83. The third — Answer: III
  40. 84. Ruckus — Answer: ADO
  41. 85. Garden of Eden — Answer: THEAGEOFINNOCENCE
  42. 91. "Scrumdiddlyumptious!" — Answer: MMM
  43. 92. Crew need — Answer: OAR
  44. 93. Get the ___ (finally become aware) — Answer: MEMO
  45. 94. Ingredient in some gels — Answer: ALOE
  46. 95. Designated H.M.O. doctor, in brief — Answer: PCP
  47. 96. Vintage film channel — Answer: TCM
  48. 98. Letters on a crucifix — Answer: INRI
  49. 99. Word with rabbit or all — Answer: EARS
  50. 101. Sully — Answer: MAR
  51. 103. Moses Parting the Red Sea — Answer: THEPRINCEOFTIDES
  52. 109. Rush uncontrolledly — Answer: CAREER
  53. 111. Most common last name in Somalia — Answer: ALI
  54. 112. Pressure meas. — Answer: PSI
  55. 113. It's verboten — Answer: NONO
  56. 114. Jonah and the Whale — Answer: THEGREATESCAPE
  57. 119. Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hit — Answer: RHONDA
  58. 121. Took turns — Answer: ROTATED
  59. 122. Brimless topper — Answer: BEANIE
  60. 123. One bringing home the bacon — Answer: EARNER
  61. 124. Surprisingly enough — Answer: NOLESS
  62. 125. Bars, legally — Answer: ESTOPS
  63. 126. Follows — Answer: HEEDS

Down

  1. 1. Leader of the pack — Answer: ALPHA
  2. 2. 2006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist — Answer: BORAT
  3. 3. High-speed travel option — Answer: ACELA
  4. 4. Squealer's activity — Answer: TATTLING
  5. 5. H, to Hera — Answer: ETA
  6. 6. West Pointer — Answer: CADET
  7. 7. Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up" — Answer: ATE
  8. 8. Org. with the Nuggets and Nets — Answer: NBA
  9. 9. Screen — Answer: VET
  10. 10. Rubbish receptacle — Answer: ASHBIN
  11. 11. Weasel with a black-tipped tail — Answer: STOAT
  12. 12. Where the coxswain sits — Answer: AFT
  13. 13. Unity — Answer: COHESION
  14. 14. In a fury — Answer: IRED
  15. 15. Blue material — Answer: DENIM
  16. 16. Counterfeit — Answer: IMITATION
  17. 17. Whoop it up — Answer: CELEBRATE
  18. 19. Glorify — Answer: EXTOL
  19. 22. ___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarch — Answer: NED
  20. 25. Gullible sort — Answer: NAIF
  21. 28. Hypotheticals — Answer: IFS
  22. 32. Besides — Answer: ELSE
  23. 33. Part of a trunk — Answer: WAIST
  24. 34. First-year law student, informally — Answer: ONEL
  25. 35. "___ Fan Tutte" — Answer: COSI
  26. 36. Mathematician Paul — Answer: ERDOS
  27. 42. ___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins) — Answer: ANTS
  28. 43. Confidence — Answer: FAITH
  29. 44. What may be right but not left? — Answer: ANGLE
  30. 45. New Yorkie, say — Answer: PUP
  31. 47. Delegate — Answer: ASSIGN
  32. 49. Pull to open — Answer: DRAW
  33. 50. Dilapidated — Answer: RATTY
  34. 51. Moonfish — Answer: OPAH
  35. 52. Yankees nickname until 2016 — Answer: AROD
  36. 53. "My eye!" — Answer: IBET
  37. 54. Wielder of a red lightsaber — Answer: SITH
  38. 60. "Casablanca" role — Answer: ILSA
  39. 62. Folk singer Guthrie — Answer: ARLO
  40. 63. Approaching — Answer: NEARTO
  41. 64. 1964's Nobel Peace laureate, for short — Answer: MLK
  42. 65. Common bridge bid, informally — Answer: ONENO
  43. 67. Spanish "she" — Answer: ELLA
  44. 68. Kristen of "Bridesmaids" — Answer: WIIG
  45. 69. Slushy brand — Answer: ICEE
  46. 70. Press — Answer: IRON
  47. 71. Protein-building acid, informally — Answer: AMINO
  48. 72. Treat again, as a sprain — Answer: REICE
  49. 73. Actress Falco — Answer: EDIE
  50. 77. Clammy — Answer: DAMP
  51. 78. "Heeere's Johnny!" announcer — Answer: EDMCMAHON
  52. 79. Measure against — Answer: COMPARETO
  53. 80. Tree branch or power line, for a bird — Answer: PERCH
  54. 81. One making an impression? — Answer: MIMIC
  55. 82. Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman" — Answer: ONO
  56. 86. Where boaters hang with bowlers — Answer: HATTREES
  57. 87. Hyatt alternative — Answer: OMNI
  58. 88. Spore-producing plant — Answer: FERN
  59. 89. Transport (around) — Answer: CART
  60. 90. Castle in "Hamlet" — Answer: ELSINORE
  61. 97. Heart of the matter — Answer: MEAT
  62. 98. Subject for van Gogh — Answer: IRISES
  63. 99. Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythology — Answer: EOS
  64. 100. Lit — Answer: AFIRE
  65. 102. Big name in movie theaters — Answer: REGAL
  66. 104. First-year West Pointer — Answer: PLEBE
  67. 105. Olympic blades — Answer: EPEES
  68. 106. "No man is an island" writer — Answer: DONNE
  69. 107. Was over — Answer: ENDED
  70. 108. Glides high — Answer: SOARS
  71. 109. Middle: Abbr. — Answer: CTR
  72. 110. Noted Art Deco designer — Answer: ERTE
  73. 115. Sponsored spots — Answer: ADS
  74. 116. Persian or Abyssinian — Answer: CAT
  75. 117. Enero a diciembre — Answer: ANO
  76. 118. Domino dot — Answer: PIP
  77. 120. "Yeah, right!" — Answer: HAH

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