NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 22

Books of the Bible

By Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp

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Across

  1. 1Ease upABATE
  2. 6Setting for a landscapeCANVAS
  3. 12Like pickles, but not cucumbersACIDIC
  4. 18Turn upLOCATE
  5. 20If all goes perfectlyATBEST
  6. 21Certain head jurorsFOREMEN
  7. 23Like some 401(k) contributionsPRETAX
  8. 24The Ten PlaguesDEATHONTHENILE
  9. 26FreezeHALT
  10. 27Bolo, e.g.TIE
  11. 29Farmyard callBAA
  12. 30Print-readyEDITED
  13. 31Sodom and GomorrahATALEOFTWOCITIES
  14. 37Literary fairy queenMAB
  15. 38Outpouring of Pandora's boxILLS
  16. 39ErelongANON
  17. 40Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr.FRI
  18. 41Singsong syllableTRA
  19. 43Season ticket holders, presumablyFANS
  20. 45Shoofly dessertsPIES
  21. 46Hopeless from the start, for shortDOA
  22. 48Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singerIAN
  23. 49Samson and DelilahDANGEROUSLIAISONS
  24. 55Baseball Hall-of-Famer MelOTT
  25. 56FixRIG
  26. 57Calendar notation: Abbr.APPT
  27. 58Diamond statsRBIS
  28. 59Certain trig functionsSINES
  29. 61So-called "Hollywood of the South"ATLANTA
  30. 64Big name in bubblyMOET
  31. 65Painter's mediumOIL
  32. 66Noah's ArkWHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE
  33. 74NonclericalLAY
  34. 75Get the better ofLICK
  35. 76Like Constantinople, in 1930RENAMED
  36. 77Interior styleDECOR
  37. 80Ballet bendPLIE
  38. 81Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis JupiterMOON
  39. 83The thirdIII
  40. 84RuckusADO
  41. 85Garden of EdenTHEAGEOFINNOCENCE
  42. 91"Scrumdiddlyumptious!"MMM
  43. 92Crew needOAR
  44. 93Get the ___ (finally become aware)MEMO
  45. 94Ingredient in some gelsALOE
  46. 95Designated H.M.O. doctor, in briefPCP
  47. 96Vintage film channelTCM
  48. 98Letters on a crucifixINRI
  49. 99Word with rabbit or allEARS
  50. 101SullyMAR
  51. 103Moses Parting the Red SeaTHEPRINCEOFTIDES
  52. 109Rush uncontrolledlyCAREER
  53. 111Most common last name in SomaliaALI
  54. 112Pressure meas.PSI
  55. 113It's verbotenNONO
  56. 114Jonah and the WhaleTHEGREATESCAPE
  57. 119Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hitRHONDA
  58. 121Took turnsROTATED
  59. 122Brimless topperBEANIE
  60. 123One bringing home the baconEARNER
  61. 124Surprisingly enoughNOLESS
  62. 125Bars, legallyESTOPS
  63. 126FollowsHEEDS

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  1. 1Leader of the packALPHA
  2. 22006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalistBORAT
  3. 3High-speed travel optionACELA
  4. 4Squealer's activityTATTLING
  5. 5H, to HeraETA
  6. 6West PointerCADET
  7. 7Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up"ATE
  8. 8Org. with the Nuggets and NetsNBA
  9. 9ScreenVET
  10. 10Rubbish receptacleASHBIN
  11. 11Weasel with a black-tipped tailSTOAT
  12. 12Where the coxswain sitsAFT
  13. 13UnityCOHESION
  14. 14In a furyIRED
  15. 15Blue materialDENIM
  16. 16CounterfeitIMITATION
  17. 17Whoop it upCELEBRATE
  18. 19GlorifyEXTOL
  19. 22___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarchNED
  20. 25Gullible sortNAIF
  21. 28HypotheticalsIFS
  22. 32BesidesELSE
  23. 33Part of a trunkWAIST
  24. 34First-year law student, informallyONEL
  25. 35"___ Fan Tutte"COSI
  26. 36Mathematician PaulERDOS
  27. 42___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)ANTS
  28. 43ConfidenceFAITH
  29. 44What may be right but not left?ANGLE
  30. 45New Yorkie, sayPUP
  31. 47DelegateASSIGN
  32. 49Pull to openDRAW
  33. 50DilapidatedRATTY
  34. 51MoonfishOPAH
  35. 52Yankees nickname until 2016AROD
  36. 53"My eye!"IBET
  37. 54Wielder of a red lightsaberSITH
  38. 60"Casablanca" roleILSA
  39. 62Folk singer GuthrieARLO
  40. 63ApproachingNEARTO
  41. 641964's Nobel Peace laureate, for shortMLK
  42. 65Common bridge bid, informallyONENO
  43. 67Spanish "she"ELLA
  44. 68Kristen of "Bridesmaids"WIIG
  45. 69Slushy brandICEE
  46. 70PressIRON
  47. 71Protein-building acid, informallyAMINO
  48. 72Treat again, as a sprainREICE
  49. 73Actress FalcoEDIE
  50. 77ClammyDAMP
  51. 78"Heeere's Johnny!" announcerEDMCMAHON
  52. 79Measure againstCOMPARETO
  53. 80Tree branch or power line, for a birdPERCH
  54. 81One making an impression?MIMIC
  55. 82Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman"ONO
  56. 86Where boaters hang with bowlersHATTREES
  57. 87Hyatt alternativeOMNI
  58. 88Spore-producing plantFERN
  59. 89Transport (around)CART
  60. 90Castle in "Hamlet"ELSINORE
  61. 97Heart of the matterMEAT
  62. 98Subject for van GoghIRISES
  63. 99Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythologyEOS
  64. 100LitAFIRE
  65. 102Big name in movie theatersREGAL
  66. 104First-year West PointerPLEBE
  67. 105Olympic bladesEPEES
  68. 106"No man is an island" writerDONNE
  69. 107Was overENDED
  70. 108Glides highSOARS
  71. 109Middle: Abbr.CTR
  72. 110Noted Art Deco designerERTE
  73. 115Sponsored spotsADS
  74. 116Persian or AbyssinianCAT
  75. 117Enero a diciembreANO
  76. 118Domino dotPIP
  77. 120"Yeah, right!"HAH

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. Hint: This abbreviation is often used to mark important meetings or events on your schedule! 📅
  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. Hint: Think of a graceful movement often seen in dance! 💃
  38. 81. Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis Jupiter — Answer: MOON
  39. 83. The third — Answer: III
  40. 84. Ruckus — Answer: ADO. Hint: Think of a noisy commotion or lively disturbance. 🎉
  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

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  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. Hint: Consider conditions that might change the outcome! 🤔
  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. Hint: This comedy star steals scenes in a bridesmaid dress 😄
  45. 69. Slushy brand — Answer: ICEE
  46. 70. Press — Answer: IRON. Hint: Use this household tool to smooth wrinkles from your clothes. 👔
  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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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Ease upABATE
6Setting for a landscapeCANVAS
12Like pickles, but not cucumbersACIDIC
18Turn upLOCATE
20If all goes perfectlyATBEST
21Certain head jurorsFOREMEN
23Like some 401(k) contributionsPRETAX
24The Ten PlaguesDEATHONTHENILE
26FreezeHALT
27Bolo, e.g.TIE
29Farmyard callBAA
30Print-readyEDITED
31Sodom and GomorrahATALEOFTWOCITIES
37Literary fairy queenMAB
38Outpouring of Pandora's boxILLS
39ErelongANON
40Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr.FRI
41Singsong syllableTRA
43Season ticket holders, presumablyFANS
45Shoofly dessertsPIES
46Hopeless from the start, for shortDOA
48Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singerIAN
49Samson and DelilahDANGEROUSLIAISONS
55Baseball Hall-of-Famer MelOTT
56FixRIG
57Calendar notation: Abbr.APPT
58Diamond statsRBIS
59Certain trig functionsSINES
61So-called "Hollywood of the South"ATLANTA
64Big name in bubblyMOET
65Painter's mediumOIL
66Noah's ArkWHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE
74NonclericalLAY
75Get the better ofLICK
76Like Constantinople, in 1930RENAMED
77Interior styleDECOR
80Ballet bendPLIE
81Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis JupiterMOON
83The thirdIII
84RuckusADO
85Garden of EdenTHEAGEOFINNOCENCE
91"Scrumdiddlyumptious!"MMM
92Crew needOAR
93Get the ___ (finally become aware)MEMO
94Ingredient in some gelsALOE
95Designated H.M.O. doctor, in briefPCP
96Vintage film channelTCM
98Letters on a crucifixINRI
99Word with rabbit or allEARS
101SullyMAR
103Moses Parting the Red SeaTHEPRINCEOFTIDES
109Rush uncontrolledlyCAREER
111Most common last name in SomaliaALI
112Pressure meas.PSI
113It's verbotenNONO
114Jonah and the WhaleTHEGREATESCAPE
119Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hitRHONDA
121Took turnsROTATED
122Brimless topperBEANIE
123One bringing home the baconEARNER
124Surprisingly enoughNOLESS
125Bars, legallyESTOPS
126FollowsHEEDS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Leader of the packALPHA
22006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalistBORAT
3High-speed travel optionACELA
4Squealer's activityTATTLING
5H, to HeraETA
6West PointerCADET
7Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up"ATE
8Org. with the Nuggets and NetsNBA
9ScreenVET
10Rubbish receptacleASHBIN
11Weasel with a black-tipped tailSTOAT
12Where the coxswain sitsAFT
13UnityCOHESION
14In a furyIRED
15Blue materialDENIM
16CounterfeitIMITATION
17Whoop it upCELEBRATE
19GlorifyEXTOL
22___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarchNED
25Gullible sortNAIF
28HypotheticalsIFS
32BesidesELSE
33Part of a trunkWAIST
34First-year law student, informallyONEL
35"___ Fan Tutte"COSI
36Mathematician PaulERDOS
42___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)ANTS
43ConfidenceFAITH
44What may be right but not left?ANGLE
45New Yorkie, sayPUP
47DelegateASSIGN
49Pull to openDRAW
50DilapidatedRATTY
51MoonfishOPAH
52Yankees nickname until 2016AROD
53"My eye!"IBET
54Wielder of a red lightsaberSITH
60"Casablanca" roleILSA
62Folk singer GuthrieARLO
63ApproachingNEARTO
641964's Nobel Peace laureate, for shortMLK
65Common bridge bid, informallyONENO
67Spanish "she"ELLA
68Kristen of "Bridesmaids"WIIG
69Slushy brandICEE
70PressIRON
71Protein-building acid, informallyAMINO
72Treat again, as a sprainREICE
73Actress FalcoEDIE
77ClammyDAMP
78"Heeere's Johnny!" announcerEDMCMAHON
79Measure againstCOMPARETO
80Tree branch or power line, for a birdPERCH
81One making an impression?MIMIC
82Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman"ONO
86Where boaters hang with bowlersHATTREES
87Hyatt alternativeOMNI
88Spore-producing plantFERN
89Transport (around)CART
90Castle in "Hamlet"ELSINORE
97Heart of the matterMEAT
98Subject for van GoghIRISES
99Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythologyEOS
100LitAFIRE
102Big name in movie theatersREGAL
104First-year West PointerPLEBE
105Olympic bladesEPEES
106"No man is an island" writerDONNE
107Was overENDED
108Glides highSOARS
109Middle: Abbr.CTR
110Noted Art Deco designerERTE
115Sponsored spotsADS
116Persian or AbyssinianCAT
117Enero a diciembreANO
118Domino dotPIP
120"Yeah, right!"HAH

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