16 February 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 February 2020

1
D
2
R
3
A
4
T
5
D
6
A
7
T
8
I
9
V
10
E
11
S
12
L
13
I
14
M
15
U
16
P
17
R
E
C
U
18
T
19
C
I
N
E
M
A
X
20
S
P
A
N
I
S
H
21
I
N
T
R
O
22
A
M
I
L
A
T
E
23
L
A
N
D
T
A
X
24
Q
U
I
N
C
25
E
J
E
L
L
Y
26
Q
27
U
I
N
C
E
28
P
O
T
U
S
29
C
U
S
P
30
E
X
31
A
32
M
33
S
34
G
35
E
R
M
A
N
36
A
37
Y
38
E
A
Y
E
S
39
I
R
40
M
A
W
41
D
A
F
O
E
42
A
B
A
F
T
43
T
H
O
44
L
O
R
I
45
E
L
F
46
D
47
O
B
B
Y
T
H
48
E
H
O
U
49
S
E
E
L
F
50
W
A
S
51
A
52
B
I
P
E
A
53
O
V
I
D
54
T
I
B
E
T
55
G
E
T
I
T
56
H
57
A
D
E
S
58
R
E
P
A
Y
59
S
E
I
Z
E
60
P
O
W
E
R
61
S
E
I
Z
E
62
A
C
I
T
Y
63
M
O
T
E
S
64
S
O
M
N
I
65
A
M
I
S
S
66
T
A
U
T
67
G
O
D
I
S
G
68
O
69
O
70
D
71
D
U
E
T
O
72
T
H
E
F
A
73
C
74
T
T
H
A
T
75
D
U
E
76
I
N
N
S
77
M
R
S
78
K
A
Z
O
O
79
N
80
O
I
C
E
81
O
R
C
82
D
I
E
T
83
M
E
N
U
S
84
F
85
R
E
N
C
H
86
S
A
Y
87
S
O
88
A
R
C
S
89
S
I
E
V
E
90
L
O
91
S
T
I
N
92
T
93
R
94
A
N
S
L
A
T
95
I
96
O
97
N
98
B
99
U
100
S
Y
B
E
E
101
A
102
K
R
O
N
O
H
103
D
E
T
O
O
104
I
T
A
L
I
A
N
105
B
I
O
L
O
G
Y
106
A
R
T
O
O
107
G
E
N
Y
E
R
108
B
A
T
O
N
S
109
M
Y
O
B

Hints & Clues

Across
1
"Consarn it!" : DRAT
5
Kind of case in grammar : DATIVE
11
Shed some pounds : SLIMUP
17
Edited, in a way : RECUT
19
Sister channel of HBO : CINEMAX
20
What the answer at 26-Across is written in : SPANISH
21
Low-level, as a class : INTRO
22
Question that might be asked when hurrying into a meeting : AMILATE
23
Duty for a property owner : LANDTAX
24
Relative of marmalade : QUINCEJELLY
26
FIFTEEN : QUINCE
28
Oval Office V.I.P. : POTUS
29
Transition point : CUSP
30
Period preceding a school break : EXAMS
34
What the answer at 45-Across is written in : GERMAN
36
"Yes, captain" : AYEAYESIR
40
Gaping opening : MAW
41
Willem of "John Wick" : DAFOE
42
Toward the stern : ABAFT
43
Howe'er : THO
44
Chicago mayor Lightfoot : LORI
45
ELEVEN : ELF
46
Whom Harry Potter frees from serving Draco Malfoy's family : DOBBYTHEHOUSEELF
50
Spicy, crunchy snack tidbit : WASABIPEA
53
"Ars Amatoria" writer : OVID
54
Area the Chinese call Xizang : TIBET
55
"Make sense?" : GETIT
56
Hell : HADES
58
Square up with : REPAY
59
With 60-Across, take control after a coup : SEIZE
60
See 59-Across : POWER
61
SIXTEEN : SEIZE
62
"Just ___ boy, born and raised in South Detroit" (lyric from "Don't Stop Believin'") : ACITY
63
Specks : MOTES
64
Sleep: Prefix : SOMNI
65
Not quite right : AMISS
66
Full of tension : TAUT
67
"Hallelujah, praise the Lord!" : GODISGOOD
71
75
TWO : DUE
76
Cozy spots to stop : INNS
77
Miss in the future, maybe : MRS
78
Buzz source : KAZOO
79
Cocktail specification : NOICE
81
Fictional creature made from slime : ORC
82
Restaurant handouts for calorie counters : DIETMENUS
84
What the answer at 61-Across is written in : FRENCH
86
Final authority : SAYSO
88
Rainbows, e.g. : ARCS
89
Flour filter : SIEVE
90
With 92-Across, alternative title for this puzzle : LOSTIN
92
See 90-Across : TRANSLATION
98
On-the-go sort : BUSYBEE
101
It's SW of Erie, Pa. : AKRONOH
103
See 106-Across : DETOO
104
What the answer at 75-Across is written in : ITALIAN
105
Life lessons? : BIOLOGY
106
With 103-Across, character in Episodes I through IX of "Star Wars" : ARTOO
107
Millennial, informally : GENYER
108
Things passed between the legs? : BATONS
109
"Butt out!" : MYOB
Down
1
Title host of radio's first major quiz show : DRIQ
2
Contact lens care brand : RENU
3
Broadway opening : ACTI
4
Declare for the draft, say : TURNPRO
5
Items that, ironically, contain nickel : DIMES
6
"Slumdog Millionaire" co-star ___ Kapoor : ANIL
7
Be a snitch : TELL
8
Wishy-washy R.S.V.P. : IMAY
9
Plant holder? : VAT
10
Funeral ceremony : EXEQUY
11
Go across : SPAN
12
Soldier on horseback : LANCER
13
Word before card or fund : INDEX
14
Sloan School of Management sch. : MIT
15
Team ___ : USA
16
Major Southwest hub, for short : PHX
18
In store : TOCOME
19
Like some New Orleans cooking : CAJUN
20
Sloppy : SLIPSHOD
25
Letter in the classical spelling of "Athena" : ETA
27
"Here's something that'll help" : USETHIS
29
Some battery ends : CATHODES
31
Amorphous creatures : AMOEBAE
32
Dreaded musician of the 1960s-'70s : MARLEY
33
Brisk : SWIFT
34
Luxurious affair : GALA
35
Symbols of failure : EFFS
36
1974 Eurovision winner that went on to international stardom : ABBA
37
"Wahoo!" : YAY
38
Immature stage of a salamander : EFT
39
Letters of credit? : IOU
41
Drops on the ground? : DEW
42
"Not on ___!" : ABET
44
Where Wagner was born and Bach died : LEIPZIG
46
Scatterbrained : DITZY
47
Man's name that sounds like two consecutive letters of the alphabet : OPIE
48
At any time : EVER
49
Oktoberfest vessels : STEINS
51
Some unfair hiring managers : AGEISTS
52
"Go ahead," in Shakespeare : BEITSO
56
Openly controversial opinions : HOTTAKES
57
Knock out : AWE
58
Invoice directive : REMIT
59
Like most medical journal articles : SCIENCY
60
High hairstyle : POUF
61
Club ___ : SODA
62
Egypt's "king of the gods" : AMUNRA
63
Excellent conductors : MAESTRI
64
N.Y.C. neighborhood near NoLIta : SOHO
65
"Ciao" : ADIOS
66
Put in jeopardy : THREATEN
67
Muscle cars of the '60s : GTOS
68
Lyrical, as poetry : ODIC
69
Facetious response to a verbal jab : OUCH
70
"E.T." actress Wallace : DEE
72
"Ugh, stop talking already!" : TMI
73
Sack : CAN
74
Sun ___, "The Art of War" philosopher : TZU
79
Where most of America's gold is mined : NEVADA
80
Like the presidency of John Adams : ONETERM
82
Joint : DOOBIE
83
Longtime Eagles QB Donovan : MCNABB
84
Suspect : FISHY
85
Bible study: Abbr. : REL
87
With a wink : SLYLY
89
Kisses, in Cambridge : SNOGS
91
Brown : SEAR
92
Bring (out) for display : TROT
93
Candy wrapped in a tube : ROLO
94
"I'll come to you ___": Macbeth : ANON
95
Eensy-weensy : ITTY
96
New pedometer reading : OOOO
97
Beginner, in modern lingo : NOOB
98
Mammoth : BIG
99
Western tribe : UTE
100
___ Salvador : SAN
102
What will happily sell its Soul? : KIA