17 February 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 February 2022

1
G
2
A
3
S
4
P
5
W
6
A
7
F
8
T
9
A
10
L
11
F
12
A
13
A
C
E
L
14
A
15
I
C
L
A
16
U
D
I
U
S
17
L
A
N
A
I
18
S
T
A
R
T
O
U
R
S
19
L
I
T
T
L
20
E
D
I
P
P
E
R
21
I
S
T
O
22
E
23
L
24
M
25
C
26
L
27
A
N
28
S
M
29
A
30
L
31
L
32
F
R
I
E
33
S
34
H
A
M
U
35
P
36
H
A
I
L
37
B
A
E
38
A
T
O
M
I
39
C
40
S
U
B
M
A
41
R
I
N
E
42
R
E
N
43
T
U
R
F
44
W
A
D
E
D
45
M
E
R
46
E
T
R
I
F
47
L
48
E
49
T
O
R
Y
50
N
A
N
51
A
R
52
C
H
53
M
54
I
55
C
56
R
57
O
S
E
C
O
58
N
59
D
60
S
61
A
62
F
63
R
I
K
A
A
N
S
64
E
L
I
O
T
65
W
I
N
T
E
R
I
Z
E
66
D
E
L
V
E
67
E
B
A
Y
68
A
D
E
S
69
S
E
E
P

Hints & Clues

Across
1
[I'm speechless!] : GASP
5
Float : WAFT
9
Italian car, informally : ALFA
13
Northeast Corridor train : ACELA
15
1934 novel made into a hit 1970s BBC/PBS miniseries : ICLAUDIUS
17
Hawaii's "Pineapple Isle" : LANAI
18
Bus excursions to see homes of celebrities : STARTOURS
19
At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ... : LITTLEDIPPER
21
Analogy words : ISTO
22
West ___ (furniture chain) : ELM
25
Family : CLAN
28
When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ... : SMALLFRIES
34
Exaggerate, as a stage role : HAMUP
36
Flag down : HAIL
37
Sweetheart, in modern lingo : BAE
38
When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ... : ATOMICSUBMARINE
42
___ Faire (historical festival, informally) : REN
43
Territory : TURF
44
Didn't dive (into) : WADED
45
When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ... : MERETRIFLE
49
Boris Johnson, e.g. : TORY
50
Mum's mum : NAN
51
Principal : ARCH
53
Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ... : MICROSECONDS
61
Language that gave us "aardvark" : AFRIKAANS
64
"Middlemarch" author : ELIOT
65
Prepare for cold weather : WINTERIZE
66
Dig (into) : DELVE
67
Taobao, the so-called "___ of China" : EBAY
68
Citrus drinks : ADES
69
Trickle : SEEP
Down
1
Audacity : GALL
2
It's berry tasty! : ACAI
3
On cloud nine : SENT
4
Credit card status : PLATINUM
5
Domain of Athena : WISDOM
6
Stage opening : ACTI
7
Tizzy : FLAP
8
Bit of weatherproofing : TARP
9
Devotee : ADORER
10
___ Yifei, star of 2020's "Mulan" : LIU
11
Something traded at a trading post : FUR
12
Ding-dong : ASS
14
Isn't well : AILS
16
People for whom a state is named : UTE
20
Supposed creators of crop circles, for short : ETS
23
Longing to go to bed? : LIBIDO
24
More grinchlike : MEANER
25
Bracelet item : CHARM
26
Triangular sail : LATEEN
27
King of the Egyptian gods : AMONRA
29
Leave in ___ : AHUFF
30
Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash" : LAB
31
Calculus calculation: Abbr. : LIM
32
Scratch or nick : FLAW
33
Ramshackle : SEEDY
35
A.C.C. team, informally : PITT
39
Mongrel : CUR
40
___ Lanka : SRI
41
Squalid abodes : RATHOLES
46
Hostile state : ENMITY
47
Misses abroad : LASSES
48
Before, in verse : ERE
52
Kept informed, in a way : CCED
54
Old presidential nickname : IKE
55
Italian term of endearment : CARA
56
It's a bust : RAID
57
Eleven, to an élève : ONZE
58
Home for many hippos : NILE
59
Magician's bird : DOVE
60
Put one's foot down : STEP
61
Dazzle : AWE
62
"You've hardly aged a bit," usually : FIB
63
Genetic material : RNA