New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Major toymaker MATTEL
SOUNDS OF WONDERMENT OOHS
NARROW INLET RIA
Birth control option, for short IUD
Relaxed feeling EASE
Texas city between Dallas and Austin WACO
Meat that may be “chopped” LIVER
“So ___ heard” IVE
“Gotcha” IHEARTHAT
Twisty-shaped pasta ROTINI
Like some retro carpeting SHAG
MOUNTAIN PEAK
HUMONGOUS BIG
Wiggle from discomfort SQUIRM
What the Apollo 8 crew was orbiting when astronaut Bill Anders took his iconic 11-Down photograph MOON
STRONG DESIRE URGE
SALON JOB PERM
SOUND OF A CONTENTED CAT PURR
SUPERMODEL KATE UPTON
WANDER ROAM
EGG-SHAPED OVOID
ENTERTAINS AMUSES
IRE WRATH
WOW AMAZE
SEND, AS A PAYMENT REMIT
BUNCHES GOBS
THANKSGIVING SIDE DISH YAMS
___ GREY TEA EARL
DOES SUMS ADDS
VERY: FR. TRES
MORE INTELLIGENT SMARTER
Singing voice above baritone TENOR
The “p” of m.p.h. PER
Apt rhyme for “paws” CLAWS
Higher on the Rotten Tomatoes rating scale FRESHER
Be hurting ACHE
___ pot (device for clearing sinuses) NETI
Take the pot, in poker WIN
Tucked (away) STASHED
ON THE OCEAN ASEA
ITALIAN WINE REGION ASTI
EYELID IRRITATION STYE
SWEETIE BAE
WEAR AWAY ERODE
CRIES LOUDLY SOBS
COUNTRY BORDERING YEMEN OMAN
CLOTHING LINE? SEAM
Gazelle, to a cheetah PREY
Wowed AWED
“Life of Pi” director Lee ANG
Steep drop-off CLIFF
Computer menu with Undo and Redo EDIT
Al ___ (firm, as pasta) DENTE
Bring on staff HIRE
Maximum allowed LIMIT
The first Mrs. Donald Trump IVANA
Red hat of the Ottoman Empire FEZ
The “R” of H.R.H. ROYAL
What one should do twice before cutting once MEASURE
U.S. facility in Cuba, informally GITMO
Edible squash seed PEPITA
C minor and F sharp major, for two KEYS
Salad green some chefs massage to soften KALE
Courage, metaphorically GUTS
“Alas!” AHME
___ VEZ (AGAIN, IN SPANISH) OTRA
MOST STRANGE ODDEST
Tax IDs: Abbr. SSNS
Ancient tool for hunters or warriors SPEARTHROWER
Popular same-sex dating app GRINDR
Not yet found, as a criminal ATLARGE
Dogs with curly tails AKITAS
ONE OF THE TWO MAIN BRANCHES OF ISLAM SHIA
“For heaven’s sake!” DEARGOD
Like a diet low in sodium and favoring whole grains HEARTHEALTHY
Phenomenon witnessed from space ? or a hint to this puzzle’s sequence of shaded squares EARTHRISE
“Fancy seeing you here!” OHHI
One really shouldn’t be used to clean your ears, doctors say QTIP