New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 06

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