New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
THEATER BACKDROP SCRIM
Clean hands, so to speak INNOCENCE
INVOLVES ENTAILS
PIECE OF INFO DATUM
THUNDEROUS SOUNDS CLAPS
EXCESSIVELY TOO
TEXAS A&M ATHLETE AGGIE
CIVIL WRONG TORT
PERFUME INGREDIENT ATTAR
Arena seating sections TIERS
Eschewed pork and shellfish, say ATEKOSHER
Only U.S. coin that does not explicitly indicate how many cents it’s worth DIME
Some kennel personnel GROOMERS
Comedy character who once asked the U.N. secretary general if Disneyland was part of the U.N. ALIG
Org. whose initials are aptly hidden in “foreign satellite interception” NSA
“Clifford the Big Red Dog” airer PBS
Hindu wedding adornment that’s said to get darker the more the newlyweds love each other HENNA
Lifesaving mission, for short RESCUEOP
Its panhandle abuts British Columbia IDAHO
One fast-tracked in an interview pool REFERRAL
Absolutely devour INHALE
Fitting a little tight SNUG
Home to the Great Ziggurat of Ur IRAQ
Common jeans feature RIP
“Whoop-de-___” DOO
Subject of 1960s-?70s addiction research LSD
Things that perceptive people might pick up UNDERTONES
Picture taker? FRAME
Sound in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” MOO
Windy part of a kite? REEL
The “A” of the ACT UP organization AIDS
Body of water adjoining Korea Bay YELLOWSEA
Charge (with) ENTRUST
GOALS AIMS
OLYMPIC GYMNAST RAISMAN ALY
Boos-y drink? HATERADE
LITHIUM-___ BATTERY ION
Slow-cooked entrees POTROASTS
Strict sales limit, informally ONEPER
SPILL (OVER) SLOP
PORT CONTAINER CARAFE
HOME SCREEN ARRAY APPS
ADDRESS SPEAKTO
DOT ON A DIE PIP
Disorganized stack HEAP
STRESSFUL WORK? POEM
Mess hall patrons, in brief GIS
PURGES RIDS
___-DE-CAMP AIDE
PRUDENT JUDICIOUS
REALLY HURT ACHED
LIKE LOKI NORSE
CHECKOUT UNIT ITEM
OKTOBERFEST PURCHASE BIER
“Gross!” ICK
FIT FOR A KING REGAL
DANCE AT A LUAU HULA
ID whose first five digits are sometimes ignored SSN
Tiny member of a swarm GNAT
Big Ten school that plays home football games at Beaver Stadium PENNSTATE
What hits the ground running? SOLE
Seat in the London Stock Exchange? ARSE
At the earliest chance ASAP
They get high by the beach TIDES
Airport screening inits. TSA
Winter house-warming option GASHEAT
“That’s my goal” IPLANTO
Powerlifter’s helper SPOTTER
Marine predator often seen near shorelines SANDSHARK
PROCEEDS REVENUES
FLIGHT SEGMENT STAIRSTEP
“Naw, no way!” AINTSO
Orders more of than necessary OVERSTOCKS
Best Melodic ___ Performance (Grammy category) RAP
“My concern is ?” IFEAR
Variety used to make Bordeaux wine MERLOT
Joins those on the stage ENTERS
Counterparts of eves MORNS
With 61-Down, like some gossip … as represented phonetically by each set of shaded squares? HEARDTHROUGH
Like a bathroom directly connected to a bedroom ENSUITE
Feigns indignation ACTSMAD
Barbecue grill fill COALS
Comics sound when something is snatched YOINK
Record holder for most games played in the FIFA World Cup (26) MESSI
Trains above street level ELS
Delivery that can’t be returned ACE
“Well, don’t wait out here!” GOONIN
Variety commonly found in jellies and pies CONCORD
Wax figures? BEES
Golf tournament division PAIRS
President who campaigned on the slogan “Our best days still lie ahead” BIDEN
Real pickle SNAFU
So ? or a word following “so” TRUE
BUG PESTER
CAMP BED COT
HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING TRIVIAL
KEISTER PATOOTIE
SEE 13-DOWN THEGRAPEVINE
___-CONSCIOUS ECO
SEA HAWKS OSPREYS
SEES RED BOILS
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE CREE
SNORE LOUDLY SAWLOGS
CLENCHED, AS TEETH GRITTED
SUN SHIELD VISOR
Summer Olympics host between London and Tokyo RIO
Demographic group COHORT
Putting together POOLING
Eyeballs, e.g. ORBS
Musical artist Yoko ONO
UNNERVES JARS
MUCH LIKE AKINTO
Modern ___ ERA
Word before dating or skating SPEED
More open to the elements AIRIER
Lake house rental CANOE
Lyft request RIDE
“Don’t ___ me ?” QUOTE
1994 single by Hole whose cover art depicts a miniature wedding dress and veil DOLLPARTS
Real-time PC exchanges IMS
Man, woman and child, e.g. NOUNS
Little lifter TEE
One dropping amorous hints FLIRTER
Trigonometry units RADIANS
B-baller in Big D MAV
“Am I mistaken?” ISITNOT
STASHED AWAY HID
LIVEN (UP) PEP
TURNDOWNS DENIALS
CORNMEAL CAKE PONE
Believer in Jah RASTA
Hot herbal brew SAGETEA
Place to pamper pets that purr CATSPA
Some rivers have them DELTAS
Variety that shares its name with a Mideast capital MUSCAT
Game with big prizes LOTTO
“I’m not working right now,” in email shorthand OOO
Mushroom added to ramen ENOKI
Org. with the phone number 1-800-TAX-FORM IRS
Info you might send someone when you’re running late ETA