The full solution for the NY Times February 16 2023 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This Thursday’s puzzle is edited by Will Shortz and created by Kevin Patterson.
Across Clues
- Sound before a toastTING
- Grin and bare it!FANG
- Dorm V.I.P.sRAS
- Spanish term of endearmentMIAMOR
- Actor SharifOMAR
- Next-generation releases?OVA
- Turkish city that lends its name to a species of rabbit, cat and goatANKARA
- Dramatic honorOBIE
- Start of X-X-XTIC
- Cousin ___ (“Succession” character)GREG
- Lead-in to careMEDI
- Last model in iPod’s product lineTOUCH
- SpeckMOTE
- Aid in self-defenseMACE
- Musical with the song “It’s the Hard-Knock Life”ANNIE
- Sound of contentmentAAH
- Industry bigwigBARON
- Exchange words?EDIT
- ExpatriateDEPORT
- Female whalesCOWS
- Nonbasic characteristicLOWPH
- Vehicle with a pedal assist modeEBIKE
- Flat, for shortTWOD
- Letter-shaped gasketORING
- Sketchy stranger, in slangRANDO
- Juillet to juillet, e.g.ANNEE
- HunkGOB
- “___ From the Bridge” (Arthur Miller play)AVIEW
- ___ honorYOUR
- Pod producerTIDE
- Multihued birdMACAW
- It might give you the chillsICE
- Singer known as the “Queen of New Age”ENYA
- Highway no.RTE
- Scepter toppersORBS
- TreasureESTEEM
- Kind of milkOAT
- Put onWORE
- PressureDURESS
- Like sauvignon blancDRY
- Workplaces for some essential workers, in briefERS
- Unit of cornEAR
Vertical Clues
- Accept defeat, in modern parlance ? or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzleTAKETHEL
- GIF, e.g.IMAGE
- Common conjunctionNOR
- Ones who don’t want to hear that you’re laying down on the job?GRAMMARPOLICE
- Easter egg-making supplyFOODCOLORING
- Restaurant critic’s concernAMBIENCE
- Cry of triumph after a good performanceNAILEDIT
- Director GerwigGRETA
- Word that retains its meaning when its third letter is removedROTUND
- “Levels” D.J., 2011AVICII
- Scented pouchSACHET
- Underground rock?MAGMA
- Bit of progressINROAD
- Event first observed in 1970EARTHDAY
- A daredevil may hit the slopes with itONESKI
- Band with the 1982 hit “I Want Candy”BOWWOWWOW
- Joint stockholders?POTDEALERS
- Certain woodwind requirementOBOEREED
- Certain money transactionWIRE
- Henry Ford or Nikola TeslaENGINEER
- Emphatic affirmativeGODYES
- Cannon loaderRAMROD
- Blockbuster of 2009AVATAR
- Hot towel before a meal, sayNICETY
- Snap, crackle and popNOISES
- Alternative to wind or solarNUCLEAR
- Lights upBEAMS
- Brilliant fishTETRA
- Sturgeon delicacyROE
- [It’s f-f-freezing!]BRR
- Seek damages fromSUE
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