
NYT Crossword: solutions for Sunday, February 23
The New York Times offers a variety of word games today, including Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, ensuring there’s something for everyone. However, the classic crossword puzzle remains the standout feature. The daily crossword is packed with fascinating trivia, enhances mental flexibility, and provides bragging rights if you complete it each day. Although the NYT puzzle can sometimes feel overwhelming, solving crosswords is a skill that improves with practice, so don’t be disheartened if you can’t fill in every single answer. If you're struggling with today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to assist. Below are the answers to today’s clues:
1. Lawyer’s title: Abbr. : ESQ
2. Fish bait : CHUM
3. Leader of filmdom’s Rebel Alliance : LEIA
4. Options on some tests : ABCD
5. Receive severe criticism : TAKE HEAT
6. Blue-green shades : AQUAS
7. Sound of a smooth-running engine : PURR
8. Pig’s digs : PEN
9. Locale where clovers bloom : LEA
10. Forget to finish writing a clue, maybe : ERR
11. Secret ___ : SAUCE
12. Felt longing (for) : PINED
13. Since Jan. 1 : YTD
14. "C’est la vie" : SO BE IT
15. Potato chip, to a Brit : CRISP
16. Coiffure parts that are sometimes braided : RAT TAILS
17. Complete nonsense : UTTER ROT
18. Small mongooses : MEERKATS
21. Creature that sounds like a snooze : BOAR
24. Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?) : TWIN
28. PalmPilots, e.g., for short : PDA'S
30. Wish list items : WANTS
31. Like some heels and hopes : HIGH
32. Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarly : EDIE
33. “Perhaps. That’s something that interests me” : I MAY
34. Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902) : MALARIA
35. Yom Kippur observers, e.g. : ATONERS
36. Amusingly incongruous outcomes : IRONIES
37. Flood preventers : DIKES
38. Hoots : RIOTS
42. “Don’t worry about us” : WE'RE OK
43. Lines of work : TRADES
44. What locks are made of : HAIR
45. Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIII : PARR
47. Horse's behind : HAUNCH
48. Protein powder ingredient : WHEY
49. Aetna alternative : CIGNA
53. “Unfortunately, that’s incorrect” : ALAS NO
55. Many long-running TV shows : SOAPS
56. Word processing selection : FORMAT
57. Close : END
58. Director’s directive : ACTION
59. Most common coffee bean variety : ARABICA
60. Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybe : NICE GUY
61. Walks unsteadily : TOTTERS
64. “Monster ___” (1962 #1 song) : MASH
68. i5 and X5 : BMWs
69. Fraidy-cat : WIMP
70. Soupçons : IOTAS
71. Organized in a cabinet, say : FILED
74. School before l’université : LYCÉE
76. Not to be relied upon : SPURIOUS
77. Singer whose 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on “Stranger Things” : KATE BUSH
78. 110, facetiously : ELEVENTY
79. Barbuda or Barbados : ISLE
80. Shoddy : POOR
81. Most dad jokes : PUNS
82. Nickname for Milwaukee’s baseball team : BREW CREW
84. Ocean in “Ocean’s Eleven” : TESS
88. Like King Midas, notably : GREEDY
90. Have a pity party : MOPE
92. Google Sheets alternative : EXCEL
93. Supply at the Hershey Company : CACAO
94. City near Disney World, informally : O-TOWN
95. ___ Beauty : ULTA
96. Small wood : COPSE
99. Fail ignominiously, as at the box office : TANK
100. Rip off : HOSE
101. “Lohengrin” soprano : ELSA
102. Custardy treat : FLAN
104. “Quiet!” : SHH
105. Gender identity prefix : CIS
106. With it :
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NYT Crossword: solutions for Sunday, February 23
The crossword puzzle in The New York Times can be challenging, even if it's not the Sunday edition! If you're facing difficulties, we're available to assist you with today’s clues and solutions.