Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Wednesday February 17, 2021.
‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ network – TBS
‘Never-ending’ offerings at Olive Garden – PASTAS
‘No need to worry about me’ – IMCOOL
‘Phooey!,’ only stronger – DAMN
‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ co-star – AMANDAPEET
‘The Lion King’ antagonists – HYENAS
‘___ moi le déluge’ – APRES
2013 title role for Scarlett Johansson – HER
Actor McKellen – IAN
Aladdin’s mischievous sidekick – ABU
Animals found in 16-, 20-, 35-, 51- and 58-Across – APES
Antipollution org – EPA
AOL, e.g – ISP
Beat out – EDGE
Blue expanse – SEA
Bottomless expanse – ABYSS
Bygone copies – MIMEOS
Can alternative – MAY
Cause of a comedic slip – BANANAPEEL
Columnist Bombeck – ERMA
Coral component – POLYP
Do some whining and whinging about – BEMOAN
Doctor with an eponymous ‘slip’ – FREUD
Emmy-winning science series – NOVA
Filming locale – SET
Fleeting things – EPHEMERA
Former White House family – OBAMAS
Fraternity party container – KEG
General whose good name has been battered? – TSO
Get paid – EARN
Greeting in an inbox – ECARD
Group featuring Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube – NWA
Had drinks before going out, informally – PREGAMED
Huggies, e.g – DIAPERS
Hula hoops or fidget spinners, once – FAD
In vogue – HIP
Least bit – IOTA
Lightish – PALE
Manipulate – USE
Mario’s dinosaur sidekick – YOSHI
Med. care option – HMO
Medal-worthy mettle – VALOR
Metropolitan ring roads – BELTWAYS
One who likes every one of your Insta posts, say – BFF
Option in a classic taste test – PEPSI
Order from Tony Soprano, e.g – MOBHIT
Pizzas, e.g – PIES
Place name in Monopoly – PARK
Political commentator Navarro – ANA
Portrayer of Carla Tortelli on ‘Cheers’ – RHEAPERLMAN
Proofers, for short – EDS
Relative of a cor anglais – OBOE
Salsa option – MILD
See 43-Across – MIDDLE
Seller of Uppland and Ektorp sofas – IKEA
Sharp rejection – NONONO
Slugger’s stat – RBI
Social media request – ADDME
Some auctioned autos – REPOS
Squeaker or squealer – RAT
Standoffish – ICY
Start of a toast – HERES
Still under development – INBETA
Stock market debut, for short – IPO
Stylish flair – ECLAT
Take ___ (snooze) – ANAP
Talk trash about – HATEON
The missing letters in _UDW_IS_ _ – BEER
Weep audibly – SOB
Where edelweiss grows – ALPS
Where idols might be placed – ONAPEDESTAL
Who just cracked this clue – YOU
With passion – ARDENTLY
With the circled letters and 46-Across, playground keep-away game – MONKEY
World leader with a distinctive jacket – MAO
___ B or ___ C of the Spice Girls – MEL
___ school – GRAD
___ Turnblad, role for Divine in ‘Hairspray’ – EDNA
