New York Times 2023 02 18 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Neighbor of the patellar tendon, in brief	ACL
Chairs, for instance	LEADERS
With 53-Down, article of close-fitting attire	WET
“Need a ___?”	LIFT
Octave follower in a Petrarchan sonnet	SESTET
“Springtime With ___” (2004 Disney adaptation)	ROO
Condition treated in speech therapy	APHASIA
PASS QUICKLY	RACEBY
SPOTS	SEES
Fruit popular in salads, but not fruit salads	OLIVE
Light encouragement	NUDGE
Staying vigilant	ONTHEALERT
Quaint word whose syllables rhyme with consecutive numbers	UNTO
“Ni-i-ice!”	RIGHTONRIGHTON
“Until next time!”	HAVEAGOODONE
Gives a rude awakening	ROUSTS
Some damning legal evidence	PHONERECORDS
It’s played with a few strings	BLUEGRASS
ENTER GRADUALLY	EDGEIN
State that many are in when they visit a national park	AWE
Non-beef steak option	AHI
Sign to turn back	NOENTRANCE
Something about you	AURA
“Just stop talking!”	TMI
Finger-point?	CLAW
Popular pubs for college grads	ALUMNIMAGS
No big shot	BBS
Home to Sicily’s Castello di Lombardia	ENNA
TOP ___	TEN
Alternative to Lunesta or Quviviq	AMBIEN
“Saint” elsewhere	SAO
___ GUN (SCI-FI WEAPON)	ION
Move left ? right ? left ? right ?	SWAY
Self-care essential?	EGO
Santa’s coat?	SOOT
Art of cutting cards?	BARBEDWIT
Shirley of “Goldfinger”	EATON
Had a date, maybe	ATE
Dunne of classic screwball comedies	IRENE
“Yeah, def”	TOTES
Like some humor and chocolate	DARK
Young point of one’s life	TENDERAGE
Ones spreading the gospel through rap music or graffiti	STREETPROPHETS
“Suitable for all ages” rating	TVG
STORY LINE	ARC
Big export of Ecuador and Nigeria	CACAO
Start of many colonial titles	NEW
Actress de Matteo of “The Sopranos”	DREA
Footwear with a sturdy toe	RIDINGBOOT
Characteristic of a wild time or a coming decline	DECADENCE
Something wonderful, with “the”	BEESKNEES
Fatal attraction?	DEATHTRAP
SUGAR SUBSTITUTE?	HON
NOGGIN	NOB
MIGHT	FORCE
WENT QUICKLY	SPED
GO QUICKLY	HIE
SEE 33-ACROSS	SUIT
VALLEY WHERE DAVID FOUGHT GOLIATH	ELAH
THREE-WAY INTERSECTION	TEE
Directive for the board	DONTERASE
FLITS	DARTS
Onetime capital of the sovereign Republic of Texas	GALVESTON
“O fairest beauty, do not fear ___ fly!”: “Henry VI, Part I”	NOR
Company connection inits.	LAN
MANY A PROF	PHD
Mares, e.g.	SEAS
Logo, often	ICON
Pal of Scooby-Doo	DAPHNE
Novelist Jean	AUEL

Neighbor of the patellar tendon, in brief

ACL

Chairs, for instance

LEADERS

With 53-Down, article of close-fitting attire

WET

“Need a ___?”

LIFT

Octave follower in a Petrarchan sonnet

SESTET

“Springtime With ___” (2004 Disney adaptation)

ROO