New York Times 2023 02 22 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Malia, to Sasha Obama, for short	SIS
“Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they’re dressing like a congresswoman”: A.O.C.	HOOPS
Saharan vipers	ASPS
Stayed in neutral	IDLED
Brown University’s mascot Bruno, for one	BEAR
ACTIVIST PARKS	ROSA
BURN SOOTHER	ALOE
SWEETIE	HON
Be cheap, say	SKIMP
Unappetizing drink	SWILL
UTMOST	NTH
COSTA ___	RICA
“This register’s now open!”	NEXT
Greek city renowned for its olives	KALAMATA
It’s bent while genuflecting	KNEE
Southeast Asian noodle dish invented in a nationalist recipe contest	PADTHAI
Snake’s sound	HISS
Region in South America that’s technically part of Europe	FRENCHGUIANA
Pig’s sound	SNORT
Ones who will give you a mouthful?	CHEFS
“Don’t overdo it”	EASY
Musk of new cars?	ELON
Tamagotchis are digital ones	PETS
Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across	ONOMATOPOEIA
African country with its own 13-month calendar	ETHIOPIA
“De ___” (“You’re welcome,” in Spanish)	NADA
PUMPED	PSYCHED
TERRIBLE TWOS, E.G.	PHASE
LUSTROUS FABRIC	SATIN
HANG IN THE BALANCE	PEND
DIPLOMAT	ENVOY
“I wish I had more thumbs to put up!,” e.g.	RAVE
Some music festival lodgings	RVS
Dog’s sound	BARK
Loses one’s temper	GETSMAD
“So much for that!”	WELP
Amy of “Arrival”	ADAMS
Hold off from publishing, as a scoop	SITON
Cat’s sound	PURR
Pronounced features of American Craftsman-style houses	EAVES
Car company whose name roughly translates to “rising out of Asia”	KIA
There’s the rub!	SPA
It might be printed on a placemat	KIDSMENU
Arab nation that’s a top exporter of gypsum	OMAN
Eminem song with a Guinness world record for “most words in a hit single” (1,560 in six minutes)	RAPGOD
Like grapefruit or arugula	BITTER
“It ___ sunk in yet”	HASNT
Half a trombone sound	WAH
Refuse to proceed	BALK
Liquid that may be pumped	BREASTMILK
PAINTER MATISSE	HENRI
Lion’s sound	ROAR
“Really, though?”	ISIT
DISSUADE	DETER
RECOVERS	HEALS
“___ of you!”	IBEG
HORROR DIRECTOR ROTH	ELI
The “A” in A.D.	ANNO
Bird’s sound	CHEEP
PART OF L.A.	LOS
ISLAND SHARED BY TWO COUNTRIES	TIMOR
“Swell!”	NEATO
SALON SPECIALIST	WAXER
Thor’s father	ODIN
Extra life, in video games	ONEUP
PEELING POTATOES, PERHAPS	ONKP
Shift or Enter	KEY
They help you see at sea	PERISCOPES
“Must be something ___”	IATE
“Chicago Hope” actress Christine	LAHTI
“None for me, thanks”	ILLPASS
SMALL BATTERY	AAA
LIKE SOME EMAIL FILTERS	ANTISPAM
MONT BLANC, FOR ONE	ALP
Teléfono greeting	ALO
TV producer Chaiken	ILENE