New York Times Wednesday February 17 2021 Crossword Solutions

 New York Times, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Crossword Answers 

Clues	Answers
'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