New York Times - Feb 17 2022

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"Middlemarch" author ELIOT
"You've hardly aged a bit," usually FIB
1934 novel made into a hit 1970s BBC/PBS miniseries ICLAUDIUS
At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ... LITTLEDIPPER
Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ... MICROSECONDS
When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ... SMALLFRIES
When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ... MERETRIFLE
When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ... ATOMICSUBMARINE
A.C.C. team, informally PITT
Analogy words ISTO
Audacity GALL
Before, in verse ERE
Bit of weatherproofing TARP
Boris Johnson, e.g TORY
Bracelet item CHARM
Bus excursions to see homes of celebrities STARTOURS
Calculus calculation: Abbr LIM
Citrus drinks ADES
Credit card status PLATINUM
Dazzle AWE
Devotee ADORER
Didn't dive (into) WADED
Dig (into) DELVE
Ding-dong ASS
Domain of Athena WISDOM
Eleven, to an élève ONZE
Exaggerate, as a stage role HAMUP
Family CLAN
Flag down HAIL
Float WAFT
Genetic material RNA
Hawaii's "Pineapple Isle" LANAI
Home for many hippos NILE
Hostile state ENMITY
Isn't well AILS
It's a bust RAID
It's berry tasty! ACAI
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Italian car, informally ALFA
Italian term of endearment CARA
Kept informed, in a way CCED
King of the Egyptian gods AMONRA
Language that gave us "aardvark" AFRIKAANS
Leave in ___ AHUFF
Longing to go to bed? LIBIDO
Magician's bird DOVE
Misses abroad LASSES
Mongrel CUR
More grinchlike MEANER
Mum's mum NAN
Northeast Corridor train ACELA
Old presidential nickname IKE
On cloud nine SENT
People for whom a state is named UTE
Prepare for cold weather WINTERIZE
Principal ARCH
Put one's foot down STEP
Ramshackle SEEDY
Scratch or nick FLAW
Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash" LAB
Something traded at a trading post FUR
Squalid abodes RATHOLES
Stage opening ACTI
Supposed creators of crop circles, for short ETS
Sweetheart, in modern lingo BAE
Taobao, the so-called "___ of China" EBAY
Territory TURF
Tizzy FLAP
Triangular sail LATEEN
Trickle SEEP
West ___ (furniture chain) ELM
[I'm speechless!] GASP
___ Faire (historical festival, informally) REN
___ Lanka SRI
___ Yifei, star of 2020's "Mulan" LIU