New York Times - Feb 1 2023

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Clues Answers
'Well, ___ escalated quickly!' THAT
1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!] MAGICMAN
2018 John Travolta flop GOTTI
Adult stage in insects IMAGO
Airport alternative to Newark Liberty JFK
Atlanta-based network TBS
Building wing ELL
Chi Psi, e.g., informally FRAT
Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically CAPSICUM
Chum PAL
Comic strip cry EEK
Contents of some college party shots JELLO
Costco unit CASE
Crib notes CHEATSHEETS
Cross IRKED
Cute, cutely TWEE
Denver winter hrs MST
Diesel found in street racers? VIN
East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas ACELA
Feature on either brother of Smith Bros. cough drops BEARD
Fig Newtons manufacturer NABISCO
Film special f/x CGI
Fly off the handle LOSEIT
Gaggle components GEESE
German veto NEIN
Grps. organizing book sales or bake sales, maybe PTAS
Gumbos, e.g STEWS
Half of D CCL
Heavy-handed sorts BRUTES
Held in suspense BATED
Helmed LED
Ingredient in a hurricane RUM
Instrument with a pedal HIHAT
It's bound to be eaten by livestock BALE
Lends a hand HELPS
Like a government led by thieving politicians KLEPTOCRATIC
Longest river entirely in Switzerland AAR
Loud, unpleasant noises DINS
Major corp. hirees MBAS
Most urbane SUAVEST
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Not flummoxed by ONTO
On the ___ LAM
On the ___ SLY
One of a pair of 'bullets,' in poker ACE
One of seven in the Constitution ARTICLE
One section of a H.S. yearbook SRS
Org. in 'The X-Files' FBI
Part of an IV or an old TV TUBE
Path of a comet ARC
Peak whose name means 'the high one' DENALI
Performer who might step on some toes? BALLETDANCER
Place for a drink while traveling [Hoooonk!] BARCAR
Platte River people OTO
Pokémon with a catlike appearance MEW
Primeval ANCIENT
Quiet spot to moor a boat INLET
Reclining hero pose, for one ASANA
Result of a leaky pen, perhaps BLOT
Sass LIP
Science fiction energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle TRACTORBEAMS
Science fiction vessel MOTHERSHIP
Science fiction vessel SPACECRAFT
Science fiction vessel FLYINGSAUCER
Seconds or thirds MORE
She/___ pronouns HER
Site of a terrible fall? EDEN
Some cheerful folks SMILERS
Some footwear fasteners TSTRAPS
Stimpy's chum of toondom REN
Strong cleaner LYE
Tallahassee sch FSU
Tolkien's Leaflock, for one ENT
Trash hauler [Moooooooo!] SCOW
Trusty companion for a knight STEED
Unbeatable IDEAL
Update, as a site layout REMAP
W.W. II war zone, in brief ETO
When 'Time Warp' is sung in the musical 'The Rocky Horror Show' ACTI
Without shame UNABASHEDLY
___ Allen, host of 'Chopped' on the Food Network TED