NewsDay Crossword February 23 2023 Answers

• Smidgen
  TAD
• Religious leader
  RABBI
• Drama with orchestra
  OPERA
• Poetic homage
  ODE
• Pompeo of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
  ELLEN
• Designated
  NAMED
• Woodland creature
  DOE
• Parade presentation
  FLOAT
• Still in contention
  ALIVE
• One offering sign-on bonuses
  ARMYRECRUITER
• Emphatic assent
  YESSIR
• GPS reading
  NNE
• Lentils, peas, etc.
  LEGUMEFAMILY
• Yr.-round setting in Yuma
  MST
• Measure of force
  DYNE
• Juliet speech starter
  OROMEO
• Square-mile fraction
  ACRE
• Vintage
  OLD
• Was worthwhile
  PAID
• Tiki culture refreshment
  MAITAI
• Outperform
  BEST
• Goat quote
  MAA
• Oil magnate known for his art collection
  ARMANDHAMMER
• Santa __, CA
  ANA
• Buffett, by birth
  OMAHAN
• A 2022 14-foot-high Tel Aviv menorah
  LEGOSCULPTURE
• Put on again
  REAIR
• Multitude
  HORDE
• Erstwhile inhabited orbiter
  MIR
• Lexus alternative
  ACURA
• Garden tool
  EDGER
• Sketch artist’s need
  PAD
• Data transmitter
  MODEM
• Visionaries
  SEERS
• Conniving
  SLY

• Now
  TODAY
• Hold dear
  ADORE
• Regards
  DEEMS
• Word on taqueria menus
  REFRIED
• Anatomical aversion
  ALLERGY
• Like-minded group
  BLOC
• Withstand
  BEAR
• Perfectly pitched
  INTUNE
• Winning consistently
  ONATEAR
• Washed-out
  PALE
• Dubai’s head of state
  EMIR
• Amp (up)
  REV
• Suffix for stock
  ADE
• High fashion monogram
  YSL
• Lowdown
  INFO
• Small number in Naples
  UNO
• Peach __ (dessert)
  MELBA
• Unruly hair
  MOP
• Religious leader
  IMAM
• ‘Star Wars’ royalty
  LEIA
• ‘Star Wars’ sage
  YODA
• Family nickname
  MAMA
• Simba’s royal predecessor
  SCAR
• Decorative embellishment
  TRIM
• GPS reading
  ETA
• FDR or JFK
  DEM
• Gallery, to 5 Down
  ANAGRAM
• Medicare issuance: Abbr.
  IDNO
• Burn without flame
  SMOLDER
• Tones down
  TEMPERS
• Chops finely
  HASHES
• Chinese zodiac animal
  RAT
• Camel characteristics
  HUMPS
• Computer screen font
  ARIAL
• Hardly hip
  NERDY
• Give props to
  LAUD
• Word on Irish euros
  EIRE
• Programmer’s work
  CODE
• Argue for
  URGE
• Plow into
  RAM
• Prefix that can mean ‘green’
  ECO