New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 20

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Chocolate confection with a molten core LAVACAKE
SMALL RECESS NOOK
Effect of secondhand pot smoke CONTACTHIGH
Hero of Narnia in C. S. Lewis novels ASLAN
Evidence of a day at the beach BIKINITAN
SPLEEN IRE
Made an irreverently sarcastic comment SNARKED
Middle of a classic boast from Caesar ISAW
?Science is like ___: Sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it”: Richard Feynman SEX
Part of a decent-sized plot ACRE
Uber-fan STAN
Ted ___, author of the best-selling short-story collection “Exhalation” CHIANG
Afghan’s place ASIA
“Well, lah-di-___” DAH
Crooner Mel who was called “The Velvet Fog” TORME
Remove the fastenings from UNBIND
Common sight along the Norwegian coast FJORD
Winter item on a car’s roof rack SKI
___-Carlton (hotel chain) RITZ
Partner of “ceases” DESISTS
Cleric’s title, for short REV
Signature Obama achievement, in brief ACA
Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? HALFBAKED
Army squad leaders: Abbr. SSGTS
Rudely “welcome” the away team JEER
Tools for fireplaces POKERS
Hank Aaron holds the M.L.B. record for these, for short (2,297) RBIS
Mindfulness-based practice ZEN
Held on (to) CLUNG
B-baller in California LALAKER
Shakespeare’s “___ of Athens” TIMON
“Given the way things appear ?” ASITIS
FISHING NET TRAWL
Cop-turned-vigilante in a postapocalyptic film MADMAX
Member of a powerful ruling elite OLIGARCH
Courtier who oversees Hamlet’s duel with Laertes OSRIC
SMIDGEN IOTA
Mail inits. since 1971 USPS
Largest Chinese ethnic group HAN
UNIMPORTANT THINGS TRIFLES
Patch things up, say? SEW
EVENING PARTY SOIREE
MALE ADMIRER BEAU
Presided over a roast, say EMCEED
Swiss founder of analytical psychology CARLJUNG
Big name in pharmacies CVS
One of Islam’s Five Pillars HAJ
TIKI BAR DRINK MAITAI
“Phooey!” NERTS
MAKE A MISTAKE ERR
Like “three men” of nursery rhyme INATUB
BOTTOM OF A BOAT KEEL
DRILL (INTO) BORE
LETTUCE OR CABBAGE MOOLA
DEGRADE ABASE
Upper part of a Vandyke beard, informally STACHE
German “Geez!” ACH
CHIP IN ADD
12/24 OR 12/31 EVE
Inits. before a nickname AKA
“___ takers?” ANY
“___ Maria” AVE
Where it’s at VENUE
“Toy Story” boy ANDY
MILES AWAY AFAR
SMALL SONGBIRD TIT
Belligerent, in British slang AGGRO
SPANISH GIRLFRIEND AMIGA
ALTIMA MAKER NISSAN
IN A DEADPAN MANNER DRILY
Funereal compositions DIRGES
N.H.L. team with a mythological eponym KRAKEN
NOBELIST WIESEL ELIE
Dunkable edible DONUT
LETHAL DEADLY
Flight of fancy WILDIDEA