New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 02 20

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