New York Times Clues and Answers February 28, 2024
Author: Greg Snitkin
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
What Professor Moriarty was a professor of | MATH |
Some lunchbox sammies | PBJS |
Abrasive | HARSH |
“O.G. Original Gangster” rapper | ICET |
McFlurry flavor | OREO |
Walled city near Madrid | AVILA |
Just like ___ | THAT |
Grant consideration, sometimes | NEED |
Hell of a guy? | SATAN |
Things with hardware and software components | COMPUTERSYSTEMS |
Quickly join a call, with “on” | HOP |
Infantry members, in brief | GIS |
In the style of | ALA |
Bunny first appearing in “Space Jam” (1996) | LOLA |
Bit of attire that sends the message “I mean business!” | POWERTIE |
Someone terrorizing kids in a 1986 Stephen King novel | SCARYCLOWN |
Big letters in home security | ADT |
Methods | WAYS |
One of the Manning brothers | ELI |
Societal troubles | ILLS |
Many a Monopoly property: Abbr. | AVE |
Participation dance in which you “turn yourself around” | HOKEYPOKEY |
Diego ___, one of two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award | MARADONA |
Captain von Trapp’s betrothed, in “The Sound of Music” | ELSA |
Rapper Lil ___ X | NAS |
Cause of wear and tear | USE |
Command centers, for short | HQS |
The main takeaway … or, when considered in three different senses, a description of 20-, 33- and 41-Across | WHATITSALLABOUT |
Entered speedily | RANIN |
Ending of “The Bachelor”? | ETTE |
“___ you vera much!” (punny valentine) | ALOE |
Standing up | ERECT |
Suit material? | TORT |
“I’ll ___” | BITE |
Full of the latest | NEWSY |
Features of some cruise ships | SPAS |
Nailed | ACED |
Down
Comedian Hedberg who said “I’m against picketing but I don’t know how to show it” | MITCH |
Allergic reaction | ACHOO |
One who works well with others | TEAMPLAYER |
Start of many URLs | HTTP |
Firebird maker | PONTIAC |
N.F.L. retiree who leads all QBs with 123 regular-season games of 300+ passing yards | BREES |
Taunt | JEER |
Repairs, as a golf green | SODS |
Big inconvenience | HASSLE |
“___: The Way of Water” (2022 film) | AVATAR |
Bar mitzvah, for one | RITE |
Major dis | SLAM |
Franz’s partner in old “S.N.L.” sketches | HANS |
Nasty | UGLY |
[What a snoozefest!] | YAWN |
Surgery sites, for short | ORS |
Many a Weird Al Yankovic medley | POLKA |
Boo-boo | OWIE |
One may dominate a conversation | TALKAHOLIC |
Not doing anything | IDLE |
Place to order handmade goods | ETSY |
Took a lap, perhaps | SWAM |
Spanish sparkling wine | CAVA |
Soul singer Bridges | LEON |
Apple devices run on it | IOS |
Parasite’s place | HOST |
“We totally should!” | YESLETS |
“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi,” e.g. | PLEA |
Buffoonery | ANTICS |
Like food served at a tea party | DAINTY |
Michelob ___ (light brew) | ULTRA |
Car dealer’s offering | QUOTE |
Knight’s “trusty” companion | STEED |
Small songbird | WREN |
Fabled slacker | HARE |
All over again | ANEW |
Makeup of a match | SETS |
Straddling, say | ATOP |
___ ghanouj | BABA |