New York Times Crossword Clues and Answers March 05, 2024
Author: Christina Iverson
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
Tea with tapioca pearls | BOBA |
Tear to bits | SHRED |
Syringe amts. | CCS |
Anthony Hopkins’s role in “Thor” | ODIN |
France’s longest river | LOIRE |
Something to draw names out of | HAT |
Flaw in an argument | LOGICALFALLACY |
Inventor David Aguilar built a fully functional prosthetic one from Legos | ARM |
“My treat!” | ONME |
___ Sea, body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan | ARAL |
“August: ___ County” (Pulitzer-winning play) | OSAGE |
Walk quietly | TIPTOE |
Void | EMPTYSPACE |
On the briny | ASEA |
Weightlifting item for a biceps routine | CURLBAR |
AOL competitor | MSN |
Messy living area | PIGSTY |
French friend | AMI |
“I love you,” in Spanish | YOTEAMO |
Toad’s kid-lit pal | FROG |
Many a beverage ending in “-ade” | FRUITDRINK |
Lose rigidity | GOLIMP |
Trophy or medal | AWARD |
Abbr. at the end of a list of authors | ETAL |
Marbled loaves | RYES |
Queen’s pawn? | ANT |
Spring-loaded office device … or a collective hint to 16-, 26-, 34- and 41-Across | THREEHOLEPUNCH |
Cry that’s a homophone (and anagram) of 55-Down | EEK |
Meat skewer | KABOB |
Sign of past stitches, perhaps | SCAR |
Simon & Garfunkel’s “___ Robinson” | MRS |
Georgia school said to be one of the “Southern Ivies” | EMORY |
Fellow bringing a dozen roses, maybe | BEAU |
Down
Cattle-catching weapon | BOLA |
Strong smell | ODOR |
Eagerly awaited occasion | BIGMOMENT |
What “their” is spelled with, but not “there” or “they’re” | ANI |
Like “b-boy” or “my b” | SLANGY |
“A Study in Scarlet” detective | HOLMES |
Widespread | RIFE |
Notable time period | ERA |
Director Guillermo ___ Toro | DEL |
Reach the Billboard Hot 100, e.g. | CHART |
Chocolate source | CACAO |
Something that editors and clothing designers are concerned with | STYLE |
Cold weather wear | COAT |
Folded part of a 17-Down | LAPEL |
Place for a wax | SPA |
Like a tightrope, ideally | TAUT |
Flo Rida hit with the lyric “Champagne buckets still got two tears in it” | ICRY |
Standard Oil offshoot | ESSO |
Windows runners | PCS |
Comedian Sedaris | AMY |
Where to swing your partner ’round and ’round | BARNDANCE |
Bad way to run | AMOK |
Equip for sailing | RIG |
Eggplant ___ (Italian dish, familiarly) | PARM |
“It’s my turn!” | IMUP |
“There but for the grace of God ___” | GOI |
Use TurboTax, e.g. | EFILE |
Silver ___ (tree of the Alps) | FIR |
Swift to fill a concert hall? | TAYLOR |
Dorky | DWEEBY |
Scratchy voice quality | RASP |
“Don’t let those people escape!” | GETEM |
Catchall survey option | OTHER |
Birds that sing extravagant melodies | LARKS |
Prefix meaning “automated” | ROBO |
Final Four org. | NCAA |
No ___ Traffic | THRU |
Barely manage, with “out” | EKE |
Theatrical sort | HAM |
Kind of port seen at airport kiosks | USB |