New York Times Crossword Clues and Answers March 01, 2024
Author: Julian Xiao
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| The works of many conductors | CIRCUITS |
| Written remembrance, for short | OBIT |
| Advocate for a 61-Across, informally | UNIONREP |
| ___ chip | NACHO |
| Bump or spike | INCREASE |
| Bishop, e.g. | CLERIC |
| Canoodle | NECK |
| Home theater installation | STEREO |
| Arpad ___, creator of an eponymous chess rating system | ELO |
| Mill fodder | GRIST |
| First syllable of a rhyming film genre | SCI |
| Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip | OPERA |
| Feng shui energy | CHI |
| Gluttonous sort | HOG |
| More than great | EPIC |
| Challenge for some funny video compilations | TRYNOTTOLAUGH |
| “That’s just how it is!” | THEMSTHEFACTS |
| Refrain from going on road trips? | AREWETHEREYET |
| Shade akin to peridot | LIME |
| ___ Lingus | AER |
| The “dark” part of a Dark ‘n’ Stormy | RUM |
| Takes in the paper | OPEDS |
| Tune often in 2/4 time | RAG |
| Is not so important, comparatively speaking | PALES |
| Bar or bell follower | HOP |
| Social media post labeled “Sponsored,” e.g. | ADSPOT |
| Shortening that omits “gram” | KILO |
| One side of the Bering Sea | ALASKA |
| “Sign me up!” | ISURECAN |
| Teed off | IRKED |
| #1 hit by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | SENORITA |
| One may be stolen or planted | KISS |
| Member of an “international brotherhood” | TEAMSTER |
Down
| Task for a conductor | CUING |
| ___ circle | INNER |
| Nina of fashion | RICCI |
| Spiraled | CORKSCREWED |
| French article | UNE |
| Things that may be traditional, for short | IRAS |
| Covid-era purchases | TESTS |
| One who has ways of making you talk … | SPEECHTHERAPIST |
| Never again | ONCE |
| “The Jungle Book” character | BALOO |
| Cold, hard stuff | ICE |
| What might turn you red on a green | THREEPUTT |
| Offshore fixtures | OILRIGS |
| Luxury brand … or a non-luxury option | COACH |
| Revolting sort | RIOTER |
| Herb with a creeping variety | THYME |
| Mediators and honest brokers | PEACEMAKERS |
| Shortening that omits “gram” | INSTA |
| Many an entry-level position | GOFER |
| Where you might run into some real characters? | THEMEPARK |
| They who shall not be named | OTHERS |
| Simple bucket | LAYUP |
| Capital on the Mediterranean | TRIPOLI |
| Greeting that contains another greeting backward | ALOHA |
| Benefits | SAKES |
| Open call, in modeling lingo | GOSEE |
| OK | LICIT |
| Thrill | ELATE |
| Naval acronym | SONAR |
| Pops | DADS |
| Food that contains another food item backward | TUNA |
| “___ Vermont” (winter tourist slogan) | SKI |
| First syllable of a rhyming film genre | ROM |