New York Times Crossword Clues and Answers March 04, 2024
Author: Samantha Podos Nowak
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Certain “figure” made in skating | EIGHT |
| Closes | SHUTS |
| Lawyer’s org. | ABA |
| Diving gear | SCUBA |
| Grannies | NANAS |
| “___ out!” (ump’s call) | YER |
| Disinfectant brand | LYSOL |
| Plane passenger’s preference, perhaps | AISLESEAT |
| Mutt | MONGREL |
| Birthday dessert | CAKE |
| Beachside hut | CABANA |
| Skeptical sort | NAYSAYER |
| Cereal in a party mix | CHEX |
| Scottish Highlander | GAEL |
| Kind of board at a nail salon | EMERY |
| Took a load off | SAT |
| Sentry’s “Stop right there!” | HALT |
| Yodeler’s mountain | ALP |
| With 37-Across, some ice cream confections … or a hint to the second, fifth, eleventh and fourteenth rows of this puzzle | BANANA |
| See 35-Across | SPLITS |
| Id’s counterpart | EGO |
| They “don’t lie,” per Shakira | HIPS |
| Squeak stopper | OIL |
| Jordanian port city | AQABA |
| Part of a superhero’s costume | CAPE |
| Coke or Pepsi | COLA |
| Just outside a city | SUBURBAN |
| Not digital, as a clock | ANALOG |
| Music genre akin to rhythm and blues | SOUL |
| Puts up with | ENDURES |
| “You both swiped right!,” on Tinder | ITSAMATCH |
| Ship that sailed with the Niña and the Santa Maria | PINTA |
| Understand | SEE |
| Like residents of Havana | CUBAN |
| Diarist Nin | ANAIS |
| Gridiron scores, for short | TDS |
| In ___ (not yet born) | UTERO |
| Runs with long, bounding strides | LOPES |
Down
| Night sch. class | ESL |
| Like roads in need of salting | ICY |
| “Gloomy” guy | GUS |
| Streaming service that dropped the first three letters of its name when it rebranded in 2023 | HBOMAX |
| Raptor’s claw | TALON |
| Minor holdup | SNAG |
| Headwear in a cafeteria kitchen | HAIRNET |
| Open, as classified records | UNSEAL |
| Add (up) | TALLY |
| Opposite of NNW | SSE |
| “Yes, captain!” | AYEAYE |
| Chemistry lab container | BEAKER |
| It comes from the heart | ARTERY |
| Garlicky shrimp dish | SCAMPI |
| Winter Olympics host | NAGANO |
| Loops in, on an email | CCS |
| Moby Dick’s pursuer | AHAB |
| Letter after alpha | BETA |
| Opposite of buys | SELLS |
| In the manner of | ALA |
| “Horrible” Viking of comics | HAGAR |
| Seem (to be) | APPEAR |
| Cloud in outer space | NEBULA |
| Tiny drink | SIP |
| Gimlet or screwdriver | TOOL |
| Farm storage building | SILO |
| Small vehicle on a railroad track | HANDCAR |
| Dawdle | LAG |
| Help | ASSIST |
| Recited, as a line of poetry | QUOTED |
| Takes advantage of badly | ABUSES |
| “No way!” | CANTBE |
| Many a Vegas establishment | CASINO |
| Real gem | BEAUT |
| Country on the south side of Mount Everest | NEPAL |
| “Well … I’ll pass” | UHNO |
| Film franchise that includes “The Avengers,” “Thor” and “Iron Man,” in brief | MCU |
| Midday rest | NAP |
| Knot, as shoelaces | TIE |
| Kick-___ (awesome) | ASS |