New York Times Crossword Answers July 02, 2024
Author: Josh Goodman
Editor: Joel Fagliano
Across
| Old pal | CHUM |
| Pet welfare org. | ASPCA |
| Research scientist’s deg. | PHD |
| Fury | RAGE |
| George Eliot’s “___ Marner” | SILAS |
| Sounds in a pasture | MOOS |
| “___ Sings Gershwin” (1950 album) | ELLA |
| One performing a barrel roll or tailslide | STUNTPILOT |
| Hold up | WAYLAY |
| Tried to buy time | STALLED |
| Capital of Utah, for short | SLC |
| Quattro meno uno | TRE |
| Lack of objectivity | BIAS |
| Professional critics | REVIEWERS |
| Classic diner order | BLT |
| They’re “back in town,” per a 1976 hit | BOYS |
| Singer/songwriter DiFranco | ANI |
| Estefan with a Presidential Medal of Freedom | EMILIO |
| Egress | EXIT |
| What all signs point to in this puzzle | YES |
| “Dang it!” | RATS |
| Indigenous people of the Delaware Valley | LENAPE |
| Soak (up) | SOP |
| Hometown of the Iowa State Daily | AMES |
| Director Lee | ANG |
| Natural phenomenon first witnessed in 1968 | EARTHRISE |
| Prefix with dynamic | AERO |
| Pass leading to a dunk, in basketball lingo | OOP |
| Doo-wop syllable | SHA |
| s dance | SOCKHOP |
| Wish to join | WANTIN |
| Song played over the opening credits of “Moonstruck” | THATSAMORE |
| What bourbon whiskey is made from | CORN |
| Statistical groupings | SETS |
| Passage ceremonies | RITES |
| Vicinity | AREA |
| Speaker systems, for short | PAS |
| Tries, as one’s patience | TESTS |
| “You are so right!” | AMEN |
Down
| Rowing teams | CREWS |
| Permissible under Islamic law, as food | HALAL |
| Unleashing emotion in a less-than-attractive way | UGLYCRYING |
| Repast | MEAL |
| Ancient Mesopotamian civilization | ASSYRIA |
| Take a load off | SIT |
| As well as | PLUS |
| “Impossible!” | CANTBE |
| Rogers’ partner in classic Hollywood | ASTAIRE |
| Skier’s handful | POLE |
| Feature of many a rain jacket | HOOD |
| Something not observed in Arizona and Hawaii: Abbr. | DST |
| Units equivalent to one thousandth of an inch | MILS |
| Suffix with ecto- or cyto- | PLASM |
| Off-roader, for short | ATV |
| Start of a choosing rhyme | EENY |
| ___ noche (tonight, in Spanish) | ESTA |
| Actress Dianne of 1989’s “Parenthood” | WIEST |
| Flurry of finger-pointing | BLAMESTORM |
| Low-cal, in product names | LITE |
| Chuck | TOSS |
| Banjoist Fleck | BELA |
| Plow-pulling pair | OXEN |
| Parts of many portfolios, in brief | IRAS |
| Arty N.Y.C. neighborhood | SOHO |
| Sneaks a glance | PEEKS |
| Aviator who designed a line of antiwrinkle women’s wear | EARHART |
| Exceptional ability | PROWESS |
| Rent splitter, informally | ROOMIE |
| Imperial ___ (beer order) | IPA |
| “Macbeth” quintet | ACTS |
| One getting onboarded | HIREE |
| Diplomat Kofi | ANNAN |
| ___ Stadium, former home of the Mets | SHEA |
| Ingredients in the Scottish dessert cranachan | OATS |
| Greenhouse array | POTS |
| March Madness org. | NCAA |
| Shortening used in baking? | TSP |
| No longer working: Abbr. | RET |