New York Times Thursday February 25 2021 Crossword Solutions

 New York Times, Thursday, February 25, 2021 Crossword Answers 

Clues	Answers
'___ the best!'	YOURE
'___ this!'	TRY
Alternatives to melts, maybe	BLTS
Architect of the original Sisyphean task	HADES
Area for development	TRACT
Arizona's ___ National Forest (whose name is Spanish for 'stupid')	TONTO
Biggest French-speaking Swiss city	GENEVA
Bill ___, noted Vietnam War-era activist	AYERS
Blackjack bet ... or a hint to applying the five circled regions in this puzzle	DOUBLEDOWN
Book before Nehemiah	EZRA
Bounced back	REBOUNDED
Bridge declaration, in casual play	IPASS
Cache	STORE
Carmaker from Japan	ISUZU
Central difficulty	RUB
Choler	RAGE
Choleric	MAD
Closer's specialty	SALES
Cold, in Caracas	FRIO
Collaborator on 1968's 'Two Virgins,' familiarly	YOKO
Courtroom figs	ATTS
Director Roth of cinema's Splat Pack	ELI
Dish often topped with raw egg yolk	STEAKTARE
Done	OVER
Feature of some bibliographic citations	HANGINDENT
Final Oldsmobile model	ALERO
Forerunner of the C.I.A	OSS
Former first and second lady	BARABUSH
Garment whose name comes from the Malay for 'sheath'	SARONG
Get into it, in a way	ARGUE
Gush	SPURT
Halal cart offering	GYRO
Hamlet, for one	DANE
Holden's late brother in 'The Catcher in the Rye'	ALLIE
Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Cavaliers	UVA
Hostess ___ Balls	SNO
Impenetrable	DENSE
Jumper cable?	BUNGEE
Kind of page	FAQ
Lacks existence	ISNT
Lead-in to phobia	AGORA
Like beige and lilac	PALE
Like some diet soda	SUGARFREE
Literary pal of Porthos	ATHOS
Map feature	INSET
Masterstroke	COUP
Middle of a sustainability slogan	REUSE
Molding curves	OGEES
More aligned	TRUER
N.A.A.C.P. ___ Awards	IMAGE
Newswoman O'Donnell	NORAH
Nudge, in a way	JOG
Oil spot?	STUDIO
Organization with pledges, informally	FRAT
Pants, slangily	TROU
Physicians' grp	AMA
Piece of the pie, perhaps	OCTANT
Practical jokes	GAGS
Prime snorkeling spots	REEFS
Psyche's mate in Greek mythology	EROS
Regard	ESTEEM
Shade at the beach	AQUA
Single-take shots, in film lingo	ONERS
Some exchanges via AOL, once	IMS
Spot for a tap	KEG
Stethoscope detection	HEARTMUR
Surname of two former Chicago mayors	DALEY
Took back, as a trophy	REWON
Turning point	AXLE
Uncertain	IFFY
Unfortunate occasion for a spelling error	BEE
Unreactive	INERT
Venerate	EXALT
Vintage diner fixture, in brief	JUKE
Vote for	YEA
Watch	GUARD
Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You,' for example	COVERSION
___ season	FLU