New York Times 2024 06 17 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
IN FIRST PLACE	ONTOP
Nintendo character who says “It’s-a-me!”	MARIO
Swimmer’s response to “Marco!”	POLO
“Let’s see what you’ve got,” in poker	ICALL
MINOR DEVIATION	BLIP
2018 Childish Gambino hit that won the Grammy for Song of the Year	THISISAMERICA
Telemachus, to Odysseus	SON
2,000 POUNDS	ONETON
Card up one’s sleeve, perhaps	ACE
Follower of “www”	DOT
Pixar film that takes place mostly underwater	FINDINGNEMO
IN THE STYLE OF	ALA
LINGERIE FABRIC	LACE
BEING BROADCAST	ONTV
LEAVES OUT	OMITS
BEFORE, POETICALLY	ERE
REALLY DIGGING	INTO
NOT FEEL SO HOT	AIL
Base’s opposite, in chemistry	ACID
Vocal part that often provides harmony to a soprano melody	ALTO
What fits the Venn diagram of “Computers” and “Pastas”?	MAC
Holder of bait	FISHINGHOOK
Roadside assistance org.	AAA
Participated in an Ironman, e.g.	RACED
World’s largest furniture company	IKEA
Dark shade of green	OLIVE
Dry, as skin	ASHY
Unit of suburbia	TOWN
Subway vehicle	TRAIN
College major for government studies, informally	POLISCI
Chance for a hit, in baseball	ATBAT
Locale for beers on draft	TAPROOM
Ingredient in salsa verde	TOMATILLO
Container for a birthday gift	BOX
Zhuzh (up)	SPICE
Airport screening grp.	TSA
Falco of “The Sopranos”	EDIE
MEDICAL RESEARCH ORG.	NIH
TALLY UP	ADD
Cheese-covered chip	NACHO
PORTIONS (OUT)	METES
0%	NONE
DO SOME CRYPTOGRAPHY	DECODE
FLUSHED, AS CHEEKS	ROSY
“Seriously!”	IMEANIT
Rap’s Lil ___ X	NAS
Simply unacceptable	NOTOK
“Fine, see if ___!”	ICARE
Kudos to an eagle-eyed proofreader	NICECATCH
[What?!]	GASP
Org. that shoots for the stars?	NASA
Yiddish “Yeesh!”	OYVEY
Subscribe for another year	RENEW
Place for barnacles and barracudas	OCEAN
Understood without being stated	TACIT
Mountain range that extends from Venezuela to Argentina	ANDES
SOOTHING OINTMENTS	BALMS
SOME PAINTINGS	OILS
WITNESSED	SEEN
BIT OF BAND EQUIPMENT	AMP
TENNIS DO-OVER	LET
___ JIMA	IWO
MOVIE LOCATIONS	SETS
Large-screen film format	IMAX
“Voilà!”	TADA
WILD GUESS	STAB
HELP WITH A CRIME	ABET
STORY	TALE
KITCHEN STRAINER	SIEVE
WIDELY KNOWN	FAMED
BECOME LESS BRIGHT	FADE
WHERE COLD CUTS ARE CUT	DELI
HAVE BECAUSE OF	OWETO
PORTUGUESE GREETING	OLA
MUSICIAN ONO	YOKO
Cry of understanding	AHA
Queer-friendly high school dance	GAYPROM
Affirmative at sea … or a phonetic hint to what’s found sequentially in 20-, 31- and 41-Across	AYEAYECAPTAIN

IN FIRST PLACE

ONTOP

Nintendo character who says “It’s-a-me!”

MARIO

Swimmer’s response to “Marco!”

POLO

“Let’s see what you’ve got,” in poker

ICALL

MINOR DEVIATION

BLIP

2018 Childish Gambino hit that won the Grammy for Song of the Year

THISISAMERICA