New York Times 2024 08 26 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
PULL	TUG
Things stuck on snowman “arms”	MITTENS
SQUARE DANCE VENUE	BARN
SITUATED ON	ATOP
AROUSE, AS INTEREST	PIQUE
IN FAVOR OF	FOR
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDER	GAEL
Olympic gold medalist Raisman	ALY
ADORE, INFORMALLY	LUV
Rocks that may contain precious metals	ORES
Mötley Crüe hit of 1987	GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS
Start of Caesar’s boast	ICAME
‘N Sync hit of 2000	BYEBYEBYE
Loudly praise	TOUT
Present in a favorable light	SPIN
Something checked at an airport counter	BAG
Its capital is Nairobi	KENYA
What a three-way intersection can form	TSHAPE
Beach Boys hit of 1964	FUNFUNFUN
Italy’s Isle of ___	CAPRI
Pennsylvania governor Josh	SHAPIRO
Coveted Scrabble space ? or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?	TRIPLEWORDSCORE
Outlet for an internet commentator	BLOG
Beethoven’s “___ to Joy”	ODE
State that’s home to one end of the Appalachian Trail	MAINE
Where “all my ex’s live,” in song	TEXAS
“Errr ? I mean ?”	UMM
Maxi pad alternative	TAMPON
Backwoods denial	NAW
Jail cell occupant	INMATE
Coastal African desert	NAMIB
Quickly fly past	ZIPBY
___ Gagarin, first man in space	YURI
“Zero stars from me!”	IHATEIT
Man’s name that’s a fruit spelled backward	EMIL
Brainpower measures, for short	IQS
Popular dance fitness program	ZUMBA
Lead-in to law or launch	PRE
“___ two minds on this ?”	IMOF
San ___, capital of Puerto Rico	JUAN
Like some smartphone purchases	INAPP
Abba hit of 1979	GIMMEGIMMEGIMME
Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems)	ALEAK
Spot for a satellite dish	ROOF
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY	RITUAL
OPPOSITE OF NNE	SSW
BIO. OR CHEM.	SCI
Beehive or bob	HAIRDO
USES A BROOM	SWEEPS
NOT AS MEAN	NICER
LISBON GREETING	OLA
AT ANY POINT	EVER
SLEEP STAGE, FOR SHORT	REM
SKITTISH	JUMPY
OSCAR WINNER MAHERSHALA	ALI
BOAT PROPELLERS	OARS
More hipsterish	ARTIER
The “I” of T.G.I.F.	ITS
GERMAN SAUSAGE	WURST
PESTERS	NAGS
SPRING	LEAP
LEE OF MARVEL COMICS	STAN
The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.	UCONN
HEAD-BUTT	RAM
ASSIST WITH A CRIME	ABET
Athleisure lead-in to “lemon”	LULU
Some church donations	ALMS
Bay Area enforcement org.	SFPD
Motion-sensing Nintendo console	WII
Kitchen brand with a palindromic name	OXO
Suffix with Sudan or Japan	ESE
In a sense	SORTOF
City surrounding Vatican City	ROME
NEEDLE-NOSED FISH	GAR
ENTRAP	SNARE
MAKES A MISTAKE	SLIPSUP

PULL

TUG

Things stuck on snowman “arms”

MITTENS

SQUARE DANCE VENUE

BARN

SITUATED ON

ATOP

AROUSE, AS INTEREST

PIQUE

IN FAVOR OF

FOR