Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Thursday February 4, 2021.
#1 choice – FAVE
‘Mon ___!’ – DIEU
‘Mr. Blue Sky’ grp – ELO
‘Nuh-uh!’ – ITISNOT
‘Who ___?’ (song from ‘Les Misérables’) – AMI
1966 hit by the Beatles – YELLOWSUBMARINE
1966 hit by the Rolling Stones – PAINTITBLACK
1983 hit by Billy Idol – WHITEWEDDING
1991 hit by Michael Jackson – BLACKORWHITE
1993 country hit by Joe Diffie – JOHNDEEREG
2017 hit by Cardi B – BODAKYELLOW
2017 hit by Lorde (also a 2008 hit by John Legend, and a 1968 hit by the American Breed) – GREENLIGHT
38-Down genre – RAP
53-Down’s catchword – BAM
Alternative to La. or Dr – AVE
Average – MEAN
Ballet classroom fixture – BARRE
Bearded beast – GNU
Big name in bridal gowns – VERAWANG
Building superintendent’s apartment number, often – ONEA
Calls a talk show, say – DIALSIN
Camaro competitor – MUSTANG
Chef known by his first name – EMERIL
Clear – NET
Cousin of ocher – TAN
Dances with a fast-fast-slow rhythm – SALSAS
Egyptian symbol of life – ANKH
Explorer of children’s TV – DORA
Feet in a pound – PAWS
Fig. on some I.R.S. forms – EIN
Figure skater Lipinski – NOME
Former first family – OBAMAS
Founder of Taoism – LAOTSE
Get rid (of) – DISPOSE
Ice cream unit – SCOOP
Its products often come with Allen wrenches – SLRS
Itty-bitty biter – GNAT
Join together – WED
Join together – WELD
Kind of palm – ACAI
Kyle’s brother on ‘South Park’ – IKE
Leftover – RESIDUAL
M.B.A. class – ECON
Make more enticing – SWEETEN
Maniacs – FIENDS
Nintendo console – WII
Not be serious – KID
Patterns – DESIGNS
People who believe that all natural objects have souls – ANIMISTS
Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame – IVEY
Political analyst Navarro – ANA
Popular afternoon talk show – ELLEN
Portion of a sum – ADDEND
Post-human race of sci-fi – ELOI
Prime-time time – NINEPM
Progress made in step one – ATOB
Quite a tale – SAGA
Rare blood type, for short – ANEG
Regal – MAJESTIC
Secret-indicating gestures – EYEWINKS
Singing siren – LORELEI
Soak up – SOP
Some cameras, in brief – STYX
Some do it gracefully – AGE
Sound made while shaking – BRR
Spa sound – AAH
Sticking point for a craftsperson? – AWL
Stock symbol? – BRAND
The slightest bit – ONEIOTA
Uneasy feeling – ANGST
What it may take to solve old problems – NEWIDEAS
Where originally found – INSITU
Where the Iditarod ends – LEGS
Writer Sedaris – TARA
___ Ababa – ADDIS
___ Avery, Bugs Bunny creator – IKEA
___ Xing – PED
