Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Thursday February 25, 2021.
‘___ 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
