Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday March 9, 2021.
‘Back to the Future’ bully – BIFF
‘Can’t You See That ___ Mine’ (1964 hit) – SHES
‘Couldn’t have said it better!’ – AMEN
‘Phooey!’ – DARN
‘Pocket rockets,’ in poker – ACES
‘Suits’ network – USA
‘Super!’ – NEATO
‘The Avengers’ franchise, e.g – SAGA
Adidas or Air Jordan – SNEAKER
Antiquity – YORE
Back muscles, in brief – LATS
Car or cat sound – PURR
Certain auto gear … as suggested by the circled letters – REVERSE
Chopped – HEWED
Consumed quickly and fully – ATEUP
Darling – DEAR
Dog collar attachment – LEASH
Domain of Venus and Aphrodite – LOVE
Emerge, as a problem – ARISE
Female equivalent of a knight – DAME
Finished – OVER
First lady of 2001 to ’09 – LAURABUSH
First son of Seth – ENOS
Former transportation secretary Elaine – CHAO
Hospital glove material – LATEX
Host of Marco Polo – KUBLAIKHAN
Irritate – RILE
Joke (with) – KID
Kind of test it’s hard to cheat on – ORAL
Like peas ___ pod – INA
Like the ‘f’ replaced by an apostrophe in ‘man-o’-war’ – ELIDED
Longtime ‘All Things Considered’ host Robert – SIEGEL
Luck o’ the ___ – IRISH
Lucy of ‘Elementary’ – LIU
Make certain – ENSURE
Mo. with Earth Day – APR
Mockumentary Kazakh journalist – BORAT
Modern birthday greeting – ECARD
Movie music – SCORE
National Capital Territory of India – DELHI
One of a family of stringed instruments – VIOL
Part of G.D.P – GROSS
Passing, as laws – ENACTING
Pill in experimental studies – PLACEBO
Ponied up, in poker – ANTED
Prefix with athlete – TRI
Problem for sleepers – APNEA
Raw, as a gem – UNCUT
Repair – MEND
Run-down hotels – FLEABAGS
Sacred animal to Hindus – COW
Shave – PARE
Simon & Garfunkel hit in which ‘Lie-la-lie, lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie’ is repeatedly sung – THEBOXER
Skier’s conveyance – TBAR
Smiled disparagingly – SNEERED
Some gametes – OVA
Sound of church bells – PEAL
Spring dance – PROM
Stuff in cigarettes – TAR
Tacks on – ADDS
Tested, as ore – ASSAYED
The Eternal City, to natives – ROMA
They often come out at night – FALSETEETH
Transport down a hill – SLED
Treats, as a swollen ankle – ICES
Understand – GET
Victorian ___ – ERA
Was destined to fail – HADNOHOPE
Weary – TIRED
What every make of auto has – NAME
What might hold little suckers? – TENTACLE
Wickedness – VICE
Wickedness – EVIL
Words to an ‘old chap’ – ISAY
___ and for all – ONCE
___ Ashford, National Track and Field Hall of Famer – EVELYN
___ Wednesday – ASH
___ wolf (pack leader) – ALPHA
