New York Times Crossword - February 20 2024 answers

Mail inits. since 1971 ___-Carlton (hotel chain) Lettuce or cabbage Small recess Drill (into) Hero of Narnia in C. S. Lewis novels Evidence of a day at the beach In a deadpan manner Spleen Middle of a classic boast from Caesar Spanish girlfriend "Phooey!" Chocolate confection with a molten core Partner of "ceases" “Science is like ___: Sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it": Richard Feynman Cleric's title, for short Tiki bar drink Part of a decent-sized plot Effect of secondhand pot smoke Uber-fan Ted ___, author of the best-selling short-story collection "Exhalation" Make a mistake "Well, lah-di-___" Made an irreverently sarcastic comment Flight of fancy Crooner Mel who was called "The Velvet Fog" Common sight along the Norwegian coast Male admirer Signature Obama achievement, in brief Held on (to) Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? Where it's at Afghan's place Bottom of a boat Army squad leaders: Abbr. Rudely "welcome" the away team "Toy Story" boy Remove the fastenings from Evening party Tools for fireplaces Winter item on a car's roof rack Hank Aaron holds the M.L.B. record for these, for short (2,297) Smidgen Fishing net Mindfulness-based practice Cop-turned-vigilante in a postapocalyptic film Courtier who oversees Hamlet's duel with Laertes Member of a powerful ruling elite B-baller in California "___ takers?" Altima maker "___ Maria" Shakespeare's "___ of Athens" "Given the way things appear …" 12/24 or 12/31 Small songbird Upper part of a Vandyke beard, informally German "Geez!" Belligerent, in British slang Swiss founder of analytical psychology Largest Chinese ethnic group Like "three men" of nursery rhyme Patch things up, say? Unimportant things Funereal compositions Chip in N.H.L. team with a mythological eponym Presided over a roast, say Lethal Dunkable edible Degrade Nobelist Wiesel Miles away Big name in pharmacies One of Islam's Five Pillars Inits. before a nickname