The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, March 3, 2024

“Fine, you travelled for pleasure. I’m asking why you’re coming back.”

I’m not dead, but a lot of people can’t stand me. What I mean is, they want to knock me off. My days are numbered.

A project meant not to end.

“I was not alone, that much I know, / though no one was with me.”

Readers respond to Rivka Galchen’s article about prosthetics and Anthony Lane’s essay about risotto.

The prosecutor spoke without emotion: “Your father’s been charged with espionage. Spying under orders from the North Korean puppet regime.”

Readers respond to Paige Williams’s report on bears in Lake Tahoe, Alice Gregory’s Profile of the philosopher L. A. Paul, and Jennifer Wilson’s piece about heartbreak remedies.

A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state.

Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.